Ep.49: Cajardo Lindsey: Black Face the Movie And So Much More

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Friends, I am so excited to introduce you to my friend Cajardo Lindsey... Lawyer, husband, Dad, actor, and now movie-writer and producer! Prior to this podcast I did not know about the events that led to Cajardo’s decision to attend law school. This event- traumatic and awful - led to him becoming this powerfully-persuasive and compassionate attorney with his acting background lending itself to him being an amazing story teller and very effective advocate. He’s incredible to witness in the courtroom. Learning about Blackface The Movie also really touched me - the premise behind this movie really really impacted me. The anti-racism movement is on FIRE in our country right now and this movie is on point with that movement and frankly on point as we all decide what we will do about it to make our world better - and also perhaps, how we will choose to live life differently coming out of COVID as well. From the movie website: https://www.blackfacemovie.com/ How many of us struggle with feeling like an impostor, asking ourselves questions like:​ Who am I to start a business? Who am I to go to college? Who am I to try to make a difference in this world? Who am I to do one of the millions of things we as human beings desire for ourselves? ​This film flips those questions on their head and asks, who are you not to do one of the millions of things we as human beings desire for ourselves? And if, and when, you do - what does it mean? https://www.blackfacemovie.com/why-this-film I am proud to say that I contributed $1000 to this movie and I hope you’ll consider supporting it as well. Here are a few of the film festival awards he mentions: Austin Film Festival: https://austinfilmfestival.com/submit/screenplay-and-teleplay-submissions-2/2019-script-competition-semifinalists-second-rounders-2/ We ScreenPlay: https://www.wescreenplay.com/blog/announcing-the-fall-2019-diverse-voices-semifinalists/ Cajardo’s Bio: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1540125/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm The book that Cajardo and I reference and both appreciate at this time in our lives: The Surrender Experiment Finally -the scholarship I mention in my intro is now called the Megan M. Hottman scholarship at Creighton University School of law and if you’d like to get involved we’d love to have your involvement! My contribution was matched and a few others have also added to it, so we’re now up to $11,200/year for three years! This episode SPONSOR: Aspire Medical Spa ! Check out the Maximum Enthusiasm podcast bundle here: https://www.secure-booker.com/AspireMedicalSpa/ShopOnline/Product/10297424/Maximum-Enthusiasm-Skincare-starter-kit