Steve Canal is an award-winning branding architect, author, and global motivational speaker. A self-proclaimed corporate-preneur, Steve serves as Principal and CEO of The Brand Executive and a National Community Affairs Lead for MillerCoors. Steve is not limited to immersing himself in solution-oriented ideas that only impact his clients, he desire…

HBS 035 Interview w_ Robbie Kaplan -Then Comes Marriage_ United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA Roberta A. "Robbie" Kaplan is an American lawyer. She is the founding partner of Kaplan & Company, LLP, a law firm dedicated to commercial litigation and public interest matters, and an adjunct professor of law at Columbia University Law School.…

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR- Garland McLaurin. Garland McLaurin is a Peabody-Award winning filmmaker; his love for storytelling comes from its power to artistically explore the complex and conflicting social and psychological layers of people and society. His web series POPS explores fatherhood for African American men and was funded by ITVS Digital and Nati…

Steven Peros is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and television writer. He is the author of both the stage play and screenplay for The Cat's Meow, which was made into the 2002 Lionsgate film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Carey Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, and Joanna Lumley. Additio…

Miriam A. Hyman (a Philadelphia native) is an actress/Hip Hop Recording Artist with the moniker Robyn Hood. Her latest EP “For Higher” was internationally released in Dec 2016. She’s a 2016 Leonore Annenberg Fellowship recipient for “Performing Arts”, a 2012 Yale School of Drama (MFA in acting) and a 2011 Princess Grace recipient of the George C. W…

Sybil Darrow - Producer, Writer, "Audrey" and TNT Claws Writer's In-Room assistant! The Hit Show CLAWS on TNT on Sundays 9/8c. The Claws TNT Show has renewed the series for a second season. CLAWS TNT American comedy series cast Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Karrueche Tran, Jenn Lyon, Jack Kesy, Kevin Rankin, Jason Anton, Harold Perrineau,…

Randy Wilkins is a three-time Emmy Award-winning director, cinematographer, and editor from the Bronx, NY. Shortly after receiving his B.A. in English from Franklin and Marshall College, Randy’s lifelong dream to play professional baseball was shattered after a significant injury. Under these tragic circumstances, he discovered a new passion: filmm…

HBS 029 Interview with Sandi McCree | Actress On BET - The New Edition Story, & HBO's The Wire (aka Delonda Brice) Actress, youth advocate and educator, Sandi McCree, known for her edgy, street-tough performance as "Delonda Brice" on HBO's The Wire, has been on the front line of arts education and media literacy for over 21 years years. McCree bega…

HBS 028 Film Hands of Stone | Robb Skyler Actor| Actor Robb Skyler is a veteran of the industry, having worked with names like Tom Hanks, Jennifer Anniston, Ben Stiller, Alec Baldwin and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the last 20 years. Skyler will next be seen alongside Robert DeNiro and Edgar Ramirez in The Weinstein Company’s upcoming “Hands of Stone…

Born in England of Jamaican parents (her mother Vera an art historian and museologist and her father Charles an actor/broadcaster/comedian), Michael received her earliest education and what she considers her most formative years abroad. At the age of ten, she migrated to the United States with her mother and two siblings. Living in Maryland and lat…

Natalie is the author of Queen Sugar, soon to be adapted for television by writer/director Ava DuVernay of “Selma” fame, and co-produced by Oprah Winfrey for OWN, Oprah’s television network. Natalie has an M.A. in Afro-American Studies from UCLA and is a graduate of Warren Wilson College’s MFA Program for Writers where she was a Holden Minority Sch…

Dr. Sheril Antonio is an Associate Arts Professor in thedepartment of Art and Public Policy and the Associate Dean of theKanbar Institute of Film & Television. From 2008/9,she served as the chair of the Clive Davis Department of RecordedMusic and was that department'??s inaugural chair in 2003/4. Shealso served as chair of the Graduate Film Program…

Tina Mabry an American film writer and director from Tupelo, Mississippi. Following the release of her first feature film Mississippi Damned (2009), she was named one of '25 New Faces of Indie Film' by Filmmaker Magazine and among the 'Top Forty Under 40' by Advocate Magazine. Mabry was named a James Baldwin Fellow in Media by United States Artists…

