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Today's episode is a conversation with Autumn Dea. She shares her journey into editing, her early interest in storytelling, the transition from advertising to long-form editing, and her experiences working on the film BLEEDING LOVE which was directed by Emma Westenberg starring Ewan McGregor and Clara McGregor. We discuss the emotional aspects of editing, the importance of collaboration with directors, and the challenges faced in the editing process. Autumn Dea is a film, television, and commercial editor from Los Angeles, CA. Originally hailing from the Philadelphia, PA area, Dea graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in film and a double minor in media studies and psychology. Dea's unique editorial background has allowed her to work with various high-profile artists and actors, including Beyonce, Lizzo, Ewan McGregor, and Jay Duplass. Her most recent feature film BLEEDING LOVE, directed by Emma Westenberg and starring Ewan McGregor and Clara McGregor, world premiered at SXSW 2023. The film has already garnered industry praise and was chosen as one of the must-see films of the festival by Deadline's SXSW 2023 Hotlist. Her most recent documentary feature film, LOVE, LIZZO (HBO Max), directed by Doug Pray and starring Grammy Award-winning musician and vocalist Lizzo, premiered on HBO Max in November 2022. Previously, her feature film, SHITHOUSE (IFC), directed by Cooper Raiff, won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at SXSW 2020 and was named Vanity Fair's 10 Best Movies of 2020. Her work in television has also received accolades including an Emmy award for THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S PAST (PBS), and inclusion in the Tribeca Film Festival for the documentary feature THE DEATH OF MY TWO FATHERS (PBS), directed by Sol Guy.
In this episode, we sit down with Yun Xie, writer and director of the gripping dystopian drama Under the Burning Sun, fresh off its screening at the 2025 Florida Film Festival. Set in a sun-scorched future where abortion is outlawed, the film follows Mowanza, a survivor of sexual violence, as she embarks on a desperate road journey in search of bodily autonomy. With echoes of Mad Max and rooted in Xie's own reflections on her upbringing in China, Under the Burning Sun explores the cost of choice, survival, and freedom. We talk to Yun about the personal inspirations behind the film, the urgency of telling stories about reproductive rights in today's world, and more.Under the Burning Sun won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance 2025, and is screening April 18 at 4:45 PM @ Regal Winter Park Village (Theater B).Learn more at https://floridafilmfestival.com/films/
Don't miss this special episode of The Locher Room featuring the incredibly talented @juanpablodipace.We'll dive into his latest feature film, Duino, which he wrote, directed, and stars in. The film has won over nine awards including the Jury Award for Best Screenplay and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Out at the Movie International Film Festival. Born in Buenos Aires, Juan Pablo has lived around the world and now resides in the U.S. He's known for his roles as Fernando on Netflix's Fuller House, Jesus Christ on NBC's A.D. The Bible Continues, and appearances in Mamma Mia! and TNT's Dallas. He's also a recording artist with a string of hits, including his European chart-topper "We Wanna Rock." This year, he's releasing his first EP, Vascular, after performing sold-out shows at 54Below in NYC—I was lucky enough to catch one of his performances in 2019! Go see Juan live if you ever have the chance.Don't miss this exciting conversation as we explore his journey with Duino!
Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Jeremy O'Keefe. Jeremy is an award-winning director, writer, producer, casting director and educator. His second feature, Somewhere Slow won Best Narrative Feature at the Brooklyn Film Festival, was released theatrically by Screen Media. Currently he is producing and casting the feature films including Eyes in the Trees (Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Rhys Meyers), The Wolf and the Lamb (Angus Macfadyen). Jeremy spent over nine years in TV comedy with Greenstein / Daniel Casting and Sherie Hernandez Casting in Los Angeles, earning him both Artios and Heller nominations. He's worked with every major network and streaming platform. Hightlights include Mindy Kaling's ground-breaking Netflix series, Never Have I Ever, the Carol Burnett / Amy Poehler pilot Household Name for ABC, the first 2 seasons of TVLand's Teachers and the final 2 seasons of Key and Peele (both with Sherie Hernandez). In addition to casting, as an educator, Jeremy has been on the faculty at AMDA and a guest for Wallace State, Webster University and American Academy of Dramatic Art. He teaches mindfulness-based audition technique across the country. He is committed discovering and fostering original, authentic talent and maximizing the positive impact TV, film and theatre can have on its audiences, and the world. Follow Jeremy on IG @jeremyokeefe --- What's My Frame, hosted by Laura Linda Bradley Join the WMF creative community now! Instagram: @whatsmyframe TikTok: @whatsmyframe IMDb What's My Frame? official site Join our monthly newsletter! What's My Frame? merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-my-frame/support
Steve and Paul sit down with Cinder Chou (Writer/Director) and Kerry Lacy (actor) about their feature film Artist Unknown.Cinder Chou is a Taiwanese American writer, director, and producer originally from the oft-maligned state of New Jersey and currently resides in Brooklyn. An early love for comic books turned into a passion for visual storytelling. Her work explores themes of otherness through a comedic and surreal style. Cinder's early career as a production coordinator (The Big Sick, Jack Ryan, Red Oaks) gave her the professional know-how to launch her own films. Her work has screened at many festivals in the U.S. Artist Unknown is her debut feature film and has won numerous awards, including the Jury Award at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, Best Feature at the Broad Humor Film Festival, and Best Narrative Feature at the Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image. Kerry Lacy was raised in Malibu, California, by two professional actors and fell in love with acting at a young age. Her childhood was spent in theaters and television studios, and dinner table conversations included lessons on comedic timing and notes on dialects and accents. Kerry studied Tang Soo Do for twelve years, earning her third-degree black belt and working as an instructor before moving to New York City, where she studied acting at NYU's Tisch. She is a graduate of The New School, where she studied film, fine arts, and Spanish. In addition to acting, she is also an artist and DJ based in New York City. Artist Unknown is Kerry's first leading role in a feature and she has been nominated for the Iris Prize Best Female Performance and won Outstanding Performance in a Feature Film at Art of Brooklyn Film Festival.Cinder's Website: https://www.cinderama.com/Cinder's IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3364818/Cinder's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinderblockade/Kerry's IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7466039/?ref_=tt_rv_t0 Kerry's Website: https://www.kerrylacy.com/ Kerry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerry_lacy/Kerry's short film Viola: https://vimeo.com/225143857 Artist Unknown IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24329424/reference/ Artist Unknown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artistunknownfilm/ Artist Unknown Trailer: https://vimeo.com/843981392Do you listen to our show as an audio podcast? Give video a try. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the video version with awesome behind the scenes pics and video! https://www.youtube.com/@FilmFightsFriendsPod?sub_confirmation=1Dig the show? Consider supporting our Patreon. There are some cool perks! Patreon: http://patreon.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodJoin our...
Molly McGlynn is a writer and director who was born in Montreal to Irish parents and grew up in the United States. Mary Goes Round, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017 and has screened at dozens of film festivals and won multiple awards, including the Panavision Independent Cinema Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the Vail Film Festival and Best Narrative Feature at the Annapolis Film Festival. Selected television credits include Workin' Moms, The Wonder Years, Grace and Frankie and The Big Door Prize. Additionally, she was the producing director on Season 2 of Bless This Mess. Her second feature film, Fitting In, (fka Bloody Hell), starring Maddie Ziegler and Emily Hampshire, had its World Premiere at SXSW in the Narrative Spotlight section in March 2023. Its International Premiere was at the prestigious Deauville American Film Festival and its Canadian premiere was at the Toronto International Film Festival. It won Best Canadian Feature Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film by the Directors Guild of Canada. She also hosts the podcast Hello, My Mom is Dead, an honest and authentic look into grief and loss. Mayer Rokitansky Küster Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a condition affecting approximately 1 in 5000 female births and leading to the absence or underdevelopment of the uterus, cervix and vagina. There are 2 types of MRKH, Type 1 as typified above and Type 2, in addition to the above may also affect the kidneys, bones, heart or hearing. Find out more and get support here www.mrkhconnect.org Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)
Writer/Director Tracie Laymon turned a painful truth into an award-winning independent feature. Hear how she conceived, wrote, directed and produced Bob Trevino Likes It, earning the jury prize for Best Narrative Feature and the Audience Award at the 2024 South by Southwest Film Festival.
Join us for a laugh-out-loud and sing-out-loud family movie starring comedic icon Chonda Pierce, The Queen of Clean Comedy! Shout! Studios will release the highly anticipated comedy feature ROLL WITH IT, starring Chonda Pierce, on national home entertainment shelves and digital on June 25, 2024. Poised to entertain families, comedy enthusiasts, and loyal fans, this collectible DVD of ROLL WITH IT boasts an exciting movie presentation and special bonus content that includes Roll With It Blooper Reel and more. ROLL WITH IT is now available for pre-order at ShoutFactory.com and will be available online widely, in stores at Walmart and other fine retailers, and on digital entertainment platforms. ROLL WITH IT weaves an inspiring story of strength, survival, family values and faith, with Pierce playing a single mother who, with help from her friends, readjusts to life after the loss of her husband. Written and directed by Chris Dowling (Blue Miracle, Acidman), Pierce leads an impressive cast that includes Judith Hoag (Armageddon, Nashville), McKaley Miller (Ma, Scream Queens), Evan Hofer (General Hospital, Dwight in Shining Armor), Carl McDowell (Ballers, Holidate), Mark Christopher Lawrence (Bringing Back Christmas, Family Camp) and other notables. For Pierce, ROLL WITH IT is the latest project in a career whose highlights include platinum-certified comedy albums, regular performances at the Grand Ole Opry, and five Daytime Emmy nominations. She isn't just the film's lead actress. She's one of its main creators, too, writing the original script with her late husband David Pierce, and serving as executive producer with her longtime manager, Andrew Tenenbaum. Christian music legend Michael W. Smith, Shari Rigby, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and others make cameo appearances, but the real star of ROLL WITH IT is Chonda Pierce, who empowers her viewers to share the same roll-with-it resilience as her character, Bonnie Taylor. Produced by Ben Howard, J. Clarke Gallivan, and Ken Carpenter, ROLL WITH IT has already delighted movie audiences and fans when the film premiered in theaters across the U.S. as a three-day event by Fathom Events. Moreover, the film garnered the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Dallas International Film Festival. Here's the trailer: Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrXNmZEVDM8 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.
Join us for a laugh-out-loud and sing-out-loud family movie starring comedic icon Chonda Pierce, The Queen of Clean Comedy! Shout! Studios will release the highly anticipated comedy feature ROLL WITH IT, starring Chonda Pierce, on national home entertainment shelves and digital on June 25, 2024. Poised to entertain families, comedy enthusiasts, and loyal fans, this collectible DVD of ROLL WITH IT boasts an exciting movie presentation and special bonus content that includes Roll With It Blooper Reel and more. ROLL WITH IT is now available for pre-order at ShoutFactory.com and will be available online widely, in stores at Walmart and other fine retailers, and on digital entertainment platforms. ROLL WITH IT weaves an inspiring story of strength, survival, family values and faith, with Pierce playing a single mother who, with help from her friends, readjusts to life after the loss of her husband. Written and directed by Chris Dowling (Blue Miracle, Acidman), Pierce leads an impressive cast that includes Judith Hoag (Armageddon, Nashville), McKaley Miller (Ma, Scream Queens), Evan Hofer (General Hospital, Dwight in Shining Armor), Carl McDowell (Ballers, Holidate), Mark Christopher Lawrence (Bringing Back Christmas, Family Camp) and other notables. For Pierce, ROLL WITH IT is the latest project in a career whose highlights include platinum-certified comedy albums, regular performances at the Grand Ole Opry, and five Daytime Emmy nominations. She isn't just the film's lead actress. She's one of its main creators, too, writing the original script with her late husband David Pierce, and serving as executive producer with her longtime manager, Andrew Tenenbaum. Christian music legend Michael W. Smith, Shari Rigby, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and others make cameo appearances, but the real star of ROLL WITH IT is Chonda Pierce, who empowers her viewers to share the same roll-with-it resilience as her character, Bonnie Taylor. Produced by Ben Howard, J. Clarke Gallivan, and Ken Carpenter, ROLL WITH IT has already delighted movie audiences and fans when the film premiered in theaters across the U.S. as a three-day event by Fathom Events. Moreover, the film garnered the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Dallas International Film Festival. Here's the trailer: Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrXNmZEVDM8 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.
