Episode Six: Patrick Sabongui

Patrick Sabongui is an actor, producer, teacher, and relentless advocate for diversity in the entertainment industry. Patrick’s screen credits include plum roles on Homeland, The Art of More, Beyond, Godzilla, and The Flash, where he’s played Captain Singh, the first openly gay character in the DC Universe, since season one. In 2018, Patrick was nominated for a Leo Award for his work in Drone, in which he played a Pakistani father whose family is killed in a hellfire missile attack. Patrick’s experiences navigating discrimination in the film and television industry were the inspiration for Kyra Zagorsky’s award-winning short film, The Prince. In this poignant episode, Patrick talks with Sabrina Furminger about growing up Egyptian Canadian, #stuntlife, and MENA representation in the film and television industry. 

This episode of the YVR Screen Scene Podcast is sponsored by Fish Flight Entertainment. http://www.fishflightentertainment.com.

RELATED LINKS
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/3/22/drone-is-a-subversive-drama-about-the-ripple-effects-of-death
https://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/what-scarjo-doesn-t-understand-about-being-an-actor-from-a-marginalized-community-1.23366038
https://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/vancouver-actor-patrick-sabongui-previews-homeland-role-1.7689697
https://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/the-flash-star-patrick-sabongui-is-vancouver-s-own-renaissance-man-1.1658870
UBCP/ACTRA MENA diversity roundtable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbWzp4FaR_o&list=UUZetdd4kui_yBLjrujeU4Nw&index=9

SOCIAL MEDIA
https://twitter.com/patricksabongui
http://www.twitter.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.twitter.com/sabrinarmf
http://www.facebook.com/yvrscreenscene

CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Technical support: Tyson Bradock
Original music: Dane Deviller