Podcasts about Cleveland International Film Festival

Editor - Eric Kissack, ACE THE STUDIO editor Eric Kissack began journey his journey with series co-creator and star, Seth Rogen, on the Sasha Baron Cohen film, Bruno.  From there their partnership would continue, spanning projects like Sausage Party, Black Monday and others.  For their current project, they would be working closer than ever before, as Seth's vision for THE STUDIO necessitated Eric's presence on set, fostering a tighter creative process that brought editorial not only on location, but into aspects of prouction. THE STUDIO tells the story of Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of the floundering film production company Continental Studios. A self-described cinephile, Matt struggles to balance Continental's corporate aims in an increasingly IP-driven entertainment landscape with his own ambition to produce quality films. ERIC KISSACK, ACE Born and raised in New York City, Eric Kissack fell in love with movies when he went to see The Empire Strikes Back at the tender age of 4, a questionable parenting decision but a pivotal career moment. He spent every free moment after that watching films and went on to study film at Brown University. After school, Eric bumbled about for a bit but then got an early break as a film editor and spent 20 years cutting funny films in New York and Los Angeles. He had the pleasure of working on Role Models, Brüno, Cedar Rapids, The Dictator, Horrible Bosses 2, Daddy's Home, Instant Family, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar and Bottoms. In 2012, he directed his first feature, Love, Sex & Missed Connections, an independent comedy that won several festival awards including Best Narrative Feature at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the Special Jury Award for First Time Filmmaker at the Traverse City Film Festival. In 2014, he directed a short film called The Gunfighter that won over two dozen awards including the Audience Award for Best Short at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival and was included in the 2015 Saatchi & Saatchi's New Director's Showcase at the Cannes Lions. In 2016, Eric decided to spend more time in television. He edited Black Monday, Rutherford Falls and Pam & Tommy among other shows. He was nominated for an Emmy for his work editing Veep and an ACE Award for his work editing The Good Place. Eric directed his first episode of television for the show Rutherford Falls on Peacock which premiered in June 2022.  He is currently working on a new television show for Amazon based on the Spider-Noir character starring Nicolas Cage. It premieres in 2026. The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out what's new with Avid Media Composer Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Writer and director Florence Bouvy joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss her short film WHERE WE STAY, about two best friends, Daniel (Emmanuel Ohene Boafo) and Carry (Michael Muller) discovering their love for each other deepening into something more as Carry's life draws to an end after a long battle with terminal illness.#QueerFilm #LGBTQ #Interview #FilmCritic #Podcast Filmed on location in the Netherlands, 'Where We Stay' Premiered at the Palm Springs International Short film Festival and screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival.Visit Florence's official website at https://florencebouvy.nl/ for festival and screening information.Follow me on social media @CarrieCnh12paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Zen speaks with several people who contributed to a new Baylor University Press book called God of the Whirlwind. The book collects stories and reflections from the Black Waco community that revolve around the Black storytelling tradition in Waco related to two significant events: a lynching and a deadly tornado.GuestsLinda Jann Lewis describes herself as a 1960's Baby Boomer who worships at the altar of Voting Rights and Civil Rights. She is a writer, having contributed to the Austin Villager, Nokoa, and multiple books. She has been featured in a film about Molly Ivins. And she helped found and remains involved with Austin Community Radio's kazifm.org.George Oliver is the Assistant Director of Huntsville Hornet Drama, a 1998 graduate of Huntsville High School, received his BFA in Theatre from Sam Houston, and earned a MDiv from Andover Newton Seminary (at Yale Divinity School). George is Co-Producer on the short film Ado, starring Jennifer Lewis, which was just invited to both the Florida Film Festival and the Cleveland International Film Festival, and made its Festival debut at the Flickfest Short Film Festival in Australia. He plans to begin studying Commercial Real Estate Development in the year to come.Tyler B. Davis is a Research Administrator, Adjunct Professor in the Mexican American Studies Program and Department of Theology, and Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Catholic Studies at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He is also a graduate of Baylor University's Religion Department. LinksBuy God of the Whirlwind: https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481322560/god-of-the-whirlwind/

Send us a textIn today's episode, I interview Jonathan Hammond, the director of the short film "Fireflies in the Dusk," a clever genre bending comedy that brings the Victorian Age into the present day with hilarious results.Listen to hear about some of the films that inspired Jonathan's concept for the film, how he got his actors to buy into the absurd situations their characters would encounter, and what happens when an actor getting food poisoning in the middle of busy L.A. traffic.Books mentioned in this episode include:The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMike Nichols: A Life by Mark HarrisPictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood by Mark HarrisOscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael SchulmanFilms and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:"Fireflies in the Dusk" directed by Jonathan HammondSomewhere in Time directed by Jeannot SzwarcPoltergeist directed by Tobe HooperThe Purple Rose of Cairo directed by Woody AllenBeing John Malkovich directed by Spike JonzeA Room With a View directed by James Ivory"30 Meetings/30 Days" directed by Duane Andersen"A Little House in Aberdeen" directed by Emily Goss8 Simple Rules (series)The Magicians (series)Pride & Prejudice directed by Joe WrightChinatown directed by Roman PolanskiGrand Illusion directed by Jean Renoir2001: A Space Odyssey directed by Stanley KubrickYoung Frankenstein directed by Mel BrooksMolly's Game directed by Aaron SorkinHis Girl Friday directed by Howard HawksSilence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan DemmeYou can follow Jonathan on Instagram @jonohamm and the film @firefliesinthedusk and check out the film at the Cleveland International Film Festival!

