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.
Episodes
147 episodes
Hilal Sezgin: THE ALL IS ONE, Animal Ethics, and Human Rights
Jared Milrad sits down with Muslim-German writer and journalist, Hilal Sezgin, to discuss her feature film, THE ALL IS ONE, winner of our 2023 A Show For Social Change Film Festival’s Social Impact Award. THE ALL IS ONE is a narrati...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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30:10
Ria Salway & Claire Sullivan: FENCELINE, “Cancer Alley,” and Science Communication Through Storytelling
Jared Milrad interviews directors and Ogden Honors students at Louisiana State University, Ria Salway and Claire Sullivan, about their documentary feature film, FENCELINE, winner of our 2023 A Show For Social Change Film Festival’s Best Non-Fic...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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23:28
Erica Travia: ARCADE, Mental Health, and 2-D Animation
Jared Milrad sits down with filmmaker and visual development artist Erica Travia to talk about her animated short film, ARCADE, winner of our 2023 A Show For Social Change Film Festival’s Creativity Award. ARCADE explores the topic ...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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17:37
Bruce Cohen & Tonia Davis: RUSTIN, Queer Representation, and Hidden Histories
Jared Milrad speaks with film, television, and theater producer, Bruce Cohen, and film producer and co-head of Higher Ground Productions, Tonia Davis, about their new film, RUSTIN. Directed by George C. Wolfe, RUSTIN follows the life of Bayard ...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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26:31
Matthew Lopez: RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE, Representation, and Sharing Your Story
Jared Milrad sits down with Tony Award-winning writer/director Matthew Lopez about his directorial debut, RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE, which tells the story of a transatlantic romance that develops between the son of an American President and B...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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40:05
Clement Virgo: BROTHER, Returning to Film, and Presenting Masculinity
Jared Milrad interviews writer, director, and producer Clement Virgo about his new film, BROTHER, a poetic adaptation of David Chariandy’s novel of the same name. Elegiac in its unfolding, the film reveals the intimacies of Francis (Aaron Pierr...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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30:44
D. Smith: KOKOMO CITY, Authenticity, and Black Trans Representation
Jared Milrad interviews director D. Smith about her directorial debut, KOKOMO CITY, a documentary feature that focuses on the lives and stories of four Black trans sex workers in Atlanta and New York City. The film, edited and shot by Smith in ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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35:23
Julie Cohen: EVERY BODY, Documentary Filmmaking, and Intersex Awareness
Jared Milrad interviews director Julie Cohen about her latest documentary feature, EVERY BODY, a revelatory exploration of the lives of intersex people. The film focuses on three intersex activists who have come out and embraced their authentic...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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25:18
Juan Felipe Zuleta: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS, Representation, and Creating Through Adversity
Jared Milrad sits down with filmmaker Juan Felipe Zuleta about his award-winning feature film directorial debut, UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS, which tells the stories of Peter, a jaded gay man with dwarfism, and his neighbor, Winona, a bubbly and imagi...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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30:47
STICKS AND STONES: Depression, Anxiety, and Toxic Masculinity
Jared Milrad interviews Bill Doan about his award-winning animated film, STICKS AND STONES, which tells the story of a man who sorts through the debris of his childhood, seeks help to untangle the differences between his own anxiety and depress...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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25:24
Hunter Brockmann: Autism, Mental Health, and Filmmaking
Jared Milrad interviews Hunter Brockmann about his award-winning film, A MONTH. A DAY. A YEAR., which tells the story of Serge, a young man living with autism and dealing with ongoing depression. Serge lives on a schedule to try and keep his ne...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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23:19
LADY!: Caregiving, Early Onset Dementia, and Stigma
Jared Milrad chats with award-winning filmmakers Pei Lin Tan and Ee Ming Toh about their powerful documentary, LADY!, which tells the story of a devoted wife who wrestles with reclaiming her sense of self as early onset dementia eats away at he...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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25:15
Prof. Evelyn Alsultany: Muslim Inclusion in Hollywood
Jared Milrad interviews best-selling author Professor Evelyn Alsultany about her powerful new book,
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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33:20
Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Sean Penn at the 76th Cannes Film Festival
In this special episode live from the 76th Cannes Film Festival, Jared Milrad interviews Oscar winning actors Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Sean Penn about their upcoming films MAY DECEMBER and BLACK FLIES. Natalie and Julianne discuss t...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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6:05
Sevier Crespo: Staying True to Yourself, Producing, and Rising in Hollywood
Jared Milrad interviews Puerto Rican-born Sevier Crespo, p.g.a., an award-winning film, television and commercial producer who learned the ropes from Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Mann and Ridley Scott. Sevier opens up about his upbringing and jou...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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36:32
Making It In Hollywood: Bree Frank and Kiana Madani on Creating Opportunities in Entertainment
In this special interview from Movikarma's Rewriting Hollywood Summit, Jared Milrad sits down with industry leaders Bree Frank (former executive at Reese Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine) and Kiana Madani (actor/producer who sta...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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53:17
THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT: Gaslighting, Nixon, Watergate, and Women in Politics
Jared Milrad interviews directors directors Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy and producers Beth Levison and Judith Mizrachy about their Oscar-nominated short documentary, THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT, which tells the incredible true story of a R...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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35:52
Joshua Seftel: STRANGER AT THE GATE, Islamophobia, hate, and healing
Jared Milrad interviews award-winning filmmaker Joshua Seftel about his Oscar-nominated short documentary, STRANGER AT THE GATE, which tells the incredible true story of a a Marine who - while planning a terrorist attack on a mosque in a small ...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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39:41
A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS: Ukrainian Children Living In A War Zone
Jared Milrad sits down with award-winning filmmaker Simon Lereng Wilmont about his Oscar-nominated short documentary, A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS, which tells the harrowing story of children and staff at a rundown halfway home in Eastern Ukraine ...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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23:34
MY YEAR OF DICKS: Virginity, Sexuality, and Growing Up
Jared Milrad chats with writer/creator Pam Ribon about her Oscar-nominated animated short film, MY YEAR OF DICKS, a hilarious and provocative work of animation thirty years in the making about an imaginative fifteen year-old who is stubbornly d...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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34:59
THE FLYING SAILOR: Animating the 1917 Halifax Explosion, Canadian filmmaking, and women in film
Jared Milrad interviews award-winning filmmaker-animators Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis about their Oscar-nominated animated short film, THE FLYING SAILOR, which tells the incredible true-life story of a man blown two kilometers through the air...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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42:12
THE FIRST STEP: Criminal Justice and Prison Reform, Van Jones and The Trump Administration
Jared Milrad sits down with award-winning filmmakers Brandon and Lance Kramer about their powerful new documentary, THE FIRST STEP, which details the efforts of activist Van Jones as he attempts to bring people together to pass a landmark crimi...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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29:19
CASSANDRA FREEMAN: Bel-Air, Aunt Viv, inclusion and representation in Hollywood
Jared Milrad chats with award-winning actor Cassandra Freeman about her groundbreaking role as Aunt Viv in BEL-AIR, which tells the story of a street-smart teen whose life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of West Philadelph...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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44:08
Jay Rosenblatt: HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR? | Family, Parenting, and Growing Up
Jared Milrad interviews two-time Oscar-nominated director Jay Rosenblatt about his Oscar-nominated short film, HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?, which is nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 2023 Academy Awards. This moving and personal docume...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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41:14
Cyrus Neshvad: THE RED SUITCASE, Iranian women and girls, and forced child marriage
Jared Milrad chats with Oscar-nominated director Cyrus Neshvad about his Oscar-nominated short film, THE RED SUITCASE, which tells the heartbreaking story of a 16-year-old Iranian girl who must decide whether to accept being forced into ...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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