From Ghana to Filmmaking in the Bay Area - Derrick Peprah | Bay Waves

Derrick Peprah comes on the pod to talk about his filmmaking journey, from his roots in Ghana to landing in the Bay and starting his own studio, ‪@PepFilmStudios‬. Derrick's creative grind is nutty, from screenwriting feature length movies, to modeling, to acting and directing in his own short films. This episode has a whole lotta insight into the Bay Area filmmaking scene, with (always) a healthy dose of funny banter, and just about the nicest and most optimistic guy we've had on the show. Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to hear more conversations with Bay Area artists, creators, performers, and wildly insightful people. Follow PepFilmStudios on Instagram:   / pepfilmstudios   Follow Derrick on Instagram:   / derrickacting   Title Song is ‘Island’ by Super Cassette. More Super Cassette: https://linktr.ee/supercassette Follow Bay Waves across socials: Instagram: [  / baywavespod  ](  / baywavespod  ) TikTok: [  / baywavespodcast  ](  / baywavespodcast  ) Follow on your Podcast Channels: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3myR6fz... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Find us on Amazon Music, Stitcher, Pandora and any other edgy platform you consume podcasts on too 0:00 Teaser & Opening 0:58 Welcome to Bay Waves 2:12 Meet Derrick Peprah of Pep Film Studios 6:42 Comedy, Katt Williams & Turning Discomfort Into Laughs 13:00 Skin Routines & Drinking a Gallon of Water 14:16 Writing After the 9-to-5 17:18 The Black List, Screenplay Feedback & Breaking In 20:05 “I Want to Make Michelin-Star Films” 21:17 May 9th: Ghana, Football & a Forgotten Stadium Disaster 30:09 Modeling, Acting Classes & Finding a Creative Path 37:03 Shooting His Own Show & Wearing 20 Hats 40:42 “Obsession Beats Talent” & Coming to America 47:20 Winning the Green Card Lottery 58:08 Ghana, Family & Appreciating Life 1:01:40 This or That Lightning Round! 1:06:31 Where to Find Derek & Pep Film Studios #filmmaking #comedy #film