In this #BlogtalkHollywood segment, MJ Racadio chats with award-winning filmmaker/actress Giovannie Espiritu.
About Giovannie
Her first short film, “Ultra-Feminist,” got an Honorable Mention at Outfest:Fusion, and her second film, “ALLY 3000,” won over 12 awards at film festivals mainly in scriptwriting and social justice. Her third short film, “Legacy,” won a 2023 Silver Telly, the Hyundai Evolve Innovation Award, and was shown in several exhibits including the New Americans Museum and the OutMuseum. Most of her work has aimed at dismantling the patriarchy, healing generational trauma, and exposing systems of bias with humor.
She just finished writing and directing the feature film, “Love & Karma,” with Oscar nominee Eric Roberts (Runaway Train), Golden Globe nominee Joanna Pacula (Tombstone), Golden Horse nominee Bai Ling (Anna & the King), starring Filipino talent Belinda Panelo and Jojo Riguerra.
She is currently working on the 6 Episode Romantic Comedy, “Maid To Shine” for the FilAm TV Network which boasts a linear viewership of 22 Million internationally.
An actor herself, she was once nominated alongside Academy Award nominees Alfre Woodard and Amy Irving for Best Supporting Actress, but she didn’t know what to do with that information other than put it on her business card.
She coaches kids/teens/adults online nationwide through HollywoodActorsWorkshop.com and was just named one of the top 40 Audition Coaches in Los Angeles by the Hollywood Winners Circle. Her students are represented by the top agencies in the Bay Area and Los Angeles and notable student alumni include William Lipton (Daytime Emmy Nominee, Cameron on General Hospital) and the Espina Sisters (Hosts of Dreamworks’ “Life Hacks for Kids on the Road”).
She is also a proud member of:
- SAG-AFTRA
- Alliance of Women Directors
- Producers Guild of America
- Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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