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At a maximum security prison in Licking, MO, a select group of inmates take part in a restorative justice program in which they make quilts for foster children. The incarcerated men work in a special sewing room, using donated material to make the intricate, customized blankets. In this quiet setting, the men support each other as they craft quilts of surprising artistry. Several say the project is more than an activity - it provides them an opportunity to atone for their crimes and give back to the community.Academy Award winner for Best Short Documentary, “The Quilters,” is now streaming on Netflix. The film takes us inside the South Central Corrections Center. We see the quilters take pride in their work and their contributions to children in need, all while processing their own struggles through the restorative power of art.OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "THE QUILTERS" BEGIN IN THE FINAL TEN MINUTES OF THE EPISODE.In Crime of the Week: hot spot. For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at Patreon.Sign up for our newsletter at crimewriterson.com.

This episode is about a story that needs to be heard. It's the tale of an amazing individual and jazz artist named René Marie.  Her story has been portrayed in an award - winning short documentary by Rachel Kessler, a Brooklyn-based director, screenwriter, and producer with over a decade of experience deeply rooted in her artistic and creative beliefs.  The beauty and soul of René Marie has been captured in this film called, ‘Tuning René Marie', that weaves you through the early life of this GRAMMY-nominated jazz vocalist. It premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Woodstock Film Festival in 2022 where it was nominated for Best Short Documentary;  it's now available for all to see on the prestigious short film channel, Omeleto.  It's an extraordinary story that we're honored to share as we speak to both women about how it came to be, and the impact it's had on them, and on everyone who's seen it.

Send us a textNeil Steinberg and Mark Jonathan Harris are both acclaimed filmmakers and through a partnership with Generation Entertainment, The John A. Hartford Foundation ( https://www.johnahartford.org/resources/view/new-pbs-documentary-film-release-and-screenings-aging-in-america---survive-or-thrive ) and PBS SoCal ( https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/aging-in-america-survive-or-thrive ), on May 1st will be debuting Aging in America: Survive or Thrive ( https://aginginamericasurviveorthrive.com/ ), a one-hour documentary that explores the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly aging population.  The documentary identifies critical issues associated with our rapidly aging population, including ageism, healthcare, economic insecurity, and Alzheimer's disease, but also highlights innovative approaches to address these concerns, and featuring a range of renowned experts, personal stories, and narration from Martin Sheen, the film celebrates the promise of increased longevity while addressing crucial and unprecedented public policy challenges. Neil is President at Generation Entertainment and has worked extensively as producer/ director in nearly all forms of media ( https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825796/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm ). His documentary work includes directing Kisses for the TNT Network and writing and producing a one-hour documentary on the life of Bishop TD Jakes for Lionsgate Television. Neil was the producer and director for the highly acclaimed PBS documentary, Boomer Century 1946-2046. Other aging related projects he has produced and directed for PBS include Life's Third Age and Sages of Aging.Mark ( https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0365057/ ) is a 3-time Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and Emeritus Distinguished Professor in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California ( https://cinema.usc.edu/faculty/profile.cfm?id=6530&first=&last=harris&title=&did=50&referer=%2Ffaculty%2Ffacultydirectory.cfm&startpage=1&startrow=1 ), where he ran the documentary program for many years. In 2021, Asian Americans, a 5-part series for PBS for which he was Consulting Producer, received a Peabody Award. Among the many documentaries Mark has written, produced and/or directed are The Redwoods, which won an Oscar for Best Short Documentary (1968); The Long Way Home, Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary (1997); and Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport, which won the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary in 2000 and was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress for permanent preservation in the National Film Registry. Foster, which he wrote and directed, aired on HBO in 2019 and was nominated for Best Documentary Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America.#NeilSteinberg #MarkJonathanHarris #GenerationEntertainment #TheJohnAHartfordFoundation #PBSSoCal #AgingInAmerica #SurviveOrThrive #Documentary #RobertButler #NationalInstituteOnAging #Ageism #EconomicInsecurity #AlzheimersDisease #MartinSheen #Geriatrics #Gerontology #Longevity #ProgressPotentialAndPossibilities #IraPastor #Podcast #Podcaster #ViralPodcast #STEM #Innovation #Technology #Science #ResearchSupport the show

Welcome back to Gloucester Independant Film Festival with Acting Up! For the first instalment in their series of interviews, Megan and Jordan sit down with the incredibly talented film makers behind this years entries for Best Short Documentary.First up, Director Sam Pope and Producer Tom Crawford of Imaginary Man Productions to discuss their truly heartwarming documentary ‘The Little Cinema in Gloucester' which premiered at the festival! The documentary takes the audience to the Sherborne Cinema - a tiny building filled with enormous passion - and introduces you to the wonderful people behind it, Mark and Sammy. Discussions include the cinema cat, capturing the essence of a place, creating the soundtrack, avoiding comedy while keeping quirks, being selective with footage and creating a story not an advertisement.Next the girls speak with Joe Murphy, Director and Editor of ‘Milking the Dog', a hilarious and inspiring documentary that follows Stand Up Comedian Phil as he  works passionately on his craft to make it through a gong show. Discussions include how to find a subject and capture them respectfully, the emotional barrier that is the camera, subjectivity, comedy, and the power of the audience and leaving room to breath.Massive thanks to:You can find us as @actingupthepodcast on all socials ;)We are @megan_alderson_ & @jordan.skidsArtwork by @those_who.tryWanna be on the pod? Email actingupthepodcast@gmail.com

Helen and Gavin chat about the movies nominated for Best Short Documentary and Best Animated Short, and it's Week 45 of the list of Oscar Best Picture Winners from 2017 and 2018; Moonlight, and The Shape of Water.

Mark Jonathan Harris is a three-time Oscar-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker, as well as an award-winning author of 10 books, a distinguished professor of film of four decades, and an acclaimed journalist. His newest book, Misfits, is a collection of wonderfully character-driven short stories.I've read Misfits and can tell you the book comprises 12 dynamic stories about offbeat characters grappling with personal encounters as they try to live their disconnected lives.  I highly recommend this insightful set of stories to you.Mark started his professional career covering crime for the famed City News Bureau of Chicago. He also reported national news for the Associated Press before making TV documentaries.For several years Mark was a contributing editor to New West magazine. He also wrote articles, essays, and reviews for national newspapers and magazines including: TV Guide, American Heritage, the New York Times, the L.A. Times and the Washington Post. He's also published five award-winning novels for children.Mark's early films document some of the most important political issues of the 1960s. Huelga! is a portrait of Cesar Chavez's United Farmworkers Union and the first year of the union's historic Delano grape strike. The Redwoods, which won an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary, presents the Sierra Club's successful case for establishing a Redwoods National Park. And The Foreigners explores the work of a group of Peace Corps volunteers confronting the contradictions of U.S. foreign policy as they try to bring social change in Colombia.Two films Mark wrote and directed that explore the Holocaust won Oscars for Best Feature Documentary. The Long Way Home documents what happened to the survivors of the concentration camps immediately following their liberation. And Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport chronicles Britain's rescue mission of 10,000 children shortly before World War II. The U.S. Library of Congress selected Into the Arms of Strangers for permanent preservation in the National Film Registry. Among Mark's other notable nominated and award-winning films are: Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives; Darfur Now; Breaking Point: The War for Democracy in Ukraine; and Foster. He was also a consulting producer for the 5-part, Peabody Award-winning series Asian Americans.For 40 years, Mark taught filmmaking at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. He also taught for 7 years at the School of Film/Video at Cal Arts. In 2010, the International Documentary Association honored him with its Scholarship and Preservation Award for his educational work. 

Eli Reed, a renowned photographer, is a very special guest to the show. Paris emphasizes his impressive career and noting a previous show they did together featuring a photo of Tyra Banks and John Singleton. Reed joins the show while in Los Angeles for the Milken conference, where he participated in a panel with other photographers. Sharing stories from his career, including photographing Tupac Shakur. He recalled meeting Tupac on the set of "Poetic Justice," asking him for a personal portrait, and taking the iconic photo that now hangs in the Smithsonian. Reed also talked about his early life in New Jersey, his move to Texas, and his teaching stint at the University of Texas, where he was invited to speak and subsequently offered a teaching position. Reed discusses his experience at Magnum Photos, the prestigious photo agency, and how his work in Central America gained attention, leading to his association with Magnum. He emphasized the importance of critique in his work and his desire to understand different perspectives through his photography. The conversation also touches on societal changes, representation in media, and the impact of Reed's work on the photography world. Reminiscing about his time at the San Francisco Examiner in the late 1970s and early 1980s, describing the vibrant and sometimes chaotic environment. He recalls meeting the legendary photographer Jim Marshall and shares a story about Marshall trying to sell his equipment after his wife left him. Reed mentions his transition from still photography to film, recounting a project he did on gangs in Detroit, which won an award for Best Short Documentary from the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. He also talks about a recent assignment in New Orleans for Human Rights Watch, photographing the impact of industrial pollution on African American communities. During this assignment, a colleague was shot at but fortunately not injured. His work on the film "The Five Heartbeats" where he directed a part involving black and white still images. He also shares an incident where he was hit on the head by another photographer in New York, highlighting the competitiveness and sometimes aggressive nature of the profession. Looking ahead, Reed is working on a new book and planning to make a feature film. He speaks fondly of his teaching experience in Austin and expresses his appreciation for Lauren, who helps him manage his extensive archives. Reed concludes by mentioning some upcoming projects he can't discuss in detail but promises more exciting work in the future. CHAPTERS (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:10) Milken Conference (00:02:48) Tupac Photo Story (00:07:50) Tough New Jersey Neighborhood (00:09:34) Janet Jackson Story (00:12:52) Moving to Texas (00:16:15) San Fran Examiner Work (00:19:05) Getting Recognized For Your Work (00:22:50) PhotoJournalism in South America (00:27:13) Most Important Work in Photography (00:29:34) Bucket List & New Work (00:34:27) Another Book, Austin, & Assistants (00:38:34) How did you meet Bruce? (00:41:52) Outro

