Shows
Peaced Off!Twisted Words – Truth vs. ConsequencesOrly and Abe break down a few key terms (“Genocide,” “Ceasefire,” “Apartheid,” “Normalize,” and “Zionism”) with professors emeriti Laurel Leff and Sari Nusseibeh, who offer not merely definitions, but discuss the etymology of these terms and how they have shifted over time.
2025-08-0541 min
Peaced Off!How to Realign for PeaceOrly and Abe are joined by Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib and Melanie Robbins of Realign for Palestine as they discuss Ahmed's appearance on an episode of Jubilee's "Surrounded" and their short documentary, "Waging Peace."
2025-07-2954 min
Peaced Off!"Whispered in Gaza" (Part Two)Orly and Abe welcome back the team from The Center for Peace Communications, who return for a second episode, this time alongside the co-Founder of the We Want to Live movement, Moumen al-Natour, who joins us from Gaza City, to discuss the status of humanitarian aid and the desire to move forward in peace.
2025-07-2240 min
Peaced Off!"Whispered in Gaza" (Part One)Orly and Abe speak to Joseph Braude and Ahed Alhendi of The Center for Peace Communications and discuss Whispers in Gaza, a groundbreaking video series, produced by Joseph Braude, that reveals firsthand accounts from Palestinians living under Hamas rule.
2025-07-1537 min
Peaced Off!"The Path Forward"Orly and Abe speak to Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Peabody-winning documentary filmmaker Julie Cohen and Palestinian American peace activist Mo Husseini about their short film, The Path Forward.
2025-07-0842 min
Peaced Off!IntroductionThe Film Collaborative presents PEACED OFF!, a film and conversation series exploring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hosted by Orly Ravid and Abe Gurko.
2025-07-0203 min
A Conversation With...A Conversation With Ksenia Maiorova and Stephanie ScammanBiederman Entertainment, Media, & Sports Law Institute's Orly Ravid sits down with Ksenia Maiorova and Stephanie M. Scamman. Ksenia is a Partner in Green and Spiegel, LLC in the Orlando office. Ksenia is recognized as one of the nation’s leading specialists in sports immigration and has vast experience representing sports industry professionals in connection with their applications for visas and permanent resident status.
Stephanie M. Scamman is an Associate Attorney at Green and Spiegel, LLC based in Orlando, Florida. Her practice has focused on extraordinary ability immigrant visas, nonimmigrant visas, and national interest waivers for athletes and oth...
2025-01-3054 minA Conversation With...A Conversation With Henry LydiateSouthwestern Law School's head of the Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Institute, Orly Ravid, speaks to Henry Lydiate, a renowned London-based International Art Lawyer who has specialized in the law relating to visual art and design for over 35 years. A founding partner of The Henry Lydiate Partnership LLP—an international art business consultancy, Henry Lydiate showcases a lifelong commitment to the arts and the support of creative arts practitioners and cultural organizations through innovation, people development, and co-creation. Professor Lydiate also designs and delivers international legal and art business modules for Sotheby’s Institute of Art and Southwestern Law School's...
2024-03-1354 minA Conversation With...A Conversation With Erika KirkwoodIn this episode, Southwestern Law School's head of the Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Institute, Orly Ravid, speaks to Erika Kirkwood, executive Vice President and Head of Business Affairs at Paramount Television Studios (PTVS), about Erika’s journey from doing litigation to being a studio entertainment business affairs executive.
Erika has been a pivotal figure in the entertainment industry, successfully spearheading negotiations for acclaimed projects such as The Offer, Home Before Dark, Defending Jacob, Before, Maniac, and Looking for Alaska. Erika discusses her instrumental role in guild negotiations alongside Paramount's labor team and her careful approach to co...
2023-11-1031 minA Conversation With...A Conversation With Kenneth Trujillo-JamisonKenneth Trujillo-Jamison, a partner for Willenken LLP was named "One to Watch" in the 2021 and 2022 editions of Best Lawyers. He efficiently handles his clients' most complex and challenging matters and knows the importance of aligning litigation strategies with his clients' business objectives. His experience encompasses matters in technology, entertainment, consumer class actions, and copyright infringement. Prior to joining Willenken, Kenneth practiced at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, and served as a law clerk for The Honorable Judge Paul J. Watford of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In this episode, Kenneth joins Southwestern Law School’s head o...
2023-08-2652 minA Conversation With...A Conversation With...Dr. Michael EpsteinBiederman Institute director Orly Ravid talks with Dr. Epstein about the fragility of Sierra Leone’s democracy, the country’s struggle to create laws guaranteeing a free press, and its citizens’ widespread concern that election-related fake news may lead to unrest, extremism and even violence.
