A Life of Creative Arts with Mateo Andrew Rivera (LIVE #42)
Conversation with Mateo Andrew Rivera
Scroll down for host and guest bio, additional resources, links, notes, and more.
TOPICS INCLUDE
- Early years and growing-up
- The day my life changed - thanks to a Nigerian priest
- Stuttering, acting, rapping, film and more
- Fluent stuttering
- “It” is more than a horror film by Stephen King
- Forthcoming autobiographical documentary
NOTES
Mateo discusses his early life in acting and film making.
Mateo and Uri discuss wisdom around the stuttering community.
Mateo and Uri discuss the A-A-Acceptance Documentary and the story behind the idea and creation.
Mateo explains how a priest’s wisdom, gave him the confidence that he needed.
GUEST BIO
Mateo Andrew Rivera is a director, writer, actor, rapper, and stutterer from Houston, TX. He's worked on several award-winning films and documentaries, as well as his own narrative films and creative projects. Currently, Mateo is in post-production on his first full-length & autobiographical documentary "A-A-Acceptance" (see trailer below) which chronicles how his stutter has impacted his film career and life.
RESOURCES and LINKS
UPCOMING EVENTS
HOST BIO
Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech and Transcending Stuttering Academy and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.