Gisela Chípe is an award-winning actor, writer, audiobook narrator, public speaker, and producer. A selection of her credits: Producer on the Award-Winning pilot This Boy’s Vida: Made in America by Joseph Castillo-Midyett, the award-winning Black?, Con Dios, and The Graduate Series (Co-writer). Gisela’s Film/TV Acting: There She Goes, Good Burger 2, The Last Day, AWKWAFINA is Nora from Queens, The Equalizer, Law and Order: SVU, and Manifest. In Spanish: Wasp Network, Bel Canto. In Portuguese: The Olympic Games in Brazil. Broadway debut: POTUS… (d. Susan Stroman) She has worked Off-Broadway and in prestigious Regional Theaters including Papermill Playhouse, The Guthrie, Actors Theatre of Louisville, & Studio Theatre DC. She is a multiple AudioFile Earphones Award winner for her audiobooks: The Soul of a Woman (Allende), Velvet Was The Night, Horror Movie, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls (to name a few). As an often-engaged public speaker, Gisela has lectured to hundreds of corporate executives and college students on branding and presentation. University of Delaware—PTTP (M.F.A.) @Giselachipe   JOSEPH CASTILLO-MIDYETT: FILM: Collateral Beauty, Beyond the Night, From Nowhere. TELEVISION: Endgame, Marvel, Equalizer, City on a Hill, Fear the Walking Dead, Queen of the South, Homeland, FBI, New Amsterdam, Plot Against America, The Following, Divorce, Master of None, MacGyver, Jessica Jones, The Resident, City on the Hill, The Path. OFF-BROADWAY: The Acting Company: Of Mice and Men, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors. @jcastillomidyett www.josephcastillomidyett.com   Meet your hosts, award-winning indie filmmakers Adrienne Acevedo Lovette and John A. Rice, as they pull back the curtain on their creative worlds. Discover the story behind REEL INDIE, get the inside scoop on their current film projects, and find out what exciting, unfiltered conversations await you this season. Follow them on instagram at @AdrienneAcevedoLovette and @John.A.Rice Follow the show everywhere you get your podcasts & on instagram at @TheGarageProductions www.TheGarageProductions.com www.ManoftheCrowdProductions.com www.DirectedByAdrienneAcevedoLovette.com www.AdrienneAcevedoLovette.com www.john-rice.net www.jarstudionyc.com

Daniel Armando is an award-winning filmmaker and producer, raised in California, now residing in New York City.  He has produced 8 micro-budget indie films, including DADDY’S BOY (Official Selection Cinequest Film Festival), WHAT IT WAS (Official Selection HBO Urbanworld, Outfest, NewFest, and Frameline film festivals), THE BREEDING (Winner, Best Feature, Harlem Int’l Film Festival), and BWOY (starring RENT & STAR TREK: DISCOVERY’S Anthony Rapp).  His first project, the short BOYS LIKE YOU, won him “Best Short” at the 2011 North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.  Follow him on Instagram @officialdanielarmando www.DanielArmando.com www.NovoNovus.com    Meet your hosts, award-winning indie filmmakers Adrienne Acevedo Lovette and John A. Rice, as they pull back the curtain on their creative worlds. Discover the story behind REEL INDIE, get the inside scoop on their current film projects, and find out what exciting, unfiltered conversations await you this season. Follow them on instagram at @AdrienneAcevedoLovette and @John.A.Rice Follow the show everywhere you get your podcasts & on instagram at @TheGarageProductions www.TheGarageProductions.com www.ManoftheCrowdProductions.com www.DirectedByAdrienneAcevedoLovette.com www.AdrienneAcevedoLovette.com www.john-rice.net www.jarstudionyc.com

Lenny Thomas is an award-winning producer, actor, and director born and raised in NYC. Known widely for his role as 'Dikahn' on the TV series "Ruthless", Lenny is a creative force on various sides of the entertainment industry. His movie BEGGARMAN, which he produced and starred in, will be available to stream Sept. 5th on FANDANGO! Follow him on instagram @LennyThomas www.BeggarmanMovie.com   Meet your hosts, award-winning indie filmmakers Adrienne Acevedo Lovette and John A. Rice, as they pull back the curtain on their creative worlds. Discover the story behind REEL INDIE, get the inside scoop on their current film projects, and find out what exciting, unfiltered conversations await you this season. Follow them on instagram at @AdrienneAcevedoLovette and @John.A.Rice Follow the show everywhere you get your podcasts & on instagram at @TheGarageProductions www.TheGarageProductions.com www.ManoftheCrowdProductions.com www.DirectedByAdrienneAcevedoLovette.com www.AdrienneAcevedoLovette.com www.john-rice.net www.jarstudionyc.com

For 15 years, Ryan has been behind the camera as a director, producer, and cinematographer on over 40 indie films. For more of his work, visit: www.thebalasbrothers.com

Meet your hosts, award-winning indie filmmakers Adrienne Acevedo Lovette and John A. Rice, as they pull back the curtain on their creative worlds. Discover the story behind REEL INDIE, get the inside scoop on their current film projects, and find out what exciting, unfiltered conversations await you this season. Follow them on instagram at @AdrienneAcevedoLovette and @John.A.Rice Follow the show everywhere you get your podcasts & on instagram at @TheGarageProductions www.TheGarageProductions.com www.ManoftheCrowdProductions.com www.DirectedByAdrienneAcevedoLovette.com www.AdrienneAcevedoLovette.com www.john-rice.net www.jarstudionyc.com

Join filmmakers Adrienne Acevedo Lovette and John A. Rice as they dive deep with real indie filmmakers—those creating outside the studio system—sharing raw, unfiltered stories about their artistic vision, personal growth, and spiritual evolution. This isn’t about Hollywood’s version of ‘indie’; it’s about the true heart and hustle of independent artistry, where bold dreams meet purpose, and art defines the journey.