Podcasts about beauty is embarrassing

Eddie Schmidt is a wonderfully talented and delightfully funny documentary producer and director. He's not only a brilliant filmmaker but he's the kind of person that is passionate about great ideas and talented people and put a lot of energy into helping people get things made. As a former President of ID, Eddie has been a constant in the doc world for two decades. He's also been a part of many, many incredible series and films including Ugly Delicious, Chelsea Does, Chain Camera, Troubadours, This Film Is Not Yet Rated and many, many more. He's also been a collaborator of mine and helped bring my films Beauty Is Embarrassing and Gilbert to life. We've known each other for a decade and our conversation covers a lot of bases from development, to gear, to VHS filming and so much more. I know you're gonna dig it! Show Notes Eddie Schmidt iMDB Chelsea Does Ugly Delicious Chain Camera Troubadours Twist of Faith This Film Is Not Yet Rated Valentine Road Canon C70 Willie Nelson instagram @neilpberkeley join our mailing list at brkly.com

On this episode I'm joined by an incredible artist, a wonderful friend and the subject of the first film I ever made, Wayne White. I've known Wayne for almost twenty years and his his work and his approach to life continue to inspire. This one is probably best for the initiated since we seem to be starting wherever we left off so giving the doc a watch before might be a good idea. Wayne has plenty to say about making the best use of your time, pushing yourself to try something new and wanting to entertain with his art. Later we're joined by Wayne's good friend and co-star of Beauty Is Embarrassing the incomparable, P. Michael Quinn. Wayne on Instagram @waynewhiteart Stream Beauty Is Embarrassing for free on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Embarrassing-Neil-Berkeley/dp/B009NNG0MM ... If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests If you have questions or comments please DM me on Instagram @neilpberkeley

Ryan interviews Neil Berkeley. Many people know his work - you can check out Future You Media. He’s a storyteller. That’s his “10,000 hours” skill. He fell in love with storytelling with his first project. He knew this is his place in life. Neil has interviewed artists, comedians, heroes, writers and many interesting and unusual people. He has the ability to figure out what resonates with an audience, and empathy is a huge part of his decision-making process of what stories to tell. Listen to this episode to learn what insatiable curiosity means to him, the two things he desires in anyone who works with him, with his friends. You will not want to miss this conversation filled with inspiring insights and observations. About Neil Berkeley: Neil Berkeley, the owner of Future You Media, is an Emmy nominated documentary filmmaker whose work has focused on telling unexpected and enlightening stories about some of the visual and performing arts' most unique characters. His first film is the critically acclaimed, Beauty Is Embarrassing, which chronicles the life and times of fine artist Wayne White (Pee-wee’s Playhouse). Premiering at SXSW in 2012, it was also featured on PBS Independent Lens. His second feature, Harmontown, is the story of self-destructive television writer Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty) as he tours the country after being famously fired from the sitcom darling he created. In 2017 Berkeley released his third feature, Gilbert: A Gilbert Gottfried Story, an intimate portrait of legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried. Berkeley’s most recently show-ran Inside Jokes for Amazon, a six-part series that tells the intimate story of a group of young comedians as they prepare for Just For Laughs New Faces Showcase. A graphic designer by trade, Berkeley created the visual identity for shows including Project Runway, Top Chef, Nailed It and more.  ___________________________________________ Road Warrior Radio is hosted by Ryan Ball Vice President of Sales at Lola.com which is a program on the Funnel Radio Channel.     