Comedian and Storyteller Chonda Pierce Interview | The Brett Allan Show "Roll with It" Join us for a laugh-out-loud and sing-out-loud family movie starring comedic icon Chonda Pierce, The Queen of Clean Comedy! Shout! Studios will release the highly anticipated comedy feature ROLL WITH IT, starring Chonda Pierce, on national home entertainment shelves and digital on June 25, 2024. Poised to entertain families, comedy enthusiasts, and loyal fans, this collectible DVD of ROLL WITH IT boasts an exciting movie presentation and special bonus content that includes Roll With It Blooper Reel and more. ROLL WITH IT is now available for pre-order at ShoutFactory.com and will be available online widely, in stores at Walmart and other fine retailers, and on digital entertainment platforms. ROLL WITH IT weaves an inspiring story of strength, survival, family values and faith, with Pierce playing a single mother who, with help from her friends, readjusts to life after the loss of her husband. Written and directed by Chris Dowling (Blue Miracle, Acidman), Pierce leads an impressive cast that includes Judith Hoag (Armageddon, Nashville), McKaley Miller (Ma, Scream Queens), Evan Hofer (General Hospital, Dwight in Shining Armor), Carl McDowell (Ballers, Holidate), Mark Christopher Lawrence (Bringing Back Christmas, Family Camp) and other notables. For Pierce, ROLL WITH IT is the latest project in a career whose highlights include platinum-certified comedy albums, regular performances at the Grand Ole Opry, and five Daytime Emmy nominations. She isn't just the film's lead actress. She's one of its main creators, too, writing the original script with her late husband David Pierce, and serving as executive producer with her longtime manager, Andrew Tenenbaum. Christian music legend Michael W. Smith, Shari Rigby, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and others make cameo appearances, but the real star of ROLL WITH IT is Chonda Pierce, who empowers her viewers to share the same roll-with-it resilience as her character, Bonnie Taylor. Produced by Ben Howard, J. Clarke Gallivan, and Ken Carpenter, ROLL WITH IT has already delighted movie audiences and fans when the film premiered in theaters across the U.S. as a three-day event by Fathom Events. Moreover, the film garnered the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Dallas International Film Festival. Connect with us on our website for more amazing conversations! www.brettallanshow.com Have you got some feedback? Let us know! openmicguest@gmail.com Follow us on social media! Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thebrettallanshow Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brettallanshow/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrettAllanShow/videos LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-allan-009458168/ Support the show! https://thebrettallanshow.creator-spring.com/listing/the-brett-allan-show-swag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this inaugural episode of Digital Comfort Zone, hosts Aine McGlynn and Lizz Bryce talk about how to overcome digital inertia within organizations. To better understand how to do that, they call on award-winning filmmaker Molly McGlynn to speak about How to manage complex projects like filmmaking. How to break down overwhelming tasks The importance of planning and logistics And the necessity of starting anywhere to gain momentum. 00:00 Introduction to Digital Comfort Zone 01:17 Challenges in Digital Transformation 03:28 Starting Small and Taking First Steps 04:59 Interview with Filmmaker Molly McGlynn 13:51 Lessons from Filmmaking for Charities 24:39 Final Thoughts and Takeaways 28:39 Closing Remarks and Credits To start your own digital transformation journey you can visit: https://charitygrowthacademy.org/ Read the full transcript here Bio for Molly McGlynn: Molly McGlynn is a Montreal-born writer and director based in Los Angeles Her first feature film, Mary Goes Round, starring Aya Cash and Sara Waisglass, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017 and has screened at dozens of film festivals and won multiple awards, including the Panavision Independent Cinema Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the Vail Film Festival and Best Narrative Feature at the Annapolis Film Festival. The film was nominated by the Directors' Guild of Canada for awards in Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film and Best Editing in a Feature Film and won the Jay Scott Emerging Artist Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association. Her second feature film, Fitting In, (fka Bloody Hell), starring Maddie Ziegler and Emily Hampshire, had its World Premiere at SXSW in the Narrative Spotlight section in March 2023. Its International Premiere was at the prestigious Deauville American Film Festival and had its Canadian premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film also won Best Canadian Feature Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film by the Directors Guild of Canada. In addition to her feature work, Molly has directed over thirty episodes of television (Grace and Frankie, Grownish, The Wonder Years, The Big Door Prize) and was a producing director on Season 2 of Bless This Mess.
D.B. stars in the newest Francis Ford Coppola film, Megalopolis - to be released in 2024.Before breaking through as an actor on Broadway in The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, D.B. Sweeney played baseball, worked in construction, drove cabs and cooked in some of America's finest restaurants. His many stage appearances led to movies and television where he's played dozens of memorable roles including Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out, Doug Dorsey in The Cutting Edge, Travis Walton in Fire in the Sky, and Dish Boggett in the landmark Lonesome Dove miniseries.During his time in the New York Theatre, D.B. was discovered by directing legend Francis Ford Coppola and offered the leading role of Jackie Willow in Gardens of Stone opposite James Caan and James Earl Jones. This indelible and critically acclaimed performance led to a series of major parts in studio films including No Man's Land with Charlie Sheen, the World War II hit Memphis Belle, the star studded Eight Men Out and the enduring romantic comedy The Cutting Edge. Other films include Roommates with Peter Falk, Hear No Evil with Marlee Matlin, Blue Desert with Courtney Cox, A Day in October, Spawn, Heaven is a Playground, Spike Lee's Miracle at St Anna, Hardball with Keanu Reeves and Yellow. Sweeney also made his debut as screenwriter, director and producer with Two Tickets to Paradise. The film stars John C. McGinley, Ed Harris, Moira Kelly and D.B. in the tale of three high school buddies who try to re-capture their long gone glory days in a hilarious road trip adventure. The story strikes a chord among viewers who invariably see themselves or their hometown friends as one or more of the film's deeply resonant and archetypical characters. D.B. has received dozens of accolades and awards for creating Two Tickets to Paradise including Best Narrative Feature at the Savannah Film Festival, the Audience Choice Award at The Vail Film Festival, Best Director at the Boston Film Festival and many more.On television, D.B. starred in four series: as the mysterious Chance Harper in Strange Luck, Special Agent Scott Stoddard in C-16 FBI, mercenary Mike Pinocchio in Chris Carter's Harsh Realm and as the clueless Mr. Whitman on Life As We Know It. TV films include the Emmy winning Miss Rose White with Kyra Sedgewick and the Emmy and Golden Globe winning Introducing Dorothy Dandridge opposite Halle Berry. D. B. has guest starred on some of television's greatest shows from NYPD Blue to House, CSI to Jericho and The Event.He continues to perform on stage regularly, especially at Hollywood's Blank Theatre, where he is a founding board member.One of the preeminent voice talents in the industry, D.B. created characters for the animated Disney films Dinosaur and Brother Bear and is the signature promotional performer for the Oprah Winfrey Network. He will soon be heard on Finneas and Ferb and in the film Boxcar Children. He currently narrates All Access for Showtime, Discovery Channel's Mountain Men and Ice Pilots for Nat Geo. Past and present advertising accounts include Bud Lite, Lincoln Cars, Coca Cola, Major League Baseball, John Deere, NFL Network, Direct TV, Hallmark, Conocco Phillips and the NHL.
Nina Ognjanovic is the director of the film, Where the Road Leads, which won Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance 2023. Nina and her passionate team prove you can successfully market a foreign, indie film on a limited budget and still win at major festivals in the US and worldwide. In today's episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins speaks with Nina Ognjanovic, David Jovanovic, and Jana Bjelica to discuss: Their experience traveling from Serbia to the United States for Slamdance Marketing the film using scrappy, creative methods Their approach to casting and shooting What it was like to act on multiple projects at the same time How they handled shooting in an isolated location without cell service Building trust with the cast, crew, and locals The Slamdance experience and the reaction of the audience The first shot of the film - finding a unique solution to a challenge Setting the production schedule based on the weather conditions The magic they experienced during production Why you need to fail and experiment before doing a feature Memorable Quotes “It's hard, but when you love your job, everything is possible” [9:23] “I was freaking out day after day…my hair started falling off.” [21:35] “Manage your expectations. Don't write something you know you can't deliver.” [30:58] Mentioned: Where the Road Leads on TikTok Where the Road Leads on Instagram Pointless Films Production House Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Twitter https://twitter.com/nofilmschool YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Send us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE premiered at the Heartland International Film Festival in October 2022, before winning Best Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival earlier this year. Now set to premiere in New York and Chicago in September before streaming in October, co-writer and director Linh Tran and director of photography David Foy join the podcast to discuss their collaboration, the films that inspired them, and defend CITIZEN KANE!
Welcome to Media in the Mix, the only podcast produced and hosted by the School of Communications at American University. Join us as we create a safe space to explore topics and communication at the intersection of social justice, tech, innovation & pop culture. On this episode, welcome School of Communications' decorated professor; Claudia Myers. Claudia teaches classes such as Advanced Directing, Advanced Screenwriting, and Directing Actors for Camera. Leading a double life outside the SOC building, Claudia was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch" by Independent Magazine in 2015. Most recently Claudia wrote and directed ABOVE THE SHADOWS, a supernatural drama starring Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan, and Megan Fox. The film opened the 2019 Brooklyn Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and was released theatrically last summer by Gravitas Ventures, and is now streaming on Hulu. Other projects include FORT BLISS; starring Michelle Monaghan, Ron Livingston & Pablo Schreiber, KETTLE OF FISH with Matthew Modine and Gina Gershon, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won a Nickelodeon Screenwriting Award, & THE LONG ROAD BACK, a documentary about the military community. As a filmmaker Claudia has won numerous awards, was twice a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and is an alum of the Hamptons Screenwriters Lab. Claudia takes us through the status of directors, filmmakers, the pandemic (or endemic?) and where all responsibilities stand, have changed, or will change in the future. In addition, she breaks down the different classes she teaches at American University, their importance and how they can be used to shape your directing career earlier than you think! To donate to American University's School of Communication, visit this link:https://giving.american.edu/
Claudia Myers was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015." by Independent Magazine. Most recently Claudia wrote and directed Above the Shadows, a supernatural drama starring Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan and Megan Fox. The film opened the 2019 Brooklyn Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. Above the Shadows was released theatrically by Gravitas Ventures. Prior to this, Claudia wrote, directed and produced the dramatic feature Fort Blissstarring Michelle Monaghan and Ron Livingston. The film won several festival awards and top critics for The Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer both cited Fort Bliss among the best films of 2014. Claudia also wrote and directed Kettle of Fish starring Mathew Modine and Gina Gershon. The movie premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically in 2007. She has directed two award-winning short films, including the Sundance short Buddy & Grace.Outside of narrative fiction, Claudia has worked with veterans and active duty soldiers to make a number of films about the military community. She produced and directed the documentary The Long Road Back, about soldiers who were severely injured in Iraq. The film won two Telly Awards, an Aurora Award, and was nominated for a regional Emmy. In 2010, Claudia produced and directed Women At War, a documentary about the evolution of women's roles in the military. She also wrote and directed the interactive role-playing feature, Outside the Wire for use by the U.S. Army, which won a Codie Award and a Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Award. The film pushes the boundaries of traditional narrative by melding fiction film, gaming, and educational training. Claudia subsequently wrote The War Inside another large-scale interactive, role-playing feature that deals with the psychological impact of war and aims to build resilience in soldiers.As a screenwriter, Claudia has won numerous awards, was twice a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and is an alumna of the Hamptons Screenwriters Lab. Andy Tennant directed her script Wild Oats, starring Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange and Demi Moore, which was released in 2016. Claudia is currently in development on a drama series about women in Special Operations.Claudia studied literature at Yale then received her MFA in film at Columbia University. She is an associate professor in the Film & Media Arts division of American University's School of Communication in Washington DC.Support the show
- 台北電影節! Taipei Film Festival! 台北電影獎 Tái běi diàn yǐng jiǎng - Taipei Film Awards 來 lái - during; over 最佳劇情長片 zuì jiā jù qíng cháng piān - Best Narrative Feature 最佳紀錄片 zuì jiā jì lù piān - Best Documentary Feature 最佳導演 zuì jiā dǎo yǎn - Best Director 獎項 jiǎng xiàng - award category 頒獎典禮 bān jiǎng diǎn lǐ - award ceremony 講座 jiǎng zuò - lecture; seminar 焦點 jiāo diǎn - focal point; main theme - 我推薦的台灣電影 Highly recommended Taiwanese movies 關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事 guān yú wǒ hé guǐ biàn chéng jiā rén de nà jiàn shì - Marry My Dead Body, 2023 Taiwanese supernatural comedy film 冥婚 míng hūn - ghost marriage 撿 jiǎn - to pick up 詐團圓 zhà tuán yuán - Scamsgiving, 2023 Taiwanese Movie 聯手 lián shǒu - to join hands; to work together 詐騙 zhà piàn - to swindle; to cheat 消失匿跡 xiāo shī nì jì - to disappear without a trace 搞笑片 gǎo xiào piàn - comedy film 爾虞我詐 ěr yú wǒ zhà - intrigue; mutual deception 鬥智算計 dòu zhì suàn jì - to compete in intelligence and strategy 情節 qíng jié - plot; story line Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
