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Rewriting Hollywood

An award-winning podcast featuring candid conversations about inclusion and social impact in Hollywood, hosted by Jared Milrad, who worked for President Obama and founded Movikarma, a nonprofit organization supported by Warner Bros. Discovery and Lionsgate that empowers underrepresented creative talent. Jared interviews acclaimed directors, writers, actors, producers and other changemaking creatives who are breaking barriers and overcoming adversity to have their stories told and voices heard. Join the conversation on Rewriting Hollywood to empower inclusive, impactful storytellers and harness the power of story for good.

Hilal Sezgin: THE ALL IS ONE, Animal Ethics, and Human Rights

30 mins; November 22, 2023

Ria Salway & Claire Sullivan: FENCELINE, “Cancer Alley,” and Science Communication Through Storytelling

23 mins; November 14, 2023

Erica Travia: ARCADE, Mental Health, and 2-D Animation

17 mins; November 08, 2023

Bruce Cohen & Tonia Davis: RUSTIN, Queer Representation, and Hidden Histories

26 mins; November 02, 2023

Matthew Lopez: RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE, Representation, and Sharing Your Story

40 mins; August 26, 2023

Clement Virgo: BROTHER, Returning to Film, and Presenting Masculinity

30 mins; July 26, 2023

D. Smith: KOKOMO CITY, Authenticity, and Black Trans Representation

35 mins; July 17, 2023

Julie Cohen: EVERY BODY, Documentary Filmmaking, and Intersex Awareness

25 mins; July 03, 2023

Juan Felipe Zuleta: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS, Representation, and Creating Through Adversity

30 mins; June 26, 2023

STICKS AND STONES: Depression, Anxiety, and Toxic Masculinity

25 mins; June 19, 2023

Hunter Brockmann: Autism, Mental Health, and Filmmaking

23 mins; June 12, 2023

LADY!: Caregiving, Early Onset Dementia, and Stigma

25 mins; June 05, 2023

Prof. Evelyn Alsultany: Muslim Inclusion in Hollywood

33 mins; May 31, 2023

Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Sean Penn at the 76th Cannes Film Festival

6 mins; May 29, 2023

Sevier Crespo: Staying True to Yourself, Producing, and Rising in Hollywood

36 mins; April 28, 2023

Making It In Hollywood: Bree Frank and Kiana Madani on Creating Opportunities in Entertainment

53 mins; April 20, 2023

THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT: Gaslighting, Nixon, Watergate, and Women in Politics

35 mins; March 09, 2023

Joshua Seftel: STRANGER AT THE GATE, Islamophobia, hate, and healing

39 mins; March 07, 2023

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS: Ukrainian Children Living In A War Zone

23 mins; March 07, 2023

MY YEAR OF DICKS: Virginity, Sexuality, and Growing Up

34 mins; March 01, 2023

THE FLYING SAILOR: Animating the 1917 Halifax Explosion, Canadian filmmaking, and women in film

42 mins; February 22, 2023

THE FIRST STEP: Criminal Justice and Prison Reform, Van Jones and The Trump Administration

29 mins; February 13, 2023

CASSANDRA FREEMAN: Bel-Air, Aunt Viv, inclusion and representation in Hollywood

44 mins; February 08, 2023

Jay Rosenblatt: HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR? | Family, Parenting, and Growing Up

41 mins; January 31, 2023

Cyrus Neshvad: THE RED SUITCASE, Iranian women and girls, and forced child marriage

26 mins; January 19, 2023

Tobi Bamtefa: MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, career changes, and building an acting career

32 mins; January 05, 2023

FINDING PALEMAHAN: Jillian Li on reducing pollution in Bali & environmental justice

27 mins; December 20, 2022

WILDCAT: Samantha Zwicker on rescuing wildlife in the Amazon and mental health

13 mins; December 15, 2022

Jusep Moreno: WHEN PIGS ESCAPE, plant-based living, and the plight of farmed animals

39 mins; December 03, 2022

WHEN MEN WERE MEN: Gender Identity, Masculinity, and Storytelling

33 mins; November 16, 2022

Lauren Aboulafia: SUPER SCAR and overcoming traumatic childbirth

24 mins; November 09, 2022

David Sarfati: PROPHETS OF CHANGE, music, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

