Heather Brittain is an Actor, Filmmaker and Program Director for the Garden State Film Festival. Heather sits down with Julian to discuss the 20 year break she took from acting to have children and get a "steady job," only to come back 10 yers ago with a new found love for her original passion. What she discovered about herself in that long break from acting and how she's learned to apply her lived experiences into her work. She reminisces about meeting Julian at a casting workshop when she just got back into acting. And how they have stayed connected ever since. She talks about a small indie film she worked on as a an actor, that she was cast in with her actual son, that never came out. Reconciling with the upsetting nature of that being a common occurrence in the indie film scene for whatever reason--and the lengths she went to get all the footage from the director, to then turn around and bring the film to life from her own hands. What she learned about making movies during that period, and how important it was for her to find and collaborate with people who were better than she was. After having made her first movie, the itch was scratched and she was fully committed to a life as a filmmaker. She went on to produce and act in handfuls of award winning films, and started to understand the film festival circuit, until she eventually partnered with The Garden State Film Festival and became the Program Director, where she has now been for several years. She knows all the ins and outs of the film festival business, and coaches workshops for filmmakers who are interested in leveling up their approach to getting their films seen. She is a wealth of knowledge and as sweet as can be. I implore you to check out her group on Facebook, called The Film Festival Insider and follow along with her, if you're looking to level up.

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You can find her workshop here: https://www.filmfestivalinsider.com/

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Happy Holidays y'all! I know it's been a minute since I've put up a new podcast, so I wanted to explain a bit of where I've been. It's been a busy season for me. And there have been a lot of lessons along the way. Mostly, relinquishing control that I don't posses. It's hard in my field, and maybe it's difficult across the board, but, but a handful of "let downs" have really helped me frame my perspective on what the value of my continued pursuit is for myself. Throwing in the towel would be the easy way out, but digging deeper and continuing to push through the most difficult times, have typically resulted in the biggest revelations in my own personal growth. So, this holiday season, I want you all to try and relinquish a bit of that control that you're not actually in possession of. I promise you, it'll do you good.

I hope everyone has a safe, loving, cozy and relaxing holiday. And that as you reflect on 2024, you give yourself a bit of grace. It was a hard year for me. But I made it to the other side. And there's still so much work to do. But there's also a lot of acceptance to give myself. You too?

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Jon Lampley has made his name as a consummate player on trumpet and sousaphone. And if you haven't seen this man play, you are missing out on something magical. Jon sits down with Julian to discuss being a young kid, growing up in the church and bursting with musical inspiration. How he found trumpet and performing early and how he cut his teeth at The Ohio State University School of Music as well as within the schools Marching Band, which if you don't know their program, it's one of the best in the world! What leaving school and moving to New york city was like for him. The struggle of being an artist, but knowing there wasn't anything else he could do. How in 2015 he landed a gig in the house band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, helmed by vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato and led earlier by the jazz, pop and R&B sensation Jon Batiste. And also how he co-founded the stellar jazz-funk group Huntertones, and has performed in front of tens of thousands at amphitheaters, arenas and festivals with jam-rockers O.A.R. But nonetheless, how it's been a difficult yet worthy task for him to find the balance in his life, from the high that comes from being on stage, to being off of it and recognizing his worth without his instrument. How spending time with those who fill him and and recharge his battery are becoming vital to his lifestyle now, and how even the greatest and most high energy shows of his life can leave him feeling drained and uncertain of how to do it over and over again. But without question, the love of the art form will always bring him back, and his energy on that stage will leave you mesmerized. He recorded a live album recently called, "Night Service," that Julian got to attend the live show, and he says, "it was a religious experience for me." Go tune into asap and find out for yourself.

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Check out his debut album, "Night Service" here: https://open.spotify.com/track/6CIKBP3ilbJYkHOW814Gth

Check out the Huntertones, here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3tv8xMO0AkcqN9Th8KHyGd

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