Today on Too Opinionated, producer, director, and leading man, Angus Benfield. Angus' latest movie, "Yellow Bird," has been selected by the Los Angeles Film Festival - Independent Film Showcase this month! The film has already garnered multiple awards, including "Best Feature Film" at the Santa Monica International Film Festival, Mediterranean Film Festival, and Mabig Film Festival, as well as "Best Narrative Feature" at the World Film Carnival Singapore. ANGUS BENFIELD is a multi-award-winning writer, producer, actor, and director and has worked in the film industry for over 30 years. The Founder and CEO of BRIDGE & ACORN ENTERTAINMENT a full-service production company and LAMA DISTRIBUTION LLC a theatrical-based distribution company, Angus brings incredible stories from the front lines of moviemaking imbued with invaluable insights I think your audience will love! "Yellow Bird" is set in a small country-town grocery store and follows the story of Jake (Angus Benfield - “Inventing Anna,” “NCIS“), a once-successful PR specialist, now a stock boy in his mid-forties, struggling with sobriety and his conscience. Jake's journey to happiness is filled with quirky characters and unexpected twists. Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)
Into The MysticEpisode 01: Karen Allen (Animal House, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Starman)Jason Connell has well-known actor Karen Allen (Animal House, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Starman) on the show. They discuss her impressive film roles, her non-movie ventures, and her directorial debut.* Karen Allen starred in A Stage of Twilight which won Best Narrative Feature at the Mystic Film Festival in 2022. Recorded: 06-08-23Studio: Just Curious MediaPartner: Mystic Film FestivalListen:BuzzsproutApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusiciHeartRadioTuneInWatch:YouTubeHost:Jason Connell#justcuriousmedia #mysticfilmfestvial #intothemystic #mrjasonconnell #cinema #classicmovies #movies #moviereviews #film #filmreviews #filmfestival #studios #producers #directors #writers #actors #moviestars #boxoffice #karenallenSupport the show
The deadCenter Film Festival has a history of shining a light on films made in Oklahoma about Oklahoma, and this year is no exception. Last night's closing film was the Sundance Film Festival darling, Fancy Dance, from Oklahoma-born director Erica Tremblay. The film tells the soulful story of Jax, a Native American woman living on the Seneca–Cayuga Nation Reservation, who serves as a stand-in mother for her niece, Rokie, just before Rokie's grandparents separate them. Fancy Dance received a standing ovation from the audience in The First American's Museum Five Moons Theater before taking home the Best Indigenous Feature and Best Narrative Feature awards. Erica Tremblay is the 2023 deadCenter Icon Award winner, one of the highest festival honors. In this deadCenter 2023 interview, we talk with Tremblay about her experience bringing Fancy Dance back to Oklahoma. She shares her perspective on why representing Queer native women on the big screen is essential to understanding the urgent state of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation along with some of the unique challenges faced making the film. Tremblay is a Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Lab fellow and recipient of SFFILM Rainin and Lynn Shelton grants. She was the executive story editor of Dark Winds, an AMC series produced by George R.R. Martin and Robert Redford. She […] The post Erica Tremblay on Bringing ‘Fancy Dance' Home to Oklahoma – dCFF23 appeared first on The Cinematropolis.
How to Rock the Stage Show with film director Sergio Navarretta Topic: Unleash Your Creativity Tonight my guest is Sergio Navarretta, an internationally award-winning director who is fiercely passionate about bringing meaningful content to the screen. Navarretta's latest feature, The Cuban, stars Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. (Watchmen), Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Expanse), Lauren Holly (Tiny Pretty Things), and Giacomo Gianniotti (Grey's Anatomy). The Cuban (Luis, a man suffering from Alzheimer's and disconnected from the world) was shot in Canada and Havana, Cuba, and won Best Narrative Feature and Audience Awards at the L.A. Pan African Film Festival, has been featured at several film festivals and was nominated for three 2021 Canadian Screen Awards. He is proud to have executive produced the animated theatrical feature Arctic Dogs, now on Netflix, featuring Jeremy Renner, James Franco, Anjelica Huston, Alec Baldwin, John Cleese, and Heidi Klum. Key Learning Points 1. The future is in ideas and making the world and humanity better 2. Creativity does not only apply to traditionally creative careers 3. Mindset and rituals, much like athletics, apply to various forms of success Social Media- Sergio Navarrettawww.sergionavarrettadirector.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sergionavarretta/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sergiodirector Podcast - Creativity Unleashed: https://www.sergionavarrettadirector.com/creativity-unleashed-episodes Media Reel: https://www.sergionavarrettadirector.com/reel Book Rich “Trigger” Bontrager to speak as Keynote or emcee at your next event. https://bit.ly/3T0VYY7 Learn more about Rich "Trigger" Bontrager and Rock the Stage Media services, shows, and coaching opportunities herehttp://www.rockthestagemedia.com/Check out the new Rock the Stage Shop. This is one way to support the show and our efforts to help you rock your stage and shine brighter.https://bit.ly/Shop_RocktheStageMediaJoin us live Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm ET as we stream the show on these social channels and more. Linkedin: https://bit.ly/Trigger_Linkedin Twitter: https://bit.ly/Trigger_Twitter Facebook Personal: https://bit.ly/Facebook_RichB Facebook Biz:L https://bit.ly/Facebook_Biz-Trigger YouTube: https://bit.ly/3QEQMaa A new How to Rock the Stage Show podcast episode goes live Thursdays at 11:00 am ET. How to Rock the Stage Show is proudly sponsored but the National Speakers Association (NSA) How to Rock the Stage Show is powered by Audivita Studios.https://audivita.com/
On this week's Richard Crouse Show: It's hard to remember now, but there was a time when we were not tethered to our smart phones. A new film, “BlackBerry,” starring Jay Baruchel and Matt Johnson, and now playing in theatres, vividly recreates the scrappy story of friendship, betrayal and hubris that began our obsession with our phones. Today, we going to focus on that story, courtesy of the film BlackBerry, which opens in theatres on May 12. There was a time when the Canadian made, odd little phone, with a QWERTY keyboard, encrypted messaging and low data cost, was a status symbol, used by some of the world' most powerful people. In the hands of everyone from President Barack Obama and Justin Timberlake to Katy Perry and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, the phones helped the world communicate in a whole new way. They were the original smart phones, which makes their Canadian creators Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin, visionaries, the men who gave us the future. Recently I sat down with BlackBerry co-writer, co-star and director Matt Johnson, and Jay Baruchel who stars as the awkward genius behind the BlackBerry tech, Mike Lazaridis. Matt is the director of The Dirties, which won Best Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival, Operation Avalanche, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and mockumentary television series Nirvanna the Band the Show. You know Jay from his voice role as Hiccup Haddock in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, and for roles in Knocked Up, Tropic Thunder, The Trotsky, Fanboys, She's Out of My League, Goon, This Is the End, and the action-fantasy film The Sorcerer's Apprentice. You can also see him as the host of We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) on Crave. BlackBerry is the story of the company Research in Motion, Jim Balsillie, the hotheaded businessman, played by Glenn Howerton, who was there for the rise and fall of the iconic company. “BlackBerry” isn't just a business story or the story of innovation. Instead, it is an underdog tale that emphasizes the human foibles that led to RIM's downfall, not just the financial ones. We began the interview with the idea of talking about the film, but were soon sidetracked by a discussion inspired by the lessons learned from the film, about what it means to be Canadian, why we don't celebrate our own stories and much more. Stay tuned, it often doesn't sound like an interview as much as a conversation we might have had over a drink or two. Like the movie we were supposed to concentrate on, before the conversation took a few left turns, the interview is passionate, patriotic, funny and not quite what you might expect.
Please join actor E.J. Bonilla in The Locher Room. E.J. will go head-to-head with John Lithgow in the upcoming FX series The Old Man premiering June 16th and he will be here to tell us all about this new role.E.J. began his career at 16 years old and got his big break when he joined the cast of Guiding Light playing Rafe Rivera. The role earned him a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor.Since then, E.J. has built an impressive resume. His first full length feature, the 2009 Sundance Film Festival favorite Don't Let Me Drown, was nominated for the Grand Jury Award at Sundance and won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2009 San Francisco International Film Festival. Continuing his momentum, E.J. starred in the coming-of-age drama Mamitas, which earned him an Imagen Award Nomination for Best Actor. E.J. received an additional Imagen Award Nomination for his performance as "Dexter," a former high school basketball player whose best days were behind him, in Joshua Sanchez's directorial debut, Four. He also starred in the romantic tale Musical Chairs directed by Susan Seidelman.More recently he was the series lead on the critically acclaimed series THE LONG ROAD HOME (for which EJ won an Imagen Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series). He has also appeared as a series regular on UNFORGETTABLE where he originated the role of wisecracking Detective Denny Padilla. His recurring guest lead TV credits include: “Colony”, “Bull” “Insecure” “Younger” and “Revenge”. Other guest appearances: “Madam Secretary”, “Bored to Death,” “Cold Case,” “The Big C,” “Blue Bloods,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” and “Shameless”Don't miss the chance to catch up with my pal E.J. in The Locher Room.
Life After Winning Sundance with Diane BellI always talk about not counting on the "lottery ticket" mentality that so many filmmakers today count on. Winning Sundance is not a distribution plan. Well I was involved in a project, written and directed by Diane Bell, that did just that. It won not one but two awards at Sundance. She didn't count on winning, hell she didn't think in her wildest dreams that she would even be accepted. Here's the story.In 2010, 16 feature films were selected out of 1,058 submissions to be screened in the US Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Diane Bell's OBSELIDIA was one of them. It was made for less than $140,000, it had no movie stars in it, and none of the cast or crew had connections to Sundance. And yet it was picked out of the slush pile, and selected to premier on this world stage, alongside movies that had cost 100 times as much with big name movie stars and recognized directors.OBSELIDIA, premiered in the US Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2010, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Award and the award for Excellence in Cinematography. It was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards 2011, including one for Best First Screenplay. It won acclaim at festivals around the world, including being named as Best of Fest at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Best Narrative Feature at Ashland Independent Film Festival, and winning the Youth Jury Prize for Best Film at the Valladolid Festival, Spain.If you ever wanted to know what it was like to be accepted and win awards at the Sundance Film Festival sit back and enjoy on conversation with Diane Bell.
Join us as we talk to Alka Bhanot of Indie Meme festival and Hanna Huang of the Asian American film festival about Austin-based film festivals creating culture and diversity in storytelling in Austin. Alka Bhanot is the co-founder of Indie Meme Film Festival, an award winning festival, organized in April in Austin Texas, IMFF is a 4 day fest celebrating excellent South Asia cinema, filmmaker interactions, panels, parties, networking and discussions. Alka has extensive experience producing for Indian Television and was the Executive Producer for the first Late Night Show, ‘Movers & Shakers' in India, which won numerous awards. In Austin, since 2003 her film credits include Bryan Poyser's ‘Dear Pillow' (2003) Winner, Best Narrative Feature, Atlanta Film Festival, Margaret Brown's ‘Be Here To Love Me' (2006) a film about the life and music of Townes Van Zandt and ‘Sunshine'(2009) a documentary about adoption and single parenthood by Karen Skloss which aired as part of the Independent Lens series on PBS. She also worked on the ‘Trevor Romain Video Series' (2005) an animated kids show which aired on PBS. Hanna Huang is the executive director of Austin Asian American Film Festival. AAAFF is an annual film festival that highlights new Asian and Asian American films with a mission of championing Asian and Asian American stories via media arts and empowering Asian Americans to explore opportunities in cinema. Movie Review: Panic Showrunner: Chantelle James Hosts & Producers: Ai Vuong, Chantelle James & Samantha Rae Lopez Editors: Shannon Stefan, Valerie Torres, and Karla Rivera Movie Reviews: Summer Heart Marketing: Karla Rivera & Tori Rose Follow us: @wift_austin https://www.wiftaustin.com podcast@wiftaustin.org
Martin Scorsese presented a documentary he directed at The 60th NYFF (New York Film Festival) called PERSONALITY CRISIS: ONE NIGHT ONLY. The film is centered on David Johansen who's best known as a member of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. It was co-directed by David Tedeschi (THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT). + Bonus throwback 2020 Podcast w/ former Director of New York Film Festival -- Writer & Director, Kent Jones, who made the film DIANE 2018 (Starring Mary Kay Place & Executive Producer Martin Scorsese). It won three awards at the Tribeca Film Festival including Best Narrative Feature, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Prior to that he directed the acclaimed documentary HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT, and also served as Director of The New York Film Festival until 2019.
