Welcome to The Hollywood Hang! A podcast about the highs, lows, and hell nos of this crazy industry. Hosted by Nicolas Curcio & Kristen Tepper. Edited by Luke Hellyer. Social and Promotion by Rodrigo Caraveo.River Gallo (they/them) is a Salvadoran-American filmmaker, actor, writer, and intersex activist. Their feature PONYBOI premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. The film won the Grand Jury Award for Best US Feature at Newfest New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival and River won Best Performance at the Torino Film Festival. River wrote, produced, and starred in the film, making it the first narrative feature created by and starring an out intersex artist in cinema history. PONYBOI is based on their 2019 short film of the same name that was executive produced by Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry, and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2023, River was the subject of the critically-acclaimed feature documentary EVERY BODY directed by Academy-award nominated director Julie Cohen. In the commercial space, River has directed advertising spots for Facebook, Maison Margiela, and MTV. For their work in the arts and on social justice issues, River was on the 2023 OUT 100 list and won a GLAAD Rising Star Media Award. River was named one of the 10 LGBTQIA+ Film and TV Creators on the Rise in 2023 by Indiewire. PONYBOI will be theatrically released June 27th by Fox Entertainment Studios.
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Rae Benjamin (The Witcher, In the Cut, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep)
Welcome to The Hollywood Hang! A podcast about the highs, lows, and hell nos of this crazy industry. Hosted by Nicolas Curcio & Kristen Tepper. Edited by Luke Hellyer. Rae Benjamin is a TV/film writer and proud LA native. She finds humor in awkward, uncomfortable situations. Things that might not seem funny at first, things you maybe shouldn’t laugh at... and ultimately, things that have the power to broaden perspectives and empathy. Most recently, she was a co-producer on THE WITCHER (Netflix) and served as co-writer and co-executive producer for THE WITCHER: SIRENS OF THE DEEP, an animated feature which debuted on Netflix in early 2025. In 2020, Rae founded In the Cut, an organization that provides education, training, and resources for BIPOC writers and filmmakers. Her company has partnered with companies such as Sundance Collab, NBCUniversal, Final Draft and more to produce more than 200 virtual and live events. She is represented by UTA.
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Michael Waldron (Chad Powers, Loki, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
Welcome to The Hollywood Hang! A podcast about the highs, lows, and hell nos of this crazy industry. Hosted by Nicolas Curcio & Kristen Tepper. Edited by Luke Hellyer.Michael Waldron is an Emmy award-winning writer from Atlanta, Georgia. He created and served as head writer and executive producer for Marvel and Disney+'s LOKI series and wrote Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS for Sam Raimi. He created and executive produced Starz' wrestling drama HEELS, starring Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig which is now available on Netflix. He is also the executive producer behind the Hulu comedy series CHAD POWERS starring Glen Powell. He began his career on Adult Swim's RICK AND MORTY, where he won an Emmy for his work as a writer and producer on Season 4. He co-founded a feature film and TV production company, Anomaly Pictures, in 2023 with Adam Fasullo.
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Maggie Levin (The Black Phone 2, My Valentine)
Welcome to The Hollywood Hang! A podcast about the highs, lows, and hell nos of this crazy industry. Hosted by Nicolas Curcio & Kristen Tepper. Edited by Luke Hellyer. Maggie Levin is a genre writer & filmmaker with rock n’ roll roots. Recently, she wrote & directed her debut feature MY VALENTINE (Hulu/Blumhouse) and an original segment for V/H/S/99 (Shudder) which premiered at TIFF in 2022. She also served as second unit director & title concept designer for Universal's THE BLACK PHONE and its upcoming sequel, BLACK PHONE 2. Maggie’s work as a screenwriter includes CASTER for Paramount Pictures. She’s currently adapting Clay McLeod Chapman’s GHOST EATERS for Sony Screen Gems. Awards include Best Director at Austin Indie Festfor the short film HEEL.
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Michael Waldron (Chad Powers, Loki, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
Welcome to The Hollywood Hang! A podcast about the highs, lows, and hell nos of this crazy industry. Hosted by Nicolas Curcio & Kristen Tepper. Edited by Luke Hellyer. Music by Stevia Sphere.Michael Waldron is an Emmy award-winning writer from Atlanta, Georgia. He created and served as head writer and executive producer for Marvel and Disney+'s LOKI series and wrote Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS for Sam Raimi. He created and executive produced Starz' wrestling drama HEELS, starring Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig which is now available on Netflix. He is also the executive producer behind the Hulu comedy series CHAD POWERS starring Glen Powell. He began his career on Adult Swim's RICK AND MORTY, where he won an Emmy for his work as a writer and producer on Season 4. He co-founded a feature film and TV production company, Anomaly Pictures, in 2023 with Adam Fasullo.
Nic and Tepper, two emerging screenwriters discuss their day-to-day lives working in Hollywood and invite their fellow friends and filmmakers to talk about all of the highs, lows, and hell nos of the film/tv industry.
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