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Allisyn Snyder is a writer, director, producer and co-owner of Watch The Footage (WTF) Productions. Her debut feature, Howdy Neighbor!, is now on the festival circuit. She began her career in the entertainment industry as an actress at only four years old, rose to prominence in her teens in the Disney Channel shows Sonny with a Chance, alongside Demi Lovato, and So Random, and is currently appearing in the NBC sitcom AP Bio opposite Glenn Howerton and Patton Oswalt. In her late teens, Allisyn began writing sketches for AwesomenessTV and created YouTube personality <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/astridclover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Astrid Clover</a>, releasing a new episode every Friday for seven years while gaining a loyal following over 350 original episodes. In 2015, Allisyn formed <a href="https://www.watchthefootageproductions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch The Footage Productions</a> with her now-husband Dylan Snyder and began writing and producing award-winning short films such as Nasty Habits and Room 566. When not in front of or behind the camera, Allisyn enjoys ocean scuba diving and roller derby, and studies the graceful and demanding art of trapeze with her younger sister Josie. She is a prolific artist, whose dark and whimsical characters have been invited to gallery showings since she was only 15 years old.

Allisyn Snyder

Film

How Spending My 18th Birthday Tied to a Chair Shaped Me as a Filmmaker

Rosario Dawson is an artist, designer and activist. She made her feature film debut at the age of 15 in the controversial Kids, followed by Spike Lee’s He Got Game and The 25th Hour. She’s since starred in a range of films including Alexander, Rent, Clerks Ii, Top Five, Trance, Unstoppable and Men in Black II, as well as the Sin City franchise. On the small screen, Dawson starred as Allegra Dill in USA’s Briarpatch and as Claire Temple in Netflix’s Marvel comic book series Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and The Defenders. She can currently be seen in the Hulu limited series Dopesick. Rosario has produced several passion projects such as Talia Lugacy’s features Descent and This Is Not a War Story, and The Need To Grow, which highlights innovators healing our broken food systems and the need for soil regeneration to capture carbon and reverse climate change. Recently, Rosario directed her first short film, Boundless, for the Power/On Series. In 2013, Rosario founded Studio 189 with Abrima Erwiah, a fashion and media lifestyle brand made in Africa that produces African and African-inspired content and clothing. She is extremely passionate about helping empower LatinX millennials to vote and lead so in 2004, she co-founded Voto Latino. The organization has registered over one million people and was one of the co-founders of National Voter Registration Day. In 2011, Rosario was honored by Barack Obama with the President’s Volunteer Service Award for her valuable contributions to the community.

Rosario Dawson

Talia Lugacy is a New York City-based writer, director, actress and teacher. Her second feature, <a href="http://www.thisisnotawarstory.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This Is Not a War Story</a>, about a ragtag group of combat veterans in New York who face their PTSD through art and community, is now playing on the festival circuit. It will screen next in narrative competition at the <a href="https://www.woodsholefilmfestival.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Woods Hole Film Festival</a>, between July 31  and August 7; tickets go on sale July 1. Lugacy made her feature debut as writer-director in 2007 with the New York Times Critics&#8217; Pick Descent, starring Rosario Dawson. A graduate of NYU&#8217;s Tisch School of the Arts and member of the Actors Studio Directors Unit, she has taught at the School of Visual Arts and is now a faculty member at the New School.

Talia Lugacy

Your favorite musicians, filmmakers, and other creative minds one-on-one. No moderator, no script, no typical questions. The Talkhouse Podcast offers unique insights into creative work from all genres and generations. <a href="https://pod.link/Talkhouse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe now</a>, and explore more illuminating shows on the <a href="https://talkhouse.com/category/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Talkhouse Podcast Network.</a>

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Rosario Dawson Talks with Talia Lugacy on the Talkhouse Podcast

Nadhege Ptah is an award-winning actor, writer, producer, director, and dancer. Whether it&#8217;s a dance choreography, a visual project, or some of her acting work, it&#8217;s pertinent for Nadhege to tell compelling stories that depict the human condition to connect with the audience. Her work was acknowledged and praised in her teens by the United Nations. Television audiences might recognize Nadhege from her recent appearances as a recurring co-star on the Showtime television series City on a Hill. She has also starred as the lead in her produced films, and appeared on major networks such as CBS, PBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox, to mention only a few. Nadhege&#8217;s performances have the deeper goal of portraying the human experience&#8217;s truth and exploring its depth and nuances. With every character study, she is not afraid to go deep and take it to the next level to add a more genuine flair to her roles and creative works.

Nadhege Ptah

Creative Light in Motion

Cristina Rosato can currently be seen opposite Josh Peck in the Disney+ action-comedy series Turner &amp; Hooch, inspired by the 1989 Tom Hanks film of the same name. She also recently starred in the Crackle drama series Art of More opposite Dennis Quaid, and her other TV credits include The Good Doctor, A Million Little Things, City on a Hill and Party of Five. Rosato recently wrapped the tango-themed Canadian-Argentinian indie drama Ariel, and her past film credits include the rom-com Little Italy, opposite Emma Roberts, Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! with Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem, and Bad Santa 2 with Billy Bob Thornton. Born and raised in Montréal, Québec, in an Italian-Canadian family, Rosato studied at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles and was mentored by the late acting coach Jacqueline McClintock. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she wrote and published a children’s book, A Hero Too, with her cousin, Lara Villani, with proceeds going to Save the Children Canada. (Photo by Jonny Marlow, hair and make-up by Michaël Goyette, stylist Kelly Brown.)

