Sorry for the delay! Let’s get back to it! On this week’s episode, I am joined by writer/director/USD alum, Carlos Omar De Leon. Carlos and I chat about his lifetime love of movies and where that started, growing up as a son of immigrants in the Midwest, and just how fantastic of an art form the horror film truly can be. We dive into Carlos’s movie pick for the week, Mario Van Peebles’ 1991 crime drama, New Jack City.
You can follow Carlos online on Instagram @director_carlosomar and on Twitter @CarlosOmar85. Check out his IMDb page for his filmography, and be sure to catch CREEPYPASTA: The Movie when it is released later this year to see Carlos’s short film, Invoke, included!
Follow Fat Dude Digs Flicks across social media:
Facebook - Fat Dude Digs Flicks
Instagram - FatDudeDigsFlicks
Twitter - FatDudeFlicks
TikTok - FatDudeDigsFlicks
Letterboxd - FatDudeFlicks
Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Search for Fat Dude Digs Flicks and click on that subscribe button. Please take a second to rate and review the show, while you’re at it!
Subscribe to the Fat Dude Digs Flicks YouTube channel and send a thumbs up or two my way!
If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can send an email to FatDudeDigsFlicks@gmail.com.
And now the call to action:
The fight for Women’s Reproductive Rights continues. If you are interested in supporting a woman’s right to choose, please look into the following organizations:
Planned Parenthood
Center for Reproductive Rights
Pathfinder International
National Women’s Law Center
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Equality Now
Every Mother Counts
Global Fund For Women
Gun violence in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. Join the fight for better gun laws and regulations by looking into or contributing to:
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Everytown for Gun Safety
The Brady Campaign
Newtown Action Alliance
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Help the undocumented in this country as they fight for a better life for themselves and their families by looking into:
United We Dream
Define American
Movimiento Cosecha
National Immigrant Justice Center
Immigrant Defense Project
American Immigration Council
National Immigration Forum
The Young Center for Immigrants Children’s Rights Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
Please help do your part to stop Asian hate. If you see something, say something. Look into the following charities, organizations, and foundations:
Stop AAPI Hate
AAPI Community Fund
CAAAV
APIENC
Asian Mental Health Collective
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
#HATEISAVIRUS
Korean American Community Foundation
SEARAC
South Asian Americans Leading Together
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
AAPI Women Lead
Help protect, defend, and support the transgender community (as well as our LGBTQ+ brothers, sisters, and non-binary spiritual siblings) by checking out:
Trans Lifeline
The Trevor Project
The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
Gender Diversity
The Transgender Law Center
FORGE
GLSEN
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
Trans Women of Color Collective
Trans Youth Equality Foundation
National Center For Transgender Equality
GLAAD
The Trans Cul