It's late January, which means that the intrepid Film Comment crew is once again on the snowy slopes of Park City, Utah, bringing you dispatches, interviews, and podcasts covering all the highlights of this year's Sundance Film Festival. For the next week, we'll be gathering the best critics on the scene to talk about each day's premieres on the Podcast. On today's episode, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish is joined by Vadim Rizov (Filmmaker Magazine) and Ruun Nuur (co-founder of Evil Eye Cinema; features programmer at Cleveland International Film Festival) to discuss festival selections Predators (2:30), The Stringer (20:10), Khartoum (29:25), Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) (34:58), and Peter Hujar's Day (45:30). Catch up on all of our Sundance 2025 coverage at filmcomment.com

It's late January, which means that the intrepid Film Comment crew is once again on the snowy slopes of Park City, Utah, bringing you dispatches, interviews, and podcasts covering all the highlights of this year's Sundance Film Festival. For the next week and a half, we'll be gathering the best critics on the scene to talk about each day's premieres on the Podcast. To kick things off, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish gathered Maddie Whittle (programmer at Film at Lincoln Center; FC contributor), Ruun Nuur (co-founder of Evil Eye Cinema; features programmer at Cleveland International Film Festival), and Vadim Rizov (Filmmaker Magazine) to share their responses to the films premiering during the first few days of the fest. The group discusses SLY LIVES! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) (3:07), Pee-wee as Himself (20:48), All That's Left of You , and The Perfect Neighbor.  Stay tuned for more of our Sundance 2025 coverage!

Episode Notes S6E1 -- Join us as we sit down with the amazinly talented American Film Director & Actress Susie Singer Carter. Susie will be telling us tales of her newest documentary "No Country or Old People" A filmmaker chronicles the last 6 months of her mother's life in a 5-star nursing home and discovers the system designed to protect our most vulnerable has been flouted by venture capitalists and real estate investment trusts. For decades greed has caused millions of people insufferable consequences and even death, yet most of the public has no idea until it's too late. No Country for Old People is a cautionary tale and a public rally for change. HELPFUL LINKS: VETERANS: https://www.va.gov/.../mental-health/suicide-prevention/ https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/ ADDICTION: https://lp.recoverycentersofamerica.com/.../continuum-of.../ https://www.refreshrecoverycenters.com/reclaim-your-life.../ Due you know someone that has lost their lives due to addiction? Or even someone that has made a full recovery? Reach out to Johnny Whitaker so they can help to celebrate the lives lost/ lives recovered at overdoseawareness0831@gmail.com Follow our guest https://vimeo.com/967448185?share=copy https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802053/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susie_Singer_Carter Follow Still Toking With and their friends! https://smartpa.ge/5zv1 ————————————— MORE ABOUT THE GUEST: Susie Singer Carter is an American film director and actress. She is best known for her work on My Mom and the Girl, Soul Surfer, Bratz, Cake and Dance Revolution. Susie was born in Los Angeles, California. She was majored in communication at University of California, Los Angeles and began writing for the Daily Bruin. Susie began her career by writing and producing Dance Revolution and Cake for CBS. In 2007, she wrote and produced Bratz for Lionsgate but lost her credit in a Writers Guild arbitration, though her name appears as screenwriter on the final movie poster. In 2011 she co-produced Soul Surfer and penned the screenplay for the animated musical Twinkle Toes Lights Up New York. In 2016 she wrote, produced, directed and acted the short film My Mom and the Girl starring Valerie Harper, which won awards in Cleveland International Film Festival, Pittsburgh short film festival and Oscar qualified. Susie wrote and directed two documentaries, Breaking Good and Women Who Wrote the Way and it was premiered at the Writers Guild of America for Women's History Month in 2018.[citation needed] She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors.she has 2 daughters Find out more at https://still-toking-with.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/still-toking-with/b10b9c47-bbf1-43f2-99c4-af1c292a4381

According to the Ohio Department of Health, the infant mortality rate not only serves as a key indicator of maternal and infant health but is also an important measure of the health status of a whole community.rnrnAnd this year at the Cleveland International Film Festival, a documentary film showcasing nurses' heroic efforts to support mothers and babies won the coveted audience choice award. American Delivery certainly hit home. The City of Cleveland has one of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the developed world, especially among women and infants of color. Yet, to support women and babies, we must go beyond healthcare delivery. Public-private coalitions like First Year Cleveland are rising to the challenge, building a community movement that identifies causes and develops sustainable, system-driven solutions.rnrnJoin the City Club as we hear from First Year Cleveland's Angela Newman-White and American Delivery film director Carolyn Jones on the maternal and infant vitality movement, and how we can ensure all mothers and babies are guaranteed healthy beginnings.

