In this episode, Your Host, Micheal Pope, will be joined by Chris Bravo, a documentary filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. His work is a blend of personal storytelling and activism. Over the past few years, Chris has been a caregiver for his mom, who has Dementia. He will share with us his most recent work: a film he made before the pandemic, and an essay he wrote after quarantine began about his experiences of separation and how COVID-19 is impacting people with dementia significantly. Read EssayWatch Film
His goal is to bring audiences towards a more profound, emotionally engaged understanding of topics and themes that are often marginalized and suppressed.


Bravo's films have screened internationally at venues and festivals such as Chicago Underground Film Festival, New York Underground Film Festival, Oakland International Film Festival, Anthology Film Archives, Berlin Director's Lounge, Chicago Filmmakers, Allied Media Conference, The People's Film Festival. His current projects explore the intersection of aging, age-ism, caregiving, immigration, and racism.


Bravo's current short film, Sum of My Parts, about dementia, loss, and disappearance, is part of that more extensive project. He is interested in the convergence of two hyper marginalized communities: the aging population, and the immigrants (mostly women) of color who take care of them.

Additionally, Chris works as a documentary editor on feature films, documentary series, and podcasts. His work has appeared on Showtime, Hulu, PBS' Frontline, and Epix and has won Emmy and Peabody awards.