TRISH SIE - Grammy & Smithsonian Ingenuity Award-winning Film Director, Choreographer & Dancer

TRISH SIE - Grammy & Smithsonian Ingenuity Award-winning Film Director, Choreographer & Dancer

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Trish Sie is a multi-talented director whose work spans the realms of music videos, commercials, and short and feature films. After spending a decade as a professional dancer, championship ballroom competitor and choreographer, she built a successful and championed career in filmmaking. The first music video that she produced, “Here it Goes Again” for the band OK Go,  won her a Grammy award. Her success expands to the world of films, where she has directed the likes of PItch Perfect 3 and Step Up: All In, using her dance and choreography experience to make magic happen on camera. Along with the Grammy, Trish has won a number of awards such as the Youtube award for most creative video, the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award, and multiple accolades for best short film at various film festivals. 

TRISH SIE - Grammy & Smithsonian Ingenuity Award-winning Film Director, Choreographer & Dancer
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From Criminal Minds to Glengarry Glen Ross - JOE MANTEGNA on Acting & Directing - Highlights

From Criminal Minds to Glengarry Glen Ross - JOE MANTEGNA on Acting & Directing - Highlights

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Actor and Director

When I read Mamet, to me, it was almost like–Yeah! I get it. This is a language I understand. It felt very comfortable to me. And I know he has told me that he has written characters with my voice in his mind as he wrote them, and so, again how lucky for me that that's the case. I feel very lucky that it's worked out that way that he's the writer that I ended up hooking up with.

JOE MANTEGNA - Tony, Emmy Award-winning Actor, Producer, Writer, Director

JOE MANTEGNA - Tony, Emmy Award-winning Actor, Producer, Writer, Director

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Actor and Director

When I read Mamet, to me, it was almost like–Yeah! I get it. This is a language I understand. It felt very comfortable to me. And I know he has told me that he has written characters with my voice in his mind as he wrote them, and so, again how lucky for me that that's the case. I feel very lucky that it's worked out that way that he's the writer that I ended up hooking up with.

From NYPD Blue to Broadway: JAMES MCDANIEL - NAACP Award-winning Actor - Highlights

From NYPD Blue to Broadway: JAMES MCDANIEL - NAACP Award-winning Actor - Highlights

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James McDaniel is an actor and director best known for his award winning performances on NYPD Blue, Detroit 187, and Edge of America. When he’s not acting in front of the camera you can find James on and off-Broadway starring in works like Before it Hits Home, August Wilson’s Joe Turners Come and Gone, and most recently A Soldier’s Play. James also created the role Paul, in Six Degrees of Separation, setting the stage for future Black actors like Will Smith, who reprised the role in 1993. His television credits include Orange is the New Black, Madame Secretary, and most recently, Hysteria, streaming on Amazon Prime. Other film credits include The Battle for Bunker Hill, Steel City, and Malcolm X, amongst many others.

From NYPD Blue to Broadway: JAMES MCDANIEL - NAACP Award-winning Actor - Highlights
The Creative Process Podcast

This interview was conducted by Mia Funk with the participation of collaborating universities and students. Associate Interviews Producer on this podcast was Ua Hayes. Digital Media Coordinator is Yu Young Lee. “Winter Time” was composed by Nikolas Anadolis and performed by the Athenian Trio.

JAMES MCDANIEL - Obie Award-winning Actor & Director

JAMES MCDANIEL - Obie Award-winning Actor & Director

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James McDaniel is an actor and director best known for his award winning performances on NYPD Blue, Detroit 187, and Edge of America. When he’s not acting in front of the camera you can find James on and off-Broadway starring in works like Before it Hits Home, August Wilson’s Joe Turners Come and Gone, and most recently A Soldier’s Play. James also created the role Paul, in Six Degrees of Separation, setting the stage for future Black actors like Will Smith, who reprised the role in 1993. His television credits include Orange is the New Black, Madame Secretary, and most recently, Hysteria, streaming on Amazon Prime. Other film credits include The Battle for Bunker Hill, Steel City, and Malcolm X, amongst many others.

JAMES MCDANIEL - Obie Award-winning Actor & Director
The Creative Process Podcast

This interview was conducted by Mia Funk with the participation of collaborating universities and students. Associate Interviews Producer on this podcast was Ua Hayes. Digital Media Coordinator is Yu Young Lee. “Winter Time” was composed by Nikolas Anadolis and performed by the Athenian Trio.