Actor Asher Grodman Interview | The Brett Allan Show | Playing 'Trevor' on 'Ghosts' CBS. SPOILER-FREE WATCH HERE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCKlp-qZeS4&t=182s 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! VENMO @-Brett-Allan-7 Cash App @brettallanshow74  Asher Grodman is an actor, director, writer and producer who has worked across all mediums and currently stars as Trevor on the CBS hit comedy Ghosts. Other recent television appearances include Succession (HBO), Chicago Med (NBC), House of Cards(Netflix), Elementary (CBS) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(NBC). He's worked extensively in independent film and theater across the country including the title role of Amadeus at South Coast Rep. Asher Grodman is also an award winning filmmaker. He wrote and directed the viral Jacksonville Jaguars 2023 Schedule Release (Webby Award for Best Scripted Video) - a mockumentary about the NFL being scripted. His short film The Train starring Academy Award Winner Eli Wallach, was featured in over 25 festivals and won numerous honors including recognitions for Best Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the Sedona International Film Festival.  Asher holds a MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and a BA in Film and English from Columbia University in New York. He also teaches acting in the Hunter College Theater Department and previously to the inmates at Rikers Island.  https://www.ashergrodman.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Hassall, CEO of Playhouse SquareCraig is a mainstay in the international theater community, with decades of experience operating and curating the most prestigious venues across Europe and Australia. Over his career, in addition to his role as CEO of the Royal Albert Hall in London, he was also CEO of Opera Australia which oversees the Sydney Opera House, and he was the managing director of the English National Ballet. He also held senior roles for major projects including the 2000 and 2012 Olympic Games in Sydney and London, respectively, in addition to many other endeavors!In 2022, Craig was named as the new President and CEO of Playhouse Square — one of the world's premier arts districts & second largest performing arts center in the United States, outside of NYC. Playhouse Square has an amazing history here in Cleveland dating back to the early 1920's, and today is home to a plethora of resident organizations:The City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland Ballet,Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland Play House, Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance, DANCECleveland, Great Lakes TheaterTri-C JazzFest, ...and more — in addition to its role as one of Broadway's premier touring partners.I loved the opportunity to sit down with Craig — as a fellow non-native-Clevelander, it's always fun to find a kindred spirit with a shared appreciation for this city, the excellence within it, and the opportunity ahead of it, on a world stage. In this great conversation, Craig and I unpack his love for performance arts, the arc of his professional career and his path to Cleveland, the history and state of Playhouse Square today, and his ambitious vision for the future.-----LINKS:https://www.playhousesquare.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-hassall-4bb7469/https://www.instagram.com/playhousesquare-----SPONSORS: John Carroll University Boler College of Business || Impact Architects & NinetyJohn Carroll University Boler College of Business: https://business.jcu.edu/ As we've heard time and time again from entrepreneurs on Lay of The Land — many of whom are proud alumni of John Carroll University —  success in this ever-changing world of business requires a dynamic and innovative mindset, deep understanding of emerging technology and systems, strong ethics, leadership prowess, acute business acumen… all qualities nurtured through the Boler College of Business!With 4 different MBA programs of study — spanning Professional, Online, Hybrid, and 1-Year-Flexible — The Boler College of Business provides flexible timelines and various class structures for each MBA Track — including online, in-person, hybrid and asynchronous — to offer the most effective options for you, in addition to the ability to participate in an elective International Study Tour, providing unparalleled opportunities to expand your global business knowledge by networking with local companies overseas and experiencing a new culture.The career impact of a Boler MBA is formative and will help prepare you for this future of business and get more out of your career. To learn more about John Carroll University's Boler MBA programs, please go to business.jcu.eduThe Boler College of Business is fully accredited by AACSB International, the highest accreditation a College of Business can have.Impact Architects & NinetyLay of The Land is brought to you by Ninety. As a Lay of The Land listener, you can leverage a free trial with Ninety, the platform that helps teams build great companies and the only officially licensed software for EOS® — used by over 7,000 companies and 100,000 users!This episode is brought to you by Impact Architects. As we share the stories of entrepreneurs building incredible organizations throughout NEO, Impact Architects helps those leaders — many of whom we've heard from as guests on Lay of The Land — realize their visions and build great organizations. I believe in Impact Architects and the people behind it so much, that I have actually joined them personally in their mission to help leaders gain focus, align together, and thrive by doing what they love! As a listener, you can sit down for a free consultation with Impact Architects by visiting ia.layoftheland.fm!-----Stay up to date by signing up for Lay of The Land's weekly newsletter — sign up here.Past guests include Justin Bibb (Mayor of Cleveland), Pat Conway (Great Lakes Brewing), Steve Potash (OverDrive), Umberto P. Fedeli (The Fedeli Group), Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland), Stewart Kohl (The Riverside Company), Mitch Kroll (Findaway — Acquired by Spotify), and many more.Connect with Jeffrey Stern on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreypstern/Follow Jeffrey Stern on X @sternJefe — https://twitter.com/sternjefeFollow Lay of The Land on X @podlayofthelandhttps://www.jeffreys.page/

Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Daniel Watt is in the studio for this episode! Dan is producer and director of the award-winning documentary “Everybody Dance” — currently available on iTunes, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime, which is offering it for free in recognition of the month of July as Disability Pride Month. The film follows five kids with different disabilities and their families as well as their dance teacher, Bonnie Schlachte, as they prepare for their end of year recital. Bonnie is founder and director of Ballet For All Kids, a non-profit program that teaches classical ballet and other dance styles using The Schlachte Method - a certified curriculum developed by Bonnie to accommodate all abilities, body types, and learning styles in ballet. The film explores how dance has changed the lives of these kids and many others studying through Bonnie's organization. “Everybody Dance” won in the category of best direction of a documentary at the 2023 Chita Rivera Awards. It was a 2022 Cleveland International Film Festival nominee, premiered at the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and most recently, was nominated for an Emmy in the independent programming category in Los Angeles. Dan began his dance career in Cleveland, Ohio, and continued studying in New York City and Los Angeles. He performed with the Joffrey Ballet in Los Angeles before transitioning into a career in film, in which he spent five years in film development at Columbia Pictures and five years working at Syco Entertainment, a London-headquartered music, television, and film production company founded by Simon Cowell with Sony Music Entertainment. Dan has previously worked on the 2013 documentary “One Direction: This Is Us” and was a producer on the award-winning documentary “The Center: Gibbons and Guardians.” He joined the podcast to talk about the process of creating “Everybody Dance,” his dance and film career, the importance of taking risks and following your passion, and what projects he's working on next. Check it out! Watch Everybody Dance for free on Amazon Prime for Disability Pride Month: https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Dance-Bonnie-Schlachte/dp/B0B5KLD2JD Follow Everybody Dance documentary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everybodydancedoc Follow Daniel Watt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancindanw Learn more about Bonnie Schlachte and Ballet for All Kids: https://www.balletforallkids.com/ Vote for The Adult Ballet Studio in the arts category for The People's Choice Podcast Awards! Voting ends July 31. ⁠https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup⁠ Music in this episode: Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100310 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ @eblosfield  | theadultballetstudio@gmail.com Support this podcast on Patreon! https://patreon.com/TheAdultBalletStudio?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elizabeth-blosfield/support

Check out this re-air of our second episode from Season 2 featuring Simone Barros, Film & Audio Editor. In this special episode made by one of our student podcast fellows, NYU Graduate Student Muskan Nagpal speaks with Simone Barros, a freelance film and audio editor. They reflect on what drew Simone to creative roles along with the financial challenges and the pressure to hit career goals based on the timelines of others. Simone Barros creates films, plays, soundscapes and installations. MONO XVI Cinematic Arts Festival (2022), Cosmic Rays Film Festival (2023), Cleveland International Film Festival (2019), Chagrin Documentary Film Festival (2019), and The 8th Floor by Shelley and Donald Rubin screened Simone's works. Third Coast International Audio Festival featured Simone's soundscape in their 2020 Third Place Audio Festival Workshop and On Air Festival 2021 Official Selections included Simone's audio drama. Simone worked for filmmakers Judith Helfand, Sam Pollard and Spike Lee and taught filmmaking at Pratt Institute, Cleveland Institute of Art and Cuyahoga Community College and directs audiobooks including works by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Hari Kunzu and Charlie Kaufman. Simone earned an MFA at Duke University and BFA at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. For a full transcript of this episode, please email ⁠⁠career.communications@nyu.edu⁠⁠.

On episode 472 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back filmmaker Carolyn Jones and documentary producer Lisa Frank to discuss their latest film, American Delivery, which is already winning awards on the 2024 film festival circuit, including the Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for Best Film, the top honor at the Cleveland International Film Festival. In the course of their conversation, Keith and his guests discuss American Delivery, the maternal mortality crisis we currently face in the United States, and nurses' role in turning that statistic around. Carolyn Jones is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker who specializes in telling stories that shed light on issues of global concern. From people “living positively” with AIDS to women artists supporting entire communities and nurses on the front lines of our healthcare system, Jones has devoted her career to celebrating invisible populations and breaking down barriers. Her most widely acclaimed book publications include Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS and The American Nurse, which led to a feature documentary. Her award-winning documentary Defining Hope, which was the culmination of a journey investigating how we can make better end-of-life choices, was broadcast over 1,000 times on PBS stations nationwide. Carolyn's documentary In Case of Emergency, focuses on our nation's biggest public health challenges—from COVID-19 to a lack of health insurance to the devastating impact of the opioid crisis. Carolyn has just completed a new documentary film American Delivery that examines the maternal mortality and morbidity crisis, and the solutions that can move the needle on improving those outcomes. As a documentary producer, Lisa Frank is dedicated to finding and developing great stories, guiding projects from inception through outreach and engagement. She has spent the last fifteen years in collaboration with Carolyn Jones to produce the book, film, and website that comprise The American Nurse Project, as well as the feature documentary Defining Hope, which was broadcast on PBS stations nationwide; In Case of Emergency, awarded the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the United Nations Association Film Festival, and most recently American Delivery. As Director of Programs and Production for the 100 People Foundation, Lisa oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of groundbreaking creative projects and educational tools on global issues for students worldwide. Lisa is Baltimore-bred and Brooklyn-based, and she holds a B.S. in Speech from Northwestern University. Connect with Carolyn Jones and Lisa Frank: American Delivery film website CarolynJones.com Carolyn Jones on LinkedIn Lisa Frank on LinkedIn American Nurse Project on Facebook American Nurse Project on Instagram American Nurse Project on X ----------- Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely wife, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot. The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.

