MOVIES MADE ME – Where reel life meets real life.

Movies Made Me exists to encourage the collective sharing of our deep, individual experiences with film.  It’s a place where, as a guest, you can feel secure in opening up, sharing real emotion and exposing your inner workings, as you tell me how movies have helped you, molded you, hindered you, inspired you, made you unique.  It’s a place where, as a listener, you can hear real people share real stories that connect with you, surprise you, amuse you, move you.  Movies Made Me celebrates film and celebrates identity by bringing these powerful ideas together and offering a new, bold way of thinking about the intersection of culture and self.  I’m not interested in movie reviews or news; I’m interested in you.  I want to explore something deeper that hasn’t been talked about much before.  The movie-going experience is ingrained in our culture and our lives.  Doesn’t it make sense that the movies we see become ingrained in our sense of self?   That’s what I’m here to explore with you.

Join me as I task my guests with discussing the five movies that have influenced them and helped form their identities.  Virtually every one of us has had a film experience that altered us in some way, that gave us a passion, a fear, a way of looking at the world.  These are the movies we’ll explore, as we talk about how they changed each guest and why.  We’ll also delve into the broad spectrum of other influences that have turned them into the people they are today.

LOGO:  The logo was designed exclusively for Movies Made Me by artist Mike Matola.  You can see more of his amazing work at mikematola.com and linebylineposters.com.  His comic book, Winken Blinken and Nod, is available at winkenblinkenandnod.com.

MUSIC:  The theme music is composed and performed by Jeremiah Jacobs of The Heartbreak Time Machine.  Please support this awesome musician by following The Heartbreak Time Machine on Facebook and Instagram.  Be sure to listen with Spotify, YouTube, or Sound Cloud.  And, please, show how much you love the theme music by purchasing the Heartbreak Time Machine’s albums and songs on iTunes, Google Play Music and Amazon!

VOICE-OVER:  The voice-over was recorded by Sandra Espinoza on Fiverr.com.  Follow Sandra on Facebook and Twitter and be sure to let her know how much you enjoy hearing her on the show!