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Genevieve Trainor, Nazneen Akhtar Rahim
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Genevieve Trainor, a professional actor and PR and marketing expert, chats with a range of entertainment industry experts from around the world who share "insider insights" that demystify the industry and help with the economic development of our communities. On the last Friday of every month, Dr. James Wysong, Dean of Arts and Design at SFCC, and Milton Reiss, Co-Chair of the Film Department at SFCC, discuss everything from how culture impacts film and vice versa to their love of the sci-fi genre. Nazneen Akhtar Rahim is a British American actor. Originally from London, Nazneen studied Law at the University of Westminster, graduating with honors, following which she practiced human rights law. She has worked at a humanitarian assistance charity, obtaining a certificate in Disaster Management and is fluent in Urdu and Hindi. email - cinemascope@ksfr.org

  1. Jun 19

    Carol Skipwith

    Carol Skipwith joined the film community of New Mexico in 2012. Her first introduction was portraying a background actor on Better Call Saul. Her reaction “I was hooked.” She began sharing her talents for photography by shooting pictures at networking events. Word got around about her remarkable eye and her journey providing headshots for actors throughout Albuquerque began and has grown to thousands in her portfolio. According to Skipwith, “Not only did the film industry give me a new direction I never dreamed of, but it would also bless me with so many people who accepted me as family. ”She eventually received her eligibility for Screen Actors Guild, but her expertise and true passion is behind the camera and not in front of it. Carol has volunteered for years with the New Mexico Film Foundation and in 2024 was voted as a Board Member. @carolskipwithphotography

    26 min

  2. Jun 12

    Tara Levine

    Tara was a bright and vibrant actress, with many friends in the community. She is deeply missed by her family and friends. This episode of Cinema Scope honors her and features a past interview from 2020.  Tara Levine's extensive experience taught her to be patient and understanding, but never settle for less than excellence. Her deep love and passion for acting and production began in the theatre at the ripe age of 4 years old. She was the featured child in "The King and I", in her hometown in northern California. She briefly put aside her acting pursuits as she raised her children as a single mother, and found her way back to New Mexico. She resided there for 30 years, a few years spent in California here and there. She had decades of experience in TV/Film; Featured, Primary roles, Lead/central cast, commercials, print work, & modeling. She spent a year focused on watching the movement of production and working as a background actor on big budget features & shows. Her professional credits included numerous Commercials, Modeling Gigs, Corporate Videos, News, Theater, Infomercials and Spokesmodel representation, & other entertainment-related participation as Production LP/Show Runner or Productions Coordinator.Her first film role was background as "Kansas City Saloon Girl" in Kevin Costner's production "Wyatt Earp", and she starred as "Marty" in theatrical production "Grease", including a solo song.She had her own eponymous podcast in 2022: "Weekends with Tara Levine".

    26 min

  3. May 29

    Theo Avgerinos

    Theo Avgerinos is a Greek-American filmmaker, director, and photographer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He's been behind a camera since he was a kid with his dad's Super 8mm, and the pattern has been consistent ever since: get interested in someone's story, then figure out how to tell it. A 2000 graduate of Bucknell University, where he co-founded the school's first student film production company and established its first interdepartmental Cinema Studies major, Theo has directed three independent feature films. His debut, Fifty Pills, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival with a cast including Kristen Bell, Jane Lynch, and Michael Peña; his second, Americons, received a national AMC theatrical release. His latest, the feature documentary Rising Hope, was shot anamorphically over five years in the Mississippi Delta — a film about generational poverty and the people refusing to give up on each other. It won Best Mississippi Film and the Audience Award at the 2024 Oxford Film Festival, and went on to take Best Documentary and Best Director at the Golden Gate International Film Festival, among other honors. http://www.risinghopefilm.com/

    27 min

  4. May 22

    Nathan Shields

    Nathan Shields is a tutor at St. John's College, Santa Fe. His education and accomplishments include: BM, Music Composition, New England Conservatory of Music, 2006; MM, DMA, Music Composition, the Juilliard School, 2013; Faculty, Department of Music History, the Juilliard School, 2013-16; Associate Faculty, Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, 2013-present; Charles Ives Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2014; Fellow, Tanglewood Music Center, 2015; Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, St. Olaf College, 2016-17; Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2022-23; Tutor, St. John’s College, Santa Fe, 2023-present.

    27 min

  5. May 15

    Alexandra Boylan

    Alexandra Boylan is a dynamic award-winning filmmaker, writer, producer, and actress who has been trailblazing through Hollywood for nearly two decades. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Boylan is known for her fearless pursuit of meaningful content. In addition to her numerous acting credits, Alexandra co-created The Boylan Sisters Production Company, a successful film studio that focuses on faith-based, family-friendly content. Their first feature-length film, Catching Faith, streamed on Netflix for two years and has spawned a sequel, as well as paved the way for other critically acclaimed movies such as The Greatest Inheritance and Switched. Their latest venture, Identity Crisis, also serves as the basis for a YA novel, which she is co-authored. Alexandra has previously published the widely regarded how-to guide entitled "Create Your Own Career in Hollywood: Advice from a Struggling Actress Who Became a Successful Producer" and is an active member of Women in Film Los Angeles and Influence Women. Visit theboylansisters.com for information on her book and coaching.

