Anne Leighton's Lounge Discussions

Alicia McClendon
Filmmaker and Actor Here!

My name is Alicia McClendon, and I’m a screenwriter, filmmaker, and actor. My brand is strong, flawed women. I'm also a martial artist! We just shot a psychological thriller short film and are in preproduction for another thriller I’d like to shoot specifically for film festivals! Check out my YouTu...

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Alicia McClendon
Alicia McClendon
Screenwriter; Actress; Filmmaker; Martial Artist. Champion for female storytelling and diversity in film and television. Her brand is strong yet flawed women. Her mission is to educate, entertain, and…
Maurice Vaughan

Great to see you at Introduce Yourself Weekend, Alicia McClendon. How long have you been doing martial arts?

Amanda Toney

congratulations congratulations on finishing your Short Film Alicia! What inspired you to make that project?

Anne Leighton

Hi Alicia! I'm gonna check you out. I'm into martial arts--I studied it for about 4 years in the 1990s, and the spirit has stayed with me. The flesh as gone in and out and in a bit! I'm a music public...

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Anne Leighton

I studied Wing Chun and a little Tai Chi. I studied Eagle Claw for a short time.

Amanda Toney
Hi I’m Amanda

Hi, I’m Amanda Toney the Managing Director of Stage 32, happy Introduce Yourself Weekend! I also produce film and television. I’ve had one feature theatrically released have another one going into production and have sold 2 TV shows to USA and a mini-major studio. I love all things about this crazy...

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Anne Leighton

hi Amanda, nice to meet you here. Here's an old TV show that's been inspiring me, "Daniel Boone." I'm interested in Colonial history, and was blown away by the amount of people that seemed to make thi...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hope you're having a great weekend, Amanda Toney. I watched Boy Kills World starring Bill Skarsgård recently. It's a wild movie with really unique scenes and dialogue. It inspired me to push the envel...

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Salvatore Klezmer Riggio

Hi! Great to meet you too, Amanda. The original 1961 WEST SIDE STORY is a movie I can watch over and over. After all, it only won ten Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. The music and cho...

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Sandra Isabel Correia

Hi beautiful Amanda :)) Greetings from the Algarve! I love your journey and want to congratulate for your accomplishments! Recently I saw two movies in the theater that gave me lots of emotions: “Love...

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Maria Caeiro

Hi, Amanda. One of my favourite films is "The Lion King". I´ve watched it over and over :) I like animation films very much.

Love from Portugal.

Anne Leighton
Anne Leighton, writer, music person, animal lover

Hi to the gang. I'm reading some of the profiles and am very impressed with folks who are making their own opportunities happen all over the world. I'm a writer with a poetry book coming out, THE LEIGHTON EXPLOSION. Also I manage and do music services for a variety of musicians. I skew towards folk,...

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DJ Far

Anne, good to have you in the community!

Anne Leighton

Hi DJ and Kathryn!!!!!

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