With the demand for competent crew members, and BIPOC recruitment, in the booming BC film industry, this podcast aims to educate new and hopeful BIPOC filmmakers and crew members on the various roles involved on a professional film set. Helmed by BC native Andy Wong, who himself is a working Assistant Director in the Director’s Guild of Canada (DGC). Each episode consists of conversations about what new crew members can expect on the job, challenges they may face, and the changing landscape of diversity that has influenced their journey.
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With the demand for competent crew members, and BIPOC recruitment, in the booming BC film industry, this podcast aims to educate new and hopeful BIPOC filmmakers and crew members on the various roles involved on a professional film set. Helmed by BC native Andy Wong, who himself is a working Assistant Director in the Director’s Guild of Canada (DGC). Each episode consists of conversations about what new crew members can expect on the job, challenges they may face, and the changing landscape of diversity that has influenced their journey.
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Rebecca Lee (she/her) is a multi Emmy winning makeup designer on FX Shogun, Apple’s Pachinko, Netflix’s Altered Carbon and more. In this episode, Rebecca talks about:
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Michelle Kee (she/her) is a VFX Producer who has worked on various well-known shows and films. In this episode she talks about:
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Braden Haggerty (she/her) is an underwater director of photography who has worked on Paramount+’s School Spirits, Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Netflix The Haunting of Bly Manor and more. In this episode, Braden talks about:
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Rob Guthrie (he/him) and Rissa Guthrie (she/her) have worked on various BC shows such as the Leo Award Winning Les Files Du Roi (2024), the Lifetime movie The Bad Seed Returns (2022), and APTN’s Shadow of the Rougarou (2022). In locations they’ve worked on projects such as Power Rangers (2017), Alpha (2018), and Bones of Crows (2022). As members of the Directors Guild of Canada, they work in between the locations and the Assistant Director department. On this episode, they talk about:
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Matteo Angeles (he/him) is a playback operator on various films and television shows such as CW’s The Flash, HBO Max’s Peacemaker, Paramount+ School Spirits and more. Having started in this industry at a young age, Matteo talks about:
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Program notes: BIPOC Credits Podcast is a self funded passion project with the goal of creating a platform for BIPOC crew members to talk about their own experiences and dreams. If you would like to sponsor/ support us, please email us at bipoc.credits.podcast@gmail.com
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Carmen Thompson (she/her) is a costume designer on various films and television shows such as Bones of Crows, various Hallmarks and served as an Indigenous cultural consultant on Marvel’s Echo. Carmen also talks about:
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Abdul Malik (he/him) is a writer whose works has appeared on Transplant, Queen Tut, Streams Flow From a River, Allegiance and more. Abdul’s writing career slowly came about after being told to drop out of film school. He also talks about:
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Caleb Chan (he/him) is a composer who frequently collaborates with his brother, Brian Chan. Featured in their string arrangements of Beyonce and Sza songs on Netflix’s, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Fairly Odd Parents: A New Wish and more. Caleb also talks about:
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Megan Wong (she/they) is an intimacy coordinator who has worked on Superman and Lois, Reginald the Vampire and other local indie productions to name a few. Megan goes into detail about:
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Unit Manager and DGC BC Treasurer/Secretary Hans Dayal is an advocate for change. He has been a production manager for Disney+ Turner & Hooch, Netflix’s Virgin River and many other shows as a Location Manager. In this episode we explore:
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BONUS EPISODE: Banff World Media Festival is a major event in the producer realm. It is Canada's market in beautiful Banff, Alberta. Join us as we talk about:
And a special announcement at the end of the episode.
Special thanks to Banff World Media Festival, Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices and Nagamo.
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BONUS EPISODE: A new experiment of BIPOC Credits. We will be discussing film festivals! The Whistler Film Festival not only screens films but consists of a Content Summit, talent labs and live pitches. In this episode we sit down with the director Kim Albright and actress Donna Benedicto of With Love and a Major Organ (2023) to discuss the actor-director relationship. We also highlight the participants of the Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship and summarize our favourite moments at the Content Summit.
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Andy Wong (he/him) started as an actor then after years of not finding success he decided to enter film school to be a filmmaker. Now he is an in-demand 2nd Assistant Director working on various Hallmarks, CW TV shows, Feature Films and more. Furthermore, it is through his experience he is also an in-demand producer in the BC indie film scene. In this episode, Andy talks about:
Also, enjoy getting to know the host of this podcast!
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Program notes: BIPOC Credits Podcast is a self funded passion project with the goal of creating a platform for BIPOC crew members to talk about their own experiences and dreams. If you would like to sponsor/ support us, please email us at bipoc.credits.podcast@gmail.com
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Alex Shamku (he/him) is your go-to indie sound person in Vancouver. He’s done it all from Run N Gun, Crazy8s, commercials and more. Alex goes into:
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Damon Vignale (he/him) is a writer and showrunner of various shows such as The Murders, Motive, Common Law and more. It is a process where he is fully invested in the whole process to even being on set. Damon speaks about:
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Alfonso Chin (he/him) is a strong collaborator and a passionate cinematographer. His works can be seen in David Fincher’s VOIR, Jason Karman’s Golden Delicious, Float that's produced by Aaron Au and more. In this episode, Alfonso talks about:
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Maritza Louis (she/her) is a visual development modeler / concept sculptor who has worked on so many notable films and games such as SpiderMan: Into The Spiderverse, Grand Theft Auto V, DC League of Superpets and more! She talks about:
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Buket Biles (she/her) is a post coordinator/supervisor on Snowpiercer. She is also part of the Vancouver Post Alliance (VPA) and serves on the Board as a Events Committee Chair. Her journey started from working on the major films in Turkey in the post production world. On this episode she talks about:
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Being an Assistant Locations Manager (ALM) within the Locations Department to Mark Wilmot is the foundation for film. Without the permits or location, there is NO film! Mark talks about:
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As a Chartered Accountant, Vishal Hiralal’s story of entering the film industry was through a chance conversation with a lighting person on his LA bound flight! His journey led him to re-train his skills to better serve the film industry as an Accountant for creatives and more! He further speaks about:
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