Bond on Cinema

HOW DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND PROMOTION TODAY? Special Guest CEO/Brand Management Expert Melissa Core

CEO and co-founder of Dead Horse Branding, Melissa Core. She heads an award-winning PR and Marketing firm in Nashville, Tennessee.
As legendary music producer Tony Brown would call her, "The Velvet Glove", a strong punch delivered softly.
Melissa Core Caballo is anything but ordinary. Her passion is branding, but she has an extremely broad knowledge of every niche of the industry. She is a female entrepreneur who doesn’t take "no" for an answer.
As a CEO and former model for large brands herself such as Harley Davidson, Victoria's Secret, Toyota, to name a few, her unique skill set ensures client success, strong sales delivery, and unforgettable branding.
Melissa's passion for entrepreneurship mixed with her branding expertise led her to launch Dead Horse Branding in 2013. In under 5 years, she took a startup company making $0 to a multi-million dollar company.
Through Dead Horse Branding, Melissa is responsible for managing all of the brand’s requirements, from the initial strategic plan, through to all of the project's needs and implemented services.
In 2020, Dead Horse Branding made the TOP 10 best Marketing and Publicity firms in Nashville, TN, adding another addition to their strong coat of armor.
#brandstrategy #brandmanager #brandmanagement #publicrelations #pragency #publicity #publlcist #branding #brand #corporateidentity #brandingmodule #DH7

Filmmaker Richard Raymond & his Once-In-A-Lifetime 'Souls of Totality' Filmed during a Solar Eclipse

Richard Raymond is a British filmmaker who developed a love for film from a young age and began making his own short films at the age of 15.
In 2015, he made his feature film debut with Desert Dancer, starring Freida Pinto, a biographical drama about the Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, which premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and received critical acclaim.
Richard Raymond's follow-up film, Souls of Totality, was released in 2018 and It was the first film in history to be shot during a real solar eclipse. The film won awards at 12 International Film Festivals and solidified Richard as a rising talent in the film industry.
In 2020, he directed A Million Eyes, which was released to widespread praise for its thought-provoking and visually stunning portrayal of a young gifted photographer. The short film starred Joe Morton and Katie Lowes and won awards at 10 International Film Festivals, including being long-listed for the Oscar. #film #filmmaking #filmmaker #filmdirector #cinema #cinematography #screenwriting #solareclipse #eclipse #soulsoftotality #shortfilm #moviebreakdown

3X Oscar Winning Filmmaker Mark Jonathan Harris talks about his new book of short stories MISFITS

3X Oscar winning documentary filmmaker, Mark Jonathan Harris, who has a long resume that also includes an Emmy nomination, nearly half a century as a professor of film, an award-winning author of 10 books, a crime-reporting background that includes a stint as the Associated Press.
But for all that he’s accomplished, he is most proud to use his story-telling gift in his new book, Misfits, to share moving and inspiring stories that explore the resilience of the human spirit. Which is our topic of discussion today.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mark Jonathan Harris’ new book Misfits is a brilliant collection of short stories.
 
It consists of a kaleidoscope of characters adrift in a precarious world, Misfits grapples with the challenges of contemporary life, including climate change, inequality, uncertainty, and pain.
The fraught encounters of his characters all have unexpected and startling consequences. Despite their differences in age, background, and circumstance, the characters in Misfits share a common sense of dislocation and alienation. They struggle to find a sense of belonging and connection, but ultimately discover unexpected sources of resilience and hope.
Misfits is available now on Amazon, so order your copy today.
#author #shortstories #oscarwinners #filmmaker #filmdirector #screenwriting #cinema #film #documentary #hollywood #hollywoodmovies