Welcome to Media in the Mix, the only podcast produced and hosted by the School of Communications at American University. Join us as we create a safe space to explore topics and communication at the intersection of social justice, tech, innovation & pop culture. On this episode, welcome School of Communications' decorated professor; Claudia Myers. Claudia teaches classes such as Advanced Directing, Advanced Screenwriting, and Directing Actors for Camera. Leading a double life outside the SOC building, Claudia was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch" by Independent Magazine in 2015. Most recently Claudia wrote and directed ABOVE THE SHADOWS, a supernatural drama starring Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan, and Megan Fox. The film opened the 2019 Brooklyn Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and was released theatrically last summer by Gravitas Ventures, and is now streaming on Hulu. Other projects include FORT BLISS; starring Michelle Monaghan, Ron Livingston & Pablo Schreiber, KETTLE OF FISH with Matthew Modine and Gina Gershon, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won a Nickelodeon Screenwriting Award, & THE LONG ROAD BACK, a documentary about the military community. As a filmmaker Claudia has won numerous awards, was twice a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and is an alum of the Hamptons Screenwriters Lab. Claudia takes us through the status of directors, filmmakers, the pandemic (or endemic?) and where all responsibilities stand, have changed, or will change in the future. In addition, she breaks down the different classes she teaches at American University, their importance and how they can be used to shape your directing career earlier than you think! PRODUCED & HOSTED BY: Grace Ibrahim & The School of Communication SPECIAL GUST: CLAUDIA MYERS
Life After Winning Sundance with Diane BellI always talk about not counting on the "lottery ticket" mentality that so many filmmakers today count on. Winning Sundance is not a distribution plan. Well I was involved in a project, written and directed by Diane Bell, that did just that. It won not one but two awards at Sundance. She didn't count on winning, hell she didn't think in her wildest dreams that she would even be accepted. Here's the story.In 2010, 16 feature films were selected out of 1,058 submissions to be screened in the US Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Diane Bell's OBSELIDIA was one of them. It was made for less than $140,000, it had no movie stars in it, and none of the cast or crew had connections to Sundance. And yet it was picked out of the slush pile, and selected to premier on this world stage, alongside movies that had cost 100 times as much with big name movie stars and recognized directors.OBSELIDIA, premiered in the US Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2010, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Award and the award for Excellence in Cinematography. It was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards 2011, including one for Best First Screenplay. It won acclaim at festivals around the world, including being named as Best of Fest at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Best Narrative Feature at Ashland Independent Film Festival, and winning the Youth Jury Prize for Best Film at the Valladolid Festival, Spain.If you ever wanted to know what it was like to be accepted and win awards at the Sundance Film Festival sit back and enjoy on conversation with Diane Bell.
We thought we lost the footage of our first tape with the amazing Amber Wegner. Check out this episode! It's all new great stuff! Amber Wegner is an award winning actor and producer based out of Los Angeles, California. She moved to LA to start her career in film and TV, a proud member of SAG-AFTRA. Amber won Best Supporting Actress at the Milan Independent Film Awards in 2021. In 2019, her film Underdog won Best Narrative Feature, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Cinematographer at the Los Angeles Film Awards. Amber is the creator and host of Actors Inspiration, a podcast created to motivate and encourage artists on what can sometimes be a very challenging journey. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Amber Wegner ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6871471/ ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/amberwegner777/?hl=en ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ The Moving Spotlight Podcast ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264 ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27 ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #SelfTapeMay #ActorsInspiration #AudreyHelpsActors #MilanIndependentFilmAwards #BestSupportingActress #BestActress #BestActor #BestCinematographer #LosAngelesFilmAwards #Motivation #Encourage #Artists #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife #Believe #Success #Inspiration #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film #YourBestBadActing #Content #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-moving-spotlight/support
Amber Wegner is an award winning actor and producer based out of Los Angeles, California. She moved to LA to start her career in film and TV, a proud member of SAG-AFTRA. Amber won Best Supporting Actress at the Milan Independent Film Awards in 2021. In 2019, her film Underdog won Best Narrative Feature, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Cinematographer at the Los Angeles Film Awards. Amber is the creator and host of Actors Inspiration, a podcast created to motivate and encourage artists on what can sometimes be a very challenging journey. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Amber Wegner ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6871471/ ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/amberwegner777/?hl=en ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ The Moving Spotlight Podcast ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264 ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27 ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #SelfTapeMay #ActorsInspiration #AudreyHelpsActors #MilanIndependentFilmAwards #BestSupportingActress #BestActress #BestActor #BestCinematographer #LosAngelesFilmAwards #Motivation #Encourage #Artists #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife #Believe #Success #Inspiration #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film #YourBestBadActing #Content #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-moving-spotlight/support
Matty P Radio Presents: Marks v. Pros & Saturday Morning Cereal
Take some time this week to remember your original happy hour: Saturday mornings as a kid, waking up at dawn, jumping on the couch with a bowl of chocolate cereal, turning on the ‘toons, tuning out the outside world and working your way into a sugar hangover before noon. This week we we remember, rehearse and reboot with guests Daphne Maxwell Reid and Michelle Danner. Everyone remembers Reid as an iconic TV mom of the 1990s, from her three seasons as "Aunt Vivian" on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. And Reid couldn't be more excited when the cast reunited 30 years later for an unscripted reunion special that aired on HBO Max. These days Reid is a Renaissance woman, respected artist, designer and education activist. Daphne is living proof that a passion for creativity and a dedication to hard work can ensure a lifetime's worth of success. And if that weren't enough… There aren't many people who can point to a career full of success as a performer, teacher, storyteller, entrepreneur, and expert. But Michelle Danner can. The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory joins us to talk about here craft and her well-established success as a feature film director. Danner's latest film Bad Impulse, is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology. The film won Best Narrative Feature at the International Independent Film Awards and the Best Director Award at the Culver City Film Festival. Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke and Bleeding Cool's Jimmy the Gent as they try to keep up with the icon and the teacher to maybe learn something about the pop-culture that can't stop remaking itself and a little bit about themselves in the process.
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Anthony are joined by Director, Writer, Producer, and Actor Cooper Raiff of CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH. Cha Cha Real Smooth is Cooper Raiff's second original feature film. His directorial debut, Shithouse, which he also wrote, produced, edited and starred in, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2020 and was the recipient of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature. Cha Cha Real Smooth premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award. The film stars Cooper Raif, Dakota Johnson, Vanessa Burghardt, Brad Garrett, and Leslie Mann. Cha Cha Real Smooth is now available exclusively on Apple TV+.Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.caTHE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE!Fresh out of college and without a clear life path going forward, 22-year-old Andrew (Cooper Raiff) is stuck back at home with his family in New Jersey. But if there's one thing that belongs on his nonexistent résumé, it's how to get a party started, which lands him the perfect job of motivational dancing at the bar and bat mitzvahs of his younger brother's classmates. When Andrew befriends a local mom, Domino (Dakota Johnson), and her daughter, Lola (Vanessa Burghardt), he finally discovers a future he wants — even if it might not be his own.LISTEN NOWInterview with Lightyear Director Angus MacLane, Producer Galyn Susman, and Composer Michael GiacchinoInterview with Lightyear Animators Rob Gennings, Emilie Goulet, and Donald Chan of Pixar Animation Studios142: The Growing Future of The Last of Us, Joker Sequel Announced, Neve Campbell Exits Scream 6, and Spider-Man: No Way Home: The More Fun Stuff VersionInterview with Directors Adil & Bilall of Ms. MarvelInterview with Akiva Schaffer, Director of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers and Member of The Lonely IslandInterview with Mark McKinney and Dave Foley of The Kids in the HallInterview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessInterview with Actor Ke Huy Quan of Everything Everywhere All At OnceThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent ReviewInterview with Academy Award Winning Director Domee Shi, Producer Lindsey Collins, and Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Pixar's Turning RedDaniel on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdShahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTubeRATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS!
Paul Vato had the amazing opportunity to chat with the very inspirational and motivational actor and podcaster, Amber Wegner. Amber Wegner is an award winning actor and producer based out of Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in Sacramento CA, she knew at a young age, after her first visit to the backlot tour at Universal Studios, that she belonged in Los Angeles. She moved to LA at 28 years old to start her career in film and TV. Amber ended up meeting her husband, Paul, just weeks after moving to LA and the acting was temporarily put on hold to help raise a family. Finally, at the age of 37, Amber joined SAG-AFTRA and the rest is history. Amber has worked on multiple TV shows and most of all feature films. Amber won Best Supporting Actress at the Milan Independent Film Awards in 2021. In 2019, her film Underdog won Best Narrative Feature, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Cinematographer at the Los Angeles Film Awards. Underdog, which Amber was one of the Executive Producers on as well as acted in the film, went on to win the Spotlight Award at The Block Island Film Festival. Amber is the proud creator and host Actors Inspiration, an (almost) daily podcast created to motivate and encourage artists on what can sometimes be a very challenging journey. Paul Vato is an on camera and voice actor, improvisor, podcaster and entrepreneur. Connect with Paul Vato: PaulVato.com • VATO.tv • y.at/
Subscribe to The Locher Room: https://bit.ly/TheLocherRoomMichelle Danner is a director, a performer, a teacher, a storyteller and an entrepreneur and she will join me in The Locher Room to discuss her incredible career. The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner's also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Danner's recent film “Bad Impulse,” is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology, starring Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler, and Paul Sorvino. The film recently won Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 International Independent Film Awards and the Best Director Award at the 2019 Culver City Film Festival.Her upcoming film “The Runner,” was filmed before the pandemic started. The action thriller and true-life coming of age story stars Cameron Douglas and newcomer Edouard Philipponnat as a troubled teenager forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin. A dedicated mom (with one son who is an aspiring filmmaker), Danner still has her “day job” – overseeing the faculty of the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, and conducting her weekly acting class. Danner's list of students has included Christian Slater, Salma Hayek, Gerard Butler, Seth McFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, and Zooey Deschanel. A longtime student of legendary acting teachers like Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, Danner's eclectic approach (which she calls “The Golden Box”) allows actors the freedom to employ a wide variety of techniques. Raised in a show business family and with a deep appreciation for all of the performing arts, Danner also continues to run the boutique “Cinema at the Edge” film festival and is currently preparing to direct a new one-person play, Bonnie Culver's “Norris,” starring Anne Archer, based on the memoirs of the widow of writer Norman Mailer.Simply put, there's almost no one in the business who knows as much about acting and success as Michelle Danner – and her continued success in multiple creative fields makes her one of the most successful women working in the industry today.Original Airdate: 8/11/2021
We had a great conversation with Filmmaker, Acting Coach,& Performer Michelle Danner on The Chris & Sandy Show. We talked about so many things from family, acting, sacrifices, she told some great stories even a story of a lesson her past student Chris Rock taught her plus a whole lot more!The legendary acting teacher and founder of the Creative Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner's also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Danner's latest film “Bad Impulse,” is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology, starring Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler, and Paul Sorvino. The film won Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 International Independent Film Awards and the Best Director Award at the 2019 Culver City Film Festival.Her upcoming film “The Runner, “ is an action thriller and true-life coming of age story starring Cameron Douglas and newcomer Edouard Philipponnat as a troubled teenager forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin. The film has played at 28 festivals around the country including Cinequest, Worldfest Houston (winning Best Suspense/Thriller), the Suspense Thriller Festival winning (Best Feature) and the Flicker Festival in Rhode Island. Internationally the film was screened at the Ischia Global Fest (Italy), the London Independent Film Festival, the Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift and the Vancouver Independent Film Festival. Danner won Best Director at the Milan Gold Awards, the Montreal Independent Film Festival, the Paris Play Film Festival, the Vancouver Independent Film Festival, and L'Age d'Or.A dedicated mom of two (one is an aspiring filmmaker), Danner still has her “day job” – overseeing the faculty of the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, and conducting her weekly acting class. Danner's list of students has included Christian Slater, Salma Hayek, Gerard Butler, Seth McFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, and Zooey Deschanel. A longtime student of legendary acting teachers like Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, Danner's eclectic approach (which she calls “The Golden Box”) allows actors the freedom to employ a wide variety of techniques. Raised in a show business family and with a deep appreciation for all of the performing arts, Danner also continues to run the boutique “Cinema at the Edge” film festival and is currently preparing to direct a new one-person play, Bonnie Culver's “Norris,” starring Anne Archer, based on the memoirs of the widow of writer Norman Mailer.Simply put, there's almost no one in the business who knows as much about acting and success as Michelle Danner – and her continued success in multiple creative fields makes her one of the most successful women working in the industry today.