Pernell Walker hails from the South Bronx. Ms. Walker originated the role of Laura in writer/director Dee Rees' award-winning short film Pariah. Her other films include Kiandra Park's Riot; Karen Odyniec's So Over You; Talibah Newman's Busted on Brigham Lane and Rod Gailes Earl's Post Prison Playdate. Ms.Walker has worked with Lee Daniel's latest f…

JEN GRISANTI – INTERNATIONAL STORY / CAREER CONSULTANT AT JEN GRISANTI CONSULTANCY INC., | BLOGGER FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST | AUTHOR Jen Grisanti is a Story Consultant, Independent Producer, Writing Instructor for NBC’s Writers on the Verge, Blogger for The Huffington Post and author of the books, Story Line: Finding the Gold In Your Life Story, TV …

MISAN SAGAY SCREENWRITER OF BELLE; THEIR EYES WAS WATCHING GOD. Misan Sagay’s screenwriting credits include Secret Laughter of Women, a full-length screenplay written and produced by O.O. Sagay (Elba Films) with Handmade Films, which premiered at the London Film Festival in 1999, and Their Eyes Were Watching God, an adaptation for Harpo Films/HBO f…

REGGIE ROCK BYTHEWOOD – PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER & ACTOR – BEYOND THE LIGHTS, NOTORIOUS AND GUN HILL Reggie Rock Bythewood – is an American film director, writer, actor, and producer.Producing credits: Beyond the Lights (2014) Writing credits: A Different World (1992–1993); Get on the Bus (1996); New York Undercover (1994–1997); Players (1997); D…

STERLING ANDERSON - AUTHOR, DIRECTOR & TV WRITER | THE UNIT, MEDIUM, AND THE GABBY DOUGLAS STORY Sterling Norman Anderson has written for some of the most popular network television shows, such as 'The Unit' on CBS, as well as NBC's 'Medium' and 'Heist.' His teleplay The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn, written for CBS starring Sidney Poitier, garnere…

**Warning**: This Interview May Contains Explicit Language, Viewer discretion advised! JANE CLARK – DIRECTOR | FILMS CRAZY BITCHES, AND METH HEAD DVD – Available now to Buy DVD – with Extra Footage CRAZY BITCHES Film Available, now on iTunes & Amazon DemandBuy the DVD – Available Now! Also, Available on VOD platforms and digitally on Xbox, Google P…

Zak Piper is an Emmy-winning Documentary Producer who previously served as Director of Production at Kartemquin Films for more than a decade. Most recently, Zak produced Saving Mes Aynak, which follows an Afghan archaeologist as he and his team race to save a 2,000-year-old Buddhist archaeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition by a C…

KIM MARIE PITHIE – AUTHOR | MARSHALL ANKARA – A CELESTIAL ODYSSEY Interview with new Author Kim Marie Pithie about her book Marshall Ankara – A Celestial OdysseyA volunteer for The National Trust, and author of Sci-Fi/Fantasy stories.Marshall Ankara is a strong-willed woman, who is an Intergalactic Law Enforcer at the top of her profession. Who lea…

ROBERT SMEDLEY – (BOBBY BLAZE SMEDLEY) IS AN AMERICAN RETIRED PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER AND AUTHOR **Warning**: This Interview May Contains Explicit Language, Viewer discretion advised!Bobby Blaze performed for several professional wrestling promotions, including Smoky Mountain Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. He beat Jerry "The King" Lawler…

STEVE JAMES – DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR | MAGNOLIA PICTURES, KARTEMQUIN FILMS & CNN FILMS LIFE ITSELF FILM – ROGER EBERT | THE GENERATION FOOD, HEAD GAMES, AND 30 FOR 30 TV DOCUMENTARY Life Itself Film – Roger Ebert | Interview Director Steve James | Magnolia Pictures, Kartemquin Films, & CNN Films | Acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and exec…

RICK SYLVESTER, AKA BIGCAT TRUCKER – YOU TUBER, AND TV / ONLINE PERSONALITY ON TRAVEL CHANNEL Meet the evolution of the trucking industry — Rick Sylvester, aka BigCat Trucker. Born and raised in the great city of Houston, this Texas boy is on a journey to show the world how to do it BIG! In 2009, BigCat Trucker began his venture into the trucking i…

