Named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film," Laura Moss is a brilliant director and production designer from New York. We screened her short FRY DAY at the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival (which won our audience award) and it was immediately clear she was someone to watch out for. I sat down with Laura in New York to talk about making her first feature film (produced by Fangoria Films), falling in love with horror, navigating the film world, and more.

Drea is an artist, printmaker, and political activist living in Seattle. I sat down with her (in her car) in Seattle and we talked about Jewish identity, the importance of storytelling, and her family history.

Netta is a musicologist/gifted musician who moved to Sweden to do her PhD. We talk about moving to a completely different environment on your own, family dynamics, and music!

You'll hear Netta's Swedish folk song Polske efter Carl Sveg by the Lynx Ensemble in the episode.

Viktoria is a young woman who recently moved to Berlin from a small town in Norway. We talk about the perks of living in a big city, being trans, and more!

Laura is an Argentinian jazz singer I met in Berlin who made some quick life transitions that I found intrigueing. We talk about having the guts to go after your passion, returning home after living many years abroad, and much more.

You'll be hearing snippets from Laura's song "Na volta que o mundo dá" from her album Na volta que o mundo dá in the episode.

Meytal is an incredibly talented poet/writer/musician/teacher who came out relatively late. We talk about queerness, living life while feeling free, authenticity, and more!

Mikael is a film editor currently working on his first feature film. He used to work very closely with cult movie director and Warhol associate Ulli Lommel (Boogeyman, The Tenderness of the Wolves) until he died last year. We talk about Ulli and the sudden life changes Mikael was forced to make.

Vala is a dermapathologist who was starting to plan her second pregnancy while we recorded the interview. She always happens to be one of my oldest and dearest friends! We talk about being a "good enough" mother, being surprised by what you love about your job, looking back on your childhood, and more!

Roxane has found what she wants to do with her life - carry on her family's legacy and make delicious South African Indian food. We talk about the very different career she had before, being mixed race, Indian food, and more!

Berliners, you can taste her food every Saturday at Boxhagener Platz Markt, twice a month at Markthalle Neun's Streetfood Thursday, and other places around town.

I sat with Mauro aka Vanessa Jupiter the drag queen. Mauro is young, queer, and based in Berlin and we talk about Vanessa Jupiter's origins, what drag means to them, and more!

If you want to see Mauro/Vanessa at work, you're more than invited to come to MAURO PARTY on July 28th at L.U.X. (Schlesischestr. 41 10997 Berlin).

I talked to Marcel, a double bass player who has navigated the Berlin jazz world for over a decade. He is currently working on a new project called "Alien in the Woods" and is constantly touring so catch him if he comes to your town - he's good.

I interview Amrita, an old high school friend who is now at the top of the fashion business game. We talk about fashion, constantly moving from place to place, what the future holds, and more. Enjoy!

Episode 2 of The Bend! On this episode I talked to Sharon, a filmmaker who recently went through a shift in her personal life. We talk about relationships, filmmaking, psychoanalysis, moving forward, and so much more - there's a lot in this episode!

Hello and welcome to the very first episode of The Bend! I sat down with Karolin, a brilliant illustrator (who made my podcast logo!) and one of my best friends. We talked about motherhood and her impending move to New York from London. I apologize for the shaky sound. Also, there's a whole lot of baby sounds!