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Gemmel &amp; Tim explores the lives and untimely passings of Gemmel Moore and Timroy Dean, two Black gay men who both died from meth overdoses at the home of West Hollywood politico Ed Buck. Their deaths at the now-infamous apartment sent shockwaves through the LGBTQ+ community. The ensuing media circus cooked up a spicy concoction of sex, drugs, race and politics, but had no appetite for the in-depth human stories of who these individuals truly were. This documentary looks at Gemmel and Tim’s parallel walks of life. Powerful and galvanizing, Gemmel &amp; Tim simultaneously investigates the crimes and offers a cautionary tale to keep these events from repeating. The film premiered at Outfest Los Angeles 2021.Belgian native Michiel Thomas is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and editor based in Los Angeles, CA. His debut documentary GAME FACE was distributed worldwide by Netflix in 2016, screened at more than 50 international film festivals and won a dozen awards. His second feature doc THAT'S WILD, was acquired by AMC Networks, screened at over 30 film festivals in 5 continents and won 5 awards. With co-host Brody Levesque

Gemmel &amp; Tim explores the lives and untimely passings of Gemmel Moore and Timroy Dean, two Black gay men who both died from meth overdoses at the home of West Hollywood politico Ed Buck. Their deaths at the now-infamous apartment sent shockwaves through the LGBTQ+ community. The ensuing media circus cooked up a spicy concoction of sex, drugs, race and politics, but had no appetite for the in-depth human stories of who these individuals truly were. This documentary looks at Gemmel and Tim’s parallel walks of life. Powerful and galvanizing, Gemmel &amp; Tim simultaneously investigates the crimes and offers a cautionary tale to keep these events from repeating. The film premiered at Outfest Los Angeles 2021. Belgian native Michiel Thomas is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and editor based in Los Angeles, CA. His debut documentary GAME FACE was distributed worldwide by Netflix in 2016, screened at more than 50 international film festivals and won a dozen awards. His second feature doc THAT'S WILD, was acquired by AMC Networks, screened at over 30 film festivals in 5 continents and won 5 awards.  With co-host Brody Levesque

In the House: Filmmaker Michiel Thomas and His New Film GEMMEL & TIM

The timely, news-breaking documentary Gemmel and Tim, about the deaths of two black men in connection with this week's recently convicted political donor Ed Buck in West Hollywood - from award winning director, Michiel Thomas.  In 2017 and 2019 respectively, Gemmel “Juelz” Moore and Timothy “Tim” Dean, two gay black men, both died of a meth overdose at the now-infamous Laurel Street apartment of Ed Buck, a once influential Democratic donor, businessman and animal, LGBTQ+, political activist. The deaths sent shockwaves through LA’s LGBTQ+ community and particularly West Hollywood, LA’s gay mecca. The ensuing media circus cooked up a spicy concoction of sex, drugs, race and politics, but had no appetite for the in-depth human stories of who Gemmel and Tim truly were. This documentary looks at Gemmel and Tim’s parallel walks of life through the eyes of their extended families. Belgian native Michiel Thomas (35) is a documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. His debut film Game Face was distributed by Netflix in 2016, screened at more than 50 film festivals worldwide and won 12 awards, including the Audience Award at Frameline 2015. His next feature doc That’s Wild (2020) was sold to PBS and AMC Networks, screened at 30+ film festivals and won 4 awards.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

The timely, news-breaking documentary Gemmel and Tim, about the deaths of two black men in connection with this week's recently convicted political donor Ed Buck in West Hollywood - from award winning director, Michiel Thomas.  In 2017 and 2019 respectively, Gemmel “Juelz” Moore and Timothy “Tim” Dean, two gay black men, both died of a meth overdose at the now-infamous Laurel Street apartment of Ed Buck, a once influential Democratic donor, businessman and animal, LGBTQ+, political activist. The deaths sent shockwaves through LA’s LGBTQ+ community and particularly West Hollywood, LA’s gay mecca. The ensuing media circus cooked up a spicy concoction of sex, drugs, race and politics, but had no appetite for the in-depth human stories of who Gemmel and Tim truly were. This documentary looks at Gemmel and Tim’s parallel walks of life through the eyes of their extended families. Belgian native Michiel Thomas (35) is a documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. His debut film Game Face was distributed by Netflix in 2016, screened at more than 50 film festivals worldwide and won 12 awards, including the Audience Award at Frameline 2015. His next feature doc That’s Wild (2020) was sold to PBS and AMC Networks, screened at 30+ film festivals and won 4 awards.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support</a>

Ep. 48 - Michiel Thomas "Gemmel and Tim"

