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<p>Join Academy and Emmy award-winning producer Karen Dufilho as she swaps stories with some of the world's most dynamic artists in animation, film, design, and innovation. Listen in as they share a mix of the professional and personal, of success and setback, and how to make meaningful stuff in this complicated world.</p>
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July 3, 2026
Frank Abney, fearless and free
<p>Frank Abney is an American filmmaker, NAACP Image Award-winning artist, writer, director, animator, and (apparently) a former BMX daredevil. After working on some of the biggest animated blockbusters of our time, Frank Executive Produced the Academy Award-winning short film <i>Hair Love</i>, created and directed Netflix’s NAACP’s Image Award-winning <i>Canvas</i>, and wrote and directed <i>Black Man, Black Man</i> based on his own original poetry. <i>The</i> <i>Turners</i>, an original animated western that has been completely crowd funded, is up next for Frank and his fans.</p><p></p><p>Open Studios on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/opnstudios/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@houseofk" target="_blank">Substack</a></p><p>Frank Abney on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/frankabney/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://google.com/url?q=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frankabney/the-turners-animated-short-film&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1783033832075853&usg=AOvVaw0UkZ9j-iws0D_06rDuxUv_" target="_blank"> Learn more about The Turner’s</a></p><p> Watch the trailer for<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/1078770694" target="_blank"> <i>Black Man, Black Man</i> </a></p><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Gc7eU0QJdCwZapTSjndyK?si=-zOzL1lQSJyZ302u9nqlyg" target="_blank">***Open Studios playlist***</a></p><p></p><p>Music provided by <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/johnbuffalomusic/" target="_blank">John Buffalo and Brothers Vanguard, Electriq</a></p>
June 9, 2026
Vincent's Story
<p>On December 5, 2025 Bay Area artist Vincent Serritella's life changed forever with the diagnosis of a glioblastoma, a rare and random brain tumor. As a response, he turned to his art and began painting The Human Infrastructure (Those Who Carried Me), a collection of portraits of the people who supported his recovery - or as Vincent describes them “a living system of care without which recovery would not have been possible.” Vincent’s story weaves resilience with time and technique, and finding unexpected beauty in moments of crisis.</p><p></p><p>Follow Open Studios on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/opnstudios/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@houseofk" target="_blank">Substack</a></p><p></p><p>Follow Vincent Serritella on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/vstheartist/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p></p><ul><li>Learn more about Vincent’s art at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://vincentserritella.com" target="_blank">vincentserritella.com</a></li><li>Information on [eek-wuh-lib-ree-uhm] (Vincent’s painting visible during our video call) can be found <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ee-kwuh-lib-ree-uhm.com/" target="_blank">here</a> </li><li>More information on the National Brain Tumor Society <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://braintumor.org/" target="_blank">here</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Music and sound design provided by <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/johnbuffalomusic/" target="_blank">John Buffalo</a> and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4jKe1VzzrNowWaf6fCAqsu" target="_blank">Brothers Vanguard, Electriq</a></p>
May 1, 2026
Laia Casanovas & the art of sound
<p>Laia Casanovas is the Oscar-nominated Supervising Sound Designer and Editor behind SIRĀT, the daring film from director Oliver Laxe. </p><p></p><p>Together with Yasmina Praderas and Amanda Villavieja, Laia and her team made history this year as the first-ever all-female sound crew to snag an Oscar nod. Fresh off an incredible season, Laia joins me to talk about the art of creating sound for a living—and how she’s just getting started.</p><p></p><p>Follow us on Instagram</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/opnstudios/" target="_blank">Open Studios</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/delpiino/" target="_blank">Laia Casanovas</a></p><p></p><p>Mentioned on the show</p><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_9OkHX8ZiA" target="_blank">Official trailer for Sirat</a></li><li>Oliver Laxe <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/laxe.oli/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Yasmina Praderas <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/yasminapraderas/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Amanda Villavieja <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/amanda.villavieja/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Kangding Ray <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/kangding_ray/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Music provided by </p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/19mvvyDfww8TsOIL5zqEUc?si=4VsVTc8kTmOmwCZR4I0WRg" target="_blank">Brothers Vanguard, Electriq</a></p>
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<p>Join Academy and Emmy award-winning producer Karen Dufilho as she swaps stories with some of the world's most dynamic artists in animation, film, design, and innovation. Listen in as they share a mix of the professional and personal, of success and setback, and how to make meaningful stuff in this complicated world.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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