Screen Actor Michael Emery talks Acting and New Film Projects

Screen Actor Michael Emery has over 70 professional acting credits.
For nearly twenty years, Michael has worked steadily in film and television projects, including appearances on Monk, Shameless, Body of Proof opposite Dana Delany, and Blue Bloods portraying a thief who terrorizes a Latino family. He has also appeared in several popular soap operas such as Guiding Light, Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live, and As the World Turns as "Andy".
He showed his acting range in the award-winning film Randy's Canvas in the role of Henry, the older brother of Randy, a young autistic artist.
Michael co-starred with acting great William Sadler in the feature film The Historian, followed by a guest-star role on the hit television series Shameless where he played the role of 'Bruce', the boyfriend of Harry Hamlin's character "Ned". Next, he was cast a recurring role on Season 3 of the Amazon series, Sneaky Pete, which is a great series if you haven’t seen it yet.
Most recently, Michael played the role of Jason Johnson in the Lionsgate horror film Room 9 written and directed by Thomas Walton. He next appeared as "Travis" in a leading role with actor Kevin Spacey in the psychological thriller film Peter Five Eight. Michael worked as a top of show Guest Star on the hit ABC Primetime series, Station 19 where played the role of Greg.
Michael guest starred on the CBS top-rated series, The Equalizer as the villain, Xavier Mannis. Michael was also the lead character in the Nate Dushku thriller, Birder as Kristian Brooks. Birder was written by Ami Lourie. And there’s more!
#actor #actorlife #actingclass #actingcoach #film #featurefilm #KevinSpacey #movies #cinema #acting #televisionshow #televisionseries #sneakypete #station19 #theequalizer #moviestar #celebritynews 

Tony Award Winning Actress/Playwright Tonya Pinkins Talks TV, Film, Tyler Perry and so much more!

Tonya Pinkins is a Tony Award winning actress/singer who has starred in nine Broadway shows
including the original CAROLINE OR CHANGE. She has won or been nominated for nearly every award there is in the American theater. She is a Fulbright Specialist.
In addition to being an actress and author, Tonya is a playwright, director and educator.
Tonya wrote the essay WHY I AM FED UP WITH PERFORMATIVE ACTIVISM FROM BLACK AND WHITE THEATER MAKERS has been made required reading at universities including Yale School of Drama.
She starred in 245 episodes of the soap opera ALL MY CHILDREN. Also starred in 24 with Kiefer Sutherland, Gotham, Scandal, Fear the Walking Dead, and Madam Secretary.
She played Alma Carthan, Emmett Till’s grandmother in ABC/HULU’s WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT.
Tonya plays Mrs. Marie Willis on the hit show from BET, SISTAS which you can catch right now on BET.
Her Award Winning Film RED PILL from 2021 has already been translated into Spanish, Catalonian, Russian and Greek.
#film #playwright #BETplus #tylerperry #sistas #broadway #cinema #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #author #televisionshow #televisionseries #movies #actor #acting #auditions 

Producer Camilo Gutierrez Galvan & Actress Leidi Gutierrez discuss the Power Short Film Isla Soledad

Camilo Gutierrez Galvan is a writer, producer and film promoter from Mexico. He founded the independent production company Sauce Negro Films, and has produced and collaborated as a writer in 4 short films alongside filmmaker and creative partner Omar Deneb Juarez.
Camilo produced the short film Juan’s Sundown, winner of the 2017 Ariel Award as Best Fiction Short Film of the Year, given by the Mexican Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. It was also winner of the Jury’s Special Mention Award at Guadalajara’s International Film Festival.
In 2023, his most recent short film as a producer “Isla Soledad” premiered at the LA Shorts International Film Festival and was also selected for competition at the HollyShorts International Film Festival that same year.
This short was a co-production with the Oscar winning British production company Slick Films, through executive producer and Academy Award winning filmmaker Chris Overton and Rebecca Harris-Turner. 
 
Also, with us today is actress Leidi Gutierrez. Her debut on the big screen was in the prestigious Mexican film “Las Elegidas” in 2016 by David Pablos. This film was the winner of several Ariel awards and was selected by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences to represent Mexico at the Goya Awards awarded by the Spanish Film Academy.
In 2019 she starred in the film “Chicuarotes”. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for several Ariel Awards in the 2020 edition.
In 2023 she had a recurring role in the show “La Cabeza de Juan Murrieta” produced and distributed by Amazon Prime.
She is currently starring in the critically acclaimed series “Señorita 89”, which is currently streaming by Apple TV+ and many other streaming services worldwide. #film #filmmaking #filmmaker #filmdirector #screenwriting #actor #cinema #cinematography #actress #Mexico #filmindustry #islasoledad #mother #lovestory

