Let's Talk Live: 2019 Oscar Predictions & Sundance Film Festival Preview

Here are my thoughts on who will win the Oscar this year as well as a little red carpet preview and thoughts on the 2019 Sundance Film Festival!

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2017 Rosebud Film Festival

As the director of the Rosebud Film Festival I was happy to sit down with WTOP Entertainment Editor, Jason Fraley, to talk about the festival. Check out the article here: http://wtop.com/entertainment/2017/01/local-filmmakers-vie-1000-prizes-rosebud-film-festival/

Listen to the interview:

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"Let's Talk Live": Top Halloween Movies in Theaters

There are so many great Halloween movies to choose from, and WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley and I helped pick four great spooky movies to see in theaters now for Let's Talk Live viewers. Check them out here:

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Dr. Joseph Windham Series on Race Relations Panel

I was honored to sit on the annual Dr. Joseph Windham Series on Race Relations panel this year on Oct. 20, 2016 at Northern Virginia Community College. Panelists included Professor Lucy Gebre-Egziabher (AL); Nick “Dr. Nick” Johnson of WPFW-FM; SOZE Senior Creative Director Daniel Alejandro Leon-Davis; Geoff Bennett with the Washington Reporter and NY1 Time Warner Cable News; and Film Critic Kevin Sampson. Professor Araceli Bachner (AL) moderated the discussion.

Click here for the write up!

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Picture Lock Wins 2016 IndieCapitol Award

I was honored to accept the 2016 IndieCapitol Award for "Best New Innovative Media" for Picture Lock. I started the website as a blog in 2012, and since then it has grown into a TV show, radio show, podcast, and respected outlet in the DC, Maryland and Virginia film community. I hope this is just the beginning! I love what I do!

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"Let's Talk Live": Weekend Movie Guide

I visited the set of Let's Talk Live DC to talk about the Nerve, Bad Moms, and Jason Bourne in theaters this weekend. I know you have to beat the heat, so here are some options to think about:

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Awesome Con 2016: Awesome Filmmakers Panel

I was honored to sit on the Awesome Filmmakers: Making It Happen panel at Awesome Con 2016 in Washington, DC! 

Listen to the podcast from the Carolyn and Joe Show:

Carolyn and Joe Show is bringing you more Awesome from Awesome Con!! On this episode Astray Productions director and writer, Joe Carabeo, and Curls Studio cartoonist and creator, Carolyn Belefski bring you the amazing Awesome Filmmakers: Making It Happen panel from Awesome Con featuring Filmmakers, Jai Jamison, Otessa Marie Ghadar, Kevin Sampson, Kunitaro Ohi, Drew Bolduc moderated by Joe Carabeo. One of the most honest and insightful and inspirational filmmaker conversations that you will hear coming from some of the best upcoming filmmakers today. If you are a filmmaker or want to be a filmmaker this is a A MUST LISTEN!

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