30 mins; November 01, 2022

Faith Strongheart: HAVANA and telling forgotten stories

27 mins; October 27, 2022

Craig Boreham: LONESOME, Queer Cinema, and LGBTQ+ Sexuality Onscreen

34 mins; October 11, 2022

FIRE ISLAND and Equality California: Fighting For Representation Onscreen and Off

16 mins; October 05, 2022

LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE: Co-Directing, Singing Crocodiles, and Inclusion

26 mins; September 30, 2022

Esther Moon: PARTNER TRACK and Centering Underrepresented Stories

38 mins; September 17, 2022

WORLDS APART: Gender Fluidity, Shame, and Creating Space

44 mins; September 08, 2022

OUR AMERICAN FAMILY: Addiction, Family, and the Courage to Fight Back

15 mins; August 31, 2022

Alise Willis: ECHOES on Netflix, modeling and acting

41 mins; August 18, 2022

Robert Avellanet: FREE DEAD OR ALIVE, music, and Menudo

31 mins; August 11, 2022

FREE DEAD OR ALIVE: Exploring The Migrant Journey

44 mins; August 04, 2022

Melanie Rose: HOW TO BUILD A SEX ROOM

35 mins; July 27, 2022

Pej Vahdat: THE OLD MAN and overcoming stereotypes in Hollywood

42 mins; July 18, 2022

Felicia D. Henderson: FIRST KILL on Netflix and inclusive storytelling

46 mins; July 12, 2022

David Henry Gerson: THE STORY WON'T DIE and the plight of refugees

18 mins; June 30, 2022

Trans Equity Summit: Admiral Rachel Levine, Dr. Jerrica Kirkley, and Kris Hayashi on transgender equity in the U.S.

61 hours 47 mins; June 24, 2022

Ezra Edmond: BLEWISH and being Black and Jewish

43 mins; June 22, 2022

Hamish Steele and Zach Barack: DEAD END: PARANORMAL PARK and queer storytelling

33 mins; June 08, 2022

Mick McIntyre and Kate Clere: EATING PLANTS and the plant-based movement

34 mins; June 01, 2022

Maggie Cohn: THE STAIRCASE on HBO Max, scripting a real-life tragedy

33 mins; May 17, 2022

Eitan Pitigliani: SISSY, love and loss

31 mins; May 10, 2022

Robin Tran: NETFLIX IS A JOKE, comedy, coming out, and mental health

30 mins; May 02, 2022

Jessica Godinez: THE SONG OF THE SEA and ocean conservation in Latino communities

29 mins; April 28, 2022

Michelle Jones: UNCLE, mental health and criminal justice

30 mins; April 11, 2022

Nathalie Kantaris Diaz: THE TRUST CRISIS and the future of democracy

32 mins; April 02, 2022

Phumi Morare: WHEN THE SUN SETS and apartheid in South Africa

33 mins; March 24, 2022

Luis Villegas and Francisco Acosta: EXPEDITION TRIBUGA and protecting endangered places

34 mins; March 16, 2022

Aunjanue Ellis: KING RICHARD and fighting for opportunities

39 mins; March 08, 2022

Martin Strange-Hansen: ON MY MIND and dealing with grief

32 mins; March 03, 2022

Annie St-Pierre: LIKE THE ONES I USED TO KNOW and family separation

38 mins; March 01, 2022

Karin Shiel and Sean Dino Johnson: BEHIND THESE WALLS and Rehabilitation Through The Arts

35 mins; February 23, 2022

Cesar Martinez Barba: DIAL HOME and life after deportation

29 mins; February 17, 2022

Mitch Kalisa: PLAY IT SAFE and prejudice in the classroom

43 mins; February 14, 2022

Justin Cunningham: GRAND CREW and growing up in Arkansas

34 mins; February 10, 2022

Tadeusz Lysiak: THE DRESS and the power of love

36 mins; February 08, 2022

Nicolaj Kopernikus: STENOFONEN and bringing a father's story to life

38 mins; February 01, 2022

Murad Abu Eisheh: TALA'VISION and watching TV in a war zone

35 mins; January 28, 2022

Anders Walter: CHILD OF MINE and overcoming childhood trauma

46 mins; January 25, 2022

Maya Sanbar: FOOTSTEPS ON THE WIND, working with Sting and helping refugee children

