Content recommendations, project updates, and observations from a working class creative.
Hi there. Check this out:
- How awesome is this? How Two Filmmakers Used Unreal Engine to Create a Gritty Sci-Fi Thriller (nofilmschool.com)
- Found this on Facebook. I don’t know if you need a facebook account to access it. Today from our Millennium Stage archives: Today from our Millennium Stage archives: Directed by D.C. choreographer Emily Oleson, this work features Urban Artistry, An International Culture and Education Project with Good Foot Dance Company and Baakari Wilder. The piece investigates the origins behind the term “buck dance,” which in tap dance history is used to describe an early American percussive dance style. https://fb.watch/6BwW-bimFG/
- Playwright Tom Moran, who I had the pleasure of meeting at the Last Frontier Conference, is a wonderful soul and a great writer, check out his latest 10 minute play on this podcast! https://soundcloud.com/glyka-stoiou/bytommoran
- I shouldn’t be shocked anymore to hear these stories of rampant abuse in the entertainment industry. What is our responsibility as an audience, when we listen to works created by abused people and their abusers? How can we foster awareness, as a society, to consider where our music comes from, rather than being a passive listener? Doja Cat, Dr. Luke, and the Murky Ethics of Pop – The Atlantic
- A relic of a bygone era. Creepy Fotomat Still Occupied
- I don’t know what documentary this is from, but here is Chris Martin from Coldplay talking about how the song Yellow came to be. Say what you will about Coldplay, but their earlier albums were the soundtrack to my college years. Great song: https://youtu.be/gbdzhmgSxiQ
- Found this awesome poetry podcast! Can’t wait to listen! Pen and Poet Podcast
- A short film experiment. Well done! Everything Is As It Should Be on Vimeo
- Found a new creativity podcast to check out: Thought Row Podcast
- I always thought Shelley Duvall was amazing in The Shining. I really want to watch her work with Robert Altman, maybe this weekend? Great piece about this wonderful artist in her twilight years: Searching for Shelley Duvall, the Reclusive ‘The Shining’ Icon – The Hollywood Reporter
- Found this call for submissions at FlowerSong Press to check out later: FlowerSong Press & Juventud Press
- As always, meditate with Zen Monkey. When this video goes down due to copyright, I am seriously screwed. https://youtu.be/yVDwxZIBjwA
Make art. Make haste. Much love,
j

Hello, my name is Jaime Alejandro. I write and record stories about outcasts, the Other, and the working class (check out my writing portfolio!). I feature your poetry/short fiction from all walks of life on the Creative Podcast.