Since COVID began and people have been isolated and unable to connect with friends and family, opioid overdose deaths have doubled. Our country is in crisis and Coming Clean hopes to create awareness and impact solutions to change the trajectory of this epidemic. Our loved ones' lives depend on it!"This documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner brings together artists, political leaders, the lead prosecutor against big pharma, recovering addicts, and those working on the frontlines to fight this - the deadliest drug epidemic in history. We want to ground the opioid epidemic in stories that show us just how connected we are, and what's at stake when we turn away from one another. Most importantly, we wanted to connect the dots on how we got here, and how we can find our way out of this crisis."About Ondi Timoner:Ondi Timoner is known to be one of the greatest talents in non-fiction filmmaking. She often takes on the stories of visionaries fighting against all odds with a gripping and unique narrative style. Ondi has the rare distinction of winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival twice - for her documentary, DIG! (2004) and WE LIVE IN PUBLIC (2009). Both films were acquired by MoMA, NY for its permanent collection. Other award-winning features include: THE NATURE OF THE BEAST (1994), JOIN US (2007), COOL IT (2010), BRAND: A SECOND COMING (2015) and COMING CLEAN (2020). In 2017, Ondi created and produced the critically-acclaimed 10-hour nonfiction television series JUNGLETOWN about the building of “the world's most sustainable town” for Viceland. Ondi wrote, directed, produced and edited the scripted film, MAPPLETHORPE, starring Matt Smith. After premiering at Tribeca, the film was released theatrically in 2019 after winning eight Audience Awards and Best Narrative Feature at several festivals. The MAPPLETHORPE Director's Cut will be released in the Spring of 2021. Ondi has also produced and directed music videos for The Dandy Warhols, The Vines, Paul Westerberg, Lucinda Williams, Vanessa Carlton, The Jonas Brothers, and Run DMC, among others. Ondi was nominated for a Grammy for Best Long Form Music Video for an EPK she directed about the band Fastball in 1999. Ondi has also enjoyed a career in front of the camera, interviewing filmmakers and innovators for a number of shows. In 2011, she created and hosted BYOD (Bring Your Own Doc) for thelip.tv producing over 300 episodes with top documentary filmmakers over five years. In 2012, she founded A TOTAL DISRUPTION, an online network dedicated to telling the stories of entrepreneurs & artists who are using technology to innovate new ways to live. Subjects include musician Amanda Palmer, graphic artist Shepard Fairey, comedian Russell Brand, musician Moby, Twitter-founder Jack Dorsey, Instagram-founder Kevin Systrom, and the late founder of Zappos, Tony Hsieh. Ondi has released two master classes for filmmakers, “Lean Content” with Eric Ries & “How to Make a Great Documentary (In My Opinion).” Additionally, Ondi has produced & hosted WeTalk, a traveling talk show about the women shaping our culture with the mission of taking #MeToo to #WeDo, since 2018. In 2014, she gave a popular TEDxKC talk entitled “When Genius and Insanity Hold Hands” explaining why she tells the stories of “impossible visionaries.” Ondi is currently helming a new film called ALONE, TOGETHER (w.t.) which looks through the eyes of scientists and artists at how technology is transforming our ways of connecting and loving, given the societal trend towards increasing physical isolation, accelerated by the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Ondi Timoner is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the DGA, the PGA, the International Documentary Association, Film Fatales and Women in Film.LINKS:Watch: https://watch.laemmle.com/.../5ffcffae5113db0001d1b7a8 Website/Resources: https://www.comingcleanmovie.com/ Join the Fight and Host a Screening: https://www.comingcleanmovie.com/the-crisis FB: https://www.facebook.com/comingcleanmovie IG: https://www.instagram.com/comingcleanmovie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/comingcleanmov
A Hawaii transplant, Jeff moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to pursue acting and has appeared in numerous Features. In 2008 Jeff decided to take a step back from acting, and start to dabble in Casting. Jeff was mentored by numerous Casting Directors including, Sheila manning, Tracy 'Twinkie Byrd and Pam Bouvier. Immediately, Jeff became the Casting Director for the American Division of the largest international web series "The Scary" ."Also, in 2008, Jeff produced his first feature " Why Am I Doing This?" a multi-ethnic comedy which won the New Vision Film Award at San Jose Cinequest Film Festival in 2009 and Best Narrative Feature at Philadelphia's HBO Film Festival in 2009.Recently, Jeff completed principal photography on a new dramady he is produced called We Are Family. He also produced an Urban Romantic Comedy, " Perfect Combination". Jeff is currently in development with Outlier Co., Producers Mark Morgan & E. Thompson of Twilight Franchise. They are working on a US remake of the Korean hit "200 Pound Beauty".Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/quidditasfactor)
Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 58. We hope you enjoy the show! Please join the conversation - email us with thoughts and ideas and connect with the show on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and on our new website: www.heilmanandhaver.com! EPISODE 58 SYNOPSIS We're pleased to be joined by Michelle Danner, legendary LA acting coach (to the likes of Salma Hayek, Seth McFarland, Gerard Butler, Henry Cavell, and many more!), accomplished film and stage director, and author. Michelle has also directed and acted in over thirty plays and musicals in New York and Los Angeles and joins us to share her wisdom from nearly 30 years as an acting coach and what she's learned from her time on stage and behind (and in front of) the camera. ARTS AROUND THE SOUND ANNOUNCEMENTS "The Crucible" at WWCA... starring Greg! Go see Greg and a cast of talented local favorites perform the Tony Award-winning play, "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. The show runs through March 20th and tickets and more info can be had at www.wwca.us. And check out Greg's five-part blog series, "The Crucible Diaries", for a behind-the-curtain look at the production, available now on our website. "Richard III" reimagined at the Rep Playing now through April 3rd at Seattle Rep it's “Teenage Dick” - a satirical retelling of Shakespeare's Richard III set in 2010. You can find Greg's review of the show on our Film & Stage Reviews page and get tickets and more info at www.seattlerep.org. IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Michelle Danner Michelle Danner is a legendary acting teacher and founder of the Creative Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory. She is also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Her film “Bad Impulse,” a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology won Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 International Independent Film Awards and the Best Director Award at the 2019 Culver City Film Festival. Michelle's other film “The Runner“, an action thriller and true-life coming of age story, has played at 28 festivals around the country and internationally. Danner won Best Director five times including at the Milan Gold Awards, the Montreal Independent Film Festival, and the Paris Play Film Festival. Raised in a show business family with a deep appreciation for all of the performing arts, Danner also runs the boutique “Cinema at the Edge” film festival and recently directed a new one-person virtual play, Bonnie Culver's “Norris,” starring Anne Archer, based on the memoirs of the widow of writer Norman Mailer. A dedicated mom of two (one an aspiring filmmaker), Danner still has her “day job” – overseeing the faculty of the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, and conducting her weekly acting class. Her list of students has included Christian Slater, Salma Hayek, Gerard Butler, Seth McFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, and Zooey Deschanel. A longtime student of legendary acting teachers like Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, Danner's eclectic approach (which she calls “The Golden Box”) allows actors the freedom to employ a wide variety of techniques. She joined us from her home in LA. Connect with Michelle: The Michelle Danner Acting Studio On Instagram On Twitter On Facebook
I know of no one savvier about getting it done and moving forward than actor, director, inventor, innovator, mentor, treasured friend, and Golden Globe Nominee for Happy Days, Anson Williams. Anson's wisdom has been invaluable to me, and he shared loads of it with us. And, fantastic stories––how he created opportunities as a kid, and then with Garry Marshall, Ron Howard, Steven Speilberg, QVC, the IPs he's developing now, and his lifesaving, Alert Drops, created with his 2nd cousin Henry Heimlich. Anson shared about the people who've shaped and inspired him, and a couple of examples of how he's paid it forward––something he's done all of his life and continues to do to this day, including wisdom for me––for us––shared here. Like, how to get off the couch and out of pandemic quicksand, the value of perceived failure, the three most important words (and why they are), and give what you want to get… these were just a few of the life tool gems Anson shared. Anson leads by example, just yesterday he was awarded Best Director for Viral Vingenttes by the Crown Point International Film Festival. The film also won Best Narrative Feature and Best Ensemble. Along with Donny Most, Anson's long-time best friend since Happy Days, Anson won The Best Acting Duo Award from the International Short Film Festival for Harvest Time, which he also directed. Anson never lets grass grow, he's always got all the burners cooking. Thanks to his not so gentle nudges, this show and I, continue to shift. I always hear Anson in my head nudging me forward. Today, thanks to the power of his example of mentorship, I tried something new, broke my routine, to shake things up and move forward. Oh, I still complained, but progress, not perfection. I couldn't love and adore this man, more. I'm inspired anew and trust you will be, too. Anson Williams on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson Wed, 3/2/22, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET Streamed Live on my FB Replay here: https://bit.ly/3tsuiz8 All BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available on iTunes apple.co/2dj8ld3 Stitcher bit.ly/2h3R1fla tunein bit.ly/2gGeItj Also on iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Voox, OwlTail, Backtracks, PlayerFM, Himalaya, Podchaser, and Listen Notes Thanks to Rick Smolke of Quik Impressions, the best printers, printing, the best people people-ing. quikimpressions.com Nicole Venables of Ruby Begonia Hair Studio Beauty and Products for the best tressed. http://www.rubybegoniahairstudio.com/ Blue Microphones and Kevin Walt
About Ryan: RYAN ELIZABETH CUNNINGHAM (she/her) is a queer writer/director and Emmy and Peabody award-winning producer who recently launched the development company Running Woman with the goal of telling stories that haven't been heard before. She represented the TV projects THE FUGITIVE GAME (2018), TRANSMANIA (2019), and MARY (2020) in the IFP (now The Gotham) Project Forum. Ryan is very passionate about promoting equality, women's issues, LGBTQ+ stories, and neurodiversity in her work. She's EP/Director on the standup special ILANA GLAZER: THE PLANET IS BURNING (Amazon), the docuseries EXPECTING AMY (HBO Max), and an upcoming Pride special for Showtime. Select TV producer credits include BROAD CITY and INSIDE AMY SCHUMER (Comedy Central), SEARCH PARTY and THE LAST O.G. (TBS); LOUIE (FX); STRANGERS (Facebook); THE SHIVERING TRUTH (Adult Swim); HORACE AND PETE (Hulu); THE ELECTRIC COMPANY (PBS), as well as several prominent stand-up specials for Netflix and HBO, including Executive Producing AMY SCHUMER GROWING for Netflix. Film producing credits include Rachel Israel's feature KEEP THE CHANGE, starring the first leading cast of actors on the autism spectrum and winner of Best Narrative Feature at Tribeca Film Festival 2017; BECKS, winner of the LA Film Festival 2017; and the ill-fated I LOVE YOU, DADDY, directed by Louis C.K., which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. She has also co-owned the NYC-based post house Running Man for the last decade. She lives in Brooklyn with her 10-year-old daughter who is on the autism spectrum and likes to build large art installations in various places around their apartment. Ryan is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and co-chair of the RISD Fund, as well as working as an adjunct professor for the film department. Focus on the job, not the ego. What did I learn? What can I take forward with me? Comedy is the ultimate puzzle. Qualities: Utter commitment Inside and outside of art Up your game: Time management Hire the right people Delegation Television is fast You need a team you can trust Actors creating your own work: Work in an outline form before you start scripting. Learn to pitch. A pitch makes them want to know more. Record yourself doing it and watch it back! The best actors LISTEN! If you're not open to notes, you're not going to have a strong performance. Be able to identify what's working, what's not working, and have suggestions to make it work better. Learn how to take critique.