41 mins; January 19, 2022

Leo Berne and Raphael Rodriguez: CENSOR OF DREAMS

24 mins; January 13, 2022

Fab Five: QUEER EYE Season 6, sparking joy and spotlighting Heroes in Austin

16 mins; January 10, 2022

Farbod Ardebili: FORBIDDEN TO SEE US SCREAM IN TEHRAN, human rights in Iran

31 mins; January 07, 2022

Javier Marco: A LA CARA, social media trolls and empathy online

39 mins; January 04, 2022

Emmanuel Tenenbaum: FREE FALL, corporate greed and capitalism

35 mins; December 31, 2021

Olmo Omerzu: THE LAST DAY OF PATRIARCHY, exploring privilege and family in film

34 mins; December 28, 2021

Chibuikem Uche: ONE OF US IS LYING and going from actuarial science to acting

36 mins; December 21, 2021

Ser'Darius Blain: AMERICAN UNDERDOG, THE BIG LEAP, and overcoming adversity

44 mins; December 17, 2021

Jerry Hoffman and Stella Flickr: Representation in sci-fi, androids, and the inclusive Oscar-eligible film I AM

41 mins; December 14, 2021

Marianne Farley: abortion bans, human rights, and her Oscar-eligible film FRIMAS

38 mins; December 09, 2021

Joe Kaiser: comedy during the pandemic, interviewing comedy club owners, and inclusion in comedy

39 mins; December 06, 2021

Suzannah Mirghani: Oscar-eligible short film AL-SIT, filming in Sudan, and child marriages

27 mins; December 01, 2021

Dan Redfield: 'Granted: A Wish Story' Documentary and Starting a Nonprofit

27 mins; November 28, 2021

Co-Writers Kaz and Ryan Firpo: 'Eternals' Film, their Hollywood Journey, and the Importance of Inclusion

35 mins; November 17, 2021

Mat Charles: Child Soldiers in Colombia and his Award-winning Documentary, 'Operation Berlin'

33 mins; November 11, 2021

Sangeetha Gowda and Marshall Yuan: Award-winning 'Perpetua' Film and How Social Media Harms Teens

37 mins; November 03, 2021

Scott Aharoni and Dennis Latos: Oscar-qualified 'Leylak' Film, Frontline Workers During the Pandemic

39 mins; October 28, 2021

David Bartlett: 'Mousie' Film and Approach to Social Impact Filmmaking

48 mins; October 21, 2021

Brian Lawes: Oscar-eligible 'Lost Kings', Food Insecurity, and Wealth Inequality

27 mins; October 13, 2021

Travis Van Winkle: Starring in Netflix’s 'You', Moving to Hollywood at Age 20, and Mentoring!

28 mins; October 13, 2021

Jason Scott Lee: DOOGIE KAMEALOHA, M.D. on Disney+, Land Rights in Hawaii, and Sustainable Farming

32 mins; October 07, 2021

Erica Eng: 'Americanized' Film, Growing up in the Bay, and more!

29 mins; October 01, 2021

Tolu Kasali: 'Remember Me' Film, Boko Haram, and Internally Displaced Persons

47 mins; September 10, 2021

Gabe Liedman: Q-Force, being a Comedy Writer, and Working with Sean Hayes

33 mins; September 02, 2021

Jack Settipane and Bud Rebel: Inclusive cryptocurrency, $tar Coin

33 mins; August 25, 2021

Sena Mourad Friedman & Erickson Blakney: 'Zip Code Matters' Film

52 mins; August 13, 2021

Troy Kotsur & Daniel Durant: 'CODA' Film, Importance of Representation, and Being Deaf in Hollywood

29 mins; August 03, 2021

'Forget Me Not' Filmmaking Team Tackles Dementia and Mental Health Onscreen

33 mins; July 26, 2021

Matt Ogens: 'Audible' Film on Netflix & Social Impact Documentaries

27 mins; July 19, 2021

Glen Zipper: Making 'Dogs' and 'Cat People' Series on Netflix

39 mins; July 12, 2021

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