Blake Cortes is a Brooklyn-born Latino Narrative and Documentary Cinematographer and Artist with a deep commitment and passion for telling people's stories and keeping the local artists local.(00:00) Intro(02:00) How We Met(4:35) More Than a Cup Documentary(13:10) In a Coma and Awakening(17:00) Discovering Painting as Therapy(21:40) Art Docs TV and the Itch to Create(39:40) Tampa Film Industry(43:10) Scorsese, Black Coffee, and Biopic(49:30) Persistence and Finding Your Outlet(53:55) Final Words of Advice(56:30) Where to Find Blake CortesFind Blake Cortes on:⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ArtDocs TV on YouTubeWebsite:⁠Blake Cortes DP⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by:⁠⁠⁠⁠Palm Tree Content⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jonathan Mitchell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elevation Coffee Roasters