20. Jennifer Clymer - Actor, Director, Producer & Improviser
Actor, director, producer, and improv artist Jennifer Clymer joins me to talk creativity, caregiving, community, and her incredible work at the Motion Picture & Television Fund. A heart-filled conversation about living your next act with purpose.
21. Roxana Ortega - Actor, Writer, Voiceover Artist & Improviser
Voiceover artist, actor, and writer Roxana Ortega shares her journey through identity, improv, and creative risk-taking. From The Casagrandes to solo shows, this episode is a joyful, honest convo about finding your voice—literally and figuratively.
19. Randall Park - Director, Writer, Producer & Actor
Meet Randall Park, the multi-talented artist who has captivated audiences with his comedic acting, writing, producing, and directing skills.
18. Nina Menkes - Independent Filmmaker & Director
Meet, Nina Menkes! Nina lives in Los Angeles and is considered a cinematic feminist pioneer and one of America’s foremost independent filmmakers.
17. David Casey - Showrunner, Director, and TV Executive
Meet David Casey! David is a Showrunner, Director, and TV executive. He lives in Detroit and is an award-winning filmmaker who specializes in directing, writing, showrunning, show development, and leading logistics for large-scale teams in challenging environments around the world
13. Venita Ozols-Graham - Director, Writer, Producer & First Assistant Director
Meet Venita Ozols-Graham! Venita is Director, Writer, Producer, and First Assistant Director. Venita splits her time between Washington State and Los Angeles and is an award-winning filmmaker and veteran of the film festival circuit.
10. Carl Hansen - Director, Producer & Disability Advocate
Meet Carl Hansen! Carl Hansen is a Director, Writer, and Producer.
09. Caroline Liem - Producer & Casting Director - Check-in #2 on Alone Girl
Meet Caroline Liem! Caroline is a Producer & Casting Director.
07. Adria Dawn - Actor, Filmmaker & Educator
Meet Adria Dawn! Adria is a talented multi-hyphenate who shines both in front of and behind the camera.
05. Carolina Groppa - Producer & Podcaster
Meet Carolina Groppa! Carolina is a Producer and Podcaster. She’s worked as a freelance producer for over a decade across all platforms and in both narrative and documentary mediums.
04. Mike Medavoy - Film Producer
Meet Mike Medavoy! With a career spanning six decades and over 300 feature films, you can imagine my surprise when I got a response to a Twitter DM I sent out in a moment of boldness. Oscar-winning Producer, Mike Medavoy, agreed to be on Blissful Spinster.
03. Jack Perez - Independent Film Writer/Director
Meet Jack Perez! Jack is an Independent Film Writer/Director. He’s a member of both the DGA & the WGA and has over a dozen feature films under his belt.
01. Check-in #1 on Alone Girl - Meet BD Gunnell - Independent Film Producer
Check-in #1 on Alone Girl - Meet BD Gunnell! BD is my lead Creative Producer on Alone Girl. She’s got multiple producing credits in the independent film field and is a member of the P.G.A.
00. Welcome To Blissful Spinster - Trailer
Hi! My name is Cris Graves and welcome to Blissful Spinster, a podcast where I’ll explore my place in the world as a happy single woman in her 50s, and how that intersects with my journey as I hustle to get my first narrative feature film, ALONE GIRL off the ground as a writer/director.