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IN HER LENS31: Rumbi Katedza & Moreangels Mbizah on Zimbabwe's LandscapesRumbi Katedza (she/her) is a filmmaker and writer living in Zimbabwe. She produces corporate and independent narrative and documentary content through her production company, Mai Jai Films. A company focused on pioneering a new generation of Zimbabwean films & filmmakers through creative co-productions. Mai Jai Films runs Postcards from Zimbabwe, a children’s audio-visual and life-skills training project, & ZimbabweFilm.com, a comprehensive Zimbabwean film promotion website. One of her latest films Transactions, tells a story of Zimbabwean migration through a family divided by the circumstances of a failed economy; separated across the world the family meets online to decide wh...
2024-04-2359 min
IN HER LENS30: Dr. Judith Keilbach on Greening Dutch Film & Social SustainabilityDr. Judith Keilbach (she/her) is Associate Professor in the Media and Culture Studies Department at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. She received her Ph.D. in Film Studies from the Freie Universität Berlin. Her interests include media infrastructures, television history and theory, the relation of media technology and historiography. In 2023, Dr Keilbach was the spearhead of a published study in The Netherlands, called “Towards sustainable film production in the Netherlands.” The research by Dr. Keilbach and her team lead to wide discussion and an action plan at the Nederland Filmfonds. In this episode, Dr. Keilbac...
2024-04-1645 min
IN HER LENS29: Tembisa Jordaan on Marine Science & "Ulwandle Lushile"Tembisa Jordaan (she/her) is a South African marine scientist and filmmaker, living in in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Tembisa is the Biodiversity Stewardship & Biodiversity Economy senior manager at Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. She is also the coordinator for the Biodiversity Economy Initiative (BEI) in the province. She is passionate about sectoral transformation in the biodiversity space, and the improvement of conservation models to be people oriented. She starred in a 3-part marine conservation documentary commissioned by Off the Fence, called “Our Oceans” and won the N.E.W Film pitch competition at the Nature, Environment and Wildlife Film congress. Her short film...
2024-04-021h 02
IN HER LENS28: "Climate Spring" with Lucy Stone & Victoria SteventonClimate Spring is a global organization that uses the power of the screen to transform how people see and respond to climate change. They offer early-stage development funding for scripted and unscripted content, and high-level pro-bono editorial consulting on the climate elements of feature film and TV projects for writers, commissioners and producers. Climate Spring supports in moving a project from idea to distribution. By incentivizing mainstream content makers to explore climate stories in a more impactful way, Climate Spring aims to help transform society’s response to the climate crisis.In this episode, founder Lucy St...
2024-03-2643 min
IN HER LENS27: Dr. Laura Marks on Streaming Media's Carbon Footprint Dr. Laura U Marks (she/her) is a media scholar, philosopher, author, and programmer. She works on media art & philosophy with an intercultural focus, and on small-footprint media. Dr. Marks is the founder of the "Small File Media Festival." As Grant Strate University Professor, she teaches in the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. At SFU, Dr. Marks works with a group of researchers on tackling the footprint of streaming media. You can find their multiple publications, statistics, talks, and resources here: Streaming Carbon Footprint. Her new book, "The Fold: From Your Body...
2024-03-1957 min
IN HER LENS26: Katharina Minwegen on Green Practices (feat. Johan Matton)Katharina Minwegen (she/her) is a Berlin-based nutritionist and life coach, and works as a producer at the green, sustainable, environmental production service "Changing Film." Alongside her life and business partner Johan Matton, she is the showrunner of Plant Kitchen- a new original show, currently in development, which highlights incredible, fine dining, and award winning plant-based cooking, chefs, and restaurants around the world. Katharina and Johan recently launched their new mindfulness company "Pulse." In this episode, host Nadine and Katharina talk through her steps through the fashion/modeling world leading her to her passion for wellness...
2024-03-1257 min
IN HER LENS25: Loren Waters on Indigenous Environmental KnowledgeLoren Waters (she/her) is a filmmaker and citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. Focusing her art on the intersection of film and Indigenous storytelling, Loren has a passion for sharing stories that center environmental knowledge and impact. Loren has participated in fellowships such as Nia Tero 4th World Media Lab and the Intercultural Leadership Institute Year 4. Her second short documentary ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek) premiered at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival this February 2024. The short is the fourth installment of a documentary film series that focuses on tribal environmental professionals. The first two films, celebra...
