Film & TV, The Creative Process: Acting, Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Producers, Composers, Costume Design, Talk Art & Creativity

Mia Funk

Booking Overview

A behind-the-scenes arts series where filmmakers and TV/film creatives break down how their craft and careers were built—acting, directing, writing, producing, cinematography, composing, and design included. Great for PR professionals looking to place high-credibility talent and creators around media, culture, and creative process narratives.

Metrics

Episodes: 252

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Female

Listener location: USA

Instagram: 7.8k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mia@creativeprocess.info

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Host

Mia Funk - Founder and creative educator behind The Creative Process. Hosts interviews with actors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers, composers, costume designers, and other behind-the-scenes c...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Established or rising screen-industry professionals (actors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers, composers, and design creatives). Often associated with major film/TV credits and/or award recognition (e.g., Emmy/Academy/Tony/Pulitzer-level institutions referenced). Guests typically have significant creative authority in narrative screen work and can speak concretely about craft and career trajectory.

Required Achievements:

major TV/film credits, award nominations/wins (Emmy/Oscar/other referenced institutions), creator/executive producer or showrunning roles, notable adaptation/feature or limited-series work, lead creative authorship (writer/director/cinematographer/composer/production designer)

Recent Guest Discussions

Cherien Dabis - Directing And Acting; Representing Palestinian Narratives; Multi-generational Storytelling; Production Challenges Under Conflict; Creative Career Development In TV And Film.

Megan Gallagher - Suspense And Thriller Writing; Psychological Drama; Adapting Novels To Limited Series; Character Psychology And Tension Design.

Nigel Marchant - Creating Compelling Tv; Emotional Toll And Suspense/drama Mechanics; Producing A Limited Series; Adaptation And Psychological Drama Craft.

Recent Topics

Film, TV, Screenwriting, Directing, Acting

Episodes

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Film & TV, The Creative Process: Acting, Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Producers, Composers, Costume Design, Talk Art & Creativity

AQUA: A Story of Water & Lost Dreams w/ Author, Screenwriter CHIARA BARZINI

October 05, 2026

“I think first of all that in order to have disillusion, you need to have illusion and I really want to sort of take a stand in the name of being a delusional person, you know? I do think illusions are necessary to our sense of creativity, and we need to fall in love with extreme projects, and we need to have ideas that are sometimes unsustainable. We need to dream big in order to be creative and feel alive. The illusions that are a part of Aqua are larger illusions. They're illusions that ha...

Los Angeles, Lost Dreams & Hollywood Illusions - A Road Trip w/ CHIARA BARZINI - Highlights

October 01, 2026

Chiara Barzini has spent her life navigating the literal and cultural fault lines between Italy and California. Today we will discuss her book, Aqua: A Story of Water and Lost Dreams, and her life as an artist living between two countries. In her acclaimed 2017 novel, Things That Happened Before the Earthquake, she wrote about arriving in the San Fernando Valley just weeks after a catastrophic natural disaster and the illusions of the '90s.In Aqua, she examines nature, the California water cr...

Palestine & Generational Trauma: CHERIEN DABIS on Directing All That's Left of You - Highlights

March 19, 2026

Two weeks away from filming her most ambitious film to date, Cherien Dabis and her crew were forced to evacuate Palestine as the devastating events of October 2023 began. Instead of abandoning the project, they adapted, filming across Cyprus, Jordan, and Greece, creating a cinematic love letter to the resilience, joy, and humanity of the Palestinian people.My guest today is Cherien Dabis. She’s a filmmaker and actress who has spent much of her career trying to fill the silences in the America...

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