Ep 18 | Once Upon A Time in South East LA w/ Chris Carmona | Hand Me Down Podcast

Welcome back to another episode of the Hand Me Down Podcast! This week we have a very special guest…*drumroll*...South East LA’s very own Chris Carmona! Join Natalia & Alan in learning about Chris’s journey to become an independent filmmaker as he shares his many experiences trying to break into Hollywood as a Latino. The episode starts off with a quick check in by everyone, followed by a quick lore deep dive about Chris, as he and Alan talk about how they met. Later, Chris shares his experience participating in Team Oscar, which granted him the opportunity to be a part of the 87th Academy Awards ceremony in 2015 and meet a bunch of celebs! Chris then talks more about his $700 feature film “Bad Labor” (2018) and his mini-series for Mitù “Instant Crush” (2019). To top the episode off Chris shares a quick story about his hand me down! We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Watch Bad Labor (2018) here:
   • Bad Labor | The Feature Film Experience (2...  

Watch "Instant Crush" (2019) here:
   • Instant Crush | Season One (2019) | Southe...  

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Timestamps
00:00 - Cold Open/Intro
1:15 - Chris Carmona Intro
3:22 - Catching up
8:40 - Blue Beetle (Xolo Maridueña) shouts us out
11:14 - Chris Carmonas start in film
16:00 - The Academy's short lived Team Oscar program
24:21 - Meeting celebrities at the Oscars
32:00 - Chris Carmona's $700 feature film "Bad Labor"
39:21 - Trying to get a job at a studio
53:50 - Latino cinema going forward
1:05:35 - Chris Carmonas hand me down
1:12:31 - Latino Artist of the Week

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Hand Me Down Podcast is hosted and produced by Alan Gallardo and Natalia Delgado. The episodes are edited by Alan Gallardo. The social media clips are edited by Natalia Delgado with occasional help from Alan. Our wonderful associate producer Milena Ortega also helps make these episodes come to life!