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Episode 7: Liquid Heat
All Domesticated© content is Copyright 2019-2022 by Celia C. Peters/Artistic Freedom Ltd. All rights reserved. 

THE SCOOP
 Gentle Ephraim is deeply traumatized and won’t come out of his shell. On the inside, though, he has PLENTY to say. #InternalDialogue

TALENT
Comika Hartford as ARAMINTHA
Christiana Blain as WINSOME
Dwayne Eggerson as EPHRAIM

Created, written, directed + produced by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, sound mix + sound design by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, character audio by George Bafaloukos

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Celia C. Peters, SERIES CREATOR/PRODUCER:  @celiacpeters  IG |  TW | FB | IMDB
Artistic Freedom Ltd., PRODUCTION COMPANY:  @artfreeltd  IG |  TW
Email: artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com

Love drama? Follow the actors
Comika Hartford, ARAMINTHA: @blamethewriter   IG | TW | FB  | IMDB
Christiana Blain, WINSOME: @christianarblain IG | FB | IMDB
Dwayne Eggerson, EPHRAIM: @brotherdwayne IG | TW | FB | IMDB

Listennn….
George Bafaloukos, SOUND EDITOR: TW
 

SOUNDS  
All Media is from Creative Commons and/or Public Domain Sources

INTRO THEME:  "Glas Zu Metall" by Tagirijus. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

OUTRO THEME:  "Baseline" by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

sleep! by The Fucked Up Beat. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Mars by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Rider by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

Bass Rumble In The Distance by BrainClaim . Licensed under CC0 1.0

Rumble · fade in 10s by unfa. Licensed under CC0 1.0

Waking up a little hazy by rileywarren. Licensed under CC0 1.0

Footsteps dragging by abbahoot. Licensed under CC0 1.0

Hypnotic-1 by esmayorga. Licensed under CC0 1.0

IN THE ZONE
This is your brain on....

The Definition of a Stud

The Science of Husbandry

The Aliens Did It

READ IT:  Episode 7 Transcript

BACK-TRACK:  Episode 5  |  Episode 6

Episode 6: Boundaries
All Domesticated© content is Copyright 2019-2022 by Celia C. Peters/Artistic Freedom Ltd. All rights reserved. 

THE SCOOP
Humans still know so little about the aliens. Aramintha finds out they’re capable of things that she can't imagine. 

TALENT
Comika Hartford as ARAMINTHA

Created, written, directed + produced by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, sound mix + sound design by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, character audio by George Bafaloukos

CONNECT/FOLLOW/FRIEND
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Celia C. Peters, SERIES CREATOR/PRODUCER:  @celiacpeters  IG |  TW | FB | IMDB
Artistic Freedom Ltd., PRODUCTION COMPANY:  @artfreeltd  IG |  TW
Email: artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com

Love drama? Follow the actors
Comika Hartford, ARAMINTHA: @blamethewriter   IG | TW | FB  | IMDB

Listennn….
George Bafaloukos, SOUND EDITOR: TW
 

SOUNDS  
All Media is from Creative Commons and/or Public Domain Sources

INTRO THEME:  "Glas Zu Metall" by Tagirijus. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

OUTRO THEME:  "Baseline" by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

Good Luck Venom by Known Ocean. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US

Aerostat by Bio Unit. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

Otsek by Hobotek. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 

On the Spot by Crowander. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

Teleporter Sound By Eschwabe3. Licensed under CC BY 3.0

Scaryscape Digitalgangstha by Suonho. Licensed under CC BY 3.0

Electricity 3 by Pure Audio Ninja Licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal

Electricity 1 by Pure Audio Ninja. Licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal

AC-buzz 03 by unfa. Licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal

IN THE ZONE
Captivity

Trauma Bonding

What Happens When We Dream?

READ IT:  Episode 6 Transcript

BACK-TRACK:  Episode 4  |  Episode 5

Episode 5: Newcomer
All Domesticated© content is Copyright 2019-2022 by Celia C. Peters/Artistic Freedom Ltd. All rights reserved. 

THE SCOOP
Spicy newcomer Winsome is the quintessential Cancer: hard outer shell, soft center. 

