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The Moth Podcast: At The Movies

2025/2/28
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#tv&film#entertainment industry insights#film and television#motivational stories#actor's craft#career and life planning#cinematic aesthetics#childhood exploration#celebrity interviews#gender issues in film#female gaze People
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Brittany Cooper
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Frank Ortega shares his journey from struggling to find work in New York to landing his first unpaid job on a film set, which eventually led to a full-time career in the film industry.
  • Frank Ortega moved to New York with dreams of making movies.
  • He struggled with initial low-paying jobs before stumbling upon a film set.
  • Frank offered to work for free, which led to his first film job.
  • His first movie experience was on a low-budget film with notable actors.
  • Eventually, he was officially hired and left his previous job at the Yale Club.

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The Oscars have got us thinking all about the magic of cinema, and we’ve got two stories on the power of film, and the hold it has on people. 

So whether your favorite movie of 2024 was I Saw The TV Glow, Challengers, or Sing Sing - the actual best film of 2024, get your popcorn out, and get ready to watch a, well, listen to, a story.

This episode was hosted by Emily Couch

Storytellers:

Frank Ortega begins his career in the movies.

Brittney Cooper gets an unexpected call from Tyler Perry.

Podcast # 908

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