2024-02-2754 min
IN HER LENS24: Aishah-Nyeta Brown's Climate LensAishah-Nyeta Brown (she/her) is a storyteller, creative, researcher, and advocate for vulnerable populations. She holds a B.A. in Climate Change and Society From George Mason University, a fine arts degree, and was part of the inaugural and prestigious cohort of the Global Sustainability Scholars. She has been studying climate change since the age of 17 and studied briefly at the University of Pretoria in South Africa while exploring geospatial technologies. Aishah-Nyeta hopes to creatively bring awareness of environmental injustices to the world with the knowledge and literacy of sustainability. Using her musical and fine arts background as a...
2024-02-2234 min
IN HER LENS23: Bruno Olmedo Quiroga on Strategy at 'Good Energy'Bruno Olmedo Quiroga (he/they) is a Miami-based, culture and technology strategist from Cochabamba, Bolivia. He is a founding partner of Maybe Ventures; a boutique design and strategy consulting firm focused on regenerative business; he is the founder of Pixiesmith, a gender fluid fashion company designed to die from the beginning; and he's a Product Researcher, Designer, and Strategist at the financial tech company Plaid. Here, he speaks to us about his experience in a fourth role he holds: Director of Strategy at Good Energy Stories (an entertainment consultancy for the age of climate change.) Bruno has guest lectured at...
2024-02-201h 04
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: IFFR 2024 with Julia De SimoneWelcome to the third episode of a 3-part special on the 2024 International Film Festival of Rotterdam.Host Nadine attended the film festival as a journalist and media maker this year. This series was recorded on site and shares three highlights from the dynamic festival.Julia De Simone has been dedicated to audiovisual production since 2003. In cinema, she directed and scripted the feature-length documentary “Aracati” (IDFA), the short films “Sinfonia da Vacina” (Festival do Rio), “O Porto” (Tiger Rotterdam), “Study for the Wind” (Mostra de São Paulo), “Sinfonia” (Al Jazeera IFF) and “Encanto” (Documenta Madrid). "Praia...
2024-02-1423 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: IFFR 2024 with Tamara TatishviliWelcome to the second episode of a 3-part special on the 2024 International Film Festival of Rotterdam.Host Nadine attended the film festival as a journalist and media maker this year. This series was recorded on site and shares three highlights from the dynamic festival.Tamara Tatishvili is the Head of the Hubert Bals Fund at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Previously, Tamara worked for several years as Director of the Georgian National Film Center and the Head of Studies at MEDICI: a training and exchange forum for senior decision makers of international public...
2024-02-1433 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: IFFR 2024 with Madeleine Hunt-EhrlichWelcome to the first episode of a 3-part special on the 2024 International Film Festival of Rotterdam.Host Nadine attended the film festival as a journalist and media maker this year. This series was recorded on site and shares three highlights from the dynamic festival.Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich is a filmmaker and artist who makes films concerned with the inner worlds of black women. New Faces of Independent Cinema List." Her film "Ballad of Suzanne Césaire" stars Zita Hanrot and Motell Gyn Foster and had it's world premiere at 2024 IFFR. Madeleine's work has been s...
2024-02-1427 min
IN HER LENSIntroducing.. In Conversation: Live from IFFR 2024Welcome to a 3-part special about the 2024 International Film Festival of Rotterdam here on IN HER LENS.Host Nadine Reumer attended IFFR24 as a journalist and media maker this year. This series was recorded on the ground to share three highlights from the dynamic festival. In the first episode, you will get to know Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich who is the filmmaker behind the new film "The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire." In the second episode, you'll meet the head of the festival's Hubert Bals Fund - Tamara Tatishvili. In the final episode, you'll hear from Julia de S...
2024-02-1305 min
IN HER LENS22: Poppy Mason-Watts on Impact at 'Waterbear' NetworkPoppy Mason-Watts (she/her) is the Amsterdam-based, Chief Growth & Impact Officer at "Waterbear Network." WaterBear is a free interactive multimedia platform that allows you to watch inspirational and award-winning content, interact with hundreds of nonprofits, and take action instantly to improve our future on this planet. She leads and shapes the strategy for all impact and growth scopes across WaterBear’s community, alongside building the active user base. As one of three company directors and part of the founding team, Poppy works with the senior global leadership team to oversee operations, company culture, investor relations, capital raising and scaling the...
