Renée Felice Smith and Chris Gabriel are writing/directing/life partners who met in the 6th grade and somehow still "like like" each other today. And we like them, too! They’re warm, hilarious, and beautiful souls. In this episode, we chat about their journey from class Presidents to partners, their latest film projects, and where they think their creativity originates. We hope you enjoy our conversation!

Most recently, Smith and Gabriel sold their animated show, H.U.M.A.N., to TBS in March of 2022.

Additionally, they sold their comedy pilot, I'M FINE, to FX in February 2020.

Smith and Gabriel wrote and directed their first feature, THE RELATIONTRIP, a surreal comedy, which went to SXSW and was acquired by HULU.

Additionally, Smith and Gabriel released their first children's book, HUGO AND THE IMPOSSIBLE THING, through Penguin Random House (March 2021) which went on to receive the highly sought-after, Kirkus starred review.

In addition to their work as a creative duo, Smith is an actor who has appeared in over 250 episodes of network television on CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles as series regular, Nell Jones.  Gabriel is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist songwriter and composer for film, television, and theater.

Follow The Makers on the socials!

Instagram: www.instagram.com/themakerspodcast

YouTube: https://bit.ly/themakersonyoutube

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themakerspodcastfb

Email: themakerspod@gmail.com

All Episodes:

Linktree: www.linktr.ee/themakerspodcast

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3h01xUC

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3LVNiyD

Audible: https://adbl.co/3t5x1hR

Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/35m5bpc

Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/themakersongoogle

Anchor: www.anchor.fm/themakers