Instagram Twitter  Bio: Award-winning composer Sherri Chung has been recognized internationally as a trailblazing composer for film and television. Her music transcends genre, and fuses inspirations—both traditional and emerging—in support of filmmakers' visions worldwide. Sherri composed the score for HBO Max/Amblin's animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, and most recently; the Peacock original series, Based on a True Story, the Netflix feature film, Happiness For Beginners, and NBC's Found. Frequently recognized for her other television credits, including the CW network series Kung Fu, Batwoman, and Riverdale, NBC's Blindspot, and Ava DuVernay's limited series The Red Line, she has also scored numerous feature films, documentaries, and commercials. Recent film credits include Warner Bros Studio's Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, and The Lost Husband, the latter which garnered her a Society of Composers and Lyricists nomination for Best Score for an Independent Studio Film. She also composed the score for The Other Side of Home, which was shortlisted in the 2017 Oscars for Best Short Documentary. Her outstanding work has not gone unnoticed, as Sherri is a 2024 nominee for the IFMCA Breakthrough Composer of the Year. Alongside her composing work, Sherri is also a pianist, vocalist, performer and songwriter. As a vocalist, she has recorded for films, commercials, trailer music, and television (ABC's Resurrection, CW's Arrow and NBC's Blindspot).  Her voice can also be heard on the Netflix documentary series The Keepers (Emmy nominated for Outstanding Documentary). An active member of the film music industry, Sherri also serves as Governor of the Music Branch of the Television Academy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/creator-to-creators-with-meosha-bean--4460322/support.

Mark Pattison is a multifaceted individual who has excelled in various fields including sports, philanthropy, podcasting, and entrepreneurship. He is a former NFL player turned executive at Sports Illustrated, and in 2021, he achieved the remarkable feat of climbing all Seven Summits, culminating with the perilous ascent of Mt. Everest. Mark dedicated his climb to his daughter Emilia, who battles epilepsy. Through his climb, he raised over $60,000 for Higher Ground, receiving support from individuals, the NFL, and the Las Vegas Raiders. ⁣ In the Fall of 2021, the NFL released a documentary titled "Searching for the Summit," chronicling Mark's Everest journey. The film received nominations for Best Cinematography and won Best Short Documentary at the 2022 Sports Emmy Awards. Mark's podcast, "Finding Your Summit," boasts over 200,000 downloads and features powerful conversations with various personalities discussing overcoming adversity. ⁣ As a father and compassionate individual, Mark is committed to giving back to others. He is currently organizing a Seven Summit/Summit event in Sun Valley, Idaho, aimed at helping people unleash their potential and get back into the active pursuit of their goals.

Loren Waters (she/her) is a filmmaker and citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. Focusing her art on the intersection of film and Indigenous storytelling, Loren has a passion for sharing stories that center environmental knowledge and impact. Loren has participated in fellowships such as Nia Tero 4th World Media Lab and the Intercultural Leadership Institute Year 4. Her second short documentary ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek) premiered at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival this February 2024. The short is the fourth installment of a documentary film series that focuses on tribal environmental professionals. The first two films, celebrating tribal environmental professionals Polly Edwards and Yvette Wiley, premiered in 2019. The third film, Restoring Néške'emāne recently won Best Short Documentary at North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival.In this episode, Loren opens up about her journey as a filmmaker. We talk about her quartet of films centering tribal environmental professionals. Loren tells us about the currently reality of indigenous voices in both the filmmaking space and the environmental justice community. She talks about her experience on Killers of The Flower Moon and Reservoir Dogs.This episode refers to the following works and histories: the Concho Indian Boarding School, Tar Creek Superfund, Rebecca Jim and Loren's films Restoring Néške'emāne, and ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek).Loren Waters (she/her) is a filmmaker and background casting director based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. @lorenkwatersNadine Reumer (she/her) is an actress and producer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://efm-industry-insights.podigee.io/48-global-voices-local-roots-producers-blazing-the-way f48362ae565f46d2b5efdb909fe42420 Industry Insights – The EFM Podcast is presented by the European Film Market of the Berlinale. Hosted by filmmaker Yazmeen Kanji, it delves deep into the rapidly evolving film industry. In this episode, join us as we delve into the creative journey of four trailblazing producers from equity-seeking groups; Darcy McKinnon, Gilbert Mirambeau Jr., Inuk Jørgensen and Rolla Tahir. Discover how these producers are not only making a mark on the international stage but also actively supporting and nurturing local film cultures. Gain valuable insights into the challenges they have overcome, the lessons they have learned, and the impact they aspire to make in the cinematic landscape. All four producers and the moderator, Yazmeen Kanji, are alumni of the EFM Toolbox Programmes, an initiative aimed at creating pathways into the global film industry for producers from equity-seeking groups and the Global South. Every year, around 60 feature producers from around the world take part in the programme; you can discover the 2024 Fiction & Documentary cohort here and on the EFM Producers and Project Pages. Inuk Jørgensen is award-winning short film writer/director with a Masters' in Film from Aarhus University. Inuk has been making home movies and animations since his childhood in Greenland. As an Indigenous filmmaker he has a focus on aesthetic images and personal stories that touch upon the identity, history, and culture of the Greenlandic Inuit people. Gilbert Mirambeau Jr. is a creative producer, writer and activist based in Haiti. He is the general manager of Muska Group, a leading production company specialized in advertising, producing commercials and institutional films for more than 10 years. In 2014, he wrote and produced his first TV series for children, Lakou Kajou. In 2015, he co-founded Muska Films to tell stories that matter. ''I believe cinema is a powerful weapon to convey stories, reflect, shape and challenge people's perceptions and beliefs.'' In 2017, he produced his first short film, Kafou, which won several awards and nominations (e.g., Best Film at Austin Film Festival, Orlando Film Festivals 2017). Thanks to Kafou, he was selected as one of the 25 screenwriters to watch in 2018 by Movie Maker Magazine. In 2021, he executive produced the short documentary, Brave, pre-selected at Cannes for the Directors' Fortnight which won a few awards and nominations, and another short in 2022, Port of a Prince which had a few selection (American Black Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, Austin Film Festival). For years, Gilbert has been working on his first feature film that he cowrote and produced, Kidnapping Inc., selected to premiere at Sundance in 2024. Today, Gilbert is focused on his next two documentary projects,The Other Side (2025) and The Picture (2026), and his next fiction, Knox (2026). Gilbert is an alumni of several producer's Labs such as the Fiction Toolbox at EFM (2022), Open Doors at Locarno (2022), Producers under the Spotlight at Cannes (2023) and Eurodoc (2023). Rolla Tahir is an independent filmmaker and cinematographer based in Toronto. She's lensed short, narrative and experimental films, which screened in Canada and internationally and is currently in pre-production on her first feature film, Jude & the Jinn, through Telefilm's Talent to Watch & New Dawn. Darcy McKinnon is a documentary filmmaker based in New Orleans, whose work focuses on the American South and the Caribbean. Recently released projects include Roleplay (SXSW, 2024) Commuted (PBS, 2024), Algiers, America (Hulu, 2023), Under G-d (Sundance 2023), Look at Me! XXXTENTACION (SXSW, Hulu, 2022) and The Neutral Ground (Tribeca, POV, 2021), recipient of LEH Documentary of the Year 2022. Current projects in production include Katie Mathews' Roleplay, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers' The First Plantation, Matthew Henderson's A King Like Me, Abe Felix's Turnaround, CJ Hunt's Unlearned and Suzannah Herbert's Natchez. Her work has been on POV, Reel South, LPB, Cinemax and Hulu, and has screened at Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, CPH:DOX and more. Darcy is an alum of the Impact Partners Producing Fellowship and the Sundance Institute Creative Producing Fellowship, and a recipient of American Documentary's Creative Visionary Award in 2023. The host Yazmeen Kanji is a Muslim Indo-Caribbean filmmaker, Hot Docs Accelerator Fellow, the podcast host of Breaking The 4th Wall powered by BIPOC TV & Film, and the CEO of Films With A Cause - a consulting firm for authentic on-screen storytelling practices. Yazmeen's first documentary, From Syria To Hope (2019), was awarded Best Short Documentary at the 2019 Toronto Short Film Festival. Her short documentary, With Love From Munera (2020), won the audience choice award at the 2021 Breakthroughs Film Festival, was an official selection at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) Next Wave 2021 and is now available to stream on the digital TIFF Bell Lightbox site. Yazmeen is currently developing her first documentary for broadcast in-part funded by the Hot Docs CrossCurrents Fund. The project investigates systemic racism in healthcare through a story of Sickle Cell Disease, for which she took part in the European Film Market's Doc Toolbox Programme in 2022, also attending EFM with the Hot Docs Cohort in 2023. The Berlinale's European Film Market is the first international film market of the year, where the film industry starts its business. Industry Insights - The EFM Podcast puts a spotlight on highly topical and trendsetting industry issues, thereby creating a compass for the forthcoming film year. The year-round podcast is produced in cooperation with Goethe-Institut and co-funded by Creative Europe MEDIA. full no Film Industry,Filmmaker,Yazmeen Kanji,Toolbox,European Film Market,Equity Seeking,Inuk Jorgensen,Rolla Tahir,Gilbert Mirambeau,Darcy McKinnon European Film Market 2576