2024-02-0739 min
IN HER LENS21: Jennifer Sandoval on Sustainable ProductionJennifer Sandoval (she/her) is a Vancouver-based Sustainable Production Specialist and the director of Business Development at Earth Angel. A full-service sustainability consultancy dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of entertainment productions. Previously, she worked as the Project Coordinator for Creative BC's Reel Green program. Her work focuses on helping productions and other film industry stakeholders to measure their impacts, strategize ways to reduce these impacts and work with crew members and the supply chain to integrate systems thinking and creative solutions into their work process. Jennifer holds a certificate from the Sustainable Business Leadership program from BCIT, is...
2024-01-3057 min
IN HER LENS20: Liana DeMasi on Moving the NeedleLiana DeMasi (they/them) is a queer, non-binary journalist, author, and copywriter. Most of their work centers around climate, queer topics, health, politics, and culture. They are the LGBTQ+ editor of OptOut News and the author of the Atmos article, "The Environmental Cost of Filmmaking." Their work has been published in i-D magazine, The Boston Globe, Poynter, and Input Mag. Liana is an adjunct lecturer at the City College of New York, where they are also a MFA Fiction Candidate.In this episode, Liana and Nadine attempt to define keywords in the discourse around climate change...
2024-01-2343 min
IN HER LENSIN HER LENS: Season Three TrailerWelcome to the third season of IN HER LENS, a podcast all about the making of film and television: centering underrepresented perspectives. In this season, host Nadine Reumer is delving into the intersection of filmmaking and the climate crisis. Every week, Nadine welcomes a new guest working in this field; from CEO's to scholars, scientists to directors, producers to activists. Together, they will attempt to answer questions like: What is the carbon footprint of a film production? Is streaming media sustainable? Can film drive behavioral change? Are we listening to indigenous knowledge? When we are filming...
2024-01-2206 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Naomi Johnson about 'imagineNative' festivalIn this special episode, you'll get to know Naomi Johnson who is the executive director of the world's largest Indigenous film and media arts festival- imagineNative. Naomi opens up about her work at the festival and its mission; she talks about the protection and amplification of Indigenous storytelling and sovereignty.imagineNative annual festival is now streaming online now, get a pass right here: https://imaginenative.org/indigitalspace/ and you can follow their work year round on Instagram.Naomi Johnson, Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Bear clan from Six Nations, has worked in the arts for...
2023-10-2834 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Archives & Documentary w/ Jason PollardClosing out a week of documentary here on IN HER LENS! This short series is an addition to BK Library & New York History Day 2022's "Creating Documentaries & Unearthing Archives" streaming now online.Jason Pollard (he/him) is a producer and editor of documentaries, short films, music videos, and commercials. His involvement in the film industry began when he was a young child joining his father, acclaimed film producer/editor Sam Pollard. He's edited many acclaimed documentary films including “Sing Your Song” which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, “Burn, MF, Burn," "Who Killed Malcom X?", and most r...
2022-08-2720 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Archives & Documentary w/ Beatriz BrowneWelcome to a week of documentary here on IN HER LENS! This short series is an addition to BK Library & New York History Day 2022's "Creating Documentaries & Unearthing Archives" streaming now online.Beatriz Browne (she/her) is a LA/NYC based, Webby award-winning director and producer specializing in non-fiction storytelling. Beatriz has worked with companies like Fatherly, CNN, Square, The New York Times, Airbnb, and Google. She is the producer and director of 34 Carmine St. -an award-winning short docu. In this episode, Beatriz talks about creating a film about the small business culture in New York...
2022-08-2615 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Archives & Documentary w/ Daresha KyiWelcome to a week of documentary here on IN HER LENS! This short series is an addition to BK Library & New York History Day 2022's "Creating Documentaries & Unearthing Archives" streaming now online.Daresha Kyi (she/her) is an Emmy-award winning filmmaker who writes, produces, and directs documentary & narrative film and television in Spanish and English. In 2017, she co-directed and co-produced the feature-length documentary, Chavela. In 2018, she directed a short film about transgender rights called Trans In America: Texas Strong for the ACLU that has garnered over 3.2 million YouTube views, screened at SXSW 2019, won two Webby Awards...
2022-08-2521 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Archives & Documentary w/ Michelle MemranWelcome to a week of documentary here on IN HER LENS! This short series is an addition to BK Library & New York History Day 2022's "Creating Documentaries & Unearthing Archives" streaming now online.Michelle Memran (she/her) is a filmmaker, writer, and visual artist. As a journalist in NYC, she wrote for The New York Times, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, and American Theatre Magazine. Her highly acclaimed debut feature documentary "The Rest I Make Up" is a collaboration with Cuban-American playwright Maria Irene Fornes. In this episode, Michelle talks about the conversations she has with the camera, the...
