Brittany Brave is an entertainer with more than 15 years of on-stage experience with a focus on improv and sketch comedy. In 2019, she was selected by the NY Comedy Festival to perform on their Best New Talent showcase at Caroline’s on Broadway.
Not only an acclaimed performer with numerous network TV appearances, Brittany also runs critically acclaimed comedy shows, one of them named “a must-see weekend comedy event” by the NY Times. As she says on her bio: “she does all this and is still somehow only 4’11”. What a crime.”
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to, hopefully, be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Hannah Greene is a Costume Designer & Fabric Buyer. Her credits in the film and TV industry include Captain America Winter Soldier, Captain America Civil War, Captain Marvel, Avengers, as well as Space Jam, Goosebumps and DC Comics’ latest hit: The Peacemaker. She spoke to us from her home in Los Angeles.
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to, hopefully, be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut is an actor and writer. She's been part of Broadway productions such as The Crucible and A Doll’s House, Part 2. And when it comes to her filmography, she’s had recurring roles on TV series like Homeland, and is currently on Cruel Summer, a Freeform original series that you can also watch on Hulu.
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to, hopefully, be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Rosario Ortega is a singer/songwriter who grew up in a family of artists. She had a song on Ethan Hawke’s film “The Hottest State” when she was only 19 years old. Shortly after, her first record, produced by Jesse Harris, was nominated for a Latin Grammy as Best New Artist.
Rosario has also been singing back up vocals with Latin American rock legend Charly Garcia since 2011. Her latest record, “Otro Lado”, has recently been nominated for a Gardel, a prestigious music award in Argentina, for Best Alternative Pop Album.
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to, hopefully, be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Carmen Vidal is an Oscar Winning filmmaker and the recipient of 8 Emmy® Awards for her work as a TV producer at the cultural magazine Nueva York- A show on CUNY TV about Latinos in New York.
Other highlights include having her work being part of MoMA’s New Directors/New Films Festival, among many other award winning pieces.
6 a.m. - Academy Award Winning Short Film
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to, hopefully, be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Malena Pichot is an Argentine groundbreaking feminist comedian, screenwriter, radio show host and, reluctantly, an actress. Malena’s career started back in 2008, when she was one of the first ones to create comedy content and upload it on YouTube without expecting much from it. Besides being an accomplished stand up comedian, she went on to create and star in many TV series. She also has her own Netflix special called "Complex Stupidity".
Malena and I met back in 2013, when we co-wrote and starred in the short comedy film "Take It Easy, Charlie", which was also the series finale of the webseries “America Loves Carlos”.
Malena's Links:
"Complex Stupidity" Netflix Special
Malena's Instagram
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to, hopefully, be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Stephen Galgano is a music producer and mixing engineer who also does graphic and visual design. A New York native, Stephen recently released "Look Up" under the moniker July Porter. The song is captivating and the music video, done with previous guest, filmmaker Inés Vogelfang, is equally beautiful. We spoke about music and graphic design while a snowstorm was coming down.
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to, hopefully, be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Inés Vogelfang is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker and film editor originally from Argentina. Some of the short documentaries she directed and edited were screened at various international film festivals. She was also part of the editing team in feature documentaries that went onto IFP labs and various International Film Festivals. With “You Play Here”, her interactive documentary about immigration and the public space, she was part of DCTV’s Documentary WIP Lab with Yance Ford. She was also a 2019-2020 mentee at the Karen Schmeer Diversity in the Edit Room Fellowship.
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to hopefully be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Rocio Crudo is a film director from Buenos Aires. Having her short films featured in international festivals and after directing music videos and fashion films, she began shooting commercials and was distinguished in 2015 with a special mention int he Lion Cannes Master of Creativity. Since then, she’s been shooting for numerous international brands. Rocio has always been a cinephile with inclinations towards art, fashion, and design. She’s currently working on her first feature film and she spoke to us from the sunny Summer in Buenos Aires.
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to HOPEFULLY be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Pepita Sandwich is an illustrator and cartoonist based in NYC. Besides doing commercial work for international brands, she's also published two books and was chosen as one of the most influential female artists in Latin America by various media platforms. You can check her work here:
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos.
A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for this podcast is to be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity. Hosted from Ground Control by Carlos Ledesma.