TALENT
Comika Hartford as ARAMINTHA
Christiana Blain as WINSOME

Created, written, directed + produced by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, sound mix + sound design by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, character audio by George Bafaloukos

CONNECT/FOLLOW/FRIEND
Fresh AF
Celia C. Peters, SERIES CREATOR/PRODUCER:  @celiacpeters  IG |  TW | FB | IMDB
Artistic Freedom Ltd., PRODUCTION COMPANY:  @artfreeltd  IG |  TW
Email: artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com

Love drama? Follow the actors
Comika Hartford, ARAMINTHA: @blamethewriter   IG | TW | FB  | IMDB
Christiana Blain, WINSOME: @christianarblain  IG  |  FB |  IMDB

Listennn….
George Bafaloukos, SOUND EDITOR: TW
 

SOUNDS  
All Media is from Creative Commons and/or Public Domain Sources

INTRO THEME:  "Glas Zu Metall" by Tagirijus. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

OUTRO THEME:  "Baseline" by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

Brainworm by Resonancedj. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Here We Come by Known Ocean. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US

Ground Effect by Bio Unit. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

Magic Spell by Paul North Yorks. Licensed under CC BY 3.0

IN THE ZONE

A Throuple Is Different Than a Threesome!

Jamaica

Chef Life: Michelin Stars Explained

READ IT:  Episode 5 Transcript

BACK-TRACK:  Episode 3   |  Episode 4 

Episode 4: Auburn Locs
All Domesticated© content is Copyright 2019-2022 by Celia C. Peters/Artistic Freedom Ltd. All rights reserved. 

THE SCOOP
Just as she’s scheming on escape from the Central Room, a man named Jonah saves Aramintha’s skin. It’s the  closest thing to friendship she can get and suddenly, Aramintha has the human connection she’s been yearning for. 

TALENT
Comika Hartford as ARAMINTHA
Charles J. Ouda as JONAH

Created, written, directed + produced by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, sound mix + sound design by Celia C. Peters
Sound editing, character audio by George Bafaloukos
 

CONNECT/FOLLOW/FRIEND
Fresh AF
Celia C. Peters, SERIES CREATOR/PRODUCER:  @celiacpeters  IG |  TW | FB | IMDB
Artistic Freedom Ltd., PRODUCTION COMPANY:  @artfreeltd  IG |  TW
Email: artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com

Love drama? Follow the actors
Comika Hartford, ARAMINTHA: @blamethewriter   IG | TW | FB  | IMDB
Charles J. Ouda, JONAH: @charlesjouda   IG | FB | IMDB

Listennn….
George Bafaloukos, SOUND EDITOR: TW
 

SOUNDS  
All Media is from Creative Commons and/or Public Domain Sources

INTRO THEME:  "Glas Zu Metall" by Tagirijus. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

OUTRO THEME:  "Baseline" by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

"Yubey Shan" by Di Bos. Licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0

"Kindling" by Axeltree. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

"Reykjavik Non Parlé" by I Am A Freak. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

"Mikhail Gorbachev and George Herbert Walker Bush - Danced In Reykjavik" by Karaoke Vomit. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 

"Les Portes Du Futur" by Bill Vortex. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

"Metalscrape 03 (verb)" by FrolickingDP1. Licensed under CC BY 3.0

"SFX Metal Shed Door" by EpicWizard. Licensed under CC0 1.0

"Sighted" by Moby, courtesy of https://mobygratis.com

IN THE ZONE

How to Visit National Parks in the Pacific Northwest

The US Geographical Survey: Region 9, The Pacific Northwest

The Northwest African American Museum

African Americans of the Modern Northwest | University of Washington Center for the Study of the Pacific NW

Prelude to Secession: Political Map of the U.S., 1856

Secession in US History | Encyclopedia Britannica

Timeline of the U.S. Civil War | The Library of Congress

READ IT: Episode 4 Transcript

BACK-TRACK: Episode 3  |  Episode 2

Episode 3: White Albino
All Domesticated© content is Copyright 2019-2022 by Celia C. Peters/Artistic Freedom Ltd. All rights reserved. 

THE SCOOP:
In the Central Room, the new world order is unavoidable.  Lost in memories of the harsh road that brought her there, Aramintha sees evidence of how the aliens have changed Planet Earth.

TALENT
Comika Hartford as ARAMINTHA

Created, written, directed + produced by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, sound mix + sound design by Celia C. Peters
Sound editing, character audio by George Bafaloukos

CONNECT/FOLLOW/FRIEND
Fresh AF
Celia C. Peters, SERIES CREATOR/PRODUCER:  @celiacpeters  IG |  TW | FB | IMDB
Artistic Freedom Ltd., PRODUCTION COMPANY:  @artfreeltd  IG |  TW
Email: artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com

Love drama? Follow the actors
Comika Hartford, ARAMINTHA: @blamethewriter   IG | TW | FB  | IMDB

Listennn….
George Bafaloukos, SOUND EDITOR: TW
 

SOUNDS  
All Media is from Creative Commons and/or Public Domain Sources

INTRO THEME: Glas Zu Metall by Tagirijus. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

OUTRO THEME: Baseline by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

"Elipsis" by Chad Crouch. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

“Remes” by Calmarius. Licensed under CC BY 3.0

“Lipid - Single” by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

“Les Portes Du Futur” by Bill Vortex. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

"Manifestacion_15_11_2012" by Ramagochi. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

IN THE ZONE

Alien Houseplants

Thee Best Houseplants (For any living space!)