2022-08-2416 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Archives & Documentary w/ Bing Liu Welcome to a week of documentary here on IN HER LENS! This short series is an addition to BK Library & New York History Day 2022's "Creating Documentaries & Unearthing Archives" streaming now online.Bing Liu (he/him) is a Chicago-based director and cinematographer. He is best known for directing the extraordinary documentary Minding the Gap, which was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 91st Academy Awards. In this episode, Bing talks about the most important resource you have as a filmmaker- yourself and your unique truth. He shares his views on documentary: about cinéma véri...
2022-08-2314 min
IN HER LENSIntroducing.. In Conversation: Archives & Documentary w/ BK Public Library & NYHD '22Welcome to a week of documentary & the second special here on the podcast! IN HER LENS is podcast centering underrepresented voices in film and television. In Conversation is a series of specials aimed to open up the podcast to more perspectives and voices.This short series is an addition to the short doc "Creating Documentaries & Unearthing Archives" streaming now online. Host Nadine created a video in early 2022, for students looking to turn archival research into documentary film for New York History Day 2022 (NYHD). NYHD is a regional contest for National History Day - a program that...
2022-08-2205 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Hundefreund Finale - AD & Intimacy Coordinator Carman HoSpecial Finale! IN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. In this final episode of the Hundefreund special, host Nadine talks with the film's assistant director and intimacy coordinator Carman Ho. Carman Ho (any pronouns) is a Canadian filmmaker and photographer based in Berlin, Germany. In this episode, Carman tells Nadine about her past studies in the humanities and how it feeds her work in the storytelling world. She breaks down the timeline of shooting Hundefreund and they talk about...
2022-07-1334 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Hundefreund - Cinematographer Louis Malcolm ReissIN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. In this episode, host Nadine chats with the short's Cinematographer (DOP) Louis Malcolm Reiss.Louis is a Berlin-based cinematographer, director, and visual artist. In this episode, Malcolm and Nadine discuss his love for creating images, and his journey to film school. Louis breaks down how he got involved with Hundefreund and met the creative team, and opens up about the on-set dynamics. He shares what equipment was used in the making of...
2022-07-0630 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Hundefreund - Costume + Set Designer Joan Ling-LiIN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. In this episode, host Nadine chats with the project's costume and set designer Joan Ling-Li Nesbit-Chang. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia- Joan Ling-Li (she/they) moved to Berlin in 2020 and works as a freelance Set Designer and Stylist. In this episode, Joan and Nadine talk about her Bachelors in Psychology, growing up in Australia, and moving to Berlin. Joan breaks down their love for aesthetics and exploration of different creative endeavors. She opens...
2022-06-2925 minIN HER LENSIn Conversation: Hundefreund - Costume/Set Designer Joan Ling-LiIN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. In this episode, host Nadine chats with the project's costume and set designer Joan Ling-Li Nesbit-Chang. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia- Joan Ling-Li (she/they) moved to Berlin in 2020 and works as a freelance Set Designer and Stylist. In this episode, Joan and Nadine talk about her Bachelors in Psychology, growing up in Australia, and moving to Berlin. Joan breaks down their love for aesthetics and exploration of different creative endeavors. She opens...
2022-06-2925 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Hundefreund - Creator Sailesh Naidu + Writer/Lead Lamin Leroy Gibba (Part 2)IN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. Get to know the creator and producer of the film Sailesh Naidu and its screenwriter and lead actor Lamin Leroy Gibba in this in-depth interview.Sailesh Naidu is a poet, researcher, and filmmaker and Lamin Leroy Gibba is an actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter. In this part two of the conversation, Sailesh and Lamin talk about the casting process and Lamin's transition from screenwriter to actor- Lamin opens up about understanding his character...
2022-06-2444 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Hundefreund - Creator Sailesh Naidu + Writer/Lead Lamin Leroy Gibba (Part 1)IN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. Get to know the creator and producer of the film Sailesh Naidu and its screenwriter and lead actor Lamin Leroy Gibba in this in-depth interview.Sailesh Naidu is a poet, researcher, and filmmaker and Lamin Leroy Gibba is an actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter. In this part one of the conversation, you get to know Sailesh and Lamin; how they met and became collaborators. Host Nadine, Sailesh, and Lamin delve deeper into what...