Support the Preacher Boys Podcast:https://www.patreon.com/preacherboysPurchase a Preacher Boys shirt, mask, sticker, or other merch to rep the show! https://www.teepublic.com/user/preacher-boys-podcast✖️✖️✖️Sharon Liese is an Emmy® winning filmmaker who is known for having her finger on the Zeitgeist. Her documentary projects have aired on premium networks and streamers and screened at many prestigious film festivals.Sharon is the director of Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals, a docuseries exposing the predatory and insidious behavior within Independent Fundamental Baptist Churches, and the struggles of survivors to find justice.Premiering on Disney+ in 2022, Liese's short documentary, The Flagmakers, was Oscar® shortlisted, nominated for a Critics Choice Documentary Award, and nominated for an Emmy. The film also won Best Documentary Short at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, an Audience Award at the Denver International Film Festival, and has been optioned for a Broadway musical produced by Mark Gordon.In January 2023, her short film, Parker, had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.Liese's award-winning feature documentary, Transhood, premiered on HBO in 2020 and was featured on The Ellen Show and GMA. The film won several awards, including Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary at AFI Docs. Liese also created and executive produced Pink Collar Crimes, a true crime series for CBS.Liese created and directed the award-winning documentary series High School Confidential, filmed over four years, which broke ratings records on WEtv. She also directed and produced The Gnomist (CNN Films), which had its World Premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to win 15 festival awards, including the Jury Award for Best Short Documentary at LA Shorts Fest, qualifying it for Oscar consideration before being acquired by CNN Films.Liese's film, Selfie, created in collaboration with Dove and The Sundance Institute, premiered during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival before being the focus of a special multi-episode series on Good Morning America.In addition to producing and directing documentary programming for Disney+, HBO, CNN, MTV, FOX, Lifetime, WEtv, OWN, DiscoveryID, and PBS, Sharon Liese is the founder and owner of Herizon Productions.✖️✖️✖️CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:- preacherboyspodcast.com- https://www.facebook.com/preacherboysdoc/- https://twitter.com/preacherboysdoc- https://www.instagram.com/preacherboysdoc/To connect with a community that shares the Preacher Boys Podcast's mission to expose abuse in the IFB, join the OFFICIAL Preacher Boys Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403898676438188/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preacher-boys-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Support Cine Poetry Here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cine-poetry#/ Follow Lex @lexindieflix and Cine Poetry @thecinepoetry In this episode of the Smokey Mirror Podcast, we sit down with Lex Lowry, an accomplished filmmaker who's here to bridge the worlds of poetry and cinematic storytelling. Lex's brainchild, "Cine Poetry," is a groundbreaking proof-of-concept project that's shaking up the literary and cinematic landscapes. Each episode revolves around a central theme, with poets reciting their work off-book, diving deep into the heart of the topic. The journey began with the creation of the Pilot Episode, an ambitious endeavor that has already garnered significant recognition. It was featured at the prestigious Urban Film Festival of 2022 and received a nomination for "Best Short Documentary." But Lex's mission doesn't stop there. In this episode, Lex opens up about his aspirations for Cine Poetry. His crowdfunding campaign aims to raise funds for the production of a second episode and lay the foundation for an entire episodic mini-series. He envisions Cine Poetry as a powerful amplifier for the spoken word, breathing new life into the underground art form of poetry. Already, the project has started to make waves. The first episode's Pilot has earned two nominations at the Orlando Urban Film Festival 2023, including "Best Web Series" and "Best Social Impact." Furthermore, it's been recognized with a nomination for "Best Local Web Series" at the Urban Film Festival in Miami. Join us for a captivating conversation with Lex Lowry, as we delve into the world of Cine Poetry, explore the intersection of poetry and cinema, and learn how you can be a part of this exciting journey to reshape the spoken word scene. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smoke-been-skut/message

Is there any emancipatory potential in playing mainstream video games? And can war games convey pacifist messages? The work of the art collective Total Refusal seems to indicate that the answer is yes. It is so because its members do not play by the rules. They subvert the usual logic of game narratives and show how they are permeated with politics. In this artist talk, two of Total Refusal's members, game theorist Leonhard Müllner and illustrator and cultural anthropologist Robin Klengel, discuss the merging of capitalism with the gaming world and the possibilities of subversion. The talk is moderated by philosopher Václav Jánoščík.Mainsteam video games are the core material of all Total Refusal's work. Besides films, they also create installations. In the one called Flowers Don't Care, for example, they explore the indestructibility of flora in the environments of three different war video games. Another work of theirs, the video installation Featherfall, is based on research on internet forums in which gamers exchange their dream experiences and shows how close dream and game worlds can be in the psyche of video game players. The collective was founded in 2018 and has won several awards, including the Diagonale Film Award for Best Short Documentary and the Contemporary Visual Arts Award of Styria Province.Follow us on  Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.___Je v hraní mainstreamových počítačových her nějaký emancipační potenciál? A mohou válečné hry předávat pacifistická poselství? Práce uměleckého kolektivu Total Refusal se zdá ukazovat, že ano. Jeho členové*ky totiž nehrají podle pravidel. Převrací obvyklou logiku herních narativů a zviditelňují tak jejich politickou rovinu. O splývání kapitalismu s herním světem a možnostech subverze hovoří v tomto artist talku dva z členů Total Refusal, herní teoretik Leonhard Müllner a ilustrátor a kulturní antropolog Robin Klengel. Moderuje filozof Václav Jánoščík. Total Refusal se definují jako pseudo-marxistická mediální guerilla a mainsteamové počítačové hry jsou základním materiálem celé jejich tvorby. Vedle filmů tvoří také instalace. V té s názvem Flowers don´t care například zkoumají nezničitelnost flóry v prostředí tří různých válečných videoher, videoinstalace Featherfall zase vychází z výzkumu na internetových fórech, v nichž si hráči videoher vyměňují své snové zážitky a ukazuje, jak blízko k sobě mohou mít v psychice uživatelů snové a herní světy. Kolektiv vznikl v roce 2018 a získal několikero ocenění, včetně Diagonale Film Award za nejlepší krátký dokument nebo Contemporary Visual Arts Award of Styria Province.Sledujte nás na sociálních sítích Facebook, Instagram a Twitter.