On this installment of Watch Challenge we look at the 48th Cleveland International Film Festival.Follow the show on InstagramFollow us on Letterboxd: Aaron & MikeSubmit a topic or genre via email us watchchallengepodcast@gmail.comPatreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the City Club's Youth Forum Council for the LAST youth led forum of the 2023-2024 school year. The forum will focus on how violence in our communities can have an impact on our mental health. During the discussion, strategies will be shared on how to process the feelings that arise when violence occurs in our communities.rnrnIn collaboration with the Cleveland International Film Festival, we will also be screening a short film entitled "Quiet Minds, Silent Streets". The film centers around a community that is plagued with gun violence in the Greater Toronto Area, looking for ways to cope after a beloved 17 year old boy is murdered. When they find an unlikely solution proposed in a TEDxTalk on mindfulness and meditation, they decide to bring it to the community in an effort to heal.

Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit, directed by Sam Katz and James McGovern is the story of Detroit's monumental climb out of bankruptcy toward a new era. In this documentary, Detroiters of all backgrounds and viewpoints find common ground in their search for a possible future. The 'grand bargain' remains to be seen as a model for cities in crisis.rnrnIn partnership with the Cleveland International Film Festival, the City Club will be joined by Sam Katz, one of the film's Co-Directors and Co-Producers to discuss this film.rnrnWhile serving as chair of the fiscal oversight authority monitoring Philadelphia's finances, Sam started to pay attention to the tribulations of Detroit. He thought an important story was unfolding that needed to be documented through film. For six years, Sam and his colleagues worked on that film which while still in production won the 2021 Library of Congress/Ken Burns Prize for Film.rnrnGradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit will be released on July 18, 2024, the 11th anniversary of Detroit's Chapter 9 filing.

We'll discuss the crowds in town for the NCAA Women's Final Four, the Cleveland International Film Festival and the April 8 total solar eclipse, as well as the rest of the week's news on the Reporters Roundtable.

Put down your Timbits, and head to one of Banter's two locations for a pile of poutine! Banter recently reopened in Gordon Square and the combination bottle shop, sausage haus and poutinerie is the place to be for hearty fare inspired by the Quebecois (sometimes called the less dignified-sounding "Quebeckers." Plenty of research went into Banter, which also has a second take out shop at the Van Aken District. Owner Matt Stipe wants you to think about the poutine, which takes some liberties from the traditional brown gravy and curds variety, but he also takes great pride in being a wine and beer shop, with curated selections he chose himself. Trust me on this, the fries alone are worth the visit. But, considering that you can top them in a myriad of ways, with squeaky Ohio-made cheese curds, well you've got something close to paradise, friends. This episode is presented with support from Chef Douglas Katz. Partners include the Cleveland International Film Festival, April 3-13, 2024, and the Ashtabula County Visitors Bureau.

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Writer/Director Tomisin Adepeju. Tomisin is a Nigerian-British Filmmaker based in London whose work has travelled to several major film festivals including Sundance and BFI London Film Festival. He also is the founder and curator of the film event DAILIES which platforms the exceptional work of emerging filmmakers. In this conversation we dig down into his journey to talk about the following:   -Why he began filmmaking. -What he believes directing is. -Why he felt the need to go to film school. -How he got into Sundance. -What happened after. -Finding his voice. -The struggles with the industry pathway. -What the future looks like for him now.   Biography Tomisin Adepeju is a Nigerian-British Filmmaker based in London, England. His multi award-winning shorts, The Good Son & Super 16mm graduation film, Marianne have been selected at over 100 International film festivals, these include; Oscar-Qualifying Urbanworld Film Festival, the 25th New York African Film Festival, Smalls Film Festival & Triforce Film Festival. Both shorts have also screened at several prestigious institutions including: Cinematheque Suisse, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the British Film Institute & BAFTA. His award winning short, The Right Choice had its World Premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, it was also selected to screen as part of Sundance London. The film has screened at over 45 International Film Festivals, these include; Oscar-Qualifying; Pan African Film Festival 2018, Cleveland International Film Festival & HollyShorts Film Festival. Tomisin is a 2018 Edinburgh Talent Lab alumnus, in 2019, he was one of the 12 filmmakers selected to take part in the annual NETWORK@LFF development programme at the BFI London Film Festival. His most recent short Appreciation had its World Premiere at the Oscar-Qualifying Pan African Film Festival 2019 & it's North American Premiere at Oscar-Qualifying Aspen Shortsfest. The film was also an official selection of BFI London Film Festival 2019. He is currently developing his debut feature. He is represented by United Agents in the UK and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in the US.   Nuggets of the week Oz: Diarmuid Goggin Twitter (X) Marcus: Timothée Chalamet & Martin Scorsese Have an Epic Conversation | GQ Tomisin: 'Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.' by Ingmar Bergman   Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials Instagram: @TheDirectorsTakePodcast Twitter: @DirectorsTake Tomisin's socials: Twitter (X) & Instagram Dailies socials: Website, Twitter (X) & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com.