2022-06-2242 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Hundefreund - Director Maissa Lihedheb (Part 2)IN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. Get to know the director of the film in this in-depth interview, Maissa Lihedheb.Maissa is a German-Tunisian director and founder of the Berlin-based platform BIPoC Film Society. In part two of the conversation, Maissa opens up about some of her processes ahead of getting on set, Nadine and Maissa talk about the beast of imposter syndrome and how you have to allow yourself to learn. Maissa talks about the relationship between...
2022-06-1730 min
IN HER LENSIn Conversation: Hundefreund - Director Maissa Lihedheb (Part 1)Welcome to IN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. Kickstarting this special series with an in-depth interview with the film's director Maissa Lihedheb.Maissa is a German-Tunisian director and founder of the Berlin-based platform BIPoC Film Society. In part 1 of her conversation with host Nadine, she shares about her journey into film and her thesis titled “Symbolic Annihilation in Mass Media and Its Effects on the Identity of First Generation Immigrants" Maissa breaks down how she met the film's co...
2022-06-1533 min
IN HER LENSBACK! Introducing.. IN HER LENS In Conversation: HundefreundWelcome back to IN HER LENS, and to a new phase of the podcast! Introducing... IN HER LENS In Conversation. A series of specials on the platform in which host Nadine chats more specifically and in shorter form, with creatives in the film and television of all gender identities. The first special starts streaming June 15th 2022- In Conversation: Hundefreund. Spanning 7 episodes, we'll get to know the creative team behind the German short Hundefreund that is currently making big waves across the world.You can follow the podcast on Instagram @inherlenspodcast and check out the short...
2022-06-1304 min
IN HER LENS19: Host Nadine Reumer on the Making Of "IN HER LENS"Nadine Reumer is the founder and host of IN HER LENS. She is an actress and filmmaker based between Amsterdam and New York City, & raised across the world. In this episode, the tables are turned and Nadine finds herself in the hot seat. She is joined by her sister Paula who prepared a very special interview with some questions from the listeners about the making of "IN HER LENS." In this sit down, Nadine and Paula discuss their roots (or non-roots), where they came from, and how they both found a home in the arts. Nadine shares about where...
2021-09-091h 07
IN HER LENS18: Sherin Seyda on Curating Connection & Film ConsultancySherin Seyda is a director, producer, screenwriter, and film consultant at the Nederlands Filmfonds. Born to Syrian-Kurdish parents in Berlin, Sherin studied film and law in the UK and at the Sorbonne in Paris. At the University of Amsterdam, she received her Bachelors in Psychology and a Bachelors and Masters in International Law. Sherin finished her studies with a Masters in Audiovisual Arts at the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels, Belgium. She worked as a moderator, curator, and programme producer for De Balie, IFFR, and Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Today, Sherin splits her time between creating her...
2021-08-3057 min
IN HER LENS17: Nainita Desai on Perseverance, "The Reason I Jump," and "For Sama." Nainita Desai is a British-Indian composer based in London, UK. Nainita’s eclectic musical upbringing led her to studying the sitar, piano, table, guitar, violin, and singing. After receiving a degree in Mathematics, she attended the National Film and Television School in London. She worked as a sound designer and musical engineer, working alongside Peter Gabriel. Making the powerful decision to transition to composing and following her love for music making; today Nainita is an Ivor Novello, BIFA, and Cinema Eyes Honors nominee, a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and the IFMCA Breakthrough Composer (2020.) She’s composed intensely engaging scores for film...
2021-08-181h 09
IN HER LENS16: Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir on The Choreography of Editing and Choosing No FearElísabet Ronaldsdóttir is a film editor from Iceland. Elisabet is one of today’s most fought after and acclaimed editors. Starting as a cinematographer, Elisabet instead found her footing in the editing room and with her edit of the Icelandic film "Reykjavík Rotterdam" and it's remake "Contraband" made the transition to Hollywood. Her experiences in editing dance films, short documentaries, and TV shaped Elisabet up to today being one of the biggest action cinema editors. She is the editor of the "John Wick" (2014), "Atomic Blonde" (2015), and "Deadpool 2" (2018.) She's also edited comedies like "Playing with Fire" (2019), TV drama...
