Storytelling Clubhouse

Ep 17 - "The best antidote to fear and doubt is to just keep going." with Stephanie Izsak

Vancouver-based director, writer, and actor Stephanie Izsak and Helenna talk about the horror genre, adding more creative career tools to her toolkit, her 3 short films featured for our 2025 book + film club, the importance of coffee, and so much more... Stephanie's IG: ⁠⁠@stephanie_at_the_movies [https://www.instagram.com/stephanie_at_the_movies] Stephanie's website: stephanieizsak.com [https://www.stephanieizsak.com/] _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/storytellingclubhouse/] follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/helennamsantos/] join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.helennasantos.com/storytellingclubhouse.html] Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://dstudiosproductions.com/] & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-glasses/] / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-smut/]

Ep 16 - Art for a Better World with Celine Parreñas Shimizu

Helenna goes "back to school" in this conversation with Celine Parreñas Shimizu, the new Dean of UCLA Theater, Film and Television and the highest-ranking Filipina American woman in the UC system.  "So To Speak" film website: ⁠ [http://andrewboryga.com]sotospeakfilm.com [https://www.sotospeakfilm.com/] Dean Celine’s IG: ⁠@uclatftdean [https://www.instagram.com/uclatftdean/] _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/storytellingclubhouse/] follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/helennamsantos/] join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.helennasantos.com/storytellingclubhouse.html] Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://dstudiosproductions.com/] & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-glasses/] / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-smut/]

Ep 15 - Being a "VICTIM" w/ author Andrew Boryga

Helenna and author Andrew Boryga talk about his novel “Victim” and do a deep dive into their lived experiences regarding “mining trauma”, questioning what authenticity even means, and Andrew’s personal creative process.  Andrew’s website: andrewboryga.com [http://andrewboryga.com]  Andrew’s IG: @borywrites [https://www.instagram.com/borywrites] Andrew’s Substack: DWELL [https://borywrites.substack.com/] _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/storytellingclubhouse/] follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/helennamsantos/] join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.helennasantos.com/storytellingclubhouse.html] Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠ [https://dstudiosproductions.com/] & ⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-glasses/] / ⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-smut/]

Ep 14 - What is Wattpad? w/ Head of Content Alessandra Ferreri

Helenna learns all about Wattpad [https://www.wattpad.com/]from their Head of Content, Alessandra Ferreri. What is Wattpad you ask? Listen in to find out!  ABOUT ALESSANDRA:  Alessandra Ferreri  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandraferreri/]is the Head of Content at Wattpad, a leading global webnovel platform and storytelling community from WEBTOON Entertainment.  With nearly a decade spent accumulating her “fan-thropological” understanding of online communities and their evolving appetite for stories, she specializes in balancing both the art and science of uncovering adaptation hits on Wattpad for screens and bookshelves around the world. Previously, Ferreri was the VP of Content at Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, an integrated studio and publishing business from WEBTOON Entertainment that has introduced webcomics and webnovels to new entertainment audiences around the world. _____  Check out Wattpad HERE: https://www.wattpad.com/ [https://www.wattpad.com/]  and on IG: @wattpad https://www.instagram.com/wattpad/ [https://www.instagram.com/wattpad/]  _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/storytellingclubhouse/] follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/helennamsantos/] join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.helennasantos.com/storytellingclubhouse.html] Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠ [https://dstudiosproductions.com/] & ⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-glasses/] / ⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-smut/]

Ep 13 - How We Made a Micro-budget Movie w/ Alexandra Boylan & Helenna Santos

Helenna Santos and Alexandra Boylan spill all the tea on how they made "At Your Own Risk" for only $5,000 ALL IN. Now, ten years later, that film made it onto the "most popular" list of movies on TUBI. This is one that filmmakers do not want to miss! ______ Watch "At Your Own Risk" on TUBI HERE [https://tubitv.com/movies/666447/at-your-own-risk ]. Watch the trailer HERE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJxxlZ56oK0]. ______ Check out Alexandra's indie filmmaking class/Producer's mentorship program HERE [https://www.faffassociation.com/producers-mentorship]. Follow Alexandra on IG at @alexandramboylan [https://www.instagram.com/alexandraboylan/] _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/storytellingclubhouse/] follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/helennamsantos/] join our book + film club at ⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠ [https://www.helennasantos.com/storytellingclubhouse.html] Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠ [https://dstudiosproductions.com/] & ⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-glasses/] / ⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠ [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-smut/]