2022-11-301h 00
Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking PodcastIFH 444: How NOT to Get Ripped Off by a Predatory Film Distributor with Orly RavidToday on the show we have attorney and film distribution expert Orly Ravid. Orly is committed to helping artistically and intellectually rigorous and important films reach their respective audiences via a financial model that is sustainable for filmmakers.Having established the theatrical, festival, digital distribution and educational services, presently at TFC, Orly works primarily on distribution, sales/licensing and contract/negotiation services with a focus on new media digital distribution. She also oversees theatrical releases, the various educational services, and the organizational overall.Called a “big picture” thinker, Orly founded The Film Collaborative in response to a domin...
2021-02-251h 13A Conversation With...Dina LaPoltDina LaPolt, Esq. is the owner of LaPolt Law, P.C., a boutique transactional law firm specializing in intellectual property and entertainment law. LaPolt Law is the only music law firm of its stature founded and run by a sole female practitioner. Dina was intimately involved in legislative advocacy, cofounding the Songwriters of North America (SONA) and helping to spearhead the Music Modernization Act, a copyright bill signed into law on October 11, 2018. Notably,
Dina earned recognition as the Recording Academy’s 2019 Entertainment Law Initiative’s Service Award recipient. Dina has also been honored with numerous industry accolades, inclu...
2020-05-0654 min
Creative Distribution 101Orly Ravid, Founder of The Film CollaborativeIn episode 3, Orly Ravid, who founded THE FILM COLLABORATIVE in 2010, tells us all about how to market docs and fiction films, the golden rules of online distribution, how to have a sustainable career with creative distribution and build festival relationships. Orly has spoken on distribution at Sundance, Cannes, SXSW, and many more places. Show notes: Orly focuses on removing the middlemen so more money goes back to the filmmakers. TFC Offers free education resources (Distripedia, Guides, blog), paid consultation for members and custom distribution. Will educate everyone but doesn't distribute everyone. Not every film i...
2019-03-2440 min
Rex Sikes' Movie BeatRex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Orly Ravid film acquisitionOrly Ravid, PT 3 Co-Executive Director The Film Collaborative At TFC, Orly works primarily on distribution, sales/licensing and contract/negotiation services with a focus on new media digital distribution. She also handles theatrical releases. A “big picture” thinker, Orly created TFC in response to a dominant and overarching structure that favors middlemen, not filmmakers. Her intense diligence in protecting filmmakers' rights and revenues is equally matched by her passion for art film and socio/political issue-focused documentaries. Orly is committed to helping artistically and intellectually rigorous and important films reach their respective audiences via a financial model that is sust...
2011-09-131h 25
Rex Sikes' Movie BeatRex Sikes Movie Beat chats with screenwriter Ryan LevinRyan Levin, screenwriter, first job in LA was writers’ PA on the sitcom, Scrubs. Levin then spent two more seasons at Scrubs as a writers’ assistant, wrote an episode and proceeded to work as a writers’ assistant on several more shows and pilots.
Levin wrote and directed a short film, The Fifth, a dark comedy, played over 60 film festivals worldwide, earning a myriad of awards, including Fantasia Fest’s Audience Award for Best Short Film, Dead by Dawn’s Best Short Film, and Fantastic Fest’s Best Short Film Screenplay & Best Short Film Actor. The Fifth was also selected as...
2011-06-091h 14
Rex Sikes' Movie BeatRex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Orly Ravid on film acquisitions & sales PT 2Orly Ravid, PT 2 Co-Executive Director The Film Collaborative At TFC, Orly works primarily on distribution, sales/licensing and contract/negotiation services with a focus on new media digital distribution. She also handles theatrical releases. A “big picture” thinker, Orly created TFC in response to a dominant and overarching structure that favors middlemen, not filmmakers. Her intense diligence in protecting filmmakers' rights and revenues is equally matched by her passion for art film and socio/political issue-focused documentaries. Orly is committed to helping artistically and intellectually rigorous and important films reach their respective audiences via a financial model that is sust...
2010-06-1059 min
Rex Sikes' Movie BeatRex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Orly Ravid on film acquisitions & salesOrly Ravid, Co-Executive Director The Film Collaborative At TFC, Orly works primarily on distribution, sales/licensing and contract/negotiation services with a focus on new media digital distribution. She also handles theatrical releases. A “big picture” thinker, Orly created TFC in response to a dominant and overarching structure that favors middlemen, not filmmakers. Her intense diligence in protecting filmmakers' rights and revenues is equally matched by her passion for art film and socio/political issue-focused documentaries.
Orly is committed to helping artistically and intellectually rigorous and important films reach their respective audiences via a financial model that is s...
2010-06-0259 min