2021-08-031h 03
IN HER LENS15: Stephanie Economou on "Jupiter's Legacy" and Building A ScoreStephanie Economou is a composer and violinist from Long Island, New York, and currently based in Los Angeles. Her study in widely varying musical styles including classical, experimental, folk and rock- create her unique hybridized compositional voice. Her work in film scoring extends from drama to action to comedy. In 2015, she was chosen as one of six fellows for the Sundance Institute Composers Lab at Skywalker Ranch. She is the composer of the new Netflix TV series Jupiter’s Legacy, based on the comic series by Mark Millar. She has written the music for the Lionsgate/Starz series Step Up...
2021-07-261h 12
IN HER LENS14: 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 everyd...
2021-07-1257 min
IN HER LENS13: Kid Moxie on Composing & Synthpop DreamsElena 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...
2021-07-0543 min
IN HER LENS12: 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 thro...
2021-06-281h 00
IN HER LENS 11: Ruthie Shatz on "Lenox Hill" and "The Garden"Kickstarting Season 2 of IN HER LENS with Ruthie Shatz. Born in Israel, Shatz is an award-winning executive producer, director, editor and writer. She is the founder, alongside her partner Adi Barash, of “Yulari Films." Shatz and Barash have made some of today’s most impactful documentaries including their Sundance debut “Garden”, “Diamonds and Rust”, and “The Collaborator and his Family.” They have exploded on the international stage with the astounding 2020 documentary series on Netflix "Lenox Hill." In this episode, Ruthie and Nadine talk about finding her passion for documentary and working/creating with her life partner Adi, about the making of “Garde...
2021-06-221h 04
IN HER LENSIN HER LENS: Season Two TrailerGuess who's back! I am thrilled to announce the second season of IN HER LENS! New episodes will drop every Monday, on all major platforms, for the next 10 weeks starting June 21st 2021. The women behind the film, and their stories. IN HER LENS is a weekly interview series, where host Nadine chats with today's women in film about their crafts and experiences.You can follow the podcast on Instagram @inherlenspodcast Make sure you hit that subscribe button- as I have some really cool things in store this season and if you have a...
2021-06-1802 min
IN HER LENS10: Season One Finale: SUPERCUTWelcome to the season one finale of the IN HER LENS podcast! This week, host Nadine Reumer takes the listener through a supercut of the season- focusing on 4 main themes, capturing it's biggest moments, and drawing parallels. Throughout the episode, you’ll hear the voices of Chinwe Okorie, Farida Zahran, Adinah Dancyger, Sarah Adina Smith, Beatriz Browne, Jasmijn Schrofer, Leticia de Bortoli, Joosje Duk, & Denise Ekale Kum. IN HER LENS will be back in the late spring of 2021 with season two. In the meantime, you can follow the podcast on Instagram: @inherlenspodcast
2021-01-1824 min
IN HER LENS09: Sarah Adina Smith on EverythingNadine is joined this week on IN HER LENS by the fantastic Sarah Adina Smith. After a series of shorts including The Sirens, Sarah directed her features The Midnight Swim and Busters Mal Heart. She directed episodes on HBO’s Room 104, TBS' WRECKED, and LEGION on FX. Sarah directed the first two episodes of Amazon Studios action thriller series Hanna, as well as serving as a co-executive producer on the project. Most recently, she directed the pilot for the Hulu series Looking for Alaska and is currently in post-production for her new film Birds of Paradise. In this episode, Sa...
2021-01-0857 min
IN HER LENS08: Denise Ekale Kum on SeasonsHappy New Year! Welcoming 2021 with a brand-new episode. This week, Nadine chats with self-taught writer and director Denise Ekale Kum. Based in Berlin, Denise is creating a four-part short film series loosely based on the year's seasons. Her shorts Wintersonnewende (Winter Solstice), Natsu no Takaramono (Natsu's Treasure), and Respringendo have screened at various festivals and her fourth and final short is currently in the works. In this episode, Nadine and Denise talk about her journey following her passion for filmmaking. They chat about bringing multiple identities and experiences to the work that you do and Denise shares her biggest...
2021-01-011h 03
IN HER LENS07: Adinah Dancyger on Sharing the PersonalThis week on IN HER LENS, Adinah Dancyger talks about her journey as a filmmaker. Her short films Chopping Onions, Cheer Up Baby, and Moving have screened at various festivals including Sundance, Berlinale, NYFF, and Slamdance. Raised in New York City, and with a BA from Bard- Adinah has worked with brands like Zara, Gucci, Tory Burch, and companies like Nowness and Dazed. She has shot, directed, and edited music videos for artists like Okay Kaya and Aerial East. In this episode, Adinah and Nadine talk about visual storytelling and the development of her short films. In connection to h...
