Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #femalefilmmakers​​​​​ and #femalevideographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey. In this episode, Kel sits down again with Jasmine Quiñones (the first ever SIF guest) to see what she has been up to in the past year! Tur…

In this episode, Kel sits down with Gaby Teran Aguilar, a #latina brand designer, multimedia producer, and strategist. She shares her journey as a multi-hyphenate creative entrepreneur.توسط Kel Grant

In this episode Kel sits down with Binita Mandalia, a budding filmmaker based in Boston, MA. Binita grew her talent for photography back in 2016 and although she is new to filmmaking, she is taking every opportunity to learn and progress in her skills. She is here to tell us how she’s doing and how you can get started too.…

In this episode Kel sits down with Sandra Leung, the principal photographer and owner of Yaletown Photography who has used her talents to capture and celebrate life’s milestones through her camera lens for 20 years and helps other budding photographers step into their creative power through teaching wedding photography and business courses in Vanco…

In this episode Kel sits down with Larissa Johnson, a filmmaker currently based in Seattle Washington, that has formed a husband-wife wedding videography business. Her journey doesn’t start there however, Larissa has some interesting backstory in turning her passion into a full-time gig and has a history of courageously taking big chances like the …

In this episode Kel sits down with Ellie Bobbie - a surf lifestyle, fashion and travel photographer/videographer based on the beautiful Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. Ellie has worked with well known brands such as ROXY and has traveled to more places than we can count on one hand.توسط Kel Grant

Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #femalefilmmakers​​​​​ and #femalevideographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey. In this episode Kel sits down with Jocelyn Ontiveros - a Combat Mass Communicator for the 12th Marine Corps District specializing in photo…

In this episode Kel sits down with Kaitlynn Stein - a freelance producer, videographer and editor who is passionate about the impact of media on society. Kaitlynn studied at Drexel University where she has created some incredible projects, including a very personal documentary titled "Homeless Chronicles". Kaitlynn even won a student production awa…

In this episode Kel sits down with Jana Blue - a photographer turned videographer born and raised in Brazil. When asked to describe herself she shared the motto that she calls the Journey of the 5 L's: learn. light. love. lenses and legacy. In this episode she tells us all about this philosophy.توسط Kel Grant

*trigger warning: We discuss topics of mental health, eating disorders, self-harm, etc. Please do not watch this episode if you feel it will cause you any distress. In this episode Kel sits down with Daph Levy - an anti-diet eating-disorder recovery mentor, fat activist, and video media producer based in Boston, MA. As a person who identifies as qu…

In this episode Kel sits down with Andjela Ilic - a 28-year-old filmmaker from Ontario Canada who just like many people saw 2021 as an opportunity to jump head first into her dreams and became a full-time filmmaker! Her production company En Route Productions is her outlet for creating cinematic content through commercial, promo, real estate, drone…

In this episode Kel sits down with Meg Igarashi - a freelance filmmaker and YouTuber who has quite an interesting filmmaking origin story that really began with an internship. On Meg’s channel you can find short films, vlogs, music and dance videos, and much more.توسط Kel Grant

In this episode Kel sits down with Marissa Cooper - a filmmaker based in Denver, Colorado who has created social content and told stories of corporate missions in education, medicine and landscape architecture - along with producing a bilingual training program, documenting a medical mission trip, and filming weddings and elopements. Marissa is som…

In this episode Kel sits down with Libertad Magallan - TV producer turned filmmaker, who moved from Colombia to Australia and is pursuing her dream of creating family and commercial films for small businesses in her area.توسط Kel Grant

In this episode Kel sits down with Victoria “VA” Jones - a director and filmmaker from Tennessee who started in the film industry making music videos and has since evolved to directing and producing independent short and feature films and even developed an internet radio station.توسط Kel Grant

In this episode Kel sits down with Katy Payne - a filmmaker, pastor and musician from Bonney Lake, Washington. With 10 years of experience in the film industry, Katy loves capturing ordinary moments that create beautiful stories, and is passionate about helping women find safe spaces in male dominated industries.…