Join our hosts, Mark Monks and Paul Butler Lennox on today's bumper episode, sponsored by RamblingRover.ie @Ramblingrovercampervans  Join us as we bring you the highlights from Achill Island Film Festival, an annual celebration of Film that takes place on the stunning island of Achill in Co. Mayo now in its second year. achillInternationalFilmfestival.com Guests Include Tom Callahan from Chicago with his film, Good Fences and Belfast based filmmaker, Frankie Quinn. Tom has contributed his cinematography and assistant editing to films and shows like UNAPOLOGETIC by Ashley O'Shay, and CITY SO REAL and AMERICA TO ME by Steve James, which have appeared at the Sundance Film Festival, STARZ, National Geographic, PBS POV, and Hulu. With great excitement, he recently premiered his short film GOOD FENCES? at Docs Ireland film festival 2022 and screened at the Achill Island Film Festival this May. Frankie Quinn (b.1966) was born into the Short Strand/Ballymacarrett community where he still lives. He began taking photographs in 1982. He holds an MFA in photography from the University of Ulster and is currently Director of the Belfast Archive Project. Visit www.sensitivevisuals.com (Tom) www.frankiequinn.com (Frankie) Adam and Skye Mann, with James Healy-Meaney. " A Guide to becoming an Elm Tree"Adam and Skye Mann are Irish film makers living abroad in Vancouver, Canada. In December 2021 they flew home to Ireland to shoot their debut feature film, A Guide to Becoming an Elm Tree. They wrote, directed and produced the film. Over the course of 2022 they edited the film along with the help of their sound editor, mixer and composer, Carlos Solares. In early 2023 the film has been submitted to film festivals across North America and Europe. The film is a true independent feature being completely self funded by Adam and Skye. James Healy-Meaney is a young, up and coming actor from Bray. James stars in this film in the lead in what is his debut feature film. James has worked in several TV shows and films across Canada and Ireland. Adam, Skye and James all met in Canada via the Film Network Ireland facebook group. https://www.elifigfilms.com/ Actor and Intimacy Coach Sinead Cassidy Holt. Actor, Director, Intimacy Coordinator, Producer amongst many other things, Sinéad Cassidy Holt covers a lot of bases. After studying in both the Gaiety and Bow Street, Sinéad is also now flying across the pond to tackle the US and further study in NYC and tackle LA! Going from set to set in different roles, Sinéad tells us what's it's really like and shares her process for keeping on top of things and how as a newcomer she balances life as a young person and fitting in with the crazy life of the film industry. Samuel Howard & Stanley Blundell, 'Ireland's Last Matchmaker' Since creating and co-directing his own film festival in Manchester as a student, up and coming filmmaker Sam Howard has spent the last three years working for multi-award winning production company Erica Starling, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Sam began working on programmes for BBC 2, 3 and BBC 4 as a researcher and assistant cameraman. His directorial debut 'Ireland's Last Matchmaker' was funded by BFI and NI Screen, and recently won ‘Best Short Documentary' at Docs Ireland Film Festival. He is currently producing 'Chinese Takeaway Kids', a feature-length observational documentary exploring the tradition, identity and culture of three generations of the Chinese community in Ireland. The project was one of six selected for IGNITE. The documentary development scheme is a joint initiative of Cork International Film Festival & Docs Ireland Stanley Blundell is a nice camera man. He's a fake, wannabe Irish-man living n working out of London. (His words not ours!!!) www.ericastarling.com Please Support our podcast, events and classes on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni and become a member! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join our hosts, Mark Monks and Paul Butler Lennox on today's bumper episode, sponsored by RamblingRover.ie @Ramblingrovercampervans  Join us as we bring you the highlights from Achill Island Film Festival, an annual celebration of Film that takes place on the stunning island of Achill in Co. Mayo now in its second year. achillInternationalFilmfestival.com Guests Include Tom Callahan from Chicago with his film, Good Fences and Belfast based filmmaker, Frankie Quinn. Tom has contributed his cinematography and assistant editing to films and shows like UNAPOLOGETIC by Ashley O'Shay, and CITY SO REAL and AMERICA TO ME by Steve James, which have appeared at the Sundance Film Festival, STARZ, National Geographic, PBS POV, and Hulu. With great excitement, he recently premiered his short film GOOD FENCES? at Docs Ireland film festival 2022 and screened at the Achill Island Film Festival this May. Frankie Quinn (b.1966) was born into the Short Strand/Ballymacarrett community where he still lives. He began taking photographs in 1982. He holds an MFA in photography from the University of Ulster and is currently Director of the Belfast Archive Project. Visit www.sensitivevisuals.com (Tom) www.frankiequinn.com (Frankie) Adam and Skye Mann, with James Healy-Meaney. " A Guide to becoming an Elm Tree"Adam and Skye Mann are Irish film makers living abroad in Vancouver, Canada. In December 2021 they flew home to Ireland to shoot their debut feature film, A Guide to Becoming an Elm Tree. They wrote, directed and produced the film. Over the course of 2022 they edited the film along with the help of their sound editor, mixer and composer, Carlos Solares. In early 2023 the film has been submitted to film festivals across North America and Europe. The film is a true independent feature being completely self funded by Adam and Skye. James Healy-Meaney is a young, up and coming actor from Bray. James stars in this film in the lead in what is his debut feature film. James has worked in several TV shows and films across Canada and Ireland. Adam, Skye and James all met in Canada via the Film Network Ireland facebook group. https://www.elifigfilms.com/ Actor and Intimacy Coach Sinead Cassidy Holt. Actor, Director, Intimacy Coordinator, Producer amongst many other things, Sinéad Cassidy Holt covers a lot of bases. After studying in both the Gaiety and Bow Street, Sinéad is also now flying across the pond to tackle the US and further study in NYC and tackle LA! Going from set to set in different roles, Sinéad tells us what's it's really like and shares her process for keeping on top of things and how as a newcomer she balances life as a young person and fitting in with the crazy life of the film industry. Samuel Howard & Stanley Blundell, 'Ireland's Last Matchmaker' Since creating and co-directing his own film festival in Manchester as a student, up and coming filmmaker Sam Howard has spent the last three years working for multi-award winning production company Erica Starling, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Sam began working on programmes for BBC 2, 3 and BBC 4 as a researcher and assistant cameraman. His directorial debut 'Ireland's Last Matchmaker' was funded by BFI and NI Screen, and recently won ‘Best Short Documentary' at Docs Ireland Film Festival. He is currently producing 'Chinese Takeaway Kids', a feature-length observational documentary exploring the tradition, identity and culture of three generations of the Chinese community in Ireland. The project was one of six selected for IGNITE. The documentary development scheme is a joint initiative of Cork International Film Festival & Docs Ireland Stanley Blundell is a nice camera man. He's a fake, wannabe Irish-man living n working out of London. (His words not ours!!!) www.ericastarling.com Please Support our podcast, events and classes on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni and become a member!

Hey Film makers! Why not come along to our Networking event on the 21st of April at 7pm. At Northern Soul, Dublin Quays. https://link.wearefni.com/springsprungnetworking for a TICKET!!!! Our New Bi Monthly event. You asked for it, Get your 10 euro tickets now or become a member on BuymeaCoffee.com/Fni After a little break we're back with the next episode of our podcast Wrapchat, Luke sat down with his old IADT classmate and Rising star Tara O'Callaghan!!! Tara O'Callaghan is an Irish/Serbian director with a background in Editing. A graduate of the national film school IADT, Tara now works across a variation of film mediums. Her early work in music videos has won her Kinsale Shark Awards and a Vimeo Staff Pick. She currently works in advertising as a director with Dublin production company Motherland where she has won Emerging Director Awards for her work. Most recently, her debut short documentary ‘Call Me Mommy' won Best Short Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh and had its US premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Tara has just been named in the Irish Times ‘50 people to watch for 2023'.Most recently ‘Call Me Mommy' was nominated for best live action short at this years IFTA's.  Please Support our podcast, events and classes on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios.  Check out Film Network Ireland at https://wearefni.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkireland https://twitter.com/fni_film

Hey Film makers! Why not come along to our Networking event on the 21st of April at 7pm. At Northern Soul, Dublin Quays. https://link.wearefni.com/springsprungnetworking for a TICKET!!!! Our New Bi Monthly event. You asked for it, Get your 10 euro tickets now or become a member on BuymeaCoffee.com/Fni After a little break we're back with the next episode of our podcast Wrapchat, Luke sat down with his old IADT classmate and Rising star Tara O'Callaghan!!! Tara O'Callaghan is an Irish/Serbian director with a background in Editing. A graduate of the national film school IADT, Tara now works across a variation of film mediums. Her early work in music videos has won her Kinsale Shark Awards and a Vimeo Staff Pick. She currently works in advertising as a director with Dublin production company Motherland where she has won Emerging Director Awards for her work. Most recently, her debut short documentary ‘Call Me Mommy' won Best Short Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh and had its US premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Tara has just been named in the Irish Times ‘50 people to watch for 2023'.Most recently ‘Call Me Mommy' was nominated for best live action short at this years IFTA's.  Please Support our podcast, events and classes on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios.  Check out Film Network Ireland at https://wearefni.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkireland https://twitter.com/fni_film Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The Light of Man brings science, religion, history, spirituality, quantum physics, metaphysics, and belief systems all together to create a pivot, a transformational moment in the world's history and what people believe God or a higher power is.” — Kevin McCrudden In this episode Rev. Carol talks with motivational/leadership speaker turned filmmaker, Kevin McCrudden, about his award-winning documentary, The Light of Man. The Light of Man® is about the origins of God, God's relationship with humankind, and humankind's relationship with God (aka Spirit, Creator, Mystery, Source, etc.). It has guest appearances by renowned physicist/consciousness researcher, Dr. John Hagelin, physician/philosopher/NDE expert, Dr. Raymond Moody, and the Dalai Lama among others. The film has been selected for viewing at 20 Film Festivals around the world, most recently The Cannes World Film Festival in Cannes, France. It was awarded the Best Inspirational and Best Short Documentary in Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, London, Paris and Rome. Kevin is a practicing Catholic and found himself inspired to bring the idea of the Divine Light in humankind to life via film in hopes of awakening and inspiring humanity to evolve spiritually. Here's what we talk about: How are we evolving? (hint: we're not!) All religions point to the same thing - a higher power There are multiple ways to interpret the Bible God/Creator/Source/Spirit created ALL beings with a spark of divinity There is an explosion of Light at conception There is Light at death The journey is inward not outward Science universally points to God/Creator/Source The miracles and synchronicities associated with the making of The Light of Man The power of meditation The meaning of Namaste The Light of Man documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22183984/ The Light of Man trailer: https://youtu.be/F3yHaOfh3Jk

  Laura Waters Hinson, director of Oscar® Qualifying documentary short STREET REPORTER. This poignant film follows a woman transitioning from homelessness to becoming a photojournalist so that she can tell the stories of those around her. Sheila White is the film's inimitable lead: At 59-years-old, she studies nightly for her college degree while living at a cramped women's shelter. Determined to become a photojournalist, Sheila investigates the story of “tent city" for the local street paper and, despite numerous setbacks, emerges as an unforgettable heroine of her own destiny. This eye-opening documentary short has received various awards already; winning Best Short Documentary at the Annapolis Film Festival, Audience Choice Award at the Austin Film Festival, and the Audience Choice Award at IndyShort Film Festival. Street Reporter's next screening takes place at the United Nations Association Film Festival - October 20th to 30th http://www.unaff.org/2022/f_Street-Reporter.html  

