Outreach Draft — Julius Milanes / NSFW Podcast E130
Status: drafted
Channel: Instagram DM @julias.gcv (primary) / Threads @julias.gcv (secondary)
Ask: Offer free clip from E130 for SAFE marketing; surface Ghost Coast network as Albuquerque support resource
Episode: E130 — Julius Milanes
Guest background: Filmmaker/screenwriter, Albuquerque. Working on SAFE — original tokusatsu superhero film. Muslim convert (December 2019). Former hotel night auditor, former video game journalist. Launched writers' room with Chris and Sarah. Building pitch trailer for studio approach over next six months.
Clip being offered
Clip — "We can do this better" origin moment
Source: E130 | Near the sequence beginning "I just came off of those movies being like we can do this" | ~90s core | source file: s1e130-episode-130-julius-milanes.mp3 (confirm timestamps against audio)
The moment: Julius describes watching two terrible indie tokusatsu films back to back — not just low-budget, but coming from the wrong mindset — and walking away thinking he could do it better. Not just because of modern tools, but because of a different perspective, one that wasn't cynical or grim-dark. He says: "We can do this and we can do this so much better... coming at it with a different mindset, a different perspective, one that's more relatable... having an every man turned super... not giving into that sort of nihilism and cynicism." Ties directly into what SAFE is and why he made it.
Why this clip works: Clean origin story, no jargon, standalone. Perfect to run alongside the pitch trailer launch in June when Julius is marketing SAFE to the studio and the public. Speaks to anyone who's ever decided to make the thing they couldn't find. No profanity in the segment.
Platform: Instagram Reel or Threads video. Caption can pull "a different mindset, a different perspective, one that's more relatable" as the pull quote. Or just let the clip speak.
Production note: Confirm exact timestamps against audio — transcript is clean but no timestamps in this version. The segment begins after Julius discusses the sentai truth or club intermission watches and ends around the Muslim representation explanation. Should cut to ~60–90 seconds cleanly.
Alternate Clip — Muslim representation
Source: E130 | The sequence beginning "I wanted to make a good representation of a Muslim character on screen" | ~75s core
The moment: Julius explains what authentic Muslim representation in film actually looks like — not a Mary Sue, not a terrorist. "You don't have to wear the hijab, you don't have to go to the mosque, you don't have to look a specific way to be a Muslim. You can express your faith in all different sorts of ways. We all have our relationship to our religion uniquely." Closes on wanting to show something relatable on a human level.
Why this clip works: More targeted — would perform well in Muslim creative and film spaces. Positions SAFE's mission clearly. Also works as a companion piece to the origin story clip if Julius wants to run both.
Platform: Same as above. This one probably performs better on Threads and X where the representation conversation is active.
Instagram DM
Julius —
The "we can do this better" bit from E130 — you come off those two films, and it's not just "those were bad," it's you naming exactly what was wrong with the mindset behind them. The cynicism, the grim-dark default. That's a 90-second clip. It's basically the origin story for SAFE in one take.
Want me to cut it for you? Yours to use for the June launch, no credit required.
— Brandyn
Threads / backup DM
Julius —
The part in E130 where you break down why those two films sent you in this direction — the mindset behind them, the cynicism, having an everyman turned super without giving into the nihilism. That's 90 seconds and it's the whole reason SAFE exists. I want to cut it for you before June.
Let me know.
— Brandyn
Notes
- Brandyn and Julius have an existing relationship (talk regularly; Julius appeared on the podcast). This is warm outreach, not cold. Short and direct is right.
- Both DMs are under 80 words. Neither opener works for any other recipient.
- Julius said in the episode he's targeting June for heavy marketing push and the pitch trailer. Timing the clip delivery before that launch is the natural hook.
- Ghost Coast network mention (ghostcoast.video/network) was already surfaced in the episode itself — Brandyn mentioned it. Can be raised as a follow-up after Julius responds, not in the initial message.
- If Julius responds: secondary offer is the Muslim representation clip (~75s), which plays well to a different but equally relevant audience.
- The two awful films Julius references aren't named in the transcript (Julius deliberately doesn't name them). Don't reference them by name in any outreach.
- Confirm Instagram handle: Julius said "julias.gcv" on Instagram and threads. Confirm spelling before sending — could be "julius" vs "julias" (transcript says "julias").
- No email address found in transcript. Instagram/threads are the only contacts given.