Maya Bastian's guest appearances

Maya Bastian

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Podcast About It

The Tamil Creator

Karl Lagerfeld

Kendall Jenner

Michelle Obama

LeBron James

Lena Waithe

Ava Duvernay

Toni Morrison

Mindy Kaling

David Letterman

Jason Brennan

John Singleton

Melissa Leong

Jameela Jamil

Hasan Minhaj

Taraji P. Henson

OwlTail

Ali Hassan

Umbereen Inayet

‘Tigress’ writer and filmmaker Maya Bastian plus Luminato Festival co-creator and co-curator Umbereen Inayet. Guest host: Comedian and actor Ali Hassan. #ontheradar: Social media shutdown, Kim K hosting SNL, spooky movies to watch this month and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Tigress’ writer and filmmaker Maya Bastian plus Luminato Festival co-creator and co-curator Umbereen Inayet. Guest host: Comedian and actor Ali Hassan. #ontheradar: Social media shutdown, Kim K hosting SNL, spooky movies to watch this month and more. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

October 9, 2021: Maya Bastian plus Umbereen Inayet with guest host Ali Hassan.

Maya Bastian is a Tamil-Canadian filmmaker, writer and artist.   From 2008, she spent several years travelling the world as an investigative video journalist, documenting areas of conflict and post-conflict, which has culminated in an ongoing exploration of trauma as it relates to community and culture.  As a director, she has won awards and exhibited her short films internationally, which run the gamut from narrative to documentary, to experimental animation, including recently having her film "TIGRESS" accepted into the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.  She joins Ara to discuss getting shingles from working a job that she hated, dealing with the consistent fear of losing her job and all her money, pursuing her passion for almost 20 years before being able to make a full-time living from it, and much more.Follow Maya - https://twitter.com/mayabastiTimestamps:00:54 - Introducing Maya Bastian; volunteering in Sri Lanka02:34 - Starting out as an actor 20 years ago03:25 - The judgement actors face; transitioning from acting to filmmaking05:20 - Maya’s upbringing, her rebellious nature growing up09:52 - Brown parents’ need for external validation before giving props to their kids11:31 - Has the Tamil community progressed in how they view creative careers?14:39 - Why Maya has taken it upon herself to create diaspora-related films21:03 - Passing on trauma through generations22:56 - Maya’s time as an investigative journalist; Cambodia, Palestine27:41 - How Maya managed/manages her finances as an artist33:05 - How Maya secures film projects to work on38:44 - The power of intention, learning to deal with and accept rejection41:48 - What is Maya insecure about?42:47 - Maya’s plans for the next 3-5 years43:50 - Maya’s hobbies; singing, playing the ukulele, hiking, dancing, board games with her daughter45:14 - The legacy Maya wants to leave behind45:50 - Advice Maya would give her 16-year-old self and her daughter46:50 - The impact of the Tamil community on Maya48:16 - People Maya admires, stealing a Maya Angelou book in high school50:11 - Advice Maya has for other Tamil creators53:25 - Creator Confessions57:59 - The Wrap Up

Maya Bastian is a Tamil-Canadian filmmaker, writer and artist.   From 2008, she spent several years travelling the world as an investigative video journalist, documenting areas of conflict and post-conflict, which has culminated in an ongoing exploration of trauma as it relates to community and culture.  As a director, she has won awards and exhibited her short films internationally, which run the gamut from narrative to documentary, to experimental animation, including recently having her film "TIGRESS" accepted into the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.  She joins Ara to discuss getting shingles from working a job that she hated, dealing with the consistent fear of losing her job and all her money, pursuing her passion for almost 20 years before being able to make a full-time living from it, and much more. Follow Maya - <a href="https://twitter.com/mayabasti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mayabasti</a> Timestamps: 00:54 - Introducing Maya Bastian; volunteering in Sri Lanka 02:34 - Starting out as an actor 20 years ago 03:25 - The judgement actors face; transitioning from acting to filmmaking 05:20 - Maya’s upbringing, her rebellious nature growing up 09:52 - Brown parents’ need for external validation before giving props to their kids 11:31 - Has the Tamil community progressed in how they view creative careers? 14:39 - Why Maya has taken it upon herself to create diaspora-related films 21:03 - Passing on trauma through generations 22:56 - Maya’s time as an investigative journalist; Cambodia, Palestine 27:41 - How Maya managed/manages her finances as an artist 33:05 - How Maya secures film projects to work on 38:44 - The power of intention, learning to deal with and accept rejection 41:48 - What is Maya insecure about? 42:47 - Maya’s plans for the next 3-5 years 43:50 - Maya’s hobbies; singing, playing the ukulele, hiking, dancing, board games with her daughter 45:14 - The legacy Maya wants to leave behind 45:50 - Advice Maya would give her 16-year-old self and her daughter 46:50 - The impact of the Tamil community on Maya 48:16 - People Maya admires, stealing a Maya Angelou book in high school 50:11 - Advice Maya has for other Tamil creators 53:25 - Creator Confessions 57:59 - The Wrap Up

EP #23: Maya Bastian - Investigative Video Journalist To Award-Winning Film Director (Including 2021 Cannes Festival Entrant)

In this inaugural episode of Podcast About It with Claire McClanahan, you'll meet international filmmaker, Maya Bastian. We talk about everything: traveling the world covering conflict zones, being separated from her daughter for the first six months of the pandemic, equality in the film and television business and even finding a glimmer of hope in the darkness of insurrection. I can't think of a better interview to kick off this podcasting adventure and truly hope you enjoy our conversation :) Is there something you'd like me to make a podcast about or a related experience you'd like to share? Leave me a message! Your contribution may even make it into an episode: https://anchor.fm/claire-mcclanahan/messageTo learn more about Maya and her amazing work visit https://www.mayabastian.com/Book mentioned in the interview: https://www.amazon.com/Obasan-Joy-Kogawa/dp/0385468865--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app

In this inaugural episode of Podcast About It with Claire McClanahan, you'll meet international filmmaker, Maya Bastian. We talk about everything: traveling the world covering conflict zones, being separated from her daughter for the first six months of the pandemic, equality in the film and television business and even finding a glimmer of hope in the darkness of insurrection. I can't think of a better interview to kick off this podcasting adventure and truly hope you enjoy our conversation :)  Is there something you'd like me to make a podcast about or a related experience you'd like to share? Leave me a message! Your contribution may even make it into an episode: <a href="https://anchor.fm/claire-mcclanahan/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/claire-mcclanahan/message</a> To learn more about Maya and her amazing work visit <a href="https://www.mayabastian.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mayabastian.com/</a> Book mentioned in the interview: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Obasan-Joy-Kogawa/dp/0385468865" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Obasan-Joy-Kogawa/dp/0385468865</a> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a>

PODCAST ABOUT IT with Claire McClanahan :: MAYA BASTIAN, Filmmaker 