Feb. 12, 2023

Ep.22. Let your inner truths guide you with Tendisai Cromwell

Ep.22. Let your inner truths guide you with Tendisai Cromwell
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How do you find your creative voice? In this episode, I talked to Tendisai Cromwell, an artist, arts advocate, and an arts worker. Tendisai shares how she navigates the challenges of being a multifaceted artist and how she unearths her truth and identity on her nonlinear creative path. She also walks us through her process of working on her debut novel. 

Key highlights of this episode

  • Tendisai’s journey as a multifaceted artist and commitment to long creative process
  • How motherhood influenced her creative process
  • Connection of nature to her creativity and well-being
  • The value of taking time and giving space for herself

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About the Guest

Tendisai Cromwell is a Toronto-based writer and filmmaker. She previously served as the Executive Director of the Regent Park Film Festival and as the founding Creative Director of New Narrative Films. Her writing has been published in BESIDE Magazine, Santa Ana River Review and elsewhere. Tendisai is currently writing her debut novel. 

Connect with Tendisai via her IG: https://www.instagram.com/tendisai_/

Listen to Tendisai’s podcast  The Story So Far,  a podcast that explores a broad range of artistic expression by Muslim artists in Canada, through the eyes of the artists themselves.

Read Tendisai’s essay: Rituals of Escape (Besides Magazine) 


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The Everyday Talent Podcast is produced by Betty Xie and Benice Detoon.