Ryan Alexander Holmes, actor and content creator known for embracing his mixed Chinese and African American heritage, explores the complexity of Intersectionality in media, and why diving into humanity is so important for the art of storytelling.Recorded: April 12, 2024Released: May 20, 2024 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Maegan Houang, writer, director, co-producer of The Sympathizer and story editor on Shōgun, tackles why it’s so important to tell forgotten stories through the medium of filmmaking, and the parallels of American history and American cinema.Recorded: November 22, 2023Released: April 15, 2024 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Linda Yvette Chávez, showrunner, director, and co-creator of Netflix’s Gentefied, talks about what it means to be placed in a cultural box, why our voices should not be limited to apply to just our own communities, and how to get people to think outside of that.Recorded: October 2, 2023Released: March 18, 2024 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Kartik Hosanagar, professor and co-founder of four different ventures, discusses why he became interested in Hollywood’s inclusion problem, and what led him to use data as a way to solve it. He also gives his prediction on how AI will impact Hollywood in the future.Recorded: October 30, 2023Released: February 19, 2024 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Tiffany Frances, writer / director / podcast co-host, gives a little background as to why she decided to start Film Filosophy in this Filosophical Minisode.Recorded: February 4, 2024Released: February 12, 2024 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Ashley Eakin, writer and director, discusses fighting against reductive representation in film and TV, and how she’s advocating for her community of filmmakers with disabilities to be authentically represented in their storytelling.Recorded: March 24, 2023Released: December 18, 2023 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Edith Rodriguez, writer and director, chats about the parallels she finds between Corporate America and our film industry, the effects of capitalism on film as a “product”, and how it can affect writers and creators.Recorded: August 30, 2023Released: November 20, 2023 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Caroline Renard, TV and film writer and a 2023 WGA Strike Captain, discusses why this year’s writer’s strike looked so different from previous strikes, and highlights why the presence of marginalized writers have really shaken things up.Recorded: October 3, 2023Released: October 16, 2023 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Kelvin Yu, the creator, showrunner and executive producer of Disney+ TV series “American Born Chinese”, talks about what historically underrepresented people in the film industry have to face in terms of internal struggles, what he has to face personally, and how internal obstacles are different from external ones.Recorded: March 31, 2023Released: September 18, 2023 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Becky Morrison discusses the militarization of film: history of the ways she’s experienced militarization in the film and commercial industry from the start of her career, and how her production company, The Light, has implemented production innovation to create systemic change to counter militarization practices.Recorded: November 11, 2022Released: August 15, 2023 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy

Andrew C. Coles tackles what systemic structures means for American film: history of how Hollywood became a systemic structure, Hollywood's progress and systemic dilemma, long term effects, and solutions & ideas for change.Recorded: May 20, 2022Released: July 17, 2023 Film Filosophy 2024www.filmfilosophy.compatreon.com/FilmFilosophyInstagram @film.filosophy