To gain access to ALL full-length episodes, you'll need to subscribe. If you’re already subscribed and on the private RSS feed, the podcast logo should appear RED. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Sam Harris speaks with Meg Smaker about the controversy around her documentary, "The Unredacted (Jihad Rehab)." They discuss her background as a firefighter; the effect that 9/11 had on the firefighting community; her subsequent adventures in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia; the deprogramming of jihadists; the organized campaign to silence her film; the capitulations Sundance, SXSW, and other festivals; and other topics. Before becoming a filmmaker, Meg Smaker served as a firefighter for over a half-decade. She spent almost 10 years living and working in the Middle East, five of them in Yemen, where she learned Arabic and studied Islam while teaching firefighting to Yemeni men. As a filmmaker, Meg explores controversial subjects from unorthodox viewpoints. Her films have won numerous awards, including Best Short Documentary at SXSW (South By Southwest) and a Student Academy Award. Her film, Boxeadora, received critical acclaim as “one of the best boxing films of all time” by Paste Magazine. Meg was also featured in the Hollywood Reporter’s “Next Gen” issue as one of the film industry's most promising new nonfiction filmmakers, and just this year Filmmaker Magazine named her one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Meg’s most recent film, Jihad Rehab—her début feature-length documentary—premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Meg received an MFA in Documentary Film from Stanford University, Graduate Certificate from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a BA with honors in Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis (PLEA) from Mills College. Websites: jihadrehab.com, gofundme.com/f/the-unredacted-jihad-rehab, Fairforall.org Twitter: @Meighon Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/R8CxN6JPnAI Marc Saltarelli is an award-winning director with both narrative and documentary credits. He has directed seven narrative films that have screened collectively in over 250 major film festivals worldwide, including OutFest Los Angeles, Palm Springs ShortFest, Hollywood Film Festival, BFI London, Barcelona and Mumbai Film Festivals. The films were acquired for domestic television on MTV Networks (Logo) and internationally on Canal + Television. Marc's film WHERE WE BEGAN was honored at the PlanetOut Short Movie Awards at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2018, Marc directed, shot and edited I KNEW ANDY WARHOL, a documentary featuring interviews with artists and contemporaries of icon Andy Warhol. Artist Ed Ruscha, photographer Michael Childers, actor Udo Kier and Warhol superstar Cherry Vanilla were among the particpants. The film was part of the Warhol exhibit at Palm Springs Art Museum. The film won Best Short Documentary at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival and is an official selection of the Provincetown Film Festival. TO COMFORT YOU, starring Pauley Perrette (NCIS) and Susan Blakely (This Is Us) won best picture and best drama awards at the Beverly Hills Shortfest. Pauley and Susan shared best actress as well. REMEMBER TO BREATHE, starring Lee Meriwether, Susan Blakely and Leigh Ann Larkin ("A Little Night Music") earned five BEST PICTURE nominations worldwide including Barcelona and Mumbai LGBT Festivals. Lee Meriwether ("Batman") was honored with the Spotlight Performance Award for her role as forgotten musical legend Alice Martin at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.   

Meet, David Bolen! David lives in Los Angeles and is a highly sought-after Cinematographer with numerous, narrative feature films, Television projects, and documentaries under his belt. David's work includes 2020's Sundance documentary darling “Some Kind of Heaven”, his feature film “Soni” which premiered at the 2018 Venice International Film Festival, and "Beast", which was in competition at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival and won the Independent Episodic Grand Jury Prize. David's work hasn't just made the rounds on the festival circuit, it's also reached the Oscars, his stunning cinematography on the New York Times OP DOC “A Concerto is a Conversation" was part of the reason this fantastic short was nominated for Best Short Documentary at 92nd Academy Awards. Most recently, his feature film “Gone in the Night” (formally “The Cow”) and starring Winona Ryder, premiered at the 2022 SXSW film festival and amazingly, secured distribution with Vertical Entertainment. It can currently be streamed on Amazon. David is not just a talented Cinematographer, he's also a wonderful friend and supportive filmmaker. He and I met a few years ago on the set of a true crime documentary series we were both working on, and we've been cheering each other on ever since. I'm so happy to bring you our wonderful conversation. We chat about the DP/Director relationship, how tapping into our vulnerability leads to making the best kinds of films, and the importance of making everyone from the P.A. to the Producer feel seen on a set. Find out more about David's work on his website: https://www.davidbolen.com Connect with David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbolendp Connect with David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidbolen To learn more about the Blissful Spinster Podcast and Cris Graves visit the website: https://www.blissfulspinster.com To connect with the podcast on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blissfulspinster

Nova Scotians cheered when local filmmaker Ben Proudfoot won an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary for his film, The Queen of Basketball. Hot on the heels of that triumph, Ben is back with a new documentary called MINK! He chats with CBC's Carsten Knox.

Filmmaker Loren Waters is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. Focusing her art on the intersection of film and Indigenous storytelling, Loren has a passion for sharing stories that center environmental knowledge and impact. In prior years, Loren worked for the Cherokee Nation Film Office, and documentary-style television show, Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People. Recently, she has been the recipient of the 2020 Next Gen Under 30, while also taking part in fellowships such as 2021 Warner Media Bootcamp, and 4th cohort of the Intercultural Leadership Institute. Most recently, Loren was a Line Producer on the 2022 Sundance Film Festival selected short ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They've Been Taught), a film that is part of the Reciprocity Project by Nia Tero at Upstander Project. Recent projects to her experience include Season 1 of Reservation Dogs and the Martin Scorsese directed feature film, Killers of the Flower Moon. Currently, Loren is the Background Casting Director for Season 2 of Reservation Dogs. She is also in development of a short film titled, ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek), the fourth installment of a short documentary film series that focuses on tribal environmental professionals. The first two films, celebrating tribal environmental professionals, Polly Edwards and Yvette Wiley, premiered in 2019. The third film, Restoring Néške'emāne, screened at festivals such as deadCenter Film Festival, LA Skins, Durango Independent, and recently won Best Short Documentary at North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival. Website: https://lorenwaters.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorenkaseyjewelry IG: https://www.instagram.com/lorenkaseyjewelry/

Former University of Washington and NFL wide receiver Mark Pattison, now a resident of Sun Valley, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his inspiring post-playing career. Pattison has climbed the highest peaks on seven continents, and partnered with the NFL to win a 2022 Sports Emmy for Best Short Documentary - based on his successful climb of Mount Everest.

Filmmaker Loren Waters is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. Focusing her art on the intersection of film and Indigenous storytelling, Loren has a passion for sharing stories that center environmental knowledge and impact. In prior years, Loren worked for the Cherokee Nation Film Office, and documentary-style television show, Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People. Recently, she has been the recipient of the 2020 Next Gen Under 30, while also taking part in fellowships such as 2021 Warner Media Bootcamp, and 4th cohort of the Intercultural Leadership Institute. Most recently, Loren was a Line Producer on the 2022 Sundance Film Festival selected short ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They've Been Taught), a film that is part of the Reciprocity Project by Nia Tero at Upstander Project. Recent projects to her experience include Season 1 of Reservation Dogs and the Martin Scorsese directed feature film, Killers of the Flower Moon. Currently, Loren is the Background Casting Director for Season 2 of Reservation Dogs. She is also in development of a short film titled, ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek), the fourth installment of a short documentary film series that focuses on tribal environmental professionals. The first two films, celebrating tribal environmental professionals, Polly Edwards and Yvette Wiley, premiered in 2019. The third film, Restoring Néške'emāne, screened at festivals such as deadCenter Film Festival, LA Skins, Durango Independent, and recently won Best Short Documentary at North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival. Website: https://lorenwaters.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorenkaseyjewelry IG: https://www.instagram.com/lorenkaseyjewelry/

Goa has always been the centre of creativity, according to Vince Costa. He is creating a community of Goans who are leading the wave of content creation: from music to films, painting to photography. Is India finally taking artists seriously? Do creators need professional management to become influencers? Why are all the creative people moving to Goa? Tune in to find out! Vince Costa is a filmmaker, musician, photographer and the founder of Get Creative Goa. His film Saxtticho Koddo won the Best Short Documentary at Asia Independent Festival.Travel tip: Plan your next trip around one of the many arts and culture festivals that take place in Goa! Our top choices are the International Film Festival of India which has been organized in Goa for 70 years now and the Serendipity Arts Festival which takes place in late December. Brought to you by Bound, a company that helps you grow through stories. Follow us @boundindia on all social platforms for updates on this podcast or take a look at their other podcasts.Hosted by Clyde D'Souza. He is a creative director who has worked in TV, print, and digital. His book Susegad: The Goan Art Of Contentment captures Goa through conversations, memories, stories, recipes and much more. He lives between Mumbai and Goa and lives the Susegad lifestyle every day! Follow him on Instagram @clydedsouzaauthor. Produced by Aishwarya JavalgekarEditing and soundtrack by Aditya AryaArtwork by Artisto DesignzBrought to you by Bound, a company that helps you grow through stories. Follow us @boundindia on all social platforms for updates on this podcast or take a look at their other podcasts. Hosted by Clyde D'Souza. He is a creative director who has worked in TV, print, and digital. His book Susegad: The Goan Art Of Contentment captures Goa through conversations, memories, stories, recipes and much more. He lives between Mumbai and Goa and lives the Susegad lifestyle every day! Follow him on Instagram @clydedsouzaauthor.

