Welcome back, everyone! I’m very excited to share with you an interview with one of my personal heroes, New York and Portland-based filmmaker and activist Adele Pham. On this episode, we bonded over being daughters of immigrants, and we also discussed her hit documentary Nailed It, class and cultural identity, the influence of multi-cultural stories […]
The Filmmakers
Episode 13 – Euzhan Palcy: A Legendary Filmmaker
This season, the Gallery Podcast is bringing you a full lineup of filmmaker artist interviews, including some masters and legends, along with the Houston Cinema Arts Society at the 2019 Houston Cinema Arts Festival. In this interview, Claudia sat down with a living legend, filmmaker Euzhan Palcy. They discussed what it has been like for […]
Episode 12 – Making WAVES: HCAF Interview with Director Trey Edward Shults
Welcome back, everyone! The Gallery Podcast is bringing you a full lineup of filmmaker artist interviews, including some masters and legends. Claudia teamed up again with Houston Cinema Arts Society to interview guest artists at the 2019 Houston Cinema Arts Festival. Her first interview at the festival was with the visionary writer and director, Trey […]
Exploring the Art of Film & Music: HCAF Interview with Sam Green & the Kronos Quartet
Claudia teamed up with the 2018 Houston Cinema Arts Festival to interview Sam Green (director of Academy Award-nominated film THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND) and the legendary Kronos Quartet (musicians David Harrington, John Sherba, Sunny Yang, and Hank Dutt). They discussed working together across disciplines and creating (and re-creating) the film/live performance A THOUSAND THOUGHTS. Watch the […]
The Journey of a Female Filmmaker: HCAF Interview with Maria Giese
Claudia had the opportunity to have a candid conversation with filmmaker Maria Giese at the 2018 Houston Cinema Arts Festival about the film THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. Maria, a writer, director, and advocate, instigated the biggest industry-wide Federal investigation for women directors in Hollywood history. Maria and Claudia dive into her personal journey as a female […]
An Interactive Series on the Houston Housing Crisis: HCAF Interview with Architect Adèle Naudé Santos
The Houston Cinema Arts Society invited Claudia to take part in a discussion with architect Adèle Naudé Santos during the HCAF 10th Anniversary showcase. In this interview, they revisited the birth of the interactive series she created with filmmaker James Blue, INVISIBLE CITY: HOUSTON’S HOUSING CRISIS. About the Film Arguably, James Blue’s most ambitious project, […]
Episode 5 – Jenny Waldo, Hometown Hero Filmmaker
Back after a summer-long hiatus, we welcomed Houston-based filmmaker Jenny Waldo to The Gallery. She sat down to chat with us about the debut of her newest short film ACID TEST, the far out experience that led to the creation of the script, the diversity she strives to incorporate into her work, and her efforts […]
Episode 4 – Kristin Massa, Femdaze Boss & Filmmaker
In the most compelling episode of the season, producer and director Kristin Massa stopped by The Gallery to talk about the compounded issues of oppression, how she is working to change the landscape for marginalized voices in Houston by launching her production company Femdaze, and the lack of diverse perspectives in the film industry. We […]