Mahira Kakkar: Off-Broadway: 7 Minutes, Waterwell; Here We Are, Theater for One; Addressless, Rattlestick; Opus, Primary Stages; Harper Regan, Atlantic; Romeo and Juliet, Public Theater; The Winter's Tale, TFANA; When January Feels Like Summer, EST; Henry VI, NAATCO; Arturo Ui, Classic Stage Company; Ms. Witherspoon, Playwrights Horizons; Clive, The New Group. Regional: Life of Pi, A.R.T.; Skylight, McCarter Theatre; Rafta Rafta, Old Globe; Our Town, OSF; Monsoon Wedding, Berkeley Rep; Bedroom Farce, Huntington Theater Company; Inana, Denver Center; The Crucible, Cleveland Playhouse; Five Mile Lake, McCarter Theatre; Comedy of Errors, Hartford Stage, Jesus in India, Magic Theater. Film/TV: “A Suitable Boy” (series lead), “Manifest” (recurring), “New Amsterdam,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Blacklist,” “Louie,” “Odd Mom Out,” “Sweet Refuge,” “Bite Me,” Hank and Asha (Napa Valley Film Festival Best Actress, Wild Rose Festival Best Actress, Slamdance Audience winner, Bronze Lens winner), “Law & Order,” “Orange Is the New Black.” Training: Juilliard, SITI, Harold Guskin; B.A. Jadavpur University. mahirakakkar.com Salma Qarnain is a versatile Pakistani American actor, thrilled to be making her Broadway debut in the adaptation of one of her favorite books. She is a two-time Helen Hayes Award recipient, an AUDELCO nominee, and an award-winning theater and film producer. She has performed across major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, HBO, HBO Max, Hulu, Showtime), regionally, Off-Broadway, and Off-West End. Most recently, she produced the 2023 Oscar-qualified short film, Silent Partner (19 festivals / 4 Oscar qualifiers; 8 awards / nominations) and Speak Up Brotha!, which is premiering at the Oscar-qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival. Selected credits: Bars and Measures (Off-Broadway); Acquittal (Off-Broadway); Rain + Zoe Save the World (Off-West End); “That Damn Michael Che” (RECUR, HBO Max); “FBI” (CBS); “The Blacklist” (NBC); “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC); “For Life” (ABC). Graduate of Stanford, MIT, Harvard Business School. Proud member of SAG•AFTRA, AEA, Equity. Thank you to Roderick, Gary, Lolita, Max, Finn, Duncan, Benton, Patrick, A.R.T, and Annette for getting me here. Love you, X! For my sisters Ayesha, Sonia, and Zehra and my parents Qarnain and Rashida in the stars. IG: @salma.qarnain; salmaqarnain.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special episode made by one of our student podcast fellows, NYU Graduate Student Muskan Nagpal speaks with Simone Barros, a freelance film and audio editor. They reflect on what drew Simone to creative roles along with the financial challenges and the pressure to hit career goals based on the timelines of others. Simone Barros creates films, plays, soundscapes and installations. MONO XVI Cinematic Arts Festival (2022), Cosmic Rays Film Festival (2023), Cleveland International Film Festival (2019), Chagrin Documentary Film Festival (2019), and The 8th Floor by Shelley and Donald Rubin screened Simone's works. Third Coast International Audio Festival featured Simone's soundscape in their 2020 Third Place Audio Festival Workshop and On Air Festival 2021 Official Selections included Simone's audio drama. Simone worked for filmmakers Judith Helfand, Sam Pollard and Spike Lee and taught filmmaking at Pratt Institute, Cleveland Institute of Art and Cuyahoga Community College and directs audiobooks including works by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Hari Kunzu and Charlie Kaufman. Simone earned an MFA at Duke University and BFA at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. For a full transcript of this episode, please email ⁠career.communications@nyu.edu⁠.

In this episode of the Musicbed Podcast, Rayka Zehtabchi and Sam Davis take us back to their kismet encounter in film school, why the story should always top the script, and what it's really like to win an Oscar. Talking Points: The excitement (and anxiety) of winning an Oscar Exploring the changing landscape of short film Sharpening your skills with short films Why documentary filmmaking demands discomfort Prioritizing good storytelling over a solid script Navigating narrative with a documentary approach Show Notes: University of Southern California Cinematic Arts — https://cinema.usc.edu/ Period. End of Sentence. (2018) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6939026/ Sundance Institute — https://www.sundance.org/ SXSW Film Festival — https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/ Tribeca Festival — https://tribecafilm.com/festival Cleveland International Film Festival — https://www.clevelandfilm.org/ AFI Fest — https://fest.afi.com/ Moiz Tarwadi — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10533814/ The Pad Project — https://thepadproject.org/ Christian Bale — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000288/ Rami Malek — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1785339/ Frances McDormand — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000531/ Are You Still There? (2021) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13281862/ Brought to you by Musicbed, the filmmaking industry's music licensing platform of choice. Learn more: ⁠musicbed.com⁠. About Musicbed:Musicbed is the leading sync licensing platform for authentic music from relevant artists. We're a one-stop licensing agency representing a curated roster of authentic artists, bands, and composers for film, TV, and advertising. From leading composers to tour-tested bands, and rising singer/songwriters, we believe music brings emotion and has the power to amplify your story.