Mari Walker is in the house!  She, and film star Pooya Mohseni to us about the new film See You Then! See You Then tells the story about an intimate evening. A decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives,relationships, and Kris' transition.  Over the course of their one night encounter, they engage in a series ofincreasingly intimate and vulnerable conversations, before a shocking revelation is revealed.See You Then focuses on the universal truth that no matter how much you change, a part of you will always stay the same. Mari Walker (she/her) is an award-winning director, writer and editor. Films she has worked on have been screened at numerous film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Frameline, and Outfest. Her work explores identity through multiple forms and genres, championing the shared humanity of others through stories that promote empathy andequality. Mari's film THE SOUL OF A TREE won Best Short Documentary at the Kerry Film Festival in 2016. SWIM, her first narrative short, won an Audience Award at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. See You Then is her first feature film and touring festivals currently. Pooya Mohseni (she/her) is an Iranian American actress, writer, filmmaker and Trans activist, born and raised inTehran, Iran.  She hasguest starred on Primetime shows, like LAW & ORDER : SVU , FALLING WATER and MADAM SECRETARY and BIG DOGS on Amazon Prime. She is the first middle eastern trans actor to play the role of judge on a prime timeprocedural.   With co-host Brody Levesque  

Mari Walker is in the house!  She, and film star Pooya Mohseni to us about the new film See You Then! See You Then tells the story about an intimate evening. A decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives,relationships, and Kris' transition.  Over the course of their one night encounter, they engage in a series ofincreasingly intimate and vulnerable conversations, before a shocking revelation is revealed.See You Then focuses on the universal truth that no matter how much you change, a part of you will always stay the same. Mari Walker (she/her) is an award-winning director, writer and editor. Films she has worked on have been screened at numerous film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Frameline, and Outfest. Her work explores identity through multiple forms and genres, championing the shared humanity of others through stories that promote empathy andequality. Mari's film THE SOUL OF A TREE won Best Short Documentary at the Kerry Film Festival in 2016. SWIM, her first narrative short, won an Audience Award at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. See You Then is her first feature film and touring festivals currently. Pooya Mohseni (she/her) is an Iranian American actress, writer, filmmaker and Trans activist, born and raised inTehran, Iran.  She hasguest starred on Primetime shows, like LAW & ORDER : SVU , FALLING WATER and MADAM SECRETARY and BIG DOGS on Amazon Prime. She is the first middle eastern trans actor to play the role of judge on a prime timeprocedural.   With co-host Brody Levesque  

The filmmakers behind three of the five nominees of the 2022 Oscars for Best Short Documentary discus their films. The post Oscars Short Documentary Nominees appeared first on Factual America Podcast.

Our guest this week is Toronto-based award-winning producer, director and storyteller SHASHA NAKHAI!    Shasha's storytelling work has taken her all over the world, like the Hawaiian coastline in THIRTY EIGHT MINUTES, a Cold War bunker in THE HOLE IN RESERVOIR HILL, the engine room of a decaying ship in THE UNSINKABLE CAPTAIN JOHN, the Philippine sugar mills in THE SUGAR BOWL and the front lines of Nigeria's energy crisis with TAKE LIGHT.    Shasha's received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction for LOVE LETTERS FROM EVEREST.  She and her partner Rich Williamson, received another Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary for FRAME 394. It was named TIFF's Top 10 and shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary.    With over a decade of documentary experience, Shasha directed her first drama feature with partner, Rich Williamson, called SCARBOROUGH.  It was adapted from the award-winning novel by Catherine Hernandez. Shot documentary-style over the course of a school year, the film follows 3 children from a low-income community that find compassion, community, and resilience in an unlikely place.  At TIFF 2021, SCARBOROUGH was first runner up for the People's Choice award, received an Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Feature and won the Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Award! Now, SCARBOROUGH has 11 Canadian Screen Award nominations! For Best Motion Picture, Achievement in Direction, Adapted Screenplay, John Dunning First Feature Award, and so much more!   Twitter: @ShashaNakhai SCARBOROUGH: @ScarbFilm Instagram:  SCARBOROUGH: @scarbfilm Facebook Fan page/website:  SCARBOROUGH: @ScarbFilm  Scarbfilm.com Kenya-Jade Pinto https://www.kenyajade.com/ SCARBOROUGH's Canadian Screen Award Nominations Best Motion Picture, Achievement in Directing, Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Performance by an Actress in Supporting Role, John Dunning First Feature Award, Achievement in Cinematography, Achievement in Casting, Achievement in Sound Mixing, Achievement in Sound Editing, Adapted Screenplay @thecdnacademy  https://www.academy.ca/nominees/?utm_source=nominees_announced&utm_medium=linktree_link&utm_campaign=nominee_announcement Level Film @levelFILM Route 504 PR @route504pr Podcast Team Head Producer and Editor: Winnie Wong @wonder_wong Editor:  Shayne Stolz @shaynestolz Graphic: Vicki Brier @brier2019 To listen to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/firecrackerdept   Subscribe to our newsletter at https://www.firecrackerdepartment.com and follow us @firecrackerdept!

Ever wondered how to find FREE money for your film projects? In this information packed episode, you get all that and more from Colette Ghunim, award-winning documentary filmmaker and co-founder of Mezcla Media Collective, a Chicago based non-profit that provides programming, mentorship and funding resources to more than 600 women and non-binary filmmakers of color.Colette's work has been highlighted on international outlets such as Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, Univision, and TEDx. She was named one Filmmaker of the Moment by Newcity's Chicago Film 50 List, as well as listed on Arab America's “30 Under 30” list.  Her first documentary, The People's Girls, received over 2 million views and Best Short Documentary at the Arab Film Festival for its bold spotlight on street harassment in Egypt. True to the style of the Script Your Success Podcast, Colette gives you the honest truth about film school, making a way for yourself in the industry and how to secure the funding you need to finance your filmmaking dreams including this invaluable resource from the International Documentary Association:  https://www.documentary.org/core-applicationClick to support Mezcla Media Collective:  http://www.mezclamediacollective.org/donate.html

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ben Proudfoot's, QUEEN OF BASKETBALL, unravels the story behind one of the all-time greatest women's basketball players. Born to African American sharecropper parents, one of eleven children, living in poverty, in the Deep South, picking cotton with her siblings in order to keep her family afloat. She learns how to play basketball in high school and less than two years after graduating she carries a little known Mississippi college, Delta State, to three consecutive Women's national basketball championships. She is picked to play on America's Women's Olympic basketball team to play in the first ever Olympic basketball tournament for women. She scores the first and second basket in women's Olympic history. Soon after she becomes the first woman drafted (Utah Jazz) to play in the NBA. But have you ever heard of Lusia (Lucy) May Harris? Director Ben Proudfoot (Concerto is a Conversation) joins us to talk about one of the most accomplished and under-appreciated athletes who's legacy off the court as a mother, daughter, wife and activist for equality rival her amazing athletic career, enlisting Shaquille O'Neal to be the Executive Producer, as well as the happenstance that spurred Proudfoot into making this beguiling documentary. Watch at: nytimes.com/video/the-queen-of-basketball * Latest News - 2022 Oscar Shortlist for Best Short Documentary World Premiere – 2021 Tribeca Film Festival For more news and updates go to: breakwaterstudios.com 2022 Oscar© Shortlist for Best Short Documentary

A short documentary film by nine Solomon Island filmmakers has won an award at an international film festival.  Sky Aelan won Best Short Documentary at the Melbourne Short Film Festival.  Sky Aelan has been shown in more than ten international film festivals including Imagine Native, Lubee film festivals, Pasifika Calgary International and the Rasbury International film festival. We crossover to the Solomon Islands where we have Regina Lepping who is an actor, youth advocate, filmmaker and activist.  At the age of 22 she wrote and directed her first short narrative film Broken Wind Chime.  In 2015 she founded Honiara Film Club a club that connects all local filmmakers.  She was also one of the main actors in Blackbird. Eteuati Ete caught up with Regie to talk more about her career, filmmaking and the beauty of Pacific storytelling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s episode of the “Power Kid Podcast,” host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design welcomes legendary toy designer Eddy Goldfarb and his daughter Lyn to the show. Eddy Goldfarb is a prolific inventor that holds 300 patents. During the course of his career, nearly 800 of his products — including KerPlunk and Hydro Strike — have been brought to market. He was a 2003 inductee into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame and a 2010 recipient of the TAGIE Lifetime Achievement Award. Lyn Goldfarb's short documentary, Eddy's World went viral last month after being featured in The New Yorker. The Oscar-eligible short was honored with the Best Short Documentary Award at the Port Townsend Film Festival and a Jury Award for Best Short Documentary at the Raw Science Film Festival. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adventuremedia/message