It's not a revelation to learn that any comedian offstage is a shy weirdo.  What's utterly revealing and totally fantastic about this film is seeing Gilbert Gottfried's marriage, which is a model of affection and good sense in the face of eccentricity.  Every couple should see this. Every marriage should be more like his.  This is the rare film where a look at a performer's private life is not what you expect at all, and also weirdly inspiring.  I loved this. Ira Glass Legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried has had quite the career. Rocketing to fame in the 1980s, he was thrust into the public consciousness almost immediately thanks to his brash personality, unique worldview, and off-kilter comic timing. Now, foul-mouthed and unapologetic after decades of flying solo in both his work and in his personal life, Gilbert has shockingly reinvented himself…as a family man.  Director Neil Berkeley's Gilbert reveals an unexpected side to the iconic comedian. The film peeks behind the larger-than-life persona at a more personal story about growing up in Brooklyn and becoming a husband and father late in life. Gottfried's singular outlook on life and his ability to bring humor to even the darkest situations has, at times, gotten him into trouble. Still he soldiers on, an expert craftsman at bringing his audience to the edge (and sometimes pushing them over). Gilbert strips the comedic character away to reveal the man behind it. Berkeley allows the audience an intimate — even vulnerable — view of Gottfried out of character. On today's show we talked with Director Neil Berkeley about his upcoming documentary Gilbert which will be showing on November 8th in Houston at The Alamo Drafthouse.    Neil Berkeley, Producer/ Director/ Writer Neil Berkeley is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and entrepreneur. His first feature film, Beauty Is Embarrassing, premiered at SXSW in 2012 and chronicles the life and times of the inspiring artist Wayne White. The film won several Best Documentary awards and was featured in PBS' Independent Lens in January of 2013. His second feature, Harmontown, premiered at SXSW in 2014 and follows self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon on an emotional, cross-country journey of self-discovery.  He is currently in production on his fourth feature documentary, currently titled Death Is a Door. The film is the story of how American rock music became a lifestyle for many young Cubans in the late '80s. The decisions they made led to rampant police abuse combined with oppression from the government and eventually drove several hundred of them to self-inject with HIV.    Berkeley is also a successful commercial and promo director and has worked with brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac and Kraft Foods. He is the owner of BRKLY, a design based production company focused on developing marketing campaigns for network and cable television. The company has helped launch some of TV's most popular shows, including Brother vs. Brother, Scandal, Project Runway, Top Chef and many more.    To learn more about Gilbert and Neil Berkeley visit: www.gilbertmovie.com  To learn more about Ismael Fernandez visit: www.greengateplans.com To learn more about Houston Money Week visit: www.Houstonmoneyweek.org     http://www.cheatsheet.com/personal-finance/how-schools-can-improve-their-personal-finance-education.html/ Financial Advisor Magazine Articles: http://www.fa-mag.com/news/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monday-s-market-drop-22864.html?section=3  http://www.fa-mag.com/news/on-it-s-80th-anniversaryadvisors-consider-social-security-s-impactfuture-22784.html?section=3 You can listen live by going to www.kpft.org and clicking on the HD3 tab. You can also listen to this episode and others by podcast at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/moneymatters or www.moneymatterspodcast.com #KPFTHOUSTON #HoustonMoneyWK #gilbertmovie

Movie Meltdown - Episode 316 "Sink or Swim" - All in. To fail or succeed entirely by one's own efforts.  This week we go to Sink or Swim Art Gallery to talk with our friend Ryan who has gone all in... with his artistic endeavors , as he opens a new art gallery filled with terrific artwork and movie references. We discuss Ryan's early interests in both art and film, and just how one leads to the other.   And while we make up our own story, we also discuss... Gremlins, De Chirico, Inside Out, What We Do in the Shadows, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Sponge Bob from Piccaso, sharing other weird ideas, the boys who fell down the toilet, being an art kid, coconuts and cinnamon toast, Joe Bob Briggs, confident filmmakers, a less macho Jimmy Fallon, when it all adds up to being weird, Beauty Is Embarrassing, sitting in front of the advertising box, Captain USA and Handy, the NPR "thing", silly surreal, Grant Wood, a cult of originality, Siskel and Ebert, there's a solidarity to growing up that level of geek, substituting shapes for no apparent reason, filming the impressionists, Green Acres, Red Flag, like a podcast virus, Looney Tunes landscapes, Alfred Hitchcock, documenting the evolution of a thing, Wayne White, Funny Games, being at the brink of giving up, Exit Through the Gift Shop, I really cannot trust that voice, skateboarding, Shakespeare, Jennifer Prediger, The Anniversary Party, bringing JTT out of retirement, Hell Comes to Frogtown, it's like they are trying to push your buttons, Disney animation,  making it a lifestyle, Ren and Stimpy, the urban Muppet world, Botticelli, the Carter family, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Ninja Turtles meets The Monster Squad, a parody of itself, undulating, Thomas Kinkade, Alex Karpovsky, Night of the Creeps, celebrity vs. artist, Jackson Pollock, it's like realizing a group of people you're talking to... are a cult, Aquaman marrying a woman without gills, transcendental poetry and stupid logic, barricaded from progressing, anything with big monsters, robots, dinosaurs... I just completely turn back into a six-year old, you'll like this ... it's bizarre, Fire and Ice, Dogtown and Z Boys, Chasing  Gabor, we want it to be fun... we want to bring fun back into art, Salvador Dali, two different theories of evil... driving around in the same car, While We're Young, for me... it's a lot of disappointment, no matter how fast the rabbit runs... the hounds are going to catch up to him, putting your head in an oven, trainwreck movies, sleep... it's overrated, High School art classes, artisanal toast and discovering the secret of Blankets and Spaghetti. "I think film is the perfect collaboration of all forms of art." For more on the gallery and Ryan's art, go to: http://www.sinkorswimartgallery.bigcartel.com/

We often self-destruct on the podcast, just not to the comedic success that Dan Harmon has found in a documentary chronicling his podcast tour for HARMONTOWN. This inspires to look at other comedians who have taken to the road and put themselves through hell for their work in CONAN O'BRIEN CAN'T STOP and SLEEPWALK WITH ME. GUEST: Director of HARMONTOWN, Neil Berkeley talks about his new film and his previous documentary, BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING.

Elvis Mitchell talks to artist Wayne White, subject of the new documentary "Beauty Is Embarrassing," plus the director of the film, Neil Berkeley.