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*Notes on Directing* Long form conversations with some of today's most compelling film directors. The Process / Dispatch isn't your typical press tour interview, it's a deep dive into the granular elements and the highs and lows of bringing your first feature film to life. Season One: 001 - The Daniels [Everything Everywhere All at Once, Swiss Army Man] 002 - Bassam Tariq [Mogul Mowgli, Blade] 003 - Nikyatu Jusu [Suicide by Sunlight, Nanny] 004 - Jonathan & Josh Baker *aka TWIN* [KIN, Ursa M ...
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This week's episode features the incredibly talented actor, writer, and director, MARC MENCHANCA. Marc was one of the first directors to ever hire me as a cinematographer, bringing me on board to shoot his debut feature, THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE. Marc wrote, directed, and starred in the film back in 2013. It played SXSW in competition and then went on…
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This is the third episode in the WGA inspired mini-season. A break from the usual "Directors on Directing," this season is focused on the granular mechanics screenwriting. Each of these conversations were recorded as a part of a remote writer's group that I ran in early 2020. Though they weren't ever intended to be released publicly - given the WGA…
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002.5 - Bradley Jackson [WGA Mini-season]
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This is the second episode in the WGA inspired mini-season. A break from the usual "Directors on Directing," this season is focused on the nuts and bolts of screenwriting. The second episode features BRADLEY JACKSON, another co-writer on my debut feature, STAGES. Bradley also co-wrote my short film, THE HEIGHTS. But, once again, these two projects …
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This is the first episode of our WGA themed mini-season. Born out of an early pandemic writer's group, these conversations were part of a months long writer's group for directors who were writing their own features during the lockdown. Each week, I brought on a different guest to speak about writing and scripts from their perspective. While these c…
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The Process Dispatch - A WGA MINISEASON [Trailer]
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We're back! Not for Season 2, which is currently in production, but rather, a short mini-season that emerged out of a writers group that I ran back in the early days of the lockdown in 2020. Every week, around 30 filmmakers would gather on zoom as I interviewed writers, directors, actors, and cinematographers about their own experiences with writin…
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Nearly every one of these episodes has a *Recorded in 2020* as a disclaimer in the show notes. So - the obvious question: why in the world did it take so long to put these conversations out?? The short answer: I got stuck. And getting unstuck was a multi-step process. First, my friend Jake McMullen came alongside me and began editing the episodes a…
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Ricky Staub is an incredibly talented writer and director who has spent the past decade+ running a production company in Philadelphia called Neighborhood Film Co. Neighborhood, beyond being an accomplished and successful commercial company, also runs an apprenticeship program in which they hire one formally incarcerated person on their staff per ye…
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004 - Jonathan & Josh Baker [TWIN] - Part 2
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This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Jonathan & Josh Baker [TWIN]. Specifically, we dive into some of the hard-won learnings that they discovered while making their first feature film, KIN. Making films is trial by fire and the debrief after the dust settles is such a critical component to growing as a director. It's a rare thing …
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004 - Jonathan & Josh Baker [TWIN] - Part 1
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A conversation with directing duo, TWIN. Jonathan and Josh Baker are Australian-born identical twins who have been creating incredible work across both film and commercials. Their first feature, KIN, was a studio feature based on their short film, Bag Man. It is an amazing debut - ambitious and original in a world clogged with pre-existing IP.We sp…
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Nikyatu Jusu is on the most compelling and dynamic filmmakers that I've had the pleasure of meeting in the past few years. We were introduced by a mutual actor/friend and after seeing her enigmatic short, SUICIDE BY SUNLIGHT, I knew she was destined for massive projects. When I began the process of recording these interviews, she was my very first …
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This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Bassam Tariq. We pick it up where we left off last week, specifically beginning with the production of his first narrative feature, MOGUL MOWGLI. I would *highly* recommend watching that film as context for this episode. We dive quite deeply into the highs and lows of the process of making that…
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For the next conversation in this series, I couldn't think of a director I was more eager to speak with than Bassam Tariq. Bassam is on of the most thoughtful, truthful, and talented directors that I've had the chance to meet. We speak about his journey into filmmaking as a Muslim kid in post 9-11 America, his documentary feature THESE BIRDS WALK, …
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There is no more fitting a way to kick off this series of interviews than to speak with the idiosyncratic directing duo, The Daniels - two of the most interesting filmmakers working today. We speak about their beginnings, their unique approach to creating a camp-like environment on set, learnings from their first feature, Swiss Army Man, and the my…
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Welcome to The Process Dispatch. Conversations with directors about directing feature films. What began as a plan to record and release episodes in quick succession somehow became a multiyear process. As a result, the first five episodes of this podcast, all recorded in the summer of 2020, have become a time capsule of sorts - recorded before this …
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Cool Calm Calligraphy with Master Painter Malika Ayyubi
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This episode is a long awaited discussion with Artist Malik Ayyubi @Malikaarts who is a calligraphist bringing an elegant twist to long transition of Islamic calligraphy and mixed-media art. Please tune in and subscribe!