Daniel Navetta is an accomplished creative mind, working across many mediums, born and raised in Queens, NY. Daniel is known for commercials and documentaries that span a wide range of clients, from Nike, Spotify, Vampire Weekend, GQ, Uber, Adidas, Saturdays, VSCO, and more. His first documentary film “Reviled and Maligned”, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2018 and was subsequently shortlisted for Best Short Documentary of the year by the International Documentary Association. His diverse interests are communicated instinctively via his work. - In 2014, Hamilton Perkins founded Hamilton Perkins Collection, an independent brand, designing and producing unique and award winning bags and accessories from recycled materials. Hamilton Perkins Collection exists to create timeless limited edition bags made from recycled plastic water bottles, pineapple leaf fiber, and billboard vinyl. The result is that no two bags are ever the same. Our first design, the Earth Bag Premium, was created so that our customers would not only carry a bag that was stylish but carry a bag they could be proud of. We surveyed more than 1,000 consumers to obtain their thoughts and feedback for each component of the Earth Bag Premium, which soon became one of our most popular designs. Perkins was the winner of the Virginia Velocity Tour hosted by the Governor of Virginia, and the recipient of a HUD Community Development Block Grant. The non-profit B Lab honored Hamilton Perkins Collection as a "Best for the World Overall" B Corporation in 2017. Hamilton Perkins Collection has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Money Magazine, and The Washington Post. The brand is currently offered in nearly 100 leading department stores and specialty stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Erin speaks with educator and producer Melissa Berton, alongside two of her students, Maggie Brown and Mason Maxam. After learning about menstrual inequity in the developing world, Melissa and her class created an organization called The Pad Project and made a documentary about women in India overcoming the cultural stigma surrounding menstruation. Their documentary "Period. End of Sentence." went on to win Best Short Documentary at the 2019 Academy Awards, and has since sparked a global conversation about women’s rights and menstrual equity. As Melissa declared in her acceptance speech at the Oscars — a period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education. Show Notes The Pad Project: www.thepadproject.org Trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdlKervJ0-Y Oscar Acceptance Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wap5W4v_B_g Press - Newsweek: https://tinyurl.com/yx9pbthm New Yorker: https://tinyurl.com/yykj7gzw LA Times: https://tinyurl.com/yyuwcc5l "Period. End of Sentence." is now available to stream on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81074663 Support the production of the Freedom Writers Podcast by donating here: http://www.freedomwritersfoundation.org/index.php/donate

Likud Primaries come to a close Polls for the 2019 Likud party primaries closed Tuesday night, top spots on the list go to Israel Katz, Yuli Edelstein, & Gideon Sa'ar and Netanyahu assuming chairmanship automatically. #LIKUD #POLLS __________________ 2. Settlement populations rising quickly New report shows nearly 450,000 Israelis live in the West Bank – up 3.3% from 2018 just a day after top Israeli officials sign a document in support of the 'Nahal Movement' #NAHALMOVEMENT #REPORT ____________________ President Trump delivers State-of-the-Union 2019 President Donald Trump gave his second formal State-of-the-Union address Tuesday night after two weeks od delay due to Government shutdown. #TRUMP #STATEOFTHEUNION ___________________ Trump appoints new Anti-Semitism envoy President Donald Trump appointed a new special envoy to monitor and combat Anti-Semitism. and the new State department employee, has been named as none other than army veteran and Los Angeles prosecutor, Elan Carr #ANTISEMITITSM #ELANCARR ___________________ US Senate Passes S-1 Bill in vote of 77-23 Nimrod Zuta, Founder of the “Trump White & Blue” Facebook Page joins us in the studio to speak about the 'Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act.' #NIMRODZUTA #S1BILL ___________________ PM announces meeting with Russian President Putin Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced during a press conference with Austrian President Alexander Van Der Bellen that he will be traveling in the coming weeks to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. #BIBI #PUTIN             ___________________ 2 suspects arrested for Infiltrating from Gaza Two Palestinian suspects from the Northern Gaza Strip were arrested Tuesday afternoon, after infiltrating past the security barrier near the Northern Gaza Strip. #ARREST #GAZASTRIP ___________________ ‘Gaza' film wins ‘Best Short Documentary' at Spain's Goya Awards ILTV'S Joy Gavillon joins us to speak about Julio Perez Del Campo the director of 'Gaza', slammed Israel and called for an International boycott. #SPAIN #GOYAAWARDS ___________________ Haredi Jews clash with Police over Army draft Violent protests broke out between Haredi Jews against the military draft leaving two police officers injured and at least seven Ultra-Orthodox Jews arrested. #PROTESTS #ARRESTS ___________________ 10. Undercover agent makes major drug bust An undercover agent exposed a criminal organization through an operation stretching all the way from the center to Northern Israel. #DRUGBUST #UNDERCOVER ___________________ Intercure gears up for medical cannabis exports A week after the Israeli Government approved the export of locally grown medical cannabis, Israeli medical cannabis company Intercure has announced plans to expand services into at least 10 new countries over the next two years. #INTERCURE #CANNABISEXPORT ___________________ Vegan and Vegetarian living in Israel ILTV'S Adi Casspi invites us for a healthy culinary adventure, a look at her latest episode of ‘Flavors of Israel'. #ADICASSPI #VEGAN                 ___________________ Hebrew word of the Day: LISPOR | לספור = TO COUNT Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today's word is ' LISPOR' which means to Count #LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY  __________________ The Weather Forecast Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy and with a low of fifty-eight… or fourteen degrees Celsius. then tomorrow there will be some light rain and cloudy skies… with a drop in temperatures to a high of about sixty-five… or eighteen degrees Celsius. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are back with a new episode of the Geektown Radio podcast. The show this week is a little on the DC heavy side, but we still have all the latest UK TV news, air date information, and a brand new interview with the lovely composer Sherri Chung.Sherri Chung is a composer for film and television and currently composes and conducts the scores for 'Blindspot' and 'Riverdale'. Her compositional work includes both songs and scores for t.v., films, documentaries, commercials, musicals and music libraries. One of her recent films, 'The Other Side of Home' was shortlisted for the 2017 Oscars for Best Short Documentary.A longtime collaborator with composer Blake Neely, they have worked together on a number of scores, including those for CW’s 'Arrow', 'The Flash', 'Supergirl' and 'DC’s Legends of Tomorrow'.Also On This Week's Show:The wonderful Bex Trista from Trista Bytes returns to the show so we chat about tv shows and films we've been watching since she was last on. Plus we catch up with her lightsaber adventures and retro gaming!We take a look at all the latest tv & film news, including the latest renewals & cancellations, lots of DC/CW show casting including Batwoman, the casting of Cyborg for TV, and the return of 'Baywatch'.We give you our recommendations for upcoming TV in the next 7 days. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Filmmaker Ann Shin and Face2Face host David Peck do a, Part 2, follow up conversation and talk about inclusion, approaching others, what it means to be a neighbor, healing all wounds and how to be a supportive listener. Ann is a multiple award-winning Director, Producer and principal of Fathom Film Group. Her latest film, My Enemy, My Brother the short version was shortlisted for a 2016 Academy Award and nominated for an Emmy and was an 8-time winner of Best Short Documentary at international film festivals including Traverse City Film Festival, Grand Prize Winner of the Best Shorts Humanitarian Awards, the Sepanta Award for Best Short Film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42YFUwCnWzE Her cross-platform project The Defector film and interactive was selected into 27 international film festivals, and was nominated for 6 awards, winning Best Documentary and Best Documentary Director at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards. The Defector Interactive won the FITC Award, the Canadian Digi Award, and at the SXSW Interactive Festival. With 20 years of experience, she has produced independent feature films, feature documentaries and delivered hundreds of hours of programming that have aired on CBC, TVO, HBO, ABC, CBC The Documentary Channel, Discovery Channel, HGTV, History Channel, SLICE. She is currently working on several feature documentaries and cross-platform projects: Smart Drugs, The Superfood Effect and The Terrorist Hunter. My Enemy, My Brother' is a feature length documentary about the real-life story of two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq war who become blood brothers for life. Meeting in Vancouver 30 years after Zahed, an Iranian child soldier saves Najah, a wounded Iraqi soldier's life, they are now about to embark on an emotional journey back to Iran and Iraq for the first time in 20 years.   Their journey takes them into the heart of present-day conflicts in a region ravaged by war and ISIS. Their quest is a surprising affirmation of redemption and humanity.  IMDB Find out more about the film here. And learn more about Ann Shin here. Image Copyright: Ann Shin. Fathom Film Group. Used with permission. For more information about my podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit my site. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chicago is on the road to the Oscars! Local film company Kartemquin Films, which has been making powerful independent films for over 50 years, has just been nominated for not one but two Academy Awards this year for Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (nominated for Best Documentary), and Edith+Eddie (nominated for Best Short Documentary). Hear from Betsy Steinberg, Executive Director and Tim Horsburgh, Director of Communications and Distribution, about Kartemquin Films, one of Chicago’s best-kept secrets. 

