Roya Rastegar's guest appearances

Roya Rastegar

Girlboss Radio

The goop Podcast

2 Queer Arabz

Barack Obama

Cecile Richards

Sallie Krawcheck

Laura Wasser

Jessica Lanyadoo

Christina Stembel

Sophia Bush

Lisa Price

Luvvie Ajayi

Tess Holliday

Liz Goldwyn

Sarah Jessica Parker

William Morris

Emily Weiss

Maria Menounos

OwlTail

The 2 Queer Arabz talk with storyteller Roya Rastegar. Roya's film life is all about being woke and engaging in anti-black racism through her film work. She is  a filmmaker, a teacher, a writer and a badass mama. She is also a film producer and EPed the film OBITUARY OF TUNDE JOHNSON (which came out as of Feb 26, 2021).  Also coming up is a film she produced called Venus as a Boy (keep an eye out). Roya battles with these 2 Queer Arabz, taking control over this threesome to share insights in all things woke. They get personal throughout, these three have some history and they put it all out there in this episode.

The 2 Queer Arabz talk with storyteller Roya Rastegar. Roya's film life is all about being woke and engaging in anti-black racism through her film work. She is  a filmmaker, a teacher, a writer and a badass mama. She is also a film producer and EPed the film OBITUARY OF TUNDE JOHNSON (which came out as of Feb 26, 2021).  Also coming up is a film she produced called Venus as a Boy (keep an eye out). Roya battles with these 2 Queer Arabz, taking control over this threesome to share insights in all things woke. They get personal throughout, these three have some history and they put it all out there in this episode.

Getting Woke on Political Film Life with Iranian-American Storyteller Roya Rastegar

Episode 6 Teaser. Getting Woke on Political Film Life with Storyteller Roya Rastegar

Episode 6 Teaser. Getting Woke on Political Film Life with Storyteller Roya Rastegar

Episode 6 Teaser. Getting Woke on Political Film Life with Iranian-American Storyteller Roya Rastegar

Sometimes our careers take us places we never thought they could. That's certainly true for Roya Rastegar, who began her career on Wall Street and realized shortly after, she needed a radical change. She applied and was accepted into UC Santa Cruz's PhD program where she studied the history of consciousness under civil rights activist and famed academic Angela Davis. From there she used her studies to curate independent films and now works as the Director of Programming at the Los Angeles Film Festival. On this week's podcast, Sophia and Roya talk about the anxieties and joys of being an outsider, how to make small and large changes in your life, and why representation on and off screen is essential.

Sometimes our careers take us places we never thought they could. That's certainly true for Roya Rastegar, who began her career on Wall Street and realized shortly after, she needed a radical change. She applied and was accepted into UC Santa Cruz's PhD program where she studied the history of consciousness under civil rights activist and famed academic Angela Davis. From there she used her studies to curate independent films and now works as the Director of Programming at the Los Angeles Film Festival. On this week's podcast, Sophia and Roya talk about the anxieties and joys of being an outsider, how to make small and large changes in your life, and why representation on and off screen is essential.

Roya Rastegar, Director of Programming Los Angeles Film Festival