Jordan sits down with Bailey Kobe, also known in Web3 circles as Minty Fresh Vibes, to explore a journey that bridges narrative cinema and GenAI creativity. Bailey’s film God Is an Astronaut, based on the Oprah Book of the Month novel, is a standout example of independent filmmaking meeting elevated tech. In this conversation, we dive deep into the power of Film3, Web3-native storytelling, and how GenAI can enhance the entire filmmaking process from ideation to execution. Bailey shares his creative process, his work in advertising, and how he secured the rights to direct God Is an Astronaut. This is a conversation rich with vision, craft, and what it means to build the future of Film3 with GenAI as a creative partner. Film3™ presents the Film3 OG Podcast, brought to you by The Squad. ------------------------------- JORDAN BAYNE OFFICIAL WEBSITE TWITTER INSTAGRAM LINKEDIN SUBSTACK ------------------------------ The Film3 OG and the Next Wave of Cinema Podcast is hosted by award-winning filmmaker and Film3™ originator Jordan Bayne. Through intimate conversations with visionary artists, creators, and technologists, the podcast explores how Film3™, a creator-first entertainment brand, is redefining the future of storytelling. Alongside The Squad, Jordan leads the charge to transform how stories are owned, made, and distributed in a new cinematic economy. ------------------------------ RESOURCE LINKS: Film3™ THE SQUAD OFFICIAL WEBSITE THE SQUAD TWITTER THE SQUAD DISCORD THE SQUAD INSTAGRAM THE SQUAD YOUTUBE ------------------------------ BIO Asian-American Writer/Director Bailey Kobe got lucky, and his first music videos became #1 music videos in France. Partnering with French producer Frédéric Imbert, a classmate at USC’s renowned Peter Stark Cinema Program, to create (www.DoubleEntenteFilms.com), an innovative boutique production company with offices in Paris and Los Angeles, that, instead of chasing production around he world, works to bring international production to Los Angeles and New York. Clients have included: Louis Vuitton, Dior, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Saint Laurent (YSL), Moët & Chandon, L’Oreal, Lancôme, BMW, Mercedes, Lincoln, Mini Cooper, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and many more. As a growing Writer/Director, Bailey's unique blend of EMOTION and COMEDY, has not only earned him earned him several Best Director, his casts Best Actor, Best Ensemble, and the films Best Feature awards. His work has been featured in Vimeo Staff Picks, Nowness, Funny or Die, VUDU Top Indie Pick, HULU Critic Pick and Most-Popular, and an iTUNES front-page. He has collaborated with an equally eclectic group of celebrities such as: Oscar winners Isabella Rossellini and Lupita Nyong’o, comedian Aubrey Plaza, leading man Orlando Bloom, fine artist Mona Kuhn, indie rock’s Father John Misty, Victoria’s Secret Angel Taylor Hill, TV’s Ben Savage, French icons Johnny Hallyday and Marc Lavoine, Asian mega-star Kris Wu, Mega DJ’s Laid Back Luke, Martin Solveig and Dillon Francis, Grammy nominated Big Sean, hip-hop superstar Travis Scott, silver-screen star Zendaya, streamer phenom Lilly Collins, the irrepressibly cool Zoe Kravitz and a handful of controversial figures including Kanye West. Beyond his love of his community, he has a literature grounding and a UCB improv background that breathes levity and naturalness, a focus on performers and collaboration. And his multi-cultural background allows his point of view to effortlessly include voices not yet heard in media. Minty Fresh Vibes Twitter Bailey Kobe Website God Is An Astronaut Website Click SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode.