Ann Shin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film My Enemy, My Brother, context, crossing all cultures, friendship, serendipitous life changing events and the “…invisible letters of the heart.” IMDB Trailer Find out more about the film here. And learn more about Ann Shin here. Synopsis My Enemy, My Brother' is a feature length documentary about the real-life story of two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq war who become blood brothers for life. Meeting in Vancouver 30 years after Zahed, an Iranian child soldier saves Najah, a wounded Iraqi soldier's life, they are now about to embark on an emotional journey back to Iran and Iraq for the first time in 20 years.   Their journey takes them into the heart of present-day conflicts in a region ravaged by war and ISIS. Their quest is a surprising affirmation of redemption and humanity.  Biography Ann is a multiple award-winning Director, Producer and principal of Fathom Film Group. Her latest film, My Enemy, My Brother the short version was shortlisted for a 2016 Academy Award and nominated for an Emmy and was an 8-time winner of Best Short Documentary at international film festivals including Traverse City Film Festival, Grand Prize Winner of the Best Shorts Humanitarian Awards, the Sepanta Award for Best Short Film. Her cross-platform project The Defector film and interactive was selected into 27 international film festivals, and was nominated for 6 awards, winning Best Documentary and Best Documentary Director at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards. The Defector Interactive won the FITC Award, the Canadian Digi Award, and at the SXSW Interactive Festival. With 20 years of experience, she has produced independent feature films, feature documentaries and delivered hundreds of hours of programming that have aired on CBC, TVO, HBO, ABC, CBC The Documentary Channel, Discovery Channel, HGTV, History Channel, SLICE. She is currently working on several feature documentaries and cross-platform projects: Smart Drugs, The Superfood Effect and The Terrorist Hunter. ---------- For more information about my podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit my site. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. Image Copyright: Ann Shin. Fathom Film Group. Used with permission. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

artist: Vernon Oakes title: Vernon Interviews Steve A;ves, Producer/Director of Food For Change album: Everything Co-op. year: 2016 genre: Speech (id 101) track: 9222016 Vernon and Steve discuss the film, the production of the film and how the film is being used to educate people about food cooperatives, and the history of cooperatives in general. Alves is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who graduated from the University of Southern California Film School. After working in Hollywood and New York City as a film editor for 10 years, he moved to western Massachusetts and started his own documentary company, Home Planet Pictures. Two consistent themes in Alves' films are the inter-generational ties, and the role of community in American life. Since 1997, Alves has written, produced, and directed six films about New England and what it means to have a sense of place. His 2001 production. Together in Time, won a CINE Golden Eagle, Best Short Documentary at the International Family Film Festival, and a Gold Award from WorldFest-Houston. Alves is also the 2015 recipient of the Austin Miller Cooperative Hero Award, given by the River Valley Market. Alves continues this trend in his current production, Food for Change, which tells the history of the co-op movement in the United Sates, and role food co-ops are playing in the development of local food systems.

Vernon and Steve discuss Food For Change, his current film production, and how he uses a variety of storytelling techniques to convey the stories of today's cooperative movement. Alves is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who graduated from the University of Southern California Film School. After working in Hollywood and New York City as a film editor for 10 years, he moved to western Massachusetts and started his own documentary company, Home Planet Pictures. Two consistent themes in Alves' films are the inter-generational ties, and the role of community in American life. Since 1997, Alves has written, produced, and directed six films about New England and what it means to have a sense of place. His 2001 production. Together in Time, won a CINE Golden Eagle, Best Short Documentary at the International Family Film Festival, and a Gold Award from WorldFest-Houston. Alves is also the 2015 recipient of the Austin Miller Cooperative Hero Award, given by the River Valley Market. Alves continues this theme in his current production, Food For Change which tells the history of the co-op movement in the United Sates and role food co-ops are playing in the development of local food systems.

Justin and Joy sit down with Nathan Cheney to discuss how growing up without a father has impacted every aspect of his life, overcoming his battle with suicide and depression, and the lessons he learned by facing his past. Elevator Pitch Nathan’s motivation behind his upcoming documentary, A Fatherless Generation. Overcoming his 10-year battle with suicide and depression. How interviewing 100+ people for the film helped him define “fatherless”. Nathan’s biggest lesson he learned about himself throughout this journey. The impact growing up fatherless has had on his dating life. Fish Bowl: Are you holding onto something you need to let go of? How many friends would trust with your life? Is there something you wish you didn't know? And much more! More About Nathan Nathan Cheney was born and raised in Southeast, Kansas. Cheney received his Bachelors in Cinema and Television production from Columbia College Hollywood. A Fatherless Generation marks Nathan Cheney’s debut as a feature film Director and Producer.  Preceding his first feature film, Cheney co-directed and produced his first short documentary “Punch Clock” which won “Best Short Documentary” in 2008 at Southern Winds Film Festival. Cheney has built his career from the ground up. His first big break started as an intern at ABC/Disney Television and eventually lead to his first full-time industry position as a Production Assistant on NBC’s Access Hollywood. He quickly soared up the ranks and became a celebrity assistant for TV personality Billy Bush.  In addition, Cheney has worked on multiple network television productions as a Production Coordinator & Social Media producer. Cheney’s true passion is to create and share stories from a unique perspective that will further the human experience.   Once A Fatherless Generation documentary premieres, Cheney is slated to begin pre-production on his next feature film. Connect with Nathan Instagram  | Twitter | Website|  Father Father Music Video Spread the Word If you enjoyed the episode, please leave us a review on iTunes and share it with your friends! Connect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to share your thoughts about the show. Love Jays Newsletter Have you signed up for our newsletter? Join the hundreds who've already subscribed to the best newsletter on the internet! Episode 81 Preview

Full episode info and show notes: www.wearelookingsideways.com For the fifth episode of the Looking Sideways podcast I spoke to Oscar-winning documentary maker and snowboarder Orlando von Eisendel, a week after he’d picked up the award for Best Short Documentary for his film The White Helmets at the ceremony in LA. We talked about how it feels to win an Oscar, how Orlando made the evolution from snowboard film-maker to Academy Award winner, how action sports are the ideal proving ground for creatives, and much, much more. He also dished up come great advice for young creatives, and some brilliant tales from the making of The White Helmets, Virunga and Skateistan. As you may suspect if you’ve seen any of his films, Orlando was generous with his time, and great company. For anybody interested in hearing how a world-renowned artist got his start through snowboarding, it’s a must-listen. Thanks to Scott Nixon (www.scottnixon.co.uk) for post-production help and Matt Ward (linguistine.com) for the theme tune.

Tony is a national multi award winning director who’s caught the attention of brands like BMW, Purina, Evernote, Hormel and many more. He’s been shortlisted for two consecutive years at The One Screen Show for Best Short Documentary of the Year, premiered his passion work in film festivals across the country, won Best of Show at the Mpls advertising awards, and has been awarded two Addy Awards from the National American Advertising Federation. Tony's Website: http://tonyfranklindirector.com Five Minute Journal: https://fiveminutejournal.refersion.com/c/50971 Audible download: www.audibletrial.com/actionpodcast

Tony is a national multi award winning director who’s caught the attention of brands like BMW, Purina, Evernote, Hormel and many more. He’s been shortlisted for two consecutive years at The One Screen Show for Best Short Documentary of the Year, premiered his passion work in film festivals across the country, won Best of Show at the Mpls advertising awards, and has been awarded two Addy Awards from the National American Advertising Federation. Tony's Website: http://tonyfranklindirector.com Be Human: http://tonyfranklindirector.com/#/be-human/ Five Minute Journal: https://fiveminutejournal.refersion.com/c/50971 Audible download: www.audibletrial.com/actionpodcast

Hieu Huynh-Gray is an award-winning Sr. Writer/Producer having previously worked at CNN with some of the network's biggest stars like Anthony Bourdain and Larry King. She is now a filmmaker focused on Asian American narratives. Her latest documentary Quan 13 delves into the Vietnamese diaspora in Paris told through the lens of food. The film has screened both nationally and internationally including the Los Angeles Pacific Asian Film Festival and the DC Asian Film Festival. It is also nominated for Best Short Documentary at the Taste Awards with additional honors bestowed to Gray as the “Breakout Storyteller of the Year.”   Gray recently completed the producer's program from UCLA's School of Film, Theater & Television. She also holds an MFA in Creative Writing/Poetry from NYU's inaugural low-residency program with workshops in Paris and a BA in Creative Writing and Journalism from Emory University.   An active member of the Asian-American community in Los Angeles, Gray is the VP of Marketing/Social at AAJA-LA (the Asian-American Journalists Association- LA Chapter) and is the 2020 Member of the Year. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we return to the veteran podcast series with Josh Izenberg and his film Resurface which explores the question, How can surfing change the lives of military veterans? I love this series and the individuals who are working to help veterans heal. Josh (along with his colleague Wynn Padula) is a documentary film director based in San Francisco. His most recent film, SLOMO, was featured on the New York Times, was short-listed for an Academy Award, and was the recipient of the prestigious International Documentary Association award for Best Short Documentary, as well as notable awards from SXSW, Sheffield/Docfest and AFI/Docs. Josh has also worked on commercial documentaries for clients on topics covering auto design, green energy, and race car driving. Struggling with trauma and depression after his military service, Iraq war veteran Bobby Lane wanted to cross surfing off his bucket list before taking his life. Resurface tells Bobby's story and explores the question: How can surfing change the lives of military veterans? More and more research has demonstrated the healing effects of surfing on the brain and body. Organizations like the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation, Operation Surf and Surf Action are now acting on this research, turning to ocean therapy to help active duty Marines and vets cope with physical and mental trauma. Resurface focuses on these vets and how surfing and the ocean are helping them heal.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.