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Audacity Works
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Audacity Works
Episode 158: Accidental Activism and Becoming a Filmmaker with Sasha Galitzki
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Episode 158
For today's aural offering I've brought aerialist and filmmaker Sasha Galitzki back to talk about her new film Embers, creating art out of tragedy, and advice to new filmmakers.
What you'll hear:
- Listen to Sasha and I's first conversation about Wild Aerial here: Episode 97: Making Art in the Extreme with Sasha Galitzki
- Life 1.5 years after losing everything 3:50
- On making Embers 8:00
- On making art out of hard things that have happened to you 12:00
- Accidentally becoming an artist activist 15:15
- On Ember's premiere November 4th 2025 18:30
- On the reemergence of gremlins after feeling they had gone away forever 24:00
- Having to totally re-find spin tolerance after a huge grief 27:50
- On bringing on MOAR PEOPLE and experts in Embers 35:00
- How to decide what film festivals to submit your films to 39:00
- Advice to aspiring filmmakers 43:45
- Closing out with some action items 49:30
Find out how to watch Embers and Wild Aerial here, or visit the BANFF Film Festival website here!
You can follow and reach out to Sasha on the website above or here on Instagram
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