Oska Melina Borcherding is a director, actor, dancer and musician from the beautiful city of Berlin.
I got to know Oska during the Ierapetra Film Festival on Crete in Greece, where he was running with his short film “Giagia” (which is Greek for “grandmother”). It is a beautiful film about the days following the death of his Greek grandmother and how her legacy and memory is preserved in the stories shared by her family and by the characters she helped shape. He is planning a sequel to the film which I am very much looking forward to.
Ever since then, Oska has been in numerous theatre plays and in various German TV films and series. Right now, he is writing a play about vampires after he has come out of the casket after hiding his true identity for 252 years.
Oska has has made it his mission to educate the world about the many misconceptions humans have about vampires. Whether they are getting better through the worldwide pandemic and what the worst stereotypes around vampires are, we will explore in today’s show.
And, most importantly, we we will discuss how through art we can develop a better understanding of diversity - perceiving it as abundance rather than limitation.
SHOW NOTES
Oska on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/oskamelina/]
Oska on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/melina.oberbichlmeierunterdammer]
"Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man", Emanuel Acho [https://www.youtube.com/user/Eacho18]
"Desintegriert Euch", Max Czollek, 2020 [https://www.amazon.de/Desintegriert-euch-Max-Czollek/dp/3442719143/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&hvadid=80676698095685&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=desintegriert+euch+max+czollek&qid=1613644294&sr=8-1&tag=hyddemsn-21]
"What We Do In The Shadows", Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi, 2014 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows]
Get Jim's song "Love In The Face Of Fear" [https://jimkroft.bigcartel.com/product/love-in-the-face-of-fear]
Mind The Bump [https://www.mindthebump.de]
Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yellowvan]
Yellow Van Stories is a Mind the Bump [https://www.mindthebump.de] Production.
00:00:00 Women and Feminism: A Journey to Equality
00:00:45 Introduction to The Yellow Van Stories with Bastian
00:01:16 Recording Mishaps and the Value of Authentic Conversations
00:02:04 Learning and Regrets in Podcasting
00:02:36 Meet Oscar Milina Boychading: Director and Artist
00:03:16 Cultural Reflections Through Drink Choices
00:04:14 Film Awards and Sequel Plans for 'Yaya'
00:07:21 Vampires as Metaphors for Marginalization
00:15:02 So what are you currently working on?
00:21:12 Theater Collective and Funding Challenges
00:23:34 Listening to Marginalized Voices
00:36:37 Gender Imbalance in Theater: Quotas and Change
00:44:17 Language Evolution and Identity Protection
00:48:02 Living Authentically: Non-Binary Experiences
00:55:20 Understanding Marginalization and Inequality
00:58:24 Hopes for a Unified Future
01:21:54 Art as Personal Expression
01:27:01 Work Culture and Exploitation
01:34:03 Embracing Life's Contradictions
01:36:18 Pronoun Usage and Language Adaptation
01:42:02 Concluding Reflections and Future Engagements
01:46:14 Community Feedback and Closing Remarks