Filmmakers Jimmy Dean & Ash Horne Talk about their Short Film SUZIE

The Discussion and The Breakdown of the Short Film SUZIE with Jimmy Dean and Ash Horne
Jimmy Dean is an Award-winning Director whose short films have screened at International Film Festivals. His latest film Suzie, starring BAFTA-nomiee Helen Behan, premiered at the 36th Galway Film Fleadh and was a Vimeo Staff Pick.
His previous film V,, had its World Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival and was a Vimeo Staff Pick. His graduation film Offside was awarded the XX Award for Best Female Representation at Underwire Film Festival and selected by Into Film and the British Council to be screened in schools nationwide.
He is currently developing his debut feature film with the BFI.
And next is Ash Horne, who is an Award-winning Producer and former Creative Director at the Academy Award-winning Slick Films who kick-started his career with two seasons of his musical comedy sitcom ‘The Midnight Beast’ on E4, produced by Warp Films.
His slate of films for 2024 includes the BIFA-qualifying ‘Manmade’ with Lowkey Films directed by Plum Stupple-Harris, starring Harry Gilby, the BAFTA-qualifying and Vimeo Staff Pick ‘Suzie’ with Slick Films and is an Executive Producer on Joe Weiland’s ‘Marion’ with (OB42 x Solab Pictures).
Today, they are here to discuss their moving short film SUZIE.
#shortfilm #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #filmproducer #actor #london #cinema #cinematography #filmfestival #theater #divorce #grief #BAFTA #film #movies 

Oscar Winning Producer Jonathan Sanger Talks Cabrini, Tom Cruise, the Film Industry and more

Producer Jonathan Sanger has enjoyed over a 40 year successful career as both a movie and theatre producer. To date his films have received 3 Academy Awards, 21 Academy Award Nominations, a British Academy Film award and a French Cesar among numerous other awards.
Jonathan's film producing credits include but are not limited to The Elephant Man, Without Limits, Vanilla Sky, and The Producers-The Musical.
Among Jonathan's numerous director credits are more than 15 episodic TV shows, including Twin Peaks, Wiseguy and LA Law.
And we are here today to discuss the new film CABRINI. The powerful epic story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children.
Mother Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.
#film #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #filmproducer #oscars #tomcruise #nathanlane #cabrini #angelstudios #cinema #cinematography 

Actress Erica Hubbard Talks Being Cast on Carl Weber's The Family Business New Orleans and more!

My guest today is actress Erica Hubbard, who started her career doing voice-overs and starring in TV commercials.
Erica has had roles in feature films distributed by Paramount, 20th Century Fox and others. She has starred in television shows on various networks such as: CBS, NBC, MTV and the WB. In addition, she has graced the pages of many popular magazines, including Seventeen, Honey, and Ebony.
After graduating, Erica already had her own television show on WPWR, a UPN affiliate in Chicago. Before Erica's third season was aired, she received a Regional Emmy and earned a Service To America Award from the National Association of Broadcasters. This was a result of hosting the children/teen show: Up'N Running.
Erica's incredible resume includes credits such as Save the Last Dance, A Cinderella Story, Light It Up and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
She will be starring in the upcoming season of Carl Weber’s The Family Business New Orleans.
#actor #actress #tvhost #chicago #neworleans #carlweber #film #television #tvshow #tvseries #streaming #featurefilm #cinema #bondoncinema 

The Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill Film Documentary with Andy Brown and Brian Lindstrom

Ladies and gentlemen, if you love music history then you need to make your way to the theater and see The Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill.
The never-before-told story of folk-rock icon Judee Sill, who in just two years went from living in a car to appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone. The documentary charts her troubled adolescence through her meteoric rise in the music world and early tragic death.
Featuring Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Graham Nash, David Geffen, and more.
Andy Brown is an actor and screenwriter from New York City. His acting credits include The Daytrippers and the MTV series Austin Stories. He co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in the independent feature Pop Life. As a writer-director, Andy co-created the series The Horrible, Terrible Misadventures of David Atkins, which won an award at the New York Television Festival. He has also worked in series development for Marshall Brickman and Castle Rock Entertainment. He is currently working on a documentary about the music scene in New Orleans.
And we have Brian Lindstrom whose award-winning films explore the inner resources of marginalized people. His 2019 NewYork Times Op-Doc We Are Forbidden, produced with his wife, Cheryl Strayed, is a film empowering teen girls in Nepal to share their experiences of menstrual stigma. Brian also did Mothering Inside, which follows incarcerated moms and their children. It was instrumental in the advocacy movement which made Oregon the first state to pass a Bill of Rights for the Children of Incarcerated Parents.
His film Alien Boy: The Life & Death of James Chasse is an intense examination of police brutality in the death of a non-violent man experiencing mental illness.
Both Andy and Brian are here to talk about their new incredible film music documentary, The Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill. #filmdocumentary #musicdocumentary #judeesill #singersongwriter #film #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #cinematography #cinema #theater