Cristina Rosato

My Dream Role and Tango in the Time of Corona

Siobhan Fallon Hogan is the writer, producer and star of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/rushed/id1580840732" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rushed</a>, which was coproduced by Lars von Trier’s Zentropa Films and Emerald Caz Productions, the company founded by Fallon Hogan and Peter Hogan in 2019. The actress has been in threevon Trier films since 2000, including the Palme d’ Or winner Dancer in the Dark, Dogville and The House that Jack Built. The actress has been in several blockbusters over the years including Men in Black, Forrest Gump, Holes, New in Town, Going in Style, Charlotte’s Web and Funny Games. Her televisions credits include Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Billions, Wayward Pines, 30 Rock, Law &amp; Order and Love Life. Fallon Hogan and Peter Hogan have been married for 29 years and have three children: Bernadette, 26, a political reporter for the New York Post, Peter, 22, an actor and music producer, and Sinead, an actress and sophomore at Virginia Tech.

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

On My 25 Years in Lars von Trier’s World

Deragh Campbell is a Canadian actor and writer. She has starred in numerous independent films such as Fail to Appear, Stinking Heaven and I Used to be Darker. For her most recent performance in Kazik Radwanski&#8217;s <a href="http://www.cinemaguild.com/theatrical/anneat13000ft.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anne at 13,000ft</a>, she received a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role from the Canadian Screen Awards. She co-wrote, co-directed and starred in MS Slavic 7 with Sofia Bohdanowicz, which premiered at the 2019 Berlinale. She was selected as a 2015 Rising Star at the Toronto International Film Festival, received a 2017 Macdowell Fellowship for screenwriting and was awarded the 2019 Stella Artois Jay Scott Prize for emerging film talent from the Toronto Critics Association.

Deragh Campbell

A Canadian Film is Playing in the USA

Sam Rose is the star and associate producer of Andrew Morgan’s new narrative feature, <a href="https://www.samantharosemovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samantha Rose</a>, out now to rent on digital through Freestyle Digital Media. They are an artist and actor living in Los Angeles with their partner and cat. In their free time, they like to go to the beach, make jam, and write songs.

Sam Rose

Five Ways to Make a Film When You’ve Never Made a Real Film Before

Edwin Hodge can be seen next starring opposite Chris Pratt in The Tomorrow War, set to release on Amazon on July 2nd. Edwin is best known for playing Robert Chase&#8217; in the military drama series Six, and the Bloody Stranger in The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, and The Purge: Election Year. His other past film credits include As Above, So Below, Red Dawn and Bumblebee, and his TV credits include For All Mankind, Sleepy Hollow, Mayans M.C., Genius and ABC’s Secrets &amp; Lies. Edwin currently resides in Los Angeles. (Photo by Ben Cope.)

Edwin Hodge

Family is Everything

Alyssa Limperis is currently starring as the lead of the independent horror comedy <a href="https://toolatethemovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Too Late</a>, opposite Fred Armisen and Mary Lynn Rajskub, which is out theatrically and on digital platforms on June 25. Well known for her <a href="http://www.alyssalimperis.com/mom-videos-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mom videos</a>, Alyssa first trained at UCB, and continues to do stand up all over the country. She has performed her solo show No Bad Days, in which she uses stand-up, sketches and even Zumba to look back on losing her father to brain cancer, at multiple festivals and continues to host the podcast Crazy; in Bed with May Wilkerson, where the two best friends join each week to discuss mental health, pop culture and more. (Photo by Bret Lemke.)

Alyssa Limperis

Three Great Things: Alyssa Limperis

Molly C. Quinn is an actress and producer living in Los Angeles. Molly stars in the new horror/drama <a href="http://www.magnetreleasing.com/agnes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Agnes</a>, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, and is out now through Magnet Releasing. Aside from starring in the film, Molly also executive produced the film through her production company QWGMIRE, which she formed in 2019 with Elan Gale and Matthew Welty. Molly may be best known for starring as Alexis Castle from 2009 to 2016 on the award-winning series Castle, opposite Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, and she recently appeared in Doctor Sleep, opposite Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson. Molly currently lives in the LA area, with her fiancé and their two dogs; Piper and Pikachu. (Photo by the Riker Brothers.)

Molly C. Quinn

My Journey to Finding Inspiration

Hedy Wong stars as the title character, Tera, in Take Out Girl, which is released May 18 by 1091 Pictures. Take Out Girl is her first feature film screenplay. She was born and raised in the Bay Area, Northern California. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and had since then booked national commercial campaigns such as Dove and Best Buy. She also appeared in music videos alongside Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Tyga, A$AP Rocky and Tory Lanez. In her spare time, she enjoys writing and creating music.

Hedy Wong

Who is Take Out Girl? Or, How I Found a Way to Show Vulnerability and Accept Myself Through My First Feature

Best known for his portrayal of Walter “Flynn” White Jr. on Breaking Bad, RJ Mitte is an actor, advocate and philanthropist who has carved out his niche in Hollywood by breaking down stereotypes and changing people’s mindsets with his easy going demeanor and positive outlook. He currently stars in the inspirational wrestling drama Triumph, also Terrence Howard. At the age of three, Louisiana native Mitte was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but that has never deterred his drive to succeed in television and film. A chance encounter with a casting director led to his move to Los Angeles and Mitte quickly landed roles on various shows such as Weeds, Vegas, Everybody Hates Chris and co-starred on ABC Family’s primetime hit show Switched at Birth, before being cast in his life-changing role on Breaking Bad. Mitte has since made his way to the big screen, starring in multiple indie films in the past few years, including Dixieland, starring in his first non-handicapped leading role, and Time Share, winner of Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Screenwriting in 2018. (Photo by Bobby Quillard.)

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