16 episodes

Black Crew Call with Kay Montgomery exposes The Community to the Black people who work behind the scenes and in the crafts that make the TV and Film we love. If you have ever wondered what opportunities Hollywood has to offer behind the camera- This is the pod for you! Kay Montgomery interviews luminaries in a multitude of careers behind the camera.

Black Crew Call with Kay Montgomery Kay Montgomery

    • TV & Film
    • 5.0 • 10 Ratings

Black Crew Call with Kay Montgomery exposes The Community to the Black people who work behind the scenes and in the crafts that make the TV and Film we love. If you have ever wondered what opportunities Hollywood has to offer behind the camera- This is the pod for you! Kay Montgomery interviews luminaries in a multitude of careers behind the camera.

    ART DIRECTOR- Omar Foster

    ART DIRECTOR- Omar Foster

    is a Jamaican born Art Director with a degree in Architecture. He tells us how graduating within an economic recession had him working at Office Depot but a meeting with an unlikely patron right before close led him-Overnight-to his first job on set as an Art PA. 

    Check us out on Instagram at

    @BlackCrewCall and @HostKay

    Check Omar out on Youtube at OAF Design Studio Channel.https://www.youtube.com/@OAFDesignStudio/featuredand the Behind the Magic: Film Constructionhttps://www.youtube.com/@behindthemagicfilmset

    On Instagram he is @oaf_thedesigner and

    @oaf_design_studio

    • 37 min
    COSTUME DESIGNER-Antoinette Messam

    COSTUME DESIGNER-Antoinette Messam

    Aptly titling herself “a woman of the cloth” summing up her diverse roles as Costume Designer, Fashion Stylist, and Fashion Designer Antoinette Messam shares her experiences coming from a family of seamstresses and tailors, how she got her start and her inspirations for such projects as The Harder They Fall and Creed. Authentic and witty this is an interview you don't want to miss!

    • 37 min
    SHONDA HUNT- VFX Compositor

    SHONDA HUNT- VFX Compositor

    Shonda Hunt didn't begin her career with thoughts of working in VFX. Heck she had graduated college and was into her career doing something totally different. Not until she went to an Entertainment Panel and talked to a friend in VFX, did she start to wonder if maybe she should pivot...

    • 37 min
    HAIRSTYLIST-Camille Friend

    HAIRSTYLIST-Camille Friend

    Oscar Award winning Hairstylist for Blockbusters, Black Panther Wakanda Forever and The Little Mermaid. Camille trains hairstylists on how to not only get on set positions but also the opaque work of how to get into the union. A great resource if you're curious about about all the hair dressing that goes on on set.

    • 36 min
    CINEMATOGRAPHER- Todd A. Dos Reis

    CINEMATOGRAPHER- Todd A. Dos Reis

    latest film, THE BLACKENING is in theatres now! He tells us how years working in music videos lead him to a prime position on the TV sensation, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. One gem dropped was how he learned more on one day ON SET than his years as a student at USC. Listen to find out why and how fam.

    • 37 min
    ASSISTANT EDITIOR- DeAndre Vidale

    ASSISTANT EDITIOR- DeAndre Vidale

    talks his work on Wu-Tang: An American Saga and Barry. DeAndre tells us why editing is the glue between the technical and creative and how he started on this path at the ripe age of thirteen.

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
10 Ratings

10 Ratings

Queen 2023 ,

Kay

I loved hearing this natural conversation between Kay and Mr. Simmons. She asked the questions that spark a journey into his story. This has been my favorite new podcast. I look forward to hearing more.

n unfortunately ,

Amazing podcast

Kay is so great with her interviewees!!!
I love the honest questions and the way she gets her guests to open up… she has a gift!!!

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