INTERVIEW W/ DIRECTOR, ACTRESS, & WRITER FAY HAUSER – PRICE Available Now! Download the "Hauslights" phone App on iTunes or Android for updates, music, poetry, performances and more. Ms. FAY HAUSER-PRICE, actress, producer, director, songwriter, artist, and mother, has amassed over 20 years of credits while striving for personal excellence in the e…

INTERVIEW W/ DIRECTOR, WRITER & PRODUCER LAURENS GRANT Our next conversation / interview is with Emmy-winning documentary of Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens, and producer of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning "Freedom Riders. The acclaimed filmmaker Laurens Grant, whose decades-long career will give us some great advice. Recent Films: Laurens Gra…

INTERVIEW DANNY MANUS – NO BULLSCRIPT.NET Danny Manus parlayed his career as a development executive in Hollywood to becoming an in-demand script consultant and founder of No BullScript Consulting. The author of “No BS for Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective,” which is now in its 2nd Edition, Danny was ranked in the Top 15 “Cream o…

INTERVIEW W/BILLIE JEAN VAN KNIGHT – SCREENWRITER “THE BLACK KING ” A WESTERN BIOPIC OF BASS REEVES.Billie Jean Van Knight –Discuss her journey from writer to screenwriter, she has 10 years of experience in the industry her current workTHE BLACK KING of a western biopic. We will discuss her work & the resources she uses in her career, obstacles, an…

Interview with Producer ANNE LUNDGREN – Film Black Road, Calvin Marshall, and Redwood Highway Film BLACK ROAD is written and directed by Gary Lundgren and produced by Anne Lundgren. Together they own Joma Films in Ashland, Oregon. Working with a team of Oregonians, we have made two features in the Rogue Valley, CALVIN MARSHALL (2009) and REDWOOD HI…

INTERVIEW W/ ERIC HAYWOOD | WRITER OF FOUR OF HEARTS AND FOX TV DRAMA … “EMPIRE”| Eric was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He began his career as a music video director while still enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in filmmaking. After relocating to Atlanta, Eric went on to direct …

INTERVIEW W/KAT WHITE – PRODUCER FILM & BROADWAY | TONY AWARD SHOWS KAT WHITE, Executive Producer Kat White is a principal in KatLei Productions and has enjoyed a multifaceted career supporting the film and dramatic arts, including current involvement in Broadway's Kinky Boots and Macbeth, and Somewhere in Time, premiering at Portland Center Stage …

Interview with Academy Winner Nicolas Cage (Unedited Version) Nicolas Cage is an American actor and producer. He has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films.In the early years of his career, Cage starred in films such as Valley Girl (1983), Racing with the Moon …

SXSW AWARD WINNER: TISHUAN SCOTT | ACTOR, OPRAH’S MOREHOUSE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT, THE RETRIEVAL, AND 2013 SPECIAL GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR ACTING! On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy (Ashton Sanders) is sent by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted freedman and bring him back to the South, but as they begin to form an unexpected bond, the boy…

Director, Screenwriter Chris Eska - The Retrieval _ SXSW Award Winner A Civil War-era western _ DOKI-DOKI FILMS THE RETRIEVAL: SXSW AWARD-WINNER BY CHRIS ESKA (DIRECTOR) SXSW Winner ‘The Retrieval’ Gets US Distribution! Variance Films has acquired U.S. distribution for Civil War drama “The Retrieval,” which won a grand jury acting prize for Tishuan…

Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 black-and-white American independent horror film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, and Karl Hardman. John Russo is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic film Night of the Living Dead. As a screenwriter, his credits include N…

Welcome to our first episode of Hollywood Breakthrough! Danielle Tillis Interviews, Director Steve James, Screenwriter (Belle, Their Eyes Were Watching God) Misan Sagay, Academy Award Winner Nicolas Cage and inspired by Marc Maron, The Read, The Black List Table Read, The Nerdist, Scriptnotes John August, NPR Fresh Air, This American Life, Filmspot…