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My next guest is a writer director who started out life playing guitar in a heavy rock band. When that went belly up, he tried his hand at an equally tough career to crack – making films. His second choice seems to be working out a lot better. To date he's picked up over 40 awards for his films and screenplays in categories such as Best Director, Best Narrative Feature, Best Short Film, Best Screenplay, Gran Jury Award, Special Jury Award and Audience Choice. After a sometimes hair-raising spell directing reality shows, he got to direct his first feature, a comedy called The Truth About Lies, in 2015. We'd never met before this podcast, but after just a few minutes chatting with Phil Allocco, I felt an immediate connection. In fact, we had quite a blast. Here's that take. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/penrakespodcasts)
Hosts Ariane Andrew & Matt Dillon catch up with Michael Judson Berry. PopSugar recently dubbed Michael as one of the top 15 Best TikToks of 2020, and he recently spoke with Entrepreneur about how to overcome imposter syndrome!Michael's hilarious impersonation of the Schitt's Creek character, Moira Rose and her quirky show “QuaranTeaTime” has gone viral across social media! Even Emmy Award winner, Catherine O'Hara, approves of Michael's viral impression of her character Moira Rose, saying “He's really got it down. And he writes funny dialogue for himself too. He's really good.” He recently starred in the feature film ‘Milkwater' opposite Molly Bernard and Robin De Jesus. The film performed quite well on the festival circuit, winning “Best Screenplay” at the Brooklyn Film Festival and “Best Narrative Feature” at the Indie Street Virtual Film Festival.A new episode of Sippin The Tea Tv Show premieres every Tuesday at 9:00am pstIf you're more of a visual person: Check out Michael' interview on our TV Show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7015aOa0fsM. Come and have a listen and make sure to follow us at:@ArianeAndrew@MattDillon1983@SippintheTeaTvShow#SchittsCreek #MichaelJudsonBerry #MoiraRose
Winter Dunn is an award winning producer, director and actress. She produced Numa Perrier’s debut feature film, JEZEBEL which premiered at SXSW 2019 and was awarded Best Narrative Feature at the American Black Film Festival that same year. JEZEBEL has been acquired by Ava DuVernay and is currently streaming on Netflix. Previously, Winter served as a producer / director for media maven Condé Nast Entertainment. Her celebrity video features for Vanity Fair, Vogue, Architectural Digest, GQ, Allure and other media brands have garnered over 60 million views and counting. Most recently, Dunn directed season one of SoulPancake, Overbrook and 206 Productions’ upcoming docuseries, “All Her with Angela Rye'' for Quibi. Check out Winter Dunn Productions’ debut film, JUNEBUG, which premiered at the 2020 American Black Film Festival, streaming on FoxSoul and Tubi. She is a 2021 Project Involve Directing Fellow with Film Independent. In this episode we talk about: • Landing her first PA gig for a Black independent production company • The making of Jezebel from concept and production, to post and delivery • Manifesting Netflix and SXSW for Jezebel, including what it was like when Ava Duvernay's distribution company ARRAY acquired the film in January 2020 and released it on Netflix. • Going to SXSW and how the Jezebel team set themselves apart to sold out theaters • Learning how to be a producer • Working at Conde Nast and understanding how to execute specific brand voices (including her work with Kim and Kanye (Architectural Digest), Billie Eillish (Vanity Fair's: Same Interview, The Third Year), and more. • How creating web series content evolved into creating longer form series and features • Authentic portrayals of POC and the importance of telling Black stories by Black voices • Her thoughts on being a Directing Fellow with Film Independent IMDB Website Instagram Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle
Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Actor Marc Menchaca.MARC MENCHACA recently completed production on the Netflix feature film No One Gets Out Alive produced by Andy Serkis and the action thriller Gypsy Moon alongside Lena Headey and Sam Worthington.He is perhaps best known for his scene stealing turns as "Jack Hoskins" on HBO's hit series "The Outsider" and “Russ Langmore” in the Emmy award winning Netflix series “Ozark". Other television credits include the "Curb Your Enthusiasm", the "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" installment of "Black Mirror", “Raising Dion”, "Manifest" “The Sinner”, “Random Acts Of Flyness”, “Homeland”, “Generation Kill”, “The Son”, “MacGyver”, “Elementary”, “Blue Bloods”, “Inside Amy Schumer”, “Chicago PD”, “Sleepy Hollow”, “Togetherness”, “The Blacklist”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Person of Interest”, “The Glades”, “Treme”, “Flash Forward”, “CSI”, “CSI:NY” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”. Film credits include: Alone, The Retaliators, The Evening Hour (Sundance 2020), Every Time I Die, Where Is Kyra?, Weightless, Smartass, She's Lost Control, Reservoir, and The Alamo. In 2013, Menchaca wrote, directed and starred in his first feature film This Is Where We Live which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival where it was nominated for Best Narrative Feature.We had a great chat, Marc is a great guy and I could listen to his gravelly voice all day. Please Enjoy.Haircuts4Homeless : https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/Produced by : https://svnty6production.com/Artwork by : https://www.dvsyart.com/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We have a great guest today! We totally connected on all wavelengths! Winter Dunn is an award-winning producer, director, and actress hailing from Gary, IN with a passion for depicting rich Black stories. She produced Numa Perrier’s debut feature film, Jezebel which premiered at SXSW 2019 and was awarded Best Narrative Feature at the American Black Film Festival that same year. After being acquired by Ava Duvernay, we all can catch the greatness of Jezebel on Netflix. Most recently, Dunn directed season one of the upcoming docuseries, “All Her with Angela Rye'' for Quibi which hopefully will find a new home soon. Fingers crossed! As an actress, Winter can be seen on screen in several shorts, web series, and television series, including credits on Netflix’s “Drug Lords, '“Insecure,” plus, digital programs with FUSE, BuzzFeed, NYLON. In her day to day, Winter produces and directs digital editorial content for Vanity Fair, Vogue, Architectural Digest, GQ, Allure, and other media brands that have garnered over 60 million views and counting. Dunn has also directed multiple web series including the romantic web series, “Platonic'' and Black & Sexy's web series, "Broke & Sexy". Accolade after accolade! I love it! Winter is also the CEO of Winter Dunn Productions (WDP), a full-service multimedia production house, based in LA. The company’s debut film, Junebug premiered at the 2020 American Black Film Festival, spotlighting Dunn under the Emerging Directors category. The film is also an official selection of the 2020 Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival. Today, Winter is sharing her path to launching her career as an actress, producer, and now, director in Hollywood. We also get an in-depth review of her process and directional notes in the film Junebug, which channels the complexities between a dysfunctional black father and his daughter. In this episode, you can feel the awesome and genuine connection Winter and I have through a very simple vision: aligning with your purpose! Ladies and gents, please welcome the fabulous filmmaker Winter Dunn! Get ready for the laughter!Junebug Film 'Gram: @JunebugFilmJunebug Film 'Gram Hashtag: #JunebugfilmWinter Dunn's Website: WinterDunn.com/filmWinter Dunn's Gram: @itsWinterDunnWinter Dunn's Twitter: @wintersayschillSSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreelSSR Twitter: @shessoreelSSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/winter-dunn/#ShesSoReel #AJsSoReel*This episode includes affiliate links for which I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase. Read my disclaimer for further info.*
We have a great guest today! We totally connected on all wavelengths! Winter Dunn is an award-winning producer, director, and actress hailing from Gary, IN with a passion for depicting rich Black stories. She produced Numa Perrier’s debut feature film, Jezebel which premiered at SXSW 2019 and was awarded Best Narrative Feature at the American Black Film Festival that same year. After being acquired by Ava Duvernay, we all can catch the greatness of Jezebel on Netflix. Most recently, Dunn directed season one of the upcoming docuseries, “All Her with Angela Rye'' for Quibi which hopefully will find a new home soon. Fingers crossed! As an actress, Winter can be seen on screen in several shorts, web series, and television series, including credits on Netflix’s “Drug Lords, '“Insecure,” plus, digital programs with FUSE, BuzzFeed, NYLON. In her day to day, Winter produces and directs digital editorial content for Vanity Fair, Vogue, Architectural Digest, GQ, Allure, and other media brands that have garnered over 60 million views and counting. Dunn has also directed multiple web series including the romantic web series, “Platonic'' and Black & Sexy's web series, "Broke & Sexy". Accolade after accolade! I love it! Winter is also the CEO of Winter Dunn Productions (WDP), a full-service multimedia production house, based in LA. The company’s debut film, Junebug premiered at the 2020 American Black Film Festival, spotlighting Dunn under the Emerging Directors category. The film is also an official selection of the 2020 Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival. Today, Winter is sharing her path to launching her career as an actress, producer, and now, director in Hollywood. We also get an in-depth review of her process and directional notes in the film Junebug, which channels the complexities between a dysfunctional black father and his daughter. In this episode, you can feel the awesome and genuine connection Winter and I have through a very simple vision: aligning with your purpose! Ladies and gents, please welcome the fabulous filmmaker Winter Dunn! Get ready for the laughter!Junebug Film 'Gram: @JunebugFilmJunebug Film 'Gram Hashtag: #JunebugfilmWinter Dunn's Website: WinterDunn.com/filmWinter Dunn's Gram: @itsWinterDunnWinter Dunn's Twitter: @wintersayschillSSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreelSSR Twitter: @shessoreelSSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/winter-dunn/#ShesSoReel #AJsSoReel*This episode includes affiliate links for which I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase. Read my disclaimer for further info.*
The Celluloid Mirror is a film discussion podcast in which we look at two very different films to see what they reflect about one another, and the audience. On this month's episode, we discuss the Bruce Lee classic The Big Boss (1971) and Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You (2018) and how envision workers fighting back against capitalist exploitation. Also in this episode we welcome special guest Che Broadnax to the program! Che Broadnax is a Brooklyn-based filmmaking multi-tool. He has been found behind the lens of indie features, in the edit suite for major networks, and hunched over the drafting table creating sequential art.Recently he photographed IFP Films' sci-fi/horror/comedy WELCOME TO WILLITS, singer/songwriter Aria Jay's GROWTH, and MTV's CLIMATE CHANGE CHRISTMAS. His directorial debut, CIVIL WARRIORS won Best Narrative Feature at the 2016 Long Beach Indie International Film Festival. In another life, Che was known as Rev1: Last Revolutionary Emcee and released two politically charged hip hop albums. (imdb) (portfolio) Thanks for listening. If you enjoy the show we'd love it if you could rate, review, and subscribe on your platform of choice as it really helps with the discoverability of the show. As before if you would like to share your thoughts with us on the show, on the questions at the end of either episode, or on pairings you'd like to see reach out here, on social media (@4milecircus everywhere) or info@4milecircus.com All music in the episode is by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ References & Research: In Boots Riley's Dark Comedy Sorry to Bother You, The Villain Is Capitalism Itself (The New Statesman) Boots Riley: ‘Capitalism must have poverty in order to exist' (Dazed) Sorry to Bother You: is this the most shocking anti-capitalist film ever? (The Guardian) The Dragon Enters: The Big Boss DVD Review (CineOutsider) From Kung Fu to Hip Hop: Globalization, Revolution, and Popular Culture, Kato, M. T. ( SUNY Series, Explorations in Postcolonial Studies, 2007.) Beyond Bruce Lee: Chasing The Dragon Through film, Philosophy, and Pop Culture, Bowman, Paul.(Wallflower Press, 2013.) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecelluloidmirror/message
Alice Wu's debut feature, Saving Face, is a three-generation romantic comedy set in today's Chinatown in Queens, New York, where two smart, ambitious, and charismatic young women fall in love, against the backdrop of their traditional Chinese-American families. Alice Wu won the Visionary Award at the San Diego Asian Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Narrative at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival for her feature. In 2020 Netflix released her new feature, The Half of It, which won the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Listen to Alice answer The Proust Questionnaire. We especially loved her surprising and moving answer to this question: "What do you consider your greatest achievement?" /////////////// Follow us: TWITTER - @ulibaer / @corklinedRoom INSTAGRAM - @ulinyc / @carolineweber2020 (PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE PODCAST) - @proust.questionnaire ALICE WU - @subwayalice //////////////// Listen to the Podcast on: APPLE PODCASTS - Proust Questionnaire Podcast SPOTIFY - Proust Questionnaire Podcast YOUTUBE: Ulrich Baer //////////////// Thanks for listening! :) Uli Baer & Caroline Weber.
