13: Kid Moxie on Composing & Synthpop Dreams

07/05/21 • 43 min

Elena Charbila, also known as Kid Moxie, is a Greek musician, composer, and actress. Under her musical moniker, she creates what can only be defined as cinematic electro pop. Elena’s music has been featured in multiple TV commercials, TV shows, and indie films. She composed the soundtrack to the new film ‘Not To Be Unpleasant, But We Need To Have A Serious Talk’ by Giorgos Georgopoulos. Released on Lakeshore Records, the soundtrack includes her cover of Alphaville’s “Big in Japan.” She created tracks for the action video game “Cyberpunk 2077” and her latest work No Island Temple Remix in collaboration with Die Arktekt is available now. In this episode, In this episode, Elena and Nadine talk about her finding artistic and personal freedom in music, they chat about how her process works and shifts per project and her fascination with building a bridge from this realm to another. They discuss the art of networking and the importance of being your own manager. In relation to this, Elena shares how she came to work with Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch on the rework of “Mysteries of Love.”

All the music in this episode was kindly provided by Kid Moxie. The episode contains the following songs, in order of appearance: Slow Escape (from “Not To Be Unpleasant”), Jacqueline the Ripper (from “1888”), Closer Than Ever (from “Not To Be Unpleasant”), Bonsai (from “Not To Be Unpleasant”), No Island (remix with Die Arkitekt.)

Kid Moxie, Elena Charbila, is a Greek composer and actress based in California, USA. You can check out her work on Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube.

Nadine Reumer is a Dutch actress and podcaster based between Amsterdam and New York City. For further information on her work & to get in contact, visit her website: www.nadinereumer.com

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Kid Moxie, Elena Charbila, is a Greek composer and actress based in California, USA. You can check out her work on Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube.

Nadine Reumer is a Dutch actress and podcaster based between Amsterdam and New York City. For further information on her work & to get in contact, visit her website: www.nadinereumer.com

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12: Melinda James on Viewfinding and "Oklahoma is Black"

Melinda James is an Black and Thai cinematographer. Her work encompasses documentaries, narratives, installations, commercials, and music videos. Centering her work on women, QTBIPOC, and underrepresented communities- Melinda recently DP’ed and co-directed, “Oklahoma is Black,” a poetic portrait of Black life in Oklahoma City which was nominated for Best Documentary Short at BlackStar and DC Black film festivals. Melinda was included on a list of “Mind Blowing Cinematographers” by Emmy Rossum & Free The Work and is a member of the International Collective of Female Cinematographers. In this episode, Melinda and Nadine chat about her journey to the filmmaking world through her education in sociology and about the differences between big commercial jobs, music videos, and video installations. We talk about safeguarding energy, in times like these but always, and about her creating of a time capsule. In connection to her work in “Oklahoma is Black,” they talk about the importance of footage and archives on who lived and how.

This episode refers to the works of David Attenborough and Clarice Lispector.

Melinda James is a Thai and Black cinematographer from California, USA. You can check out her work on her website: www.melindajamesdp.com

Nadine Reumer is a Dutch actress and podcaster based between Amsterdam and New York City. For further information on her work & to get in contact, visit her website: www.nadinereumer.com

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14: Geneva Peschka on Community & "UNSPOKEN"

Geneva is a Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker from Canada. Over her career, she’s brought her love for authentic storytelling to the documentary, commercial, and animation world. Her groundbreaking film UNSPOKEN follows the life of 14-year-old Emma Zurcher-Long as she challenges societal judgment surrounding autism. The film is co-directed by Emma- it’s stigma-breaking format is actively transforming the way society views autism. It’s currently available for educational distribution across North America through Video Project as well as KANOPY. Her most recent project, WOMXN, is a 12-part collaborative short documentary series designed to amplify the voices of the extraordinary everyday womxn. Geneva remotely directed the ADOBE | COMPLEX “When I See Myself” Collaborative Series (a 2021 Shorty Award Finalist) and the AUDIBLE | COMPLEX Campaign. In this episode, Geneva and Nadine take a deep dive into talking about the community that built her and the colorful teenage years that shaped her into who she is today. They talk about Geneva's questioning of all systems, and about saying yes to experiences that head your way. Geneva talks about her mission to share and manifest more joy, to uplift, and create real visibility. She talks about the pursuit for self advocacy in all aspects of her work, and shares about the magnificent Emma; how their collaboration created UNSPOKEN . Finally, they talk about her documentary series and podcast series WOMXN and Geneva’s journey to greater self love through it.

Geneva Peschka is a director and visual activist from Canada, based in Brooklyn, New York. You can check out her work on her website www.genevapeschka.com and on Vimeo.

Nadine Reumer is a Dutch actress and podcaster based between Amsterdam and New York City. For further information on her work & to get in contact, visit her website: www.nadinereumer.com

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