Troubled Artists
A podcast for artists about artists. I'll be talking with many talented individuals around the world, as we dive deep into their creative personas and troubles surrounding their lives as artists.Thank you for tuning in, enjoy!
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Episode #42: Zack Abdulbaki (opens the original)
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Welcome to the 42nd episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m interviewing filmmaker and host of the Cinema Flow Podcast, Zack Abdulbaki. Zack Abdulbaki has created several short films, including Annie, Are You Okay?, It's Gone, Scorpion Cocktail, and Helium. The latter of which has screened at over 25 film festivals. Zack is also the host and producer of the Cinema Flow Podcast. He has interviewed actors and filmmakers promoting movies from Neon, Paramount, Netflix, Sony,
Episode #41: Ben Kurstin (opens the original)
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Welcome back to the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m interviewing filmmaker Ben Kurstin. Ben owns and runs the company 54SP (54 Scripts Productions) that since mid 2021 has produced 8 shorts films. With his Producing partner Tin Nguyen, Ben has gotten their films into over 90 film festivals and won 30 awards, plus a few dozen more nominations. In 2020 when the world entered quarantine due to COVID, Ben began writing short form film scripts. In 60 days he ended up writing 54 scri
Episode #40: Nick Cartwright (opens the original)
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Welcome to the 40th episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today's episode, I'm interviewing filmmaker Nick Cartwright. Nick Cartwright is a creative director, director of photographer, and a fellow member of the video production company Film in a Bag. We'll be discussing his upbringings as an artist, the ups and downs of his career, future projects, and share advice for fellow filmmakers. Nick Cartwright's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick_cartwright_creative?igsi=MTY4MXVuemQ5enVkb
Episode #39: Ricardo Albarrán (opens the original)
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Welcome to the 39th episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m interviewing filmmaker Ricardo Albarrán. Ricardo Albarran is the writer/director of the short film “3AM” and his most recent short film “Pelacaras” has played in several film festivals and most recently won best Horror short Chicago at the Chicago Horror Film Festival. We’ll be discussing his upbringings as an artists, the highlights and struggles of his career, and share advice for other artists. Ricardo Albarr
Episode #38: Daniel J. Pico (opens the original)
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Welcome to the 38th episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today's episode, I'm interviewing filmmaker Daniel J. Pico. Daniel J. Pico Is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a BA in directing and screenwriting. He has been shooting films his entire life having made his first movie at the age of 8. Daniel has directed two theatrically released feature films "Common Senses", and "Farewell Darkness" which won three best feature film awards in the international film festival circuit. Add
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