A conversation with writer/director Nate’Eya Kahsai who shares the writing powers that come from feeling like a space alien and the personal benefits of centering yourself as the main character in your life (a main character who fuels up by writing a poem a day, to be specific.) She offers expansive perspectives on collaboration, cross-medium exploration, and how to get inspired. We also talk personal creative practice: how to do it, why it matters, and how it’s different from creating for a market or with a product in mind.

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Guest Bio: Writer/director Nate'Eya Kahsai fights for a wide range of voices in front of and behind the camera while managing her fun day job as a video editor at the Film Detective and Fandor. By the time Nate’Eya reached film school at UCLA, she knew she had something to say, both as a black queer woman and as an outsider. Since then, Nate’Eya has written and directed six short films, four music videos and partnered with countless diverse voices to bring their stories to screen. Nate’Eya crafts and contributes to projects across platforms--as writer and director.