Beyond The Chameleon
Two Seasons Out Now!
Join me as I talk to a variety of Creative Media Industry professionals, from emerging to award-winning, about how feelings of Belonging versus Fitting In can be the key to improving inclusivity both behind and in front of the screen.
Two seasons of conversations with incredible professionals in the creative media industry about what belonging means to them and how we can all work together to create inclusive communities - with a bonus of beautiful music inspired only by them.
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Season 2, Episode 6: John R Wilkinson
In this episode Ella catches up with emerging theatre director John R Wilkinson and shares thoughts on dealing with others perceptions of your most obvious traits amongst other things.
Season 2, Episode 5: Keely Liles
In this episode Ella and Keely share the joy of working together and explore what it takes to become more yourself
Season 2, Episode 4: Ndrika Anyika
In this episode Ndrika and Ella bond over what brings them joy, creating inclusivity and boundaries
Season 2, Episode 3: Rufai Ajala
In this episode Ella touches base with Rufai “Roo” Ajala and explores the world of Intimacy Coordination, Roo’s journey into it and the lessons for our wider culture
Season 2, Episode 2: Caitlin McNamara
This week Ella chats with the incredibly versatile writer and campaigner Caitlin McNamara. Their conversation explores perspectives on privilege, belonging, societal value and knowing your worth.
Season 2, Episode 1: Nomi Abadi
In the first episode of Season 2 Ella chats with Nomi Abadi about abuse, experiences of harassment in the workplace. They cover themes of trauma survival and the importance and difficulty of speaking up.
Interview with Rebecca Olayinka
Today, in Beyond The Chameleon, Ella speaks to Rebecca Olayinka. An Author, Poet & Social Worker who advocates for Black foster children.
Interview with Sly Livingstone, Be Kind Productions
Today, in Beyond The Chameleon, Ella speaks to actor, producer and creative director Sly Livingstone about his short film, Be Kind, and his upcoming project Deaf Stories. Inspiring others through accessible storytelling is Sly’s mission, and they talk about mental health, coping with lockdown and imposter syndrome in the creative industries.
Interview with Laura Henry-Allain MBE
Today, in Beyond The Chameleon, Ella speaks to Laura Henry-Allain. An award-winning expert in Early Years education and children’s media, and creator of the CBeebies hit series,JoJo and Gran Gran, characters.
Interview with Olivia Dickinson
Today, in Beyond The Chameleon, Ella talks to Olivia Dickinson, a member of the Let Toys Be Toys campaign. Olivia has 20 years’ experience in children’s media, across Amazon, the BBC, Nickelodeon and Sky Kids. She specialises in digital media for kids, but also in challenging gender inequalities in childhood and education.
Interview with Aral Sea Productions
Today, in the Beyond The Chameleon Podcast, Ella talks to Mim Lucy and Pauline Blanchet from Aral Productions. They’re currently crowdfunding their documentary, ‘Beyond The Red Light’, that will shine a light on the sex workers demanding for sex work to be recognised as work in order to access labour rights, whilst also challenging the discrimination and violence that exists within the industry.
Interview with Akin Akinsiku
Today, in the Beyond The Chameleon Podcast, Ella talks to Akin Akinsiku - a Bafta award winning director at Five Apples and The Department Of Image Creative Studio. In this episode, they talked about sensitive, and vital topics regarding inclusivity, racism, the black community, politics, and privilege. I invite you to join them!
Interview with Mandisi Sibanda
Today, in the Beyond The Chameleon Podcast, Ella talks to Mandisi Sibanda, a 21-year-old film director, producer, and scriptwriter. In 2019, he started his own black-owned film production studio called Mansta Productions and his films are available on Amazon Prime. They had a wonderful conversation about the film industry, the feeling of belonging, the BLM movement, career and money, and of course, future projects.
Interview with Shabnam Rezaei
Today, in the Beyond The Chameleon Podcast, Ella talks to Shabnam Rezaei from Big Bad Boo Studios. They talk about the importance and challenges of creating content that is inclusive for children.
Interview with Female Film Club
Today, in the Beyond The Chameleon Podcast, Ella talks to Nicole Lieberman and Liza van der Smissen. They talk about creating community and celebrating differences as females in the film industry.
Interview with Elizabeth de Brito
Today, in Beyond The Chameleon, Ella speaks to radio producer, host, consultant and champion of women classical composers Elizabeth de Brito, about her innovative radio show ‘The Daffodil Perspective’. They talk about representation in classical music, how large organisation can improve the ways they think about inclusion, and what it’s like to run a radio show as a volunteer.
Interview with Iris Gibson
Today, in Beyond The Chameleon, Ella speaks to Iris Gibson, freelance filmmaker & video content creator with over 10 years of experience in the video production industry. They chat about going freelance, gender balance in the film industry, and why we should all go to Vienna!