In this episode of Carolyn Talk..., I speak with writer and director Mike Oxford about his narrative short film NON-NEGOTIABLE, which screened at the 2023 Cleveland International Film Festival. In our discussion we talk about how the film shows the fears of 9-year-old Dev who's anxious about the impending birth of her new sibling.Visit Mike's official website to learn more about his work and upcoming festival screenings. https://www.mikedoxford.com/narrative-1Find the video versions of Carolyn Talks..., on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@Carolyn_HindsFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12For updates on my work and live-tweet sessions look for my hashtags: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWHLinks to my published writing, and podcasts; So Here's What Happened!, Beyond The Romance, Carolyn Talks...: https://authory.com/CarolynHinds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Gabbert found purpose during the Covid 19 pandemic creating her documentary Food and Country. In collaboration with renowned food writer and critic Ruth Reichl, Gabbert created a film that depicts the early days of the pandemic as told through people on the front lines of local food. From farmers and ranchers in rural America, to fine dining restaurateurs in urban settings, to small minority-owned businesses that are the epicenters of their communities, everyone had to forge a new path to survive. Gabbert even spent time in Ohio with Lee and Bob Jones of The Chef's Garden in Milan, Ohio (about an hour west of Cleveland). The film shares many emotional, personal stories and interviews delivered via Zoom, and beautiful, inspiring visuals from across America that depict the resilience, ingenuity and hope of food producers. While the pandemic is in the rear view mirror for most of us, it will take you back to that time and remind you just how far we've come since. Laura was in town for the Cleveland International Film Festival and her film is now available to watch as part of the CIFF47 Streams program. For details, visit clevelandfilm.org. This episode is presented with support from Chef Douglas Katz and Tomato Monster Heirlooms.

Film can serve as an agent of change. It shares stories, amplifies voices, and draws attention to our world's most pressing issues. Today, all eyes are on Ukraine's fight for freedom and peace--which they have fought for since their declaration of independence in 1991. In partnership with the Cleveland International Film Festival, the City Club will be joined by two renowned directors whose frontline films redefine wartime documentaries.rnrnDirected by Lesya Kalynska, "A Rising Fury" was filmed over nearly a decade and begins with 2014's Maidan Revolution. It captured a portrait of resistance in Ukraine during the years before and right up to the 2022 Russian invasion. The film provides an intense look at the intimate tactics taken by Russian forces to infiltrate Ukraine and make possible the devastating invasions to come.rnrnEvgeny Afineevsky's "Freedom on Fire" is narrated by Helen Mirren, and follows the war in Ukraine from a ground-level view. Focusing largely on the experiences of average citizens, including mothers, volunteers, and journalists, the documentary portrays life as Ukrainians lived during the 2022 invasion and the fraught years leading up to it.rnrnJoin these two directors at the City Club as we learn more about the challenges of filming a war documentary, and what it took to share ground-level accounts of Ukraine's ongoing fight for survival and independence.

Thursday, March 23, 2023: Police are asking for help to learn how 76-year-old Susan Taylor whose body was found in Geauga County woods died. Plus, learn what you need to know about toxic eye drops that are killing people, along with another massive Hyundai and Kia recall. In environmental news, Gov. Mike DeWine and an East Palestine resident testified before the US Senate about the toxic train derailment. In positive news, Cleveland just got a self-serve BMV kiosk, Tri-C will have a film featured in the 47th Cleveland International Film Festival, Akron students are heading to the world championship in robotics, we have details on the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games coming to Northeast Ohio, and more on 3News Daily with Stephanie Haney. Watch the Legally Speaking special on the FirstEnergy bribery scandal here: https://youtu.be/XiG5kRNyyLs Connect with Stephanie Haney here: http://twitter.com/_StephanieHaney http://instagram.com/_StephanieHaney http://facebook.com/thestephaniehaney Read more here: Body found of missing 76-year-old woman in Geauga County https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/geauga-county/geauga-county-sheriff-asking-volunteers-search-missing-elderly-woman/95-24a68f83-39dc-4d2f-8ba8-7e6adf8aae74 Cleveland Hopkins Airport warns travelers to 'expect long lines and limited parking' during spring break period https://www.wkyc.com/article/travel/cleveland-hopkins-airport-expect-long-lines-limited-parking-spring-break/95-bd33a32c-59fd-4bec-9a35-e870509a9c50

The Cleveland International Film Festival, a spring cultural favorite in Northeast Ohio, is back at Playhouse Square from March 22 to April 1, followed by a streaming version that can be enjoyed at home. CIFF associate director Patrick Shepherd previews the 47th annual festival and talks about a variety of activities aimed at enhancing the experiences of filmgoers.   This episode of the Landscape is sponsored by Delta Dental of Ohio. With offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dublin, Delta Dental of Ohio is proud to be an industry leader in dental benefits. Together with their customers, providers and employees, Delta Dental of Ohio builds a higher standard of oral health care in Ohio communities. Delta Dental of Ohio also works with entrepreneurs, innovators and change-makers who are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of all Buckeyes. Together, they are building healthy, smart, vibrant communities for all. For more information, visit deltadentaloh.com.

This is a different episode than I usually make. But, given that we will soon have an influx of visitors for the Cleveland International Film Festival and many other fantastic things happening here in the coming months, I decided to make an episode that highlights some of my favorite things...and those of some other Clevelanders in the hospitality biz. I was inspired to create this episode after creating my own "staycation" with the help of the Kimpton Schofield Hotel. I spent a dreamy 24 hours in downtown and saw the city in a new light. In this episode we meet some of the Kimpton team and hear about the hotel, restaurant and what they like to do when they're not taking care of guests. You'll hear from Illinois native Lindsay Smith, owner of Flight, a great little corner wine bar in Gordon Square, and Chef Doug Katz who grew up here and liked it SO much...he stayed. (Lucky for us!) So whether you are a local who doesn't get out as much as you might like, a visitor here for the first or fifth time, or someone thinking about making Cleveland your home, there is something for you here. Share with someone who might like this episode...it's the neighborly thing to do!