How to Build a Life Off the Grid

The Most Popular US States for Off-the-Grid Living 

READ IT: Episode 3 Transcript

BACK-TRACK: Episode 1  |  Episode 2

Episode 2: Viagra's Revenge
All Domesticated© content is Copyright 2019-2022 by Celia C. Peters/Artistic Freedom Ltd. All rights reserved. 

THE SCOOP
Aramintha finally gets to be around other humans when Gray takes her to the Central Room. But when she gets there,  she’s gobsmacked. The aliens have really done a number on the planet and the people who live on it.
 

TALENT
Comika Hartford as ARAMINTHA

Created, written, directed + produced by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, sound mix + sound design by Celia C. Peters
Sound editing, character audio by George Bafaloukos

CONNECT/FOLLOW/FRIEND
Fresh AF
Celia C. Peters, SERIES CREATOR/PRODUCER:  @celiacpeters  IG |  TW | FB | IMDB
Artistic Freedom Ltd., PRODUCTION COMPANY:  @artfreeltd  IG |  TW
Email: artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com

Love drama? Follow the actors
Comika Hartford, ARAMINTHA: @blamethewriter   IG | TW | FB  | IMDB

Listennn….
George Bafaloukos, SOUND EDITOR: TW
 

SOUNDS  
All Media is from Creative Commons and/or Public Domain Sources

INTRO THEME: Glas Zu Metall by Tagirijus. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

OUTRO THEME: Baseline by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

“High Tension Drone” by Juskiddink. Used under CC BY 3.0

"Death Beat" by Luke Sharples. Used under CC BY 3.0

“Woman Scream 5” by  J. Zazvurek. Used under CC  BY 3.0

“Powereddy1” by Calmarius. Used under CC BY 3.0

"HORROB02" by NoiseCollector. Used under CC BY 3.0

“Algorithms” by Chad Crouch. Used under CC BY-NC 3.0

IN THE ZONE
Alien Worlds: Limited Series (NETFLIX)

10 of Earth’s Most Alien Environments
 

READ IT: Episode 2 Transcript

BACK-TRACK: Episode 1

Charles J. Ouda is a multi-hyphenate sextuple threat! He's an actor, writer, director, singer, television host, and voice over artist. He's also an ex-New Yorker who is currently based in his hometown of Nairobi, Kenya.  (We fancy!)

Do you love it? CONNECT/FOLLOW/FRIEND!
Charles J. Ouda, JONAH: @charlesjouda   IG | FB
Charles on IMDB

Who's serving the freshest Afrofuturism & Sci-Fi? WE ARE
Celia C. Peters, SERIES CREATOR/PRODUCER:  @celiacpeters  IG | TW | FB
Artistic Freedom Ltd., PRODUCTION COMPANY:  @artfreeltd  IG | TW
Email: artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com

Comika is an accomplished Bay Area thespian, writer and producer. Lucky for us, she also happens to be one twisted sister!

Do you love it? CONNECT/FOLLOW/FRIEND!
Comika Hartford, ARAMINTHA: @blamethewriter   IG | TW | FB
Comika on IMDB

Who's serving the freshest Afrofuturism & Sci-Fi? WE ARE.
Celia C. Peters, SERIES CREATOR:  @celiacpeters  IG | TW | FB
Artistic Freedom Ltd., PRODUCTION COMPANY:  @artfreeltd  IG | TW
Email: artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com

Episode 1: Skinny Laser
All Domesticated© content is Copyright 2019-2022 by Celia C. Peters/Artistic Freedom Ltd. All rights reserved. 

THE SCOOP
Meet Aramintha, a free spirit in captivity, thanks to the alien invasion. She's being held in a large room inside what used to be a bank. She’s isolated from other humans and disoriented….still halfway in her old reality. In her previous life, she ditched her successful career as a financial analyst to open an internet cafe. Now she's lost everything, including her partner Sage, the love of her life. Worse, she cannot understand her alien keepers. At all. Aramintha fears her extraterrestrial captors as much as she despises them, but at the end of the day, resistance is everything. 
 

