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May 19, 2021 83 mins

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Helena Hawkes; a Los Angeles-based writer/director and a self-proclaimed Cinephile, Painter, and Soul & Disco Enthusiast. Helena has worked in Hollywood with the likes of Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions and Leigh Wannel of the Saw and Insidious Franchises. 

Helena joins My Pop Five to break down Big Fish, Rene Magritte, Meshes of the Afternoon/At Land by Maya Deren, Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder, and Culture as Weapon by Nato Thompson. Helena discusses her relationship with each of the items on her "Pop Five", growing up in small-town, leaving the nest, her relationship with writing, and her "Yours, Mine and Ours" family. 

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