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Swizzy’s World: The Eye of Muqbil Yabarow
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Our first episode from break is a dope interview with my good brother @SwizzysWorld Muqbil Yabarow. His lens and craft as an artist has taken him to literal unimaginable heights as well sat him amongst everyday people trying to make change. He recent feature in @forbes has allowed him to shine a light on some do’s and don’ts for up-and-comers. Plea…
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Glory: Seeking synergy through sound with music collective LEFTIST
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Today’s episode is a late upload. I wanted to have respect for what we’re experience and give people a break from hearing the normal talking heads. @weareleftist is musical group that crosses cultures, diasporas, and sounds to bring the listener a sonic meal that feels like a home we hardly knew exist. Today we talk about their newest album And wha…
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The Last Laugh: Fuad Saif brings people home with the gift storytelling
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So we’re nearing the end of Ramadan and I thought it be important for us to smile the type of smile that can only come from when we stop to take ourselves a little less seriously. Fuad Saif @homegrownimmigrant has blended fatherhood, Faith, and the everyday trials of life into relatable yet unique style of storytelling that only few can wish to att…
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More Life: FMG Dink Builds more than just a Business
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Today I take a trip home to Baltimore speak with @FMGDink CEO of @MoreLifeSeamoss who after taking methodical steps to learn about the health benefits of Seamoss, has found himself submerged into the world of holistic healthcare. More life is now servicing people he never could’ve imagined and promoting health and wellness for the people he loves t…
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You Got the Juice Now: Holistic Health Coach Melise Frazier Builds an Empire after a Health Scare
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Today Tariq Touré talks with Melise Frazier about her unlikely route to becoming one of the nation’s most effective holistic health practitioners. is a holistic health coach and motivational speaker. Through Love Core Life, Melise teaches women how to love their core by implementing practical strategies of radical self-love every day. Her aim is to…
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True and Living Language: The saga of Amir Sulaiman
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Today Amir Sulaiman @amirsulaiman joins the Above & Beyond Podcast to discuss meeting expectations, the artist’s, growth and what the next generation of poets are capable of. Amir Sulaiman is a poet, recording artist, Harvard Fellow, actor, screen writer and producer born in Rochester, New York. His poems cross subjects of love, tragedy as well as …
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Content Conscious: Nesima Aberra opens the window to creating healthily in quarantine.
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Nesima Aberra is a writer, storyteller, and audience engagement strategist based in Washington D.C. She is currently an assistant editor at The Atlantic. In her spare time, she writes poetry, is working on a novel, and enjoys improv, music and traveling. She also has a weekly newsletter, Noted by Nesima, on media, arts & culture and social impact: …
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Tuning the Temple: How Zaineb Hassan (@ZiziYoga) has turned her practice of Yoga into medicine.
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Zaineb Hassan is a certified yoga specialist (RYT-500 HR) and regional Lululemon ambassador that specializes in sports performance yoga and works with several elite athletes worldwide. Understanding the importance of yoga and mediation in all kinds of situations, Zaineb started focusing on dynamic, static movement, and mindfulness meditation. Zaine…
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The Real Ramey: Art, Expression, and Revolution
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Today I speak with Rapper, actor, songwriter, and activist Ramey Dawoud, who’s work I came across during the height of the revolution in Sudan in January of 2019. Ramey is Sudanese American of Nubian descent and his family originates from the ancient Nubian town of Wadi Halfa, Sudan. Ramey Dawoud's music is known for its lyrics highlighting life in…
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Self, Soul, and Seeking in Isolation w/ Imam Kamau Ayyubi
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Imam Kamau Ayyubi is a Spiritual Care Chaplain at The University of Michigan Health center. Today we reflect on nearly a month of quarantine and what effect that it could be having on our mind, body, and soul. Imam Ayubbi received his Clinical Pastoral Education (chaplaincy training) at Beaumont CPE Center in Royal Oak, MI. Before serving at Univer…
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Hassan Faye has cracked the golden code that seemingly every company, school, organization, and parent has been losing their mind over. That’s connecting with generation Z. This episode he explains why his past as a hafidh at age 13, travel alone to America at age 9, and insistence that our outer should reflect our inner as much as possible.…
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Sounds of Sukina: The Journey of Poet and Playwright Sukina Pilgrim
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Tariq Touré travels with Sukina Pilgrim who is a master of language and the language of the seekers. Her pen has taken to the stage, Senegal, the states, and states of complete bliss. Listen the story of one the most prolific poets of our time.
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Her Muse: Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir on the game she fell in love with.
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Founder of Muslim Girls Hoop Too, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir is a pro-basketball player whose career from high school until this day has remained legendary. All systems were go after having a prolific high school career averaging 42 points a game and overcoming injury in college for her to be a international phenom. But she hit roadblocks. Listen in to he…
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Above and Beyond w/ Tariq Touré: Episode 1 “Humble Hustle Beginnings”
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This is the 1st episode of Above and Beyond with Tariq Touré. Follow me as I sit with the ordinary people who inspire me by doing extraordinary things. We meet Shareef Faulcon owner of Shareef’s Grill, a Baltimore food scene staple. Learn about his journey turning an idea into a legacy.Follow us on Instagram @aboveandbeyondpodFollow Shareef’s Grill…
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