TALENT
Comika Hartford as ARAMINTHA

Created, written, directed + produced by Celia C. Peters
Sound edit, sound mix + sound design by Celia C. Peters
Sound editing, character audio by George Bafaloukos

CONNECT/FOLLOW/FRIEND
Fresh AF
Celia C. Peters, SERIES CREATOR/PRODUCER:  @celiacpeters  IG |  TW | FB | IMDB
Artistic Freedom Ltd., PRODUCTION COMPANY:  @artfreeltd  IG |  TW
Email: artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com

Love drama? Follow the actors
Comika Hartford, ARAMINTHA: @blamethewriter   IG | TW | FB  | IMDB

Listennn….
George Bafaloukos, SOUND EDITOR: TW
 

SOUNDS  
All Media is from Creative Commons and/or Public Domain Sources

INTRO THEME: Glas Zu Metall by Tagirijus. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
OUTRO THEME: Baseline by Nctrnm. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

“High Tension Drone” by Juskiddink. Used under CC BY 3.0

"Death Beat" by Luke Sharples. Used under CC BY 3.0

“Woman Scream 5” by  J. Zazvurek. Used under CC  BY 3.0

“Powereddy1” by Calmarius. Used under CC BY 3.0

"HORROB02" by NoiseCollector. Used under CC BY 3.0

“Algorithms” by Chad Crouch. Used under CC BY-NC 3.0

 

IN THE ZONE
What’s Out There? NASA’s Exoplanets

‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects (NY Times, 5.26.19)

This Harvard Professor Risked His Reputation to Study Alien Abduction Cases (SYFY.com on Dr. John Mack)

Documentary Film: Touched by Dr. John Mack


READ IT: Episode 1 Transcript

BACK-TRACK: Ooops — this is the beginning!

Cassandra Wesley was a resident of zip code 75216 over 30 years ago when she and her children escaped her abusive husband, entering the shelter at Genesis. Today, Cassandra returns to both Genesis and zip code 75216 in Dallas to bring domestic violence services to the community she once fled. Hear Cassandra's story of transformation and how that is linked to the next generation of change as we also interview Crislyn Faison and Aysia Lane, the black women filmmakers of #BlackAtSMU. Crislyn - who is Cassandra's great-niece - continues her family's legacy of transformation through filmmaking, while Aysia enriches the conversation through engaging storytelling. Their interwoven stories are rooted in understanding and effecting meaningful change for the next generation. This episode discusses domestic violence, physical violence, racism, and discrimination.

Even though Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing alum Thato Mwosa grew up in Bostwana, her dolls were white and so were most of the faces on her TV. When American shows like "Sister, Sister," "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," and "Martin" began airing in her country, Thato was enthralled. Now, she is using her varied creative interests to celebrate Black and African people, from her award-winning film Memoirs of a Black Girl, to a book on accomplished African women and even an African trivia game.

Learn more about Thato Mwosa and about our low-residency Creative Writing MFA program.

On this week's episode we have powerhouse filmmaker, teacher and mentor, Evette Vargas. Not only is she an experienced and successful filmmaker, she runs her own writers lab with The Writers Room 5050, where she helps writers fine tune their skills and achieve their goals. She is a huge advocate for BIPOC filmmakers and Latinx filmmakers with her Clubhouse room "New Hollywood."  Be on the look out for Evette Vargas, she is a name in Hollywood you really need to know.
Also, listen to the end for her story about Bill Murray, it'll blow your mind.

Evette's Writers Lab:
https://www.writersroom5050.com/

For more info about us check out our instagram @onceuponafilmindustry

Marco Williams is a documentary filmmaker and professor of film production at Northwestern University. His films—which center around race, injustice, and American history—have received numerous awards, including the Gotham Documentary Achievement Award and the Guggenheim Fellowship. Marco has also been nominated three times for the Sundance Film Festival grand jury prize.

My films are about America; about whom we have been; who we are; who we aspire to be. I have committed myself to creating a record of America by trying to deal with the topics that challenge our sense of who we are and our sense of justice, but more importantly, to make films that will have sustained impact...I try to tell the stories we’d rather not tell. - Marco Williams

https://www.roughcutpodcast.com/

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Thanks Handale Hsu for mixing this episode.

Some decisions have the power to change the course of your life. Creator, showrunner and star of the Emmy winning series Giants, James Bland describes the unshakable pull that led him to create, and ultimately bootstrap, the initial production costs for development of the show.  He explains how his early sacrifices led to unexpected breakthroughs and opportunities that allowed him to leave his full-time job and go all-in on his dream. Making life-changing decisions is not easy. But in taking decisive action towards accomplishing our goals, you are sending a signal to the universe that you are ready to step into your greatness, and James offers his life as an example for all of us to follow.