In this Zoom Exclusive Interview, I talk to the Italian Cowboy known as Michael Rossi, who has over 40 Producer and Director Credits on IMDB. His film Misogynist awarded him Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Underground Film Festival. We talk the State of the Entertainment Industry, Behind the Scenes of the business and tips & advice to fellow actors/directors. Let me call Robert Downey Jr. Back now...... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/princeoffreshair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/princeoffreshair/support
Neil Haley will interview Nija Okoro of The Black Emperor of Broadway When celebrated playwright Eugene O'Neill cast Charles Gilpin as the lead in his new play “The Emperor Jones” in 1920, Broadway was changed forever. Vision Films and Egeli Productions are proud to present the incredible story of Charles Gilpin in The Black Emperor of Broadway. Directed by Arthur Egeli (Murder on the Cape) and starring Shaun Parkes (Lost in Space, The Mummy Returns), John Hensley (How To Get Away With Murder, Nip-Tuck), Liza Weil (Gilmore Girls, How To Get Away With Murder), Nick Moran (Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Nija Okoro (Insecure, The Deuce), this stunning and timely film not only celebrates the career of one of the most celebrated stage actors of the 1920s, but also the history of African-American excellence in theatre. Following a successful festival run that included Greenwich International Film Festival, Brooklyn International Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, Harlem International Film Festival and Kansas City Film Festival (where it won Best Narrative Feature), The Black Emperor of Broadway will be available on September 15, 2020 on digital from platforms including iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Xbox, Amazon, and FandangoNow, as well as cable affiliates everywhere, and October 6, 2020 on DVD from all major online retailers. Preorder The Black Emperor of Broadway: apple.co/3jqHgHV
In this episode, you're going to meet Vicky Wight, the director of the ‘The Lost Husband' which stars Josh Duhamel and Leslie Bibb. Vicky is a writer and director and she produced the script for Boy Genius which won awards at multiple film festivals. She also directed The Volunteer, which is her directorial debut and it won Best Narrative Feature at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York. Vicky will talk about her projects, particularly on the recent film,The Lost Husband. Filming and directing is a field dominated by men but films directed by women have increased over the years and Vicky shares what it's like working as a woman in this male-dominated industry. Episode Highlights: Vicky shares her work as a filmmaker Vicky's previous projects Vicky explains ‘The Lost Husband' Having grit and creativity Support from other women Connect with Vicky Instagram LinkedIn The Lost Husband Resources Mentioned: Vicky's Filmography --- Did you enjoy today's episode? Please click here to leave a review for The 6%, with NancyMD. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out! Do you know someone who might enjoy this episode? Share this episode to inspire and empower! Let's get social! Instagram @_nancymd Facebook @nancymdpdx Twitter @_nancymd LinkedIn @nancyyenshipleymd Website www.nancymd.com Subscribe to The 6%, with NancyMD ++ Apple Podcasts ++ Spotify ++ Google Podcasts This episode was supported by Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest. Please go to girlsincpnw.org to learn more.
We're jazzed to sit down with award-winning filmmaker ALICE WU, whose credits include SAVING FACE and this year's THE HALF OF IT, which after winning the Best Narrative Feature award at the Tribeca Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix! In our conversation we discuss with Alice the importance of writing emotionally authentic stories, the path that led to her first feature being financed, how the 15 years between her two movies as a director impacted her creative process, and much more. We absolutely fell in love with THE HALF OF IT. The story follows a shy, straight-A student named Ellie who's hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help winning over a popular girl. But their new and unlikely friendship gets complicated when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl. Make sure to subscribe to Soundstage Access on your favorite podcast platform. Share your favorite episodes with your friends, and find us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/soundstageaccess/
Couch Critics review one of Cooper's favorite movies growing up, The Dirties. The Dirties is a small movie made in 2013 by Director and lead actor Matt Johnson which won Best Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival, and Operation Avalanche (2016), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He has since left filmmaking but is still working on his TV show called Nirvana The Band The Show. Couch Critics do a short spoiler free review for those of you who haven't seen it yet then go more in depth for those of you who have seen this independent movie or when you go and watch it and come back to the review! Hope you like the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
JULIUS AMEDUME'S film education began with black & white film noirs, comedies and musicals screened on TV each afternoon while he was home schooled due to illnesses as a child. Film became his passion and he made his first short film at the tender age of 16.Years later after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree (BSC Hons) in communication and technology, his passion which was now a hobby transitioned into a career.His first broadcast credit was on CANAL PLUS in Belgium and France for a short documentary about the Cinefondation award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. After founding his production company, AMEDUME FILMS, he wrote and directed three short films (THE MEETING ,THE PHONE CALL and THE VIDEOTAPE) and a low budget feature film shot in two continents. These shorts and the feature attracted a number of nominations and won awards including the Festival Vision Award, Best Feature at The 15th Pan African Film Festival 2007 for his feature film A GOAT'S TAIL.Years later he was awarded a Toledo scholarship to study a Masters in Directing Fiction at the National Film & Television School. During his time there, Julius wrote and directed four short films. MARY AND JOHN was nominated for Best Short at the 2009 Rushes Soho Film Festival and a Golden Lion at the 2010 Taipei county film festival in Taiwan. LORRAINE premiered at the 2009 Edinburgh Film Festival and was nominated for Best Short at the 2010 Rushes Soho Film Festival. MR. GRAHAM premiered at The 14th UrbanWorld Film Festival in New York 2010 and his graduation film PRECIPICE Won Best Short at the 19th Pan African Film Festival 2011 and a African Oscar for Best Diaspora Short at the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Nigeria.Julius was then one of 18 students from the British, French and Polish film schools who were selected by the MEDIA DESK UK to help develop his graduation film into a feature film. He was then selected out of 3,000+ applicants for 1 of the 12 places offered by Channel 4 to work with writers to create an original series or serial for television. Julius has since directed episodes of BBC'S long running series called Doctors, helped create content and develop an application with the BBC R&D department called Perceptive Media, an application which changes its narrative based on your personality in real time.His latest feature, Rattlesnakes won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 Pan African Film Festival and won an Independent Film Production Spirit Award at the 2019 SCREENNATION film and television Awards in London. It's lead actor was also nominated for best leading Actor and Julius was also nominated for the Micheal Anyiam Osigwe Award for Best African Director Living Abroad at the 2019 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Nigeria.Among Julius's most rewarding work is the mentoring young artists and facilitating workshops in school and community centers. He regularly teaches at the National Film and Television School and has been a judge and panelist at a number of different film festivals.In 2019 Julius was invited to become a member of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.If you liked this podcast, shoot me an e-mail at filmmakingconversations@mail.comAlso, you can check out my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here: www.kweli.tv/programs/the-peopl…xton?autoplay=trueDamien Swaby Social Media Links:Instagram www.instagram.com/damien_swaby_video_producer/Twittertwitter.com/DamienSwaby?ref_src…erp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorFacebookwww.facebook.com/Damien-Swaby-213805135363397/
JULIUS AMEDUME’S film education began with black & white film noirs, comedies and musicals screened on TV each afternoon while he was home schooled due to illnesses as a child. Film became his passion and he made his first short film at the tender age of 16. Years later after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree (BSC Hons) in communication and technology, his passion which was now a hobby transitioned into a career. His first broadcast credit was on CANAL PLUS in Belgium and France for a short documentary about the Cinefondation award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. After founding his production company, AMEDUME FILMS, he wrote and directed three short films (THE MEETING ,THE PHONE CALL and THE VIDEOTAPE) and a low budget feature film shot in two continents. These shorts and the feature attracted a number of nominations and won awards including the Festival Vision Award, Best Feature at The 15th Pan African Film Festival 2007 for his feature film A GOAT’S TAIL. Years later he was awarded a Toledo scholarship to study a Masters in Directing Fiction at the National Film & Television School. During his time there, Julius wrote and directed four short films. MARY AND JOHN was nominated for Best Short at the 2009 Rushes Soho Film Festival and a Golden Lion at the 2010 Taipei county film festival in Taiwan. LORRAINE premiered at the 2009 Edinburgh Film Festival and was nominated for Best Short at the 2010 Rushes Soho Film Festival. MR. GRAHAM premiered at The 14th UrbanWorld Film Festival in New York 2010 and his graduation film PRECIPICE Won Best Short at the 19th Pan African Film Festival 2011 and a African Oscar for Best Diaspora Short at the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Nigeria. Julius was then one of 18 students from the British, French and Polish film schools who were selected by the MEDIA DESK UK to help develop his graduation film into a feature film. He was then selected out of 3,000+ applicants for 1 of the 12 places offered by Channel 4 to work with writers to create an original series or serial for television. Julius has since directed episodes of BBC’S long running series called Doctors, helped create content and develop an application with the BBC R&D department called Perceptive Media, an application which changes its narrative based on your personality in real time. His latest feature, Rattlesnakes won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 Pan African Film Festival and won an Independent Film Production Spirit Award at the 2019 SCREENNATION film and television Awards in London. It’s lead actor was also nominated for best leading Actor and Julius was also nominated for the Micheal Anyiam Osigwe Award for Best African Director Living Abroad at the 2019 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Nigeria. Among Julius’s most rewarding work is the mentoring young artists and facilitating workshops in school and community centers. He regularly teaches at the National Film and Television School and has been a judge and panelist at a number of different film festivals. In 2019 Julius was invited to become a member of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. If you liked this podcast, shoot me an e-mail at filmmakingconversations@mail.com Also, you can check out my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here: www.kweli.tv/programs/the-peopl…xton?autoplay=true Damien Swaby Social Media Links: Instagram www.instagram.com/damien_swaby_video_producer/ Twitter twitter.com/DamienSwaby?ref_src…erp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Facebook www.facebook.com/Damien-Swaby-213805135363397/
WINNER - BEST FEATURE WRITER LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, WINNER - BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE, WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, WINNER - PRODUCTION DESIGN, SELECTED ~ EMERGING DIRECTOR / NEW FILMMAKER FORUM ST. LOUIS “PARALLEL CHORDS" is the true story of a young violinist struggling to assert her individuality amidst the intense pressure of her pianist father and the formidable weight of her own musical ability. The film stars Rachel Ann and veteran actor Bjorn Johnson, with cinematography by Hannah Radcliff. The film screened during the festival circuit last year at Woods Hole, MA, KC, Portland Oregon, Columbus, Charlotte, and was chosen as 1 of 5 films by first time feature directors in the New Filmmaker's Forum of St. Louis International Film Festival. The film also won best Cinematography, Best Narrative Feature, and Best Production Design in the St. Louis Filmmaker's Showcase. LA Femme International Film Festival awarded Catherine with the Best Feature Writer award at the 2018 fest in LA, sponsored by the Writer's Guild of America, West.
