Carry The Lantern
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCarry The Lantern explores life stories, including those we tell ourselves. Hosted by Lady Eleonor, CTL deconstructs films, lit and people based on the transformative power of story.
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Adam Schomer - Creator/Director of THE ROAD TO DHARMA
June 10, 2021 01:45 - 40 minutes - 37 MBOn a truly wild ride, Adam Schomer filmed a group of seekers on a visceral, spiritual motorcycle journey through the Himalayas with his teacher, Anand Mehrotra. It is full of lessons for both riders and viewers. Adam also produced the documentary HEAL. He regularly teaches meditation weekends and, also, pranayama breathing exercises on the HEAL Instagram. He is currently breathing life into several more conscious docu-series. https://www.roadtodharma.com/ Episodes 1 & 2 are free on A...
Surviving Intimate Partner Violence - Tanya Selvaratnam
May 18, 2021 17:39 - 24 minutes - 23 MBWhen award-winning producer, writer and social activist Tanya Selvaratnam became a victim of intimate partner violence, she got out - with the help of friends and an intimate violence expert. She also went public by participating in an investigative journalism piece in The New Yorker about her powerful abuser, NY State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Other women he had dated also went public about their abuse at his hands. Schneiderman resigned from his job the day the article was publis...
Inside Transgender - Dr. Eva Smid
April 03, 2021 22:07 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBDr. Eva Smid works with transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people as they navigate self-discovery and their way forward with family, friends, careers, and transitions. Eva also discusses the prejudice and violence these communities experience and how allies can support them. Dr. Smid has a PhD in both Clinical Psychology and Family Therapy and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida, Transgender Care Certified Therapist, Board Certified Hypnotherapist, Florid...
An Irish Rock Memory
March 18, 2021 01:15 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MBToday, Carry The Lantern is missing a New York St. Patrick's Day tradition, Joe Hurley's Irish Rock Revue. Joe is a singer/songwriter and voice artist featured in Keith Richards' LIFE, which won audio book of the year. He's also a prince of the East Village. Lady Eleonor has been to many of Joe's NY Revues featuring fantastic singers, performance artists and musicians. She well enjoyed every one. Find Joe on Facebook.
Jamie Monahan Perfects Your Pitch
March 10, 2021 20:58 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBFilmmaker extraordinaire & pitch pro Jamie Monahan is all about getting creative work made. Both her own and yours. She currently teaches at Actors Connection, Tom Todoroff, NYC Women Filmmakers, and The Collaborative - to name a few. In this episode, Jamie shares her tips for pitching scripts, pilots, and concepts in today's streaming marketplace. Pitch Deck examples: The Moon Unit - https://themoonunit.com The Betterment Society - https://www.thebettermentsociety.com/genre-film-tv Aaro...
Race, Gender, Class in Film & TV Now!
March 03, 2021 01:13 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBTalking Lupin, Moonlight, Matrix, One Night in Miami, Get Out, Schitt's Creek, women directors and producers and where might we go from here? With Chris Soth, Screenplay Mentor Extraordinaire! www.screenplaymentor.com A note from Eleonor, your curious curator and host. If you like Judas and the Black Messiah, check out Seberg and Black Power Mixtape for more about the Panthers. If you want to see LGBTQ period pieces, try Portrait of a Lady on Fire and The Happy Prince. If you like No...
A Road to Resilience
February 22, 2021 00:18 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBLife Coach Aunree Jac gifts us with his wisdom, life experiences, and resources for building resilience. Website: www.aunreejac.com Favorite Resiliency Quote: “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ― Nelson Mandela Favorite Life Balance Quote: “What is joy without sorrow? what is success without failure? what is a win without a loss? what is health without illness? you have to experience each if you are to appreciate the other. There ...
A Valentine for Women Directors
February 14, 2021 06:18 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBThis episode is dedicated to female film & TV directors worldwide bringing storytelling greatness and unprecedented representation onscreen and off. Love to Chantal Ackerman, Dee Rees, Kathryn Bigelow, Kasi Lemmons, Ida Lupino, Joanna Hogg, Nicole Holofcener, Sofia Coppola, Isabel Coixet, Kelly Reichardt, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Dorothy Arzner, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lulu Wang, Kimberly Reed, Patti Jenkins, Marielle Heller, Regina King, Alice Guy-Blache, Debra Granik, Agnieszka Holland, the Wa...
Soul of a Tarot Reader - Nikki Kapusta
February 03, 2021 02:23 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBNikki hails from an extended family of seers and readers and chose to go deep into the mysteries of mythology, folk tales and cards at a young age. She's been tutored by angels, studied in a Spiritualist Church, and brings spiritual, esoteric and storytelling knowledge into her Tarot readings and beyond. Reach her at [email protected]
A BOY CALLED GIRLY
January 26, 2021 23:28 - 10 minutes - 9.88 MBOnce there was a ginger tween who ran a gauntlet every day. For help and information about bullying: https://www.stompoutbullying.org/ https://www.kindcampaign.com/ https://bornthisway.foundation/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ https://polarisproject.org/ Books about bullies and dealing with bullies: https://www.readbrightly.com/10-honest-books-bullying-teenagers/ https://www.readbrightly.com/new-lgbtq-books-for-teens/ https://www.uwosh.edu/emc/childrens-ya-literature/bibliogra...
Yale Film Prof. Marc Lapadula
January 18, 2021 20:44 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MBScreenwriting Professor Marc Lapadula loves PSYCHO, THE GRADUATE, WINTER'S BONE and Roy Batty in BLADE RUNNER. But there are more stories and characters he wants to see onscreen. And a wider variety of people making and starring in them. He joins Lady Eleonor to talk about the best of what is and what should be - in film - including social justice. Marc is a Senior Lecturer in the Film Studies Program at Yale University. He is a playwright, screenwriter and an award-winning film produce...
Alec Sokolow's Screenwriting Adventures
January 11, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBAlec Sokolow, the Oscar nominated co-writer of Toy Story, talks with Eleonor about his passion for storytelling, the first draft of Toy Story, international filmmaking and what he's writing now. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0812513/
A GIRL CALLED ALICE
January 01, 2021 04:22 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBA GIRL CALLED ALICE tells a story of my closest friend in the East Village of New York City. Alice is the inspiration for Carry The Lantern, a podcast about life, light, loss, love and the stories we tell about all of them. Alice loved many things but she passionately loved music and this song above all reminds me of her. New Gold Dream by Simple Minds https://youtu.be/N85mtGZ9JkY New gold dream She's the one in front of me, siren and the ecstasy New gold dream Crashing beats and fa...