Visual Intonation
by Vanté Gregory
Latest episode
EP 167: Inner World with Director/Writer/Producer Xenia Matthews
EP 167: Inner World with Director/Writer/Producer Xenia Matthews
About this podcast
Visual Intonation, hosted by acclaimed director and screenwriter Vanté Gregory, delves into the vibrant world of Black artistry. Each episode features intimate conversations with visionary creators, exploring the depths of their craft and the cultural resonance of their work. Vanté Gregory's insightful approach illuminates the nuanced voices shaping contemporary art, offering listeners a profound journey through diverse artistic expressions. From emerging talents to established masters, Visual Intonation amplifies the richness of Black creativity, inviting audiences to experience art through the eyes and voices of its most compelling practitioners.
Visual Intonation finds film not only as an art form but as a basis for education and cultural interaction.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 167 episodes
- EP 167: Inner World with Director/Writer/Producer Xenia Matthews · 1 h 4 min · Season 6 Episode 167What does it mean to make the invisible visible? For filmmaker and visual artist Xenia Matthews, the answer lives somewhere between memory, grief, the physical body, and the…
- EP 166: Oscars 2026 Episode with Film Critic Erté Arnold · 2 h 42 min · Season 5 Episode 166This episode of the Visual Intonation Podcast captures the energy of Oscars 2026. Vanté Gregory sits down with film critic Erté Arnold to break it all down. Every category gets…
- EP 165: No Permission with Cinematographer/Producer/Founder Samuel Hicks · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 165This is a story about commitment. About choosing a path and refusing to step off it. Samuel Hicks is a cinematographer shaped by Mississippi roots and sharpened by experience in…
- EP 164: Honest Images with Director/Cinematographer David Williams · 1 h 13 min · Season 5 Episode 164David Williams sees cinematography as more than craft. He sees it as a way of holding a moment that might otherwise disappear. Based in New York City and Los Angeles, he moves…
- EP 163: Cultural Alignment with Director/Writer/Producer Christian Saint · 1 h 18 min · Season 5 Episode 163Christian Saint does not simply make images. He builds worlds. Known to many as Christian Kaptin Saint, the Ghanaian multidisciplinary artist and film director creates work that…
- EP 162: The Directorial Gaze with Director/Writer/Producer Alexandria Collins · 45 min · Season 5 Episode 162Alexandria Collins does not look away from the dark. She walks straight into it, eyes open, camera steady. A filmmaker shaped by Tallahassee soil and Los Angeles light, she…
- EP 161: Brick by Brick with Director/Writer/Producer DeVonté M. Brown · 58 min · Season 5 Episode 161DeVonté M. Brown does not just point a camera. He listens. He studies the light. He waits for the truth to reveal itself in the frame. Known as THE MAN IN THE ARENA, this Detroit…
- EP 160: Humanist with Director/Writer/Producer Shana L. Darabie · 1 h 36 min · Season 5 Episode 160On this episode of the Visual Intonation Podcast, filmmaker Shana L. Darabie joins the mic with a voice shaped by image, genre, and deep interior listening. Born in Long Beach…
- EP 159: Creative Fire with Director/Writer/Producer Ademola Falomo · 1 h 4 min · Season 5 Episode 159Ademola Falomo did not arrive suddenly. He arrived steadily. From music to photography to filmmaking, his path was shaped by curiosity and instinct, not shortcuts. Born in…
- EP 158: The Unseen with Cinematographer Marcus Guider · 52 min · Season 5 Episode 158Marcus Guider sees with intention. He frames stories the way others frame thoughts, clean, deliberate, alive. As a Director of Photography and Cinematographer based in Lawrence…
- EP 157: Unquestioned Truths with Director/Writer/Producer Ella Chikezie · 57 min · Season 5 Episode 157Ella Chikezie steps into the director’s chair with In Her Shoes, a short film shaped by urgency and care. Known for her work on Christmas in Lagos and in the production trenches…
- EP 156: Healing and Feeling with Director/Writer/Producer Learenna A. Reynolds · 1 h 52 min · Season 5 Episode 156Learenna A. Reynolds walks into a room carrying history, spirit, and heat. An interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker from the South Side, she has been described as the walking…
- EP 155: Community & Vulnerability with Director/Writer Elijah Negasi · 50 min · Season 5 Episode 155Elijah Negasi joins Visual Intonation Podcast with the quiet intensity of someone who has lived inside his stories. Born and raised in the Bronx and shaped by New York City grit…
- EP 154: Invisible Systems Part 1 with Director/Writer/Producer Liliane Laborde-Edozien · 1 h 9 min · Season 5 Episode 154Visual Intonation Podcast welcomes Liliane Laborde-Edozien, a Miami-based director, writer, and creative producer whose cinematic work spans continents and genres. With a unique…
- EP 153: Reprieve with Director/Writer/Producer Hans Augustave · 1 h 14 min · Season 4 Episode 153This episode of Visual Intonation Podcast sits with Haitian American filmmaker and DJ Hans Augustave and listens closely to what happens in the quiet. Best known for shorts like…
- EP 152: Inner World & Reflection with Director/Photographer Paris Silver · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 152Paris Silver is a photographer and director born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, whose work is grounded in visual storytelling and disciplined craft. With a measured approach to…
- EP 151: The ReWrite with Director/Writer/Producer Terry Dawson · 1 h 17 min · Season 4 Episode 151Terry Dawson tells stories the way a musician plays chords. He starts with something familiar, then adds a note that surprises you, then another that opens a door you didn’t…
- EP 150: Native Light with Director Dante Ollivierre · 47 min · Season 4 Episode 150Dante Ollivierre sees stories everywhere. On the streets of Kingstown, in the quiet corners of St Vincent and the Grenadines, in the faces of people who carry their histories…
- EP 149: Cultural Weight with Director/Photographer Jamar Silva · 57 min · Season 4 Episode 149In this episode of Visual Intonation, we sit with Jamar Silva, a director and photographer shaped by the rhythm of Jamaica. He grew up in a place that teaches you who you are by…
- EP 148: Precision and Progress with Cinematographer Joshua Ighodaro · 1 h 7 min · Season 4 Episode 148This episode of Visual Intonation features Joshua Ighodaro whose career in the camera department reflects a steady progression from Trainee to Loader. Over the past eight years…
