Go For Parents

In this episode, we talk with Los Angeles based Costume Concept Artist, Husband, and Father of One Daughter, Phillip Boutte,Jr. You’ve seen his work in features such as “Black Panther,” under Costume Designer Ruth E.Carter, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” *CD Arianne Phillips, and the Pilot for “Westworld,” *CD Trish Summerville...just to name a few;) Phillip has been instrumental in helping to create the looks for so many different characters in numerous stories. We dive on in with Phillip’s early days as a Child Actor, which spawned his love for film and production. Phillip attended Cal State Long Beach gaining a general BFA in Illustration with a minor in Film, and thus began the next chapter-working on the other side of the camera as an Artist, and he hasn’t stopped, adding the roles of Husband and Father along the way!Here are a few of Phillip’s picks! Can’t wait to share the full episode with you! READ

Next episode is up with Janace Tashjian!Post Production Supervisor-Production Manager-Mother of one boy and Stepmother of two boys-we are excited to share this interview with everyone. Janace has had a pretty remarkable career. Jumping right in to Production at an early age after moving to California she started working on commercials as a PA.Her first experience with an LA production company was shooting “Back to the Future,” trailers on the central coast. Janace explains growing up with a strict upbringing she had no idea what an actual “trailer,” for a movie was lol but quickly figured it out and the film industry hooked her. She landed a job on the Universal lot at 19 years old, and steadily built her career from there. From job to job-growing her network and putting all her efforts and time into her career-she tells us that she “feels like her career has taken on a very steady slow progression, with very regular growth.” As a Producer, she is drawn to “bringing people together, and finding pieces that can be brought together to get great results.” It’s really incredible to hear how Janace met her ex-husband and became a Step Mother to his two children fairly quickly. She then had a child of her own-another boy-and learned to navigate her career and life as a Mother. We talk life with kids, childcare, co-workers, and the importance of family and co-parenting. After hearing her talk about a recent experience where a College student told her that they had been TOLD “You can’t have a family AND work in the film industry,” “Janace is determined to make a difference and help change the narrative as she is a prime example that you CAN-“-being a Woman who has done both. Parenthood to Janace is…”The Best Thing Ever.” Janace’s Mantra: “The Way is Simple, but the Road Takes Courage”. This is very meaningful to me and I keep it in my mind and heart all the time, particularly when I am facing adversity and needing personal strength.

This Episode of, “Go For Parents” features Los Angles based Costume Designer Hannah Jacobs. With a resume that includes Costume Designer of Starz’s hit show “Vida,” and HBO’s “Togetherness,” Assistant Costume Designer for HBO’s “The Newsroom,” and FX’s “Feud: Bette and Joan,” Hannah added the role of Mother to a little girl in February of 2019. Really looking forward to sharing Hannah’s story. Hannah recalls visiting sets at an early age to see her Production Designer Father, and experiences in school that led her to learn Costumes from Oscar Winning Costume Designer, Deborah Scott. We dive into her education and work experiences, career path before becoming a Mother, making the leap to “The Other Side,” aka Motherhood, life in Quarantine, the respect she has for stay at home Mothers (*and love for her Mom) and how she’s fairing during this journey she has embarked on as a Career Woman, Wife and Mother. Here are Hannah’s current picks we are excited to share…READ: “The Pout Pout Fish” by Deborah Diesen with Pictures by Dan Hanna. *Her Bianca loves this book and has worn down the centerfold with slobbery kisses for the Pout Pout fish*EAT: Dinners as a family at Salazar in Frogtown-Los Angeles, CA. PS is open-and you can make a reservation on @resy VISIT: “As a kid, I was always a huge fan of riding the Ponies in Griffith Park and going to the Zoo, so have been excited to share those with Bianca as well. Other family faves have been Huntington Botanical Gardens and Zuma beach.”PUMP: “Elvie Handsfree-Wearable-Silent-Breastfeeding Pump. I pumped at Barneys (RIP), in fittings, production meetings, and no one knew or could hear! 100% recommend to other mothers + hope in the future that our Insurance could offer this pump for our members.” CHILDCARE: Meredith & Co. based out of Pasadena, CA has been a helpful resource for Hannah finding help with her little Bianca. You can find Meredith on IG @meredithandcompanyWATCH: Hannah is a lover of all HBO and her latest binge was HBO’s “Perry Mason,” and loved supporting the talented Chris Chalk *who she also worked with on “The Newsroom.*Follow Hannah on Instagram @costumesbyhannah

Our guest this week is Araxi Lindsey-Mother of Two and Motion Picture Hair Artist (Local 706) who resides in Los Angeles, CA. Araxi was born and raised in Los Angeles, and we go full force into how she went from working at Disneyland in her teens, to aspiring to be a Teen Counselor, then moving directions into Trade school for Cosmetology. One of our favorite quotes from her interview comes when she tells us, “ I didn’t know exactly what I was saying yes to...” when she took her first Production/Side job outside the salon. Araxi has travelled the world with clients-raised two children-all the while making a huge mark in our Industry-being a key component in the “Natural Hairstyle” Movement that has been a long time coming and is now shared on Film and Television. Her son also joins in at the end to share, “She’s always worked and I’ve always know her to work, I love and respect her for that.” Thank you, Araxi! Her motto is “If you stay ready you don’t have to get ready!” We concur!! Xx GFP GalsFollow Araxi on Instagram @iamaraxilindsey

Polly Morgan, Director of Photography ASC, BSC joins us for our second GFP Podcast interview. We really can’t say enough about how thankful we are that Polly opened up us with us GFP Gals, and shared her career trajectory in a mostly male dominated field. Polly has worked her way up the ladder by being persistent and a go-getter. She shares her battles with dyslexia during her youth, and her drive to gain control of it from hindering her future. She goes on to share how she pushed forward to accomplish her goals, which landed her a job working as an assistant to Wally Pfister-American Cinematographer on Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” (2010) (who ultimately won an Oscar for his work on that feature) Polly continued to follow her dreams and passions to project her to the next level. We hear about her travels out of the England, her time at AFI, love lost, love gained, working while pregnant, returning to work post partum and pumping in scout vans weeks after giving birth to her daughter. “Trying to shoot, pump, keep the milk cold and the mom guilt was tough while being on set for A Quiet Place 2.” Its so refreshing to hear a Career Woman/Mother open up about her experience in an industry where the work is so demanding, and how she has managed to juggle both. Polly’s credits and accomplishments are a clear sign of dedication to her craft. She is a Wife, and a Mother of one gal with another little on the way. We hope you enjoy her story:)

Emmy nominated Costume Designer, Cynthia Summers talks with us about how she got her start from making tutus to teaching herself how to read a call sheet on set of her first design job, and ultimately creating a career designing for network television shows. Cynthia established herself as a Costume Designer all the while raising three children on her own. She shares how her first management team told her “You might not want to talk about your kids,”. She went for a long time hiding that part of her life until she felt comfortable enough to share her life as a Mother.