Writer & Creative Consultant

Keepin It Real w/Caramel "As We Say 100"

English - July 31, 2022 18:54 - 17 minutes - 39.7 MB - ★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: Keepin It Real had an over the phone conversation w/a prolific Canadian mystery Author-Diane Bator

Next Episode: Keepin It Real phone conversation with CEO of Soluna Computing, Inc - John Belizaire

I had a wonderful conversation with Lory. Lory has alot going on and she is doing such a remarkable job. She is an entrepreneur that is moving forward in her career. I can see that Lory is on her way to fame. Lory Mpiana is a Congolese Canadian actor, writer, and creative consultant currently living in Toronto. She was
born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and immigrated to Canada in July of 2002. French is her first language, and she learned to speak English while attending Wexford Public School in Toronto. Some of her credits include In Her City, Sloppy Jones, Confessions, If I Should Die, Pretty for A Whack Girl and Believers. Lory began her acting career at 8 years old. She studied at Armstrong Acting Studios, Cindy Tanas Acting
School, Second City, Robyn Kay Studio, Process Theatre, T.U.I.C Studios, and The Actors Work Studio. Lory believes that improv is a very essential tool for the actor and that it makes them think quicker on their feet. She has been perfecting her craft ever since.
Lory is in post-production for a feature film called In Her City. She worked closely with award-winning director Carl Bessai as a Story Co-Creator and Actor. In Her City, had its world premiere at the 2020 Whistler Film
Festival.
She graduated from OYA Emerging Filmmakers, through this program she attended classes on production, directing, writing, editing, and pitching. She is grateful for this program because it gave her access to free
education on the business side of the entertainment industry. Pathway 2 Industry has given Lory the tools she
needs to succeed in the business.
Lory is being mentored by producer Laura Heath Potter the previous Director of Communications for Bell Media's CTV Networks. Lory’s first short film is being produce by Laura Heath Potter.
Lory Mpiana is cast as Cassie Ley on Sloppy Jones Show and she is the series’ creative consultant. Lory
manages the Sloppy Jones Twitter account and she is working with the team on
YouTube, Blogging, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram. They have managed to grow extremely well
organically in a short amount of time following best practices and testing different tactics. It has expanded her
knowledge about social media, discoverability, analytics, and marketing.
Lory has studied numerous Television Shows to get a better idea of where she could see herself within the
industry. She often noticed that Black people were underrepresented or if they appeared on screen they were
tokenized or rarely had a prominent role. As a young Black woman, Lory’s aspires to see BIPOC represented
authentically in front and behind the camera. She wants Black children to grow up seeing many people who look like them represented on screen. You can find more about Lory on her website WWW.LORYMPIANA.COM Thank you for listening and supporting.

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