In this episode, Mishu and actor/ASMR creator Katie Bellantone get into the rollercoaster of working in indie film, the panic spiral between auditions, and how she stays grounded when her brain tries to sabotage her face. They talk about the difference between trying to look perfect and trying to tell the truth, navigating self-image in a visual medium, and why improv drop-ins might be the most humbling (and hilarious) way to stay loose.

Katie Bellantone is an actor based in Chicago and the creator of KatieASMR, with over 400,000 YouTube subscribers and 1.5 million TikTok followers. She’s booked dozens of indie shorts and the feature films like Canoe Dig It? and is a rising presence in both narrative film and online performance.

We talk about:
→ The comedy of failing hard at improv
→ Short film momentum and the chaos buffer
→ Reframing visual insecurity while auditioning
→ The secret self-doubt that comes with a callback
→ How to build your point of view across platforms

Follow Katie:
Instagram: @katherinebellantone
YouTube: KatieASMR
TikTok: @katieasmr00
IMDb: Katie Bellantone

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