Head Above Water - A Filmmaking & Mental Health Podcast - Episode 18 - Tanna Frederick

Episode 18 - Tanna Frederick

01/07/21 • 51 min

Head Above Water - A Filmmaking & Mental Health Podcast

Welcome to Season 3 of Head Above Water!
We have lots of big plans for our third season, and we open with a very special episode! Today we talk with actor and producer Tanna Frederick, star of the new film Two Ways Home, available to watch now on VOD (links below).
Two Ways Home is very unique in that its portrayal of mental illness and mental health issues has been approved by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI's mission is to remove the judgment and stigma associated with mental illness.
Tanna talks with us about collaborating with NAMI, and how important it was to her and her team to portray the characters' struggles with compassion, empathy and authenticity.
You can watch Two Ways Home now at iTunes or Amazon Prime, and you call follow the film on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram!

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Episode 17 - Evan Kidd

Greetings friends, and happy holiday wishes to you all!
We're bringing season 2 to a close with a fantastic conversation with microbudget indie director, Evan Kidd! Based in North Carolina, Evan has been on the cutting edge of microbudgets for a while now, culminating in his current feature, Panda Bear It, which cost only $500 to make and is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video right now!
Making a feature film for such a limited budget can be creatively freeing, but it can also be the source of a lot of stress and sleepless nights. Evan talks openly and honestly about those challenges with us, and it was a great conversation!
You can watch Panda Bear It on Amazon Prime here:
https://www.amazon.com/Panda-Bear-Damien-Elliott-Bynum/dp/B08FFJ1SX7/
Or some of Evan's older films:
Son of Clowns - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01M610AXS/
Run of the Picture - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07R59WV8B/
Also be sure to follow Evan on Twitter and visit his official production company website, RockSet Productions!

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Episode 19 - Jack Gravina & Diliana Deltcheva

Today's episode we chat with filmmaking duo Jack Gravina & Diliana Deltcheva. Separately, they've been successful filmmakers working for Discovery Channel and marketing/branding production company Framework Studio, and together they're a powerhouse couple running Gravina Films, their own production company.

This conversation took place before Covid, so while we don't discuss the effects of a global pandemic had on their creative endeavors, but we do get down to the nitty gritty of how they, as a married couple, work both together and apart, what success means to them, how to handle the stress of work, and how family planning impacts their professional plans moving forward.
Follow both Jack & Diliana - and Gravina Films - on Instagram:
@gravina_films
@diliana_deltcheva
@jackgravina

Gravina Films Official Web Site
https://www.gravinafilms.com
Diliana’s Free The Work Profile
https://freethework.com/profile/ksnoHt8zz8ntQYs3Vo4g

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