Turn Your S**t Into Ice Cream' Lindsay Stidham Making $50K Features, Teaching & AFI Film School #29
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Turn Your S**t Into Ice Cream' Lindsay Stidham Making $50K Features, Teaching & AFI Film School #29

Lindsay holds an MFA in screenwriting from the American Film Institute and teaches screenwriting at USC's School of Cinematic Arts and Cal State Long Beach. She has overseen two screenplays from script to screen as writer/ producer: SPOONER starring Matthew Lillard (SLAMDANCE) and DOUCHEBAG (SUNDANCE) both released theatrically. Most recently Lindsay sold WITH LOVE, YOUR SWEETLY SALTED. She is currently adapting the book SEX WITH STRANGERS by Micheal Lowenthal for producer Nadia Leonelli and working on an interactive sci-fi rom com with producer Sandeep Parikh and director Sammi Cohen. Lindsay has also developed unique screenwriting courses for USC, Sundance Collab the creative executive staff at Disney Animation.

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Neha Aziz Journalism and Film University of Texas at Austin After Film School #027
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Neha Aziz Journalism and Film University of Texas at Austin After Film School #027

Super excited to drop our next episode tomorrow with Neha Aziz (she/her), a Pakistani-born storyteller, director, film programmer, and podcaster based in Austin, TX. From 2017 - 2020, she was a key member of the Communications team at SXSW. Neha's directorial debut, SO, THAT HAPPENED, is on the festival circuit, and she's also a writer for the PBS Digital Series ROOTS OF RESISTANCE. With multiple projects in the works, Neha is a powerful voice and shares her inspiring story.

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Tomás Gomez Bustillo Director American Film Institute AFI After Film School #26
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Tomás Gomez Bustillo Director American Film Institute AFI After Film School #26

Born in Buenos Aires, Tomás Gómez Bustillo was brought up across Argentina, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the US. After studying Political Science in Buenos Aires, he relocated to LA where he earned his MFA in Directing at the American Film Institute Conservatory. After graduating, he co-founded indie production company Plenty Good. His debut feature film, CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT, starring Monica Villa premiered at SXSW 2023 to rave reviews and won the AYH Award for visionary film. It was nominated for 3 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS: Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay and Best Cinematography.

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Eli Arenson Cinematographer American Film Institute AFI After Film School #25 - The Deliverance DP
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Eli Arenson Cinematographer American Film Institute AFI After Film School #25 - The Deliverance DP

ELI ARENSON started his career as a war correspondent and photojournalist, and is a graduate of the AFI Conservatory's MFA in Cinematography. His feature film credits include A24's LAMB, Lee Daniels' THE DELIVERANCE, and Ishana Night Shyamalan's THE WATCHERS for Warner Bros and New Line Cinema. Often shooting on 16 and 35mm film, his distinct style has garnered the attention of the leading voices in commercial and fashion. Eli believes in cinematography that is simple and graceful - his visual approach always begins from the minds of the characters. He currently resides in Iceland with his partner and son.

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