In this episode Kel sits down with Anaïs Bajeux - a filmmaker who combines her love of travel, filmmaking, and activism. Today she is a director, camera operator, editor and produces corporate and event films, documentaries and dance videos while directing her work towards social and environmental projects.…

In this episode Kel sits down with Alina Strauser, a 20 year old self-employed filmmaker that‘s mainly working on documentaries at the moment. She is very concerned with the lack of female representation in the film world and she is actively trying to fight gender roles, especially in the film industry by expressing her true self and looking for ot…

In this episode Kel sits down with Melissa Erickson of Long Island, NY. She is a senior creative designer at a tech start up, owns a real estate photography/videography business and freelances as a graphic designer where she helps build brands. She has been working in the arts since 2015 - a triple threat with graphic design, photography and videog…

In this episode Kel sits down with Olympia Okonmah - a director who graduated from film school during the pandemic. She has a unique journey to share because her education in film was conducted completely online, but she has managed to work on various indie sets and bigger productions with names like the NBA, Prime Video, and Netflix. Olympia share…

In this episode Kel sits down with Marissa McGarry - a featured videographer in the East Tennessee area who takes pride in helping bring her clients story to life through audio and video whether that be a wedding, lifestyle, real estate or commercial shoot, she and her husband do it all with their company Two Peak Studios. Marissa is also a wellnes…

In this episode Kel sits down with Abby McPherson - an educator, photographer, videographer, and editor who is living in Dubai, where she has been a Physical Education Teacher for the past 3 years. Education has been the vehicle for many of the opportunities she has had the privilege of experiencing and helped her along on her filmmaking journey. S…

In this episode Kel sits down with Alyssa Glantz - owner of Ataglantz Media. Her journey reflects someone following their dreams and working to become a full-time filmmaker. Prior to launching her company in 2020, she was in the fitness business for 10 years and of course, brought all of those marketing skills with her into her new venture, saying …

In this episode Kel sits down with Landi Maduro - a writer, producer, director and photographer who also has worked professionally as a singer and actress. She is no stranger to the entertainment and film industry and paves her own path. Not only does she own and operate her own production company, Bluechild Entertainment, she is also the leader of…

In this episode Kel sits down with Mya Fullmer - a filmmaker and YouTuber who is just as passionate about creating space for and amplifying female voices in the filmmaking industry through her group, Media Empress.توسط Kel Grant

In this episode Kel sits down with Debbie Vu - filmmaker and founder of IronWorx Media. She creates documentary and narrative films for non profits and mission based small businesses, and has a mission to inspire and educate young, diverse filmmakers through her internship program.توسط Kel Grant

In this episode Kel sits down with Leah Jayne Kleiman - a Boston-based photographer, graphic designer, motion graphics artist, and video editor. She graduated from Northeastern University with a BA in Media Arts and concentration in Video Production. When she’s not creating content, Leah loves traveling, dancing, and meeting new people. Find her on…

In this episode Kel sits down with Alexa Russell - a #femalefilmmaker​ and drone pilot based in New Jersey. Alexa attended Monmouth University and studied Television and Radio Production as her concentration and has since launched her freelance videography career in real estate and restaurant services upon graduating.…

In this episode Kel chats down with Makayla Wheeler - a #femalefilmmaker based in Melbourne Florida. Makayla started her creative pursuits at the age of 13, and ten years later owns and operates her own production company - MGW Productions - creating a variety of films and spearheading her own documentaries and short films. Her work exemplifies the…

Today, I am so excited to feature Kourtney Cassanova, a 24-year old digital content creator, video editor, and filmmaker based in New Jersey. She launched her video production company, Cassanova Media in November of 2019 because she wanted to help others create higher quality content in the social media space, especially Black women creators.…

During this episode Kel and Jasmine discuss their filmmaking journeys, and define and discuss what it means to be vulnerable as a content creator on social media.توسط Kel Grant