EPISODE, No 58 of FNI Wrapchat is Director Carmel Winters. Carmel was born in Cork and studied Drama and English at Trinity College Dublin. She is an award-winning storyteller, the maker of bold and innovative drama for stage and screen. "Snap", her debut feature as writer/director, was critically acclaimed as ‘engrossing… nervy, audacious filmmaking' (Variety) and ‘a masterclass in storytelling', (HotPress) picking up a host of awards at international A-list festivals, including Critic's Choice, (Karlovy-Vary), Best Film (Montevideo), Best Film and Best Director (Dublin Critic's Circle at the JDIFF) and nominated in the Tribeca Film Festival and the Warsaw International Film Festival in the Best Narrative Feature category. Her most recent Film work "Float like a Butterfly" is a ten year labour of love, selected to screen at The Toronto International Film Festival last year. Young Hazel Doupe is a revelation and stars as a Traveller who, during the early 1970s, becomes a dedicated boxer. The Film subsequently and won the Fipresci Discovery Prize. A fantastic achievement. Float like a Butterfly is currently in Irish Cinemas. A seasoned playwright, Her most recent play, The Remains of Maisie Duggan, premiered in the Peacock Theatre as part of the 2016 Dublin Theatre Festival. Carmel was appointed Film Artist in Residence (Screenwriter) 2014-15 at University College Cork by UCC and the Arts Council. #WeAreFni Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EPISODE, No 58 of FNI Wrapchat is Director Carmel Winters. Carmel was born in Cork and studied Drama and English at Trinity College Dublin. She is an award-winning storyteller, the maker of bold and innovative drama for stage and screen. "Snap", her debut feature as writer/director, was critically acclaimed as ‘engrossing… nervy, audacious filmmaking’ (Variety) and ‘a masterclass in storytelling’, (HotPress) picking up a host of awards at international A-list festivals, including Critic’s Choice, (Karlovy-Vary), Best Film (Montevideo), Best Film and Best Director (Dublin Critic’s Circle at the JDIFF) and nominated in the Tribeca Film Festival and the Warsaw International Film Festival in the Best Narrative Feature category. Her most recent Film work "Float like a Butterfly" is a ten year labour of love, selected to screen at The Toronto International Film Festival last year. Young Hazel Doupe is a revelation and stars as a Traveller who, during the early 1970s, becomes a dedicated boxer. The Film subsequently and won the Fipresci Discovery Prize. A fantastic achievement. Float like a Butterfly is currently in Irish Cinemas. A seasoned playwright, Her most recent play, The Remains of Maisie Duggan, premiered in the Peacock Theatre as part of the 2016 Dublin Theatre Festival. Carmel was appointed Film Artist in Residence (Screenwriter) 2014-15 at University College Cork by UCC and the Arts Council. #WeAreFni
Shawn Eastridge chats with producer Natalie Metzger about her work on Thunder Road with writer/director/actor Jim Cummings and the upcoming comedy Greener Grass, which was written and directed by (and starring) Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe, and just won the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival award for Best Narrative Feature. Twitter: @metzart Instagram: @nataliemetzger Website: rarefatal.com Learn more about the Atlanta Film Festival at atlantafilmfestival.com
Shawn Eastridge chats with Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe, the writers, directors and stars of Greener Grass, which won the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival award for Best Narrative Feature. Follow Jocelyn on Instagram: @jocelyndeboer Follow Dawn on Instagram: @dawnluebbe Check out their short films and learn more about Greener Grass at gulpsplash.com. Learn more about the Atlanta Film Festival at atlantafilmfestival.com
Shawn Eastridge chats with Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe, the writers, directors and stars of Greener Grass, which won the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival award for Best Narrative Feature. Follow Jocelyn on Instagram: @jocelyndeboerFollow Dawn on Instagram: @dawnluebbeCheck out their short films and learn more about Greener Grass at gulpsplash.com.Learn more about the Atlanta Film Festival at atlantafilmfestival.com
Shawn Eastridge chats with producer Natalie Metzger about her work on Thunder Road with writer/director/actor Jim Cummings and the upcoming comedy Greener Grass, which was written and directed by (and starring) Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe, and just won the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival award for Best Narrative Feature. Twitter: @metzartInstagram: @nataliemetzgerWebsite: rarefatal.com Learn more about the Atlanta Film Festival at atlantafilmfestival.com
My guest on this week’s episode is Josephine Mackerras, who wrote, directed and produced her debut feature film Alice (2019) starring Emilie Piponnier and Martin Swabey. The film had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival on the 10th of March and won the SXSW Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature and CherryPicks Female First Feature Award. We jumped into Josephine's filmmaking career, the double standard women face within society and what her dream film project would be, right before she headed off to SXSW and her debut film stormed the festival! You can read L Steed's glowing review of Alice right now - https://roobla.com/film/review/67265/review-alice-2019/
Episode 53- Storm Saulter is a filmmaker and visual artist from Negril, Jamaica, on a mission to create universal stories wrapped in the complex social and cultural dynamics of the Caribbean. Storm’s award-winning debut film BETTER MUS’ COME was hailed by critics as signaling a fresh new movement of independent filmmaking throughout the Caribbean. He has directed Music Videos for Chronixx, Protoje, Arcade Fire, and recently captured visuals for Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s On The Run 2 world tour. Saulter’s photography has been published in Rolling Stone Magazine and The FADER. He has exhibited in The National Gallery of Jamaica, the Brooklyn Museum, British Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Miami. He works extensively with athletes like Usain Bolt and brands like PUMA. Storm’s 2nd feature film SPRINTER swept the 2018 American Black Film Festival winning “Best Director”, “Best Narrative Feature” and the “Audience Award”. The film went on to win the “New Vision Award” at the Bahamas International Film Festival, “Best Feature Film” at the Nouveaux Regards Film Festival in Guadeloupe, and “Best Narrative Feature” at the 2019 Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles. SPRINTER is Executive Produced by Jada and Will Smith and is set for North American release in Spring 2019. Quotes: Sprinter is Jamaica’s energetic, emotional, and endearing return to the world cinema stage. - BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE …Saulter, who serves as his own director of photography, has a poet’s eye for detail, capturing the beauty of his native country, even in its most extreme poverty. The movie’s title, a message of hope for the future, could easily apply to the filmmaker as well. - LA TIMES | Glenn Whipp There are some films that mesmerize like a slowly burning fire. The embers, glowing shades of red, gold and orange, mixed with smoky black, pop and explode unexpectedly, and the sparks keep the onlooker from getting too close. That is exactly the feeling that is evoked in the new film by Storm Saulter called Better Mus’ Come. - HUFFINGTON POST | Craig Carpenter youtube.com/jrwatkis IG: @jrwatkis twitter.com/jrwatkis Links: www.sprinterthefilm.com www.planbfree.comwww.affrm.com Contact: storm@stormsaulter.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetopformpodcast/support
Our film won Best Narrative Feature at Gary. We start the show with a breakdown of Drake's response to Pusha T. He stinks.
Adam, Sarah and Face2Face host David Peck talk about paradox, their new film Great Great Great, why love and relationships are never linear, why nothing lasts forever and what might lie below the surface. Biography Adam Garnett-Jones - Co-writer and Director Adam has written and directed a series of award-winning films that toured the international film circuit from Toronto to L.A., Sydney, Berlin and Beijing. Not content to work only in film, Adam has also distinguished himself as a television writer. He wrote scripts for the series “Cashing In” and “Mohawk Girls" He also had a hand in creating the upcoming series, The North End with Big Soul Productions. Adam released his first dramatic feature-length film, Fire Song, at the Toronto nternational Film Festival in 2015. Fire Song went on to win the Air Canada Audience Choice Award at ImagineNATIVE, the worlds largest Indigenous Media Arts Festival. FireSong also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature at Reel Out, the People's Choice Award for Best Film at Rainbow Reels, and both the RBC Audience Choice Award and the Jury Prize for Best Canadian Film at the Queer North Film Festival. Fire Song can be seen on Netflix USA. Sarah Kolasky - Producer/lead actor/co-writer Sarah is an actor and producer from Toronto, Canada. She plays Lauren in the feature film Great Great Great, which she produced and co-wrote with her long-time collaborator, Adam Garnet Jones. She also produced and acted in the short film, LIAR, which premiered at the prestigious 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, TX. Other producing credits include the short films A Small Thing (TIFF ’08) and Cloudbreaker (TIFF ’06). Sarah is also the Chair of the Breakthroughs Film Festival, the only festival in Canada dedicated to showcasing short films by emerging female directors. She received a BFA in Film Studies from Ryerson University, and is one half of the sketch comedy duo Ex-Adults. Synopsis Great Great Great is a dark comedy about the uncertainty in long-term relationships. In the span of Lauren and Tom’s five-year relationship, they’ve never had a fight. Their sex life is fine. They get along fine. Everything points to marriage, until Lauren suddenly sees a lifetime of “just fine” yawning ahead of her, and it immediately makes her hungry for a better, fuller future. She just has to decide what “better” really means. One moment Lauren resolves to double down on her commitment to Tom, and the next moment she is ready to blow the whole thing up. So, Lauren does what any reasonable person would do - she does not choose. She does both. In a doomed attempt to have everything she wants without giving anything up, Lauren simultaneously starts an affair with her boss, rents a bachelor apartment, and asks Tom to marry her. When they start to plan the wedding, and her no-strings affair gets complicated, Lauren struggles to save what is most important to her before she loses it all. Great Great Great is a deeply relatable portrait of a woman who makes us squirm with discomfort while asking us to love some of the most unlovable parts of ourselves. Trailer ---------- For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here or check out the site of his podcast on film, social change and much more. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. Image Copyright: Adam Garnett Jones and GirlBoy Productions. Used with permission. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Meet Australian-born film editor, writer, director, producer Jessica Thompson, who moved to New York City in 2010 and where she co-founded Stedfast Productions, a collective of visual storytellers who use imagery to entertain, provoke thought and explore the human condition. Jessica, who has several short films under her belt, recently made her feature writing and directing debut with "Light of The Moon." It premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival and won the audience award for Best Narrative Feature. It tells the story of Bonnie, a young, successful Latina architect who is sexually assault walking home after spending the evening with friends at a bar in Brooklyn. There's plenty to talk about with yet another, creative, accomplished, engaging woman.
Life After Winning Sundance with Diane BellI always talk about not counting on the "lottery ticket" mentality that so many filmmakers today count on. Winning Sundance is not a distribution plan. Well I was involved in a project, written and directed by Diane Bell, that did just that. It won not one but two awards at Sundance. She didn't count on winning, hell she didn't think in her wildest dreams that she would even be accepted. Here's the story.In 2010, 16 feature films were selected out of 1,058 submissions to be screened in the US Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Diane Bell's OBSELIDIA was one of them. It was made for less than $140,000, it had no movie stars in it, and none of the cast or crew had connections to Sundance. And yet it was picked out of the slush pile, and selected to premier on this world stage, alongside movies that had cost 100 times as much with big name movie stars and recognized directors.OBSELIDIA, premiered in the US Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2010, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Award and the award for Excellence in Cinematography. It was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards 2011, including one for Best First Screenplay. It won acclaim at festivals around the world, including being named as Best of Fest at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Best Narrative Feature at Ashland Independent Film Festival, and winning the Youth Jury Prize for Best Film at the Valladolid Festival, Spain.If you ever wanted to know what it was like to be accepted and win awards at the Sundance Film Festival sit back and enjoy on conversation with Diane Bell.
"Drown" premiered in San Diego earlier this year at FilmOut where it won six awards including Best Narrative Feature, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Soundtrack and Outstanding Artistic Achievement. "Drown" is a difficult film to watch but for all the right reasons.
Live on the scene of deadCENTER Film Festival we talk to the cast and crew of this years Best Narrative Feature, Welcome to Happiness. Join us as we talk donuts and stack candy bars with Molly Quinn, Bay Dariz, Brendan Sexton III
Chris Schwab is an independent filmmaker who grew up in North Carolina and started making his own films in high school. He has since moved to Los Angeles and made two feature films, Look Closer and Neither Day Nor Night, as well as a number of shorts. His early exposure to Martin Scorsese's Goodfella's left a deep impression on him and he has been learning and growing as a filmmaker ever since. His latest film Look Closer has just won Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival and was also an official selection at the Cape Fear Independent Film Festival. When I was looking for someone to create the trailers for my book he was the first person I called. I have also had the pleasure of working with Chris to create the sound for both of these features. I asked Chris to be on the Podcast for two reasons. Because he is able to imagine something he wants to create and regardless of the obstacles before him, money, time, or resources, he seems to have a way of making it happen. He is one of the kindest, most down to earth people I have ever met.
Sean Baker is best known for co-creating the cult television show Greg the Bunny. Take Out, Sean's second feature which he co-directed, won the Regal Cinemas Dreammaker Award and Best Feature award at the Nashville Film Festival. Take Out is about an illegal Chinese immigrant that falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Darren Dean wrote, directed and produced the award winning short film Sleep Over for under $250. Born and raised in Northern New Jersey, Darren is a published author, editor and journalist. He was also the front-man for the popular NYC band, SHOT, which contributed music to the behind the scenes featurette for the Sundance award-winning film Acts of Worship.Prince of Broadway is Sean Baker's 3rd feature film and Darren Dean’s 1st feature as producer and writer. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature. The film went on to win awards at a number of other major film festivals. Prince of Broadway is the story of Lucky and Levon, two men whose lives converge in the underbelly of New York's wholesale fashion district.
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