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Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast. I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline! Now I've been off and on for a while, personal tragedies, the actors and writer strike, other work projects held me back for a bit, but I am back with a whole new lineup of guests. Today…

Welcome back to the Scene to Seen Podcast, I am your host Valerie Complex–assistant editor and film writer at Deadline. On today's episode, I chat with Reasonable Doubt showrunner Raamla Mohamed. The series stars Emayatzy Corinealdi (Ballers, Hand Of God), Michael Ealy (Jacob’s Ladder, The Devil You…

Welcome back to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast, I am your host Valerie Complex — assistant editor and film writer at Deadline. Had some technical difficulties so that’s why this latest episode didn’t publish Tuesday, but it’s a new day, and here we are. On today's episode, I chat with native New…

The Scene 2 Seen podcast is back in a major way! This week I've already published conversations with actor Michael Greyeyes and Naturi Naughton. Today, I chat with legendary actress Juliette Binoche about her newest film that tackles a difficult subject. Paradise Highway, directed by Anna Gutto, is a riveting…

Scene 2 Seen Podcast is back in business! Want to remind you all that I'll publishing episodes all weeks before going back o my regular publishing schedule of three times a month, on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT. With that said, lets get into today's guest! You may have first recognized Naturi Naughton from…

The Scene 2 Seen podcast is back!! Sorry ya’ll. I had to go on a brief hiatus for July. With San Diego Comic-Con, Emmy nominations and my travel schedule, I took the time to sit down brainstorm some fresh ideas to add to the podcast. I am excited to be publishing one episode a day between today and Friday of this…

Dominique Fishback is so dope. I've loved the actress ever since Jordana Sparro's 2018 film Night Comes On, and others took notice as the actress was named a Sundance Film Festival breakout star, and praised for her performance in the movie. However, starring in director Shaka King's Oscar-nominated film Judas and the…

Director, actress, writer, producer, and editor Isabel Sandoval is a trans Filipina filmmaking Auteur who made history with her third feature film Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori section. It is the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color to screen…

Welcome back to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast! On this week's episode we have guest Jennifer Loren. Jennifer Loren, is a Cherokee producer, writer, director, actress-and-director of of the Cherokee Nation Film Office and Original Content. According to osiyo.tv, Jennifer has been nominated for more than 30 Emmy awards and…

On this week’s episode of the Scene 2 Seen Podcast, Darius Scott aka Dixson chats with us about songwriting, his favorite soundtracks, and working with Beyoncé. Dixson, a musician, singer and songwriter, co-wrote the Beyoncé song “Be Alive” which is featured on the soundtrack of Reinaldo Marcus Green’s film King Richar…

The changing face of Black film has been a roller coaster too fast to keep up with. There are outliers within cinematic history, but when looking at a successful period of movies that centered on the Black experience, one can look to the 1990s.  In the ’90s, there were pockets of success that fueled optimism Hollywood…

In Tre'vell Anderson’s L.A. Times piece "There is room for everyone: 14 film critics on making media more inclusive," he states, "Those who work for the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, among others, receive preferential treatment for talent…