Genevieve Trainor, a professional actor and PR and marketing expert, chats with a range of entertainment industry experts from around the world who share "insider insights" that demystify the industry and help with the economic development of our communities. On the last Friday of every month, Dr. James Wysong, Dean of Arts and Design at SFCC, and Milton Reiss, Co-Chair of the Film Department at SFCC, discuss everything from how culture impacts film and vice versa to their love of the sci-fi genre.
Nazneen Akhtar Rahim is a British American actor. Originally from London, Nazneen studied Law at the University of Westminster, graduating with honors, following which she practiced human rights law. She has worked at a humanitarian assistance charity, obtaining a certificate in Disaster Management and is fluent in Urdu and Hindi.
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Samantha Olguin grew up immersed in musical theater, singing, and dancing from a young age. She was classically trained in piano from the ages 4-16 and passed Level 8 of the Royal School of Music piano exam with Distinction. Olguin moved to Los Angeles at 18 years old to study Ethnomusicology at UCLA and pursue her passion for music and acting. She loves discovering new sounds informed by cultures and sounds from around the world. Olguin released her first EP as she was graduating from UCLA. Her single, “Coffee”, has garnered over 50,000 total streams. While in Los Angeles, she did commercial modeling for companies including LensCrafters and DJI. In 2020, Olguin moved to Albuquerque, NM, where she began exploring the growing TV & Film scene in the Land of Enchantment. Today, she continues her multifaceted artistic pursuits, engaging in art that bridges Chinese and American culture. Olguin is signed with Bankston Talent Agency.
9 Oct 2026
Lisa Kori
Lisa Kori is a filmmaker and musician based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her short films have won several awards including Best Experimental Film at the Mindfield Film Festival in Albuquerque, Best Poetic Film at the Madrid Film Festival in Madrid (New Mexico), and Finalist for the Lichter Art Award at Lichter Film Festival in Frankfurt, Germany. Her short film, 'The Four Silences', recently brought home Best Music Video at Austin Shorts Fest in Texas for the combination of documentary and musical performance. As a musician who participates in the thriving Americana music scene in the Southwest, 'The Four Silences' is about her search for early Asian-American music as she tries to understand why her musical roots are not well represented in greater American culture. The next screening of 'The Four Silences' is at the Sovereign Lens Film Festival in Albuquerque on October 15.
2 Oct 2026
Andy Bui
Andy Bui is a Vietnamese-Chinese American filmmaker, producer, and creative entrepreneur based in his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is the son of two immigrants. After years of chasing creative ideas, he found his calling in cinematography while earning a BFA in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media at the University of New Mexico, with a summer of study at Dongguk University in Seoul.
He started Istoria Productions in 2018 and then moved into New Mexico's booming film industry. He worked in camera departments on productions including Netflix's The Harder They Fall and Blumhouse's Vengeance. Alongside that, he shot narrative shorts such as Dandelion's Promise, Hair Like Snow, and Sundown.
Since 2023, Andy has been a producer and director at Sandia National Laboratories. He makes documentary-style series and award-submission films that turn complex science into human stories.
Outside the lab, he builds spaces for Albuquerque's Asian American community. These include LAYRS, a dessert pop-up, Lucky Box, a vending business for Asian collectibles. All of which you can find at districtbui.com (http://districtbui.com/) to stay up to date with his latest ventures.
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