Yuhei Ogawa

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with Michiel Thomas and Yuhei Ogawa, the executive producers of the documentary film "Game Face".  This documentary chronicles the coming out of two LGBT athletes: Fallon Fox, who is the first openly transgender MMA fighter, and Terrence Clemens, who came out as openly gay during his college basketball career.  We spoke with Michiel Thomas and Yuhei Ogawa Monday in New York at a showing of "Game Face" as part of DOC NYC, which is America's largest documentary film festival.  "There's a lot of reasons why we wanted to make the film," said Michiel Thomas, who also directed the film. "There were personal reasons for me, because I love basketball and I'm gay myself. But also I'm originally from Belgium, and when I moved out here I got to meet several friends who I found out that they lost their scholarship when they went to school because the school found out that they were gay. At the same time there was also a wave of teenage suicides going on. So all these events made me want to do something about it. And I thought this documentary could be a perfect answer. So that was the approach from the beginning."  We also discussed how they made contact with Fallon Fox through transgender basketball player Kye Allums, how the film premiered in April and has played in more than 45 film festivals with many more to come, plans to have it shown in schools and universities, future plans to get it on TV and online, the comparison of the reactions in MMA to Fallon Fox and the reactions in basketball to Terrence Clemens, and much more.  The PodOmatic Podcast Player for iOS is available for free on the App Store.  The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer Ian Snow.  No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:  MMA World Expo. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City December 12 and 13, 2015, for the sixth annual MMA World Expo, featuring two days of the Renzo Gracie Open 2015 no-gi and gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, MMA fighters, seminars with world-class trainers, vendors, panel discussions, catch wrestling competition, and much more. The MMA World Expo takes place Saturday, December 12, and Sunday, December 13, 2015, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.  Defense Soap, an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at DefenseSoap.com.  Gracie Tournaments, featuring regional, national, and world competitions in submission-only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For more information, go to GracieWorlds.com.  The National Registry for Wrestling, whose mission is to increase wrestling's fanbase, to build a registry of all wrestling fans, to serve as a connecting point for all wrestling fans, and to provide TV and Internet listings for wrestling. For more information, go to NR4W.com.  Thanks, Eddie Goldman EddieGoldman.com

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with Michiel Thomas and Yuhei Ogawa, the executive producers of the documentary film <a href="http://www.gamefacedoc.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Game Face"</a>. This documentary chronicles the coming out of two LGBT athletes: Fallon Fox, who is the first openly transgender MMA fighter, and Terrence Clemens, who came out as openly gay during his college basketball career. We spoke with Michiel Thomas and Yuhei Ogawa Monday in New York at a showing of "Game Face" as part of DOC NYC, which is America's largest documentary film festival. "There's a lot of reasons why we wanted to make the film," said Michiel Thomas, who also directed the film. "There were personal reasons for me, because I love basketball and I'm gay myself. But also I'm originally from Belgium, and when I moved out here I got to meet several friends who I found out that they lost their scholarship when they went to school because the school found out that they were gay. At the same time there was also a wave of teenage suicides going on. So all these events made me want to do something about it. And I thought this documentary could be a perfect answer. So that was the approach from the beginning." We also discussed how they made contact with Fallon Fox through transgender basketball player Kye Allums, how the film premiered in April and has played in more than 45 film festivals with many more to come, plans to have it shown in schools and universities, future plans to get it on TV and online, the comparison of the reactions in MMA to Fallon Fox and the reactions in basketball to Terrence Clemens, and much more. The PodOmatic Podcast Player for iOS is available for free on the App Store. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer <a href="http://magicpumpkinstudios.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ian Snow</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://mmaworldexpo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MMA World Expo</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City December 12 and 13, 2015, for the sixth annual MMA World Expo, featuring two days of the Renzo Gracie Open 2015 no-gi and gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, MMA fighters, seminars with world-class trainers, vendors, panel discussions, catch wrestling competition, and much more. The <a href="http://mmaworldexpo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MMA World Expo</a> takes place Saturday, December 12, and Sunday, December 13, 2015, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://defensesoap.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Defense Soap</a>, an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at <a href="http://defensesoap.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DefenseSoap.com</a>. <a href="http://gracieworlds.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gracie Tournaments</a>, featuring regional, national, and world competitions in submission-only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For more information, go to <a href="http://gracieworlds.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GracieWorlds.com</a>. The <a href="http://www.nr4w.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Registry for Wrestling</a>, whose mission is to increase wrestling's fanbase, to build a registry of all wrestling fans, to serve as a connecting point for all wrestling fans, and to provide TV and Internet listings for wrestling. For more information, go to <a href="http://www.nr4w.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NR4W.com</a>. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>

No Holds Barred: Michiel Thomas and Yuhei Ogawa on 'Game Face'