E55: Film Producer Jeff Gomez on the Modality of Reconciliation

In Ep 55 of UNSUGARCOATED with Aalia, your favorite host sits down with Starlight Runner CEO, Jeff Gomez, a film and TV producer who overcame disability and a hard scrap childhood (12:35) to work on some of the biggest franchises from Disney, 20th Century Fox, Sony, Mattel, and Nickelodeon. They share a tragically honest conversation about bullying, abuse, and the power of storytelling to provide escape and growth to both victims and perpetrators(14:00). Gomez tells Aalia how transmedia— storytelling across platforms like film, TV, books, and even toys— is pushing Hollywood to listen to its viewers and create the content that is meaningful to them(19:21). Gomez works to ensure that at the heart of these juggernaut franchises is storytelling that creates what he calls a “Modality of Reconciliation.”(23:00) Gomez shares how his modality of reconciliation applies to his anti-bullying work in schools, as well, creating stories and spaces of empathy(26:01)where victims can heal and bullies can grow(15:17). You won’t want to miss this conversation with an unlikely Hollywood heavy-weight, all about empathy, overcoming,(34:58) and the power of UNSUGARCOATED storytelling.


To learn more about Jeff Gomez’s work, visit his website for Starlight Runner


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