    27 min

  6. May 1

    Hassanen Attabi

    Hassanen Attabi is an Iraqi-American actor, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and award-winning cinematographer dedicated to bringing bold, underrepresented stories to the screen. Born in Baghdad shortly before the Iraq War, he immigrated to Chicago, where his journey from immigrant to U.S. Marine helped shape the grounded, intelligent presence he brings to every role. After enlisting in the Marine Corps, he served with distinction and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. During his time in uniform, he honed his storytelling skills behind the camera, earning a Gold Telly Award for his cinematography on the widely praised 247th Marine Corps Birthday Message. He also published his debut poetry collection while he was in uniform. In his acting work, he is known for his emotional precision, wit, and adaptability. Acclaimed acting coach Don Bloomfield describes him as "lightning fast" and "Robin Williams-esque" in the way he combines intelligence with spontaneity and deep character insight. He is represented by Hero Talent Agency and is committed to portraying characters that reflect the complexity of his lived experience-as both a veteran and an Iraqi immigrant. With every role, he aims to challenge narratives, expand representation, and bring raw authenticity to the Hollywood landscape.

    26 min
  7. Brandon Scott Jensen

    Apr 24

    Brandon Scott Jensen

    Brandon Scott Jensen is a multi-internationally award-winning artist who has worked professionally in film, television, and theatre for more than 20 years with more than 40 credits under his belt. He is also the creator of the graphic novel series Lunaria, as well as the writer, director, composer and lyricist for several brand new musical productions. His website is jensentertainment.com

    27 min

  8. Apr 17

    Daid Meyer and David Carl

    David Carl holds a Master's Degree in Philosophy and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and has been teaching philosophy, film, and literature as part of the Great Books program at St. John’s College in Santa Fe for the past 26 years. He is currently the Dean for Graduate Programs at St. John’s and works extensively with the College’s adult education programs.  He has written and lectured on the films of David Lynch and Film Noir as well as on the poetry of William Blake, Wallace Stevens, and Gertrude Stein and the philosophy of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, and has written several books on aesthetics and speculative metaphysics. David N Meyer is an acclaimed biographer, film critic and historian, Professor in Cinema Studies and screenwriter. His most recent book, The Bee Gees: The Biography was published in hardcover by Da Capo Books. His Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music, published in hardcover and paperback by Random House,  was chosen by the Los Angeles Times as one of the Twenty Best NonFiction Books of the Year; by Rolling Stone as one of the three Best Books of the Year; and by England’s Uncut magazine as Book of the Year. It was named to numerous Top Ten Books of the Year lists in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. His film books include: The 100 Best Films To Rent You've Never Heard Of  (St. Martin's Press) and A Girl and A Gun: The Complete Guide to Film Noir (Avon Books).  He is currently a Professor in Cinema Studies at the Institute for American Indian Arts (IAIA; in the Fall 2024 semester he will teach Indigenous Media. Mr. Meyer is a proud Board member of the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was Film Editor and lead film critic for the fine-arts monthly BROOKLYN RAIL  for seven years. He is a proud contributor to The Book of the SubGenius and Three-Fisted Tales of BOB. He wrote The Dream Quest Trilogy, a sword & sorcery opus including Halberd, Dream Warrior; On the Shoulders of Giants and The Serpent Mound, under the pen name Lloyd St. Alcorn; good luck finding any of those. His writing on film, music and culture appeared in The Sunday New York Times, Entertainment Weekly – where he inaugurated the Music Video Column – GLAMOUR, GQ, Men's Journal, Wired, The Walrus, Noir Of The Week, The Rocket, The Boston Phoenix, The Boston Real Paper, Bicycling and The Seattle Weekly. He appears on the commentary tracks of the Blu-rays of TwoLane Blacktop and Candy Mountain.

    27 min
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Genevieve Trainor, a professional actor and PR and marketing expert, chats with a range of entertainment industry experts from around the world who share "insider insights" that demystify the industry and help with the economic development of our communities. On the last Friday of every month, Dr. James Wysong, Dean of Arts and Design at SFCC, and Milton Reiss, Co-Chair of the Film Department at SFCC, discuss everything from how culture impacts film and vice versa to their love of the sci-fi genre. Nazneen Akhtar Rahim is a British American actor. Originally from London, Nazneen studied Law at the University of Westminster, graduating with honors, following which she practiced human rights law. She has worked at a humanitarian assistance charity, obtaining a certificate in Disaster Management and is fluent in Urdu and Hindi. email - cinemascope@ksfr.org

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    Genevieve Trainor, Nazneen Akhtar Rahim
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