The Call To Create

Dr. Rebecca Johnson is leading what has been called one of the most exciting university development projects in the country: the reclamation of under-utilized lands near the center of Bend, Oregon— a former pumice mine and demolition landfill — and expansion of OSU-Cascades from a 10- to a 128- acre campus that will serve 3,000 to 5,000 students. Bend Oregon has also been named one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Charlie and Dr. Becky discuss how the develop of Oregon State...

Ryan Clark is founder and head instructor of Clarks University of Martial Arts. Learn more at clarksuniversity.com This episode was originally live-streamed on August 25, 2020. :: TheCallToCreate.com Presented by GhostVillageFilms.com OpenSpace.studio

“Just because I am practicing breathwork doesn’t mean I am an enlightened being. I am still just an asshole working on himself.” —Jon Paul Crimi With a no-nonsense approach to breathwork, Jon Paul Crimi has brought the transformative power of circular breathwork to thousands of people including Top CEOs, Olympians and Hollywood celebrities. Captured on July 27, 2020 For Jon Paul's guided Breathwork albums go to the iTunes store and enter "Jon Paul Crimi" in the search bar. Learn more about...

Riccardo Waites is a naval submarine veteran, single father, and small business owner living in Bend, Oregon. After witnessing the killing of George Floyd he decided to create an organization: Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly (COBLA), which is one of the first organizations seeking to unify black leaders in the area. Learn more at: mycobla.com Captured on July 13, 2020 Follow The Call to Create on Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe and review on your favorite platform....

Charlie's conversation with Brooklyn-based painter Julio Cotto Rivera dives into what it has been like to be a working artist during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Like many artists, Rivera is employed in the service and hospitality industries in order to allow the time and creative energy to produce and sell work. With the prolonged and uncertain upheaval of those industries, Charlie and Julio discuss how artists are adjusting and some of the creative ways artists are supporting other artists....

Darcy Diamond is the founder and director of Production Squad, Inc., a photography and video production company with an impressive client list. Learn how Darcy began as a sole freelancer and now has teams across the US producing shoots all over the world. Recorded on March 13, 2020 Learn more about Production Squad: http://www.production-squad.com/ :: TheCallToCreate.com OpenSpace.studio Presented by: GhostVillageFilms.com

Charlie's conversation with Taylor Morden of Pop Motion Pictures Follow and connect with Taylor at: PopMotionPictures.com facebook.com/popmotion facebook.com/lastblockbustermovie facebook.com/skamovie facebook.com/bttftoo :: TheCallToCreate.com OpenSpace.studio Presented by: GhostVillageFilms.com

Charlie's conversation with Morgan Schmidt of Pandemic Partners Follow and connect with Morgan at: www.facebook.com/PandemicPartnersBend/ :: TheCallToCreate.com OpenSpace.studio Presented by: GhostVillageFilms.com

Charlie's conversation with Falk Hentschel -- actor, writer, producer, and founder of Patronage Films. Recorded on March 13, 2020. Follow and connect with Falk at: Instagram: @falkhentschel @patronagefilms :: TheCallToCreate.com Captured at: OpenSpace.studio Presented by: GhostVillageFilms.com

Charlie's conversation with René Mitchell -- account director, brand strategist, project manager, planner/strategist, and event producer. Follow and connect with René at: ReneMitchellCreative.com ScaleHouse.org BendDesign.org :: TheCallToCreate.com Captured at: OpenSpace.studio Presented by: GhostVillageFilms.com

Charlie's conversation with Elijah Goodall, musician, and co-founder of Dark Night of the Soul, a music & art festival in Bend, Oregon, held 1/31/20 - 2/1/20. Learn more and get tickets at DarkNightOfTheSoulFest.com :: TheCallToCreate.com Captured at: OpenSpace.studio Presented by: GhostVillageFilms.com

This month we're sharing some of the live-streamed interviews we captured at BendFilm Festival this past October. As this was our first attempt at live-streaming an event, these bonus episodes are a little rougher around the edges than usual. The content itself, however, brought some rare voices into the conversation with some unique insights into the independent film industry. This talk is with actors Falk Hentschel and Kimberly Leemans. :: TheCallToCreate.com GhostVillageFilms.com

Happy holidays from the Call to Create crew! While on a brief break, we thought we'd share with you some of the live-streamed interviews we captured at BendFilm Festival this past October. As this was our first attempt at live-streaming an event, these bonus episodes are a little rougher around the edges than usual. The content itself, however, brought some rare voices into the conversation with some unique insights into the independent film industry. This first talk is with Alex Creswick,...

Charlie's conversation with Kim Cooper Findling, award-winning author, essayist, journalist and editor. KimCooperFindling.com :: TheCallToCreate.com GhostVillageFilms.com

Charlie's conversation with Erik Jambor, Head of Festival Programing at BendFilm, and Co-Founder of Sidewalk Film Festival. :: TheCallToCreate.com GhostVillageFilms.com

Charlie's conversation with Bend, Oregon playwright Cricket Daniel. Learn more about Cricket's work at CricketDaniel.com :: TheCallToCreate.com GhostVillageFilms.com

Charlie's conversation with interesting, innovative and thoughtful human, Ron Sparks. Learn more Ron-Sparks.com

Charlie's conversation with pro runner & business owner Renee Metivier. Learn more about Renee's work at RechargeSport.com :: TheCallToCreate.com GhostVillageFilms.com

Episode 1! A conversation with Todd Looby of the BendFilm Festival. BendFilm.org Todd's film "Be Good" at ObrigadoProductions.com Produced by Ghost Village Films GhostVillageFilms.com Shot on location at Whitespace 220, Bend, OR