2020-12-111h 00
IN HER LENS06: Leticia de Bortoli on "Queering"This week Nadine is joined by Leticia de Bortoli. Leticia is a Brazilian writer, director, and cinematographer based in NYC. She is the creator of the LGBTQ+ comedy web series "Queering" - currently streaming on YouTube and holds over 6 million views. With a primarily female cast and fantastic characters- the series has created exceptional buzz. In this episode, we chat about working different hats from cinematography, to writing, to directing, we discuss the making of independent web series in New York City and the creation of “Queering," and we discuss what it means to stand firm as a woman in...
2020-11-271h 21
IN HER LENS05: Jasmijn Schrofer on "Tarikat" and "Death of Darkness"Welcome back to IN HER LENS! This week Nadine is joined by Jasmijn Schrofer. Jasmijn is a Dutch/Chinese American documentary filmmaker based in Amsterdam. She was raised in The Hague and in 2015 she graduated from The Nederlandse FilmAcademie with her award winning film "Tarikat"; a short doc about Sufism. "Tarikat" is currently still making it's way around the festival circuit. Today, she is working on her upcoming documentary, "Death of Darkness," about the installation of electricity in Illaut, Northern Kenya. In this episode, we talk about connecting to the essence of a story and the translation from feeling t...
2020-11-2058 min
IN HER LENS04: Farida Zahran on "Banat Akher Zaman (Youth)"This week, Farida Zahran joins Nadine Reumer on IN HER LENS! Farida is an Egyptian writer/director and a graduate of NYU’s Grad Film Program. Her short film "Banat Akher Zaman" or "Youth" premiered at SXSW 2019 and received an Oscar-qualifying award at Palm Springs International ShortFest. She was selected for the 2019 New York Film Festival Artists Academy. Prior to grad school, Farida worked in development at the Doha Film Institute. She is currently based in Brooklyn, NY and is working on her first feature screenplay as well as a Cairo-set musical short. In this episode, Farida and Nadine talk...
2020-11-061h 02
IN HER LENS03: Joosje Duk on Short Narratives & Rejection FolderThis week, Joosje Duk shares her wisdom on IN HER LENS! Joosje is a filmmaker and actress from The Hague and based in between Amsterdam and New York. She wrote and directed the short film NIGHT, which won the HuffPost Arts Impact Award- as well as being invited to screen at Disney’s studios. In collaboration with Dutch network VPRO, Joosje wrote and directed her first pilot GAPPIES. This led her to direct her first full web series, FITGIRLS, and her upcoming second full web series DE EDEL FIGURANT. In this episode, Joosje and Nadine talk about her journey to...
2020-10-161h 01
IN HER LENS02: Beatriz Browne on Finding Your StoryProud to be joined this episode by director, producer, and storyteller Beatriz Browne. Beatriz specializes in non-fiction storytelling and her work includes the Docu-Series “My Kid The” which has been watched over 5 million times and been recognized by outlets such as Good Morning America and Upworthy. In this episode, Beatriz and Nadine talk about her journey from child actor to filmmaker, about being a multi-disciplinary artist, they discuss the practicalities of pitching, producing, funding your work. They also talk about her upcoming short documentary about resistance of culture in NYC. Beatriz and Nadine also ponder the bigger questions, like what...
2020-10-0950 min
IN HER LENS01: Chinwe Okorie on "Lovebites"Grateful to be joined this episode by Chinwe Okorie, writer and director of the new short Lovebites currently on @IssaRaePresents #ShortFilmSundays. In this episode, Chinwe and Nadine talk frankly about writing, producing, and directing your own short film- climbing the barriers around film festivals- the importance and reality of representation- and setting out on this path we call: filmmaking. Chinwe Okorie is a Nigerian-born writer, director, and editor in Austin, TX. At age six, she immigrated to the United States and watched her first film, Titanic. It was then that her love affair with cinema began. Wh...
2020-10-0243 min
IN HER LENSIntroducing IN HER LENS: Season One TrailerThe womxn behind the film, and their stories. IN HER LENS is a weekly interview series, where host Nadine Reumer intimately converses with today’s rising female filmmakers; about their craft and experiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2502 min