Derilene McCloud is a communications expert, seminar leader, and radio personality who always had a passion for movies and the lessons we learn from them.

Derilene doesn’t view movies as simply entertainment; she has an uncanny ability to mine films for life lessons and messages that can help inform one’s decision making or thinking about an issue. Since she was ten years old, Derilene has wowed people by unpacking messages in films that others could not readily see. She has made it her life’s mission to help people better understand human behavior by using the popular and highly accessible medium of film to illustrate, interpret and inspire.

Derilene’s acclaimed six-week workshop, “Letting Go”, which utilize movies to demonstrate how to let go of old behavior patterns and create more of what you desire in your life. This course was designed for people in transition, whether it’s a divorcee, or someone who’s just lost a loved one, or an individual starting a new chapter of life. When she used movies to illustrate practical everyday wisdom, her students were better able to retain the information and use it in their everyday life.

Derilene's workshop experiences proved that movie messages impact our lives in very meaningful and transformational ways. In February 2008, Derilene began to share her insights with larger audiences through a weekly interactive Internet radio program, “ Life Lessons from Movies.” The program offers the listening audience the opportunity to talk about selected movies with actors, writers, authors, producers, and directors. Listeners call in and share their differing perspectives, offering deeper layers of insights into their favorite movies.

 Here is what celebrity guests and listeners are saying about the show:

I had a great time!"
George Tillman, Producer "Soul Food"

“…the show is a lot of fun!”
Brian Linse, Producer of “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”

“It’s a great show! Derilene takes us a little deeper into the movie experience and we really get to see the impact movies have on our lives!”
Betsy Chasse, Producer, “What The Bleep Do We Know”!

"Derilene has a wonderful gift of looking deeper into movies and seeing them in a way that most people don't...she takes movie watching to a whole new level.."
Brad Wilson, Co-Producer, "A Family Thing"

"People tend to discard older people and not find out what lessons they learned and what rules they lived by...by contrast, LIFE LESSONS celebrates that knowledge and does a great service by sharing it with others."
Robert Osborne, Host of TCM, talking about TCM Movie “The Fountainhead”

"Life Lessons from Movies is one of the most fun shows I've had the pleasure to be on... Derilene helps us all become more aware of just how connected we really are."
Randy Rogers, CEO TeleFilms and author of "The Key of Life: A Metaphysical Investigation" talking about the movie "Made In Heaven"

"Derilene understands the films and brings out ideas that give you an even greater appreciation for the movies, the characters and the stories."
Gary Arlen, media analyst and futurist, talking about the movie “Blade Runner” and “Network”
"I always listen to your show, you are the one who actually made me become a movie buff. Thank you for the wonderful, joyful and insightful way you look at movies."
Victoria Walker, Los Angeles, CA

I really like listening to LLFM! You provide insights into movies that people don't always see when watching the movie. I am always amazed at the points you bring out and the lessons learned from the movie."
Mike, from Central America

A broadcast veteran, Derilene was moderator for “Careers 2000 and Click on College”, a three-site videoconference series sponsored by KCET Public Television in Los Angeles. She also hosted and produced the cable television show “Different Perspectives” in Los Angeles, and hosted of “The Process”, a radio call-in show on WYRE in Annapolis, Maryland.

Derilene’s educational background includes a B.A. in Communications from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey and certification in Emotional Intelligence (EQ). She is a member of the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) and is certified by CCL to administer their 360-Degree Leadership Assessment Tools.

“Life Lessons from Movies” is about having fun,
while learning about ourselves, our lives and our world.