Proud Stutter

Maya Chupkov

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Filmmaking, Being Biracial, and Hiding Your Stutter

10/7/2022 • 29 min

Gina Chin-Davis is a writer and filmmaker. Growing up with a stutter and being a bi-racial woman has influenced the kind of stories she wants to tell visually and on the page. Her first feature film, I Can’t Sleep, won several awards. Joining me as this week’s co-host is Stuart Schuffman (aka Broke-Ass Stuart), a writer, performer, TV host, and newspaper columnist. Episode Overview[2:54 - 4:04] Pivotal moments of stuttering [4:17 - 6:55] Fluency shaping tools (not always foolproof) [7:00 - 7:40] Using secondaries to mask [8:00 - 9:30] Teen years and blaming yourself [9:30 - 11:00] Maya’s coming out journey [11:05 - 12:13] Drinking and stuttering [12:13 - 17:04] Gina’s filmmaking journey [17:22 - 20:30] Intersectionality, representation, being bi-racial and storytelling [20:30 - 21:41] Normalizing stuttering in film and TV [21:51 - 28:17] The making of her first feature film Events & ResourcesBroke-Ass Stuart is celebrating its 20th anniversary on 10/13 in the Bay Area Gina’s Feature Film: I Can’t Sleep. Want to support this work? Tell us what Proud Stutter has meant to you by leaving a voicemail (415-964-0140) or writing (info@proudstutter.com).Make a monthly or one-time donation on FlipCause.Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify.Sign up for our newsletter. Connect with Maya: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn | Subscribe | Newsletter Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-content

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