JB Douglas describes foraging as one of the most accessible and natural things we can do...but it is also fraught with overtones of land access, politics an racial and environmental justice. Not to mention, you have to know what you're doing! JB is the VP of Culinary and Community for Foraged, this very cool online marketplace for foraged, wild and unusual foods. An avid forager himself, JB proudly identifies as a "queer forager and food maker," and and he's a current student in the sustainable food systems program at the Culinary Institute of America. He's masterful at creating recipes with wild foods and he loves sharing ways we can all introduce the practice into our lives. We talk about products on Foraged.com and the history of foraging, and he also helps us understand the importance of how wild foods, and access to nature in general can help communities be healthier in a myriad of ways. Check out the website, it's fascinating! *Food access for everyone is important to me, and if you would like to learn more about the Greater Cleveland Food Bank during the Harvest for Hunger campaign, please visit greaterclevelandfoodbank.org. This episode is made possible from Chef Douglas Katz and the Katz group of restaurants. I'm grateful for a partnership with the Cleveland International Film Festival to promote food-related films and other important work at this year's festival, March 22-April 1.

In this episode, Adam and Budi speak with the Head of the Drama Division at Juilliard, Evan Yionoulis.Evan Yionoulis, an Obie award-winning director and nationally-recognized teacher of acting, is  Richard Rodgers dean and director of Juilliard's Drama Division.  Before that, she served twenty years on the faculty of Yale School of Drama, where she was a professor in the practice of acting and directing and a resident director at Yale Repertory Theatre, as well as Lloyd Richards chair of the department of acting from 1998 to 2003. She has directed new plays and classics in New York and across the U.S., enjoying collaborations with major American playwrights, including Adrienne Kennedy and Richard Greenberg. She directed the critically acclaimed world premiere of Kennedy's He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box for Theatre for a New Audience, where she previously directed her Ohio State Murders (Lortel Award for Best Revival) and the Off-Broadway premiere of Howard Brenton's Sore Throats.  She opened Manhattan Theatre Club's Biltmore Theatre (Broadway) with Greenberg's The Violet Hour, directed his Everett Beekin at Lincoln Center Theater, and received an Obie Award for her direction of his Three Days of Rain at Manhattan Theatre Club, having directed the premieres of all three at South Coast Repertory.   At Yale Repertory Theatre, she directed Cymbeline, Richard II, The Master Builder, George F. Walker's Heaven, Brecht's Galileo, Gozzi's The King Stag (which she adapted with her brother, composer Mike Yionoulis and Catherine Sheehy), Caryl Churchill's Owners, the world premiere of Kirsten Greenidge's Bossa Nova, and numerous other productions including Kiss, by Guillermo Calderón. Other credits include productions at the Mark Taper Forum, the Huntington, NY Shakespeare Festival, the Vineyard, Second Stage, Primary Stages, Dallas Theatre Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Denver Center, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and many others.  She directed Seven, a documentary theatre piece about extraordinary women from across the globe who work for human rights, in New York, Boston, Washington, Aspen, London, Deauville, and New Delhi. Her short film, Lost and Found, made with Mike Yionoulis, premiered at Cleveland International Film Festival.  Their most recent collaborations are the multi-platform project Redhand Guitar, about five generations of musicians across an American century, and The Dread Pirate Project, about the malleability of identity between the digital and natural worlds.She has received a Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship, Works-in-Progress Grant, and the foundation's prestigious Statuette. She serves as president of the executive board of SDC, the labor union representing stage directors and choreographers. Support the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- podcast@theatreofothers.com Support the Theatre of Others - Check out our Merch!Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Accomplished songwriter and film producer Kurt Rosenberg has been composing Scottish/Irish Music for over 25 years. Today, he is well on track to achieving his dreams of collaborating with some of the world's finest, as well as partnering with the theatre industry to help produce his musicals.Rosenberg's music encompasses various genres of Celtic, Folk, Pop, 40's Ballroom to 50's Jazz and Film.“Each piece of my music conveys a different emotion, thought, or message,” he says. “I want to compose melodies that touch people and are memorable.”“Highland Home,” Rosenberg's ode to Scotland, is about longing to return to a place that fulfils us and brings us joy. He went on to produce the award-winning music short film Highland Home, internationally recognized for its thoughtful lyrics and distinct sound.Highland Home was selected to screen at prestigious festivals including the Cleveland International Film Festival, The Oxford Short Film Festival, and the World-Fest Houston International Film Festival. It won a Platinum Remi Award from World-Fest, a Director's Choice Award at Santa Barbara's International Fine Arts Film Festival, and the Best Music Video Award at Bath's Jane Austen International Film Festival. Rosenberg won Best Lyrics Award at the International Music Video Awards in London.Being successful in the industry requires hard work, passion and dedication to the craft. “A composer has to be disciplined,” Rosenberg explains. “This means that they must work on their music every day. If a composer wants to be successful, they need to view it as a job, not as an avocation.”He particularly loves the process of songwriting and composing. Though perfecting a melody and getting the arrangement down can take days, even weeks, Rosenberg finds it to be a rather “mind-freeing, liberating task” that allows him to experience a meditative state.As Rosenberg continues along his musical journey, he is driven to make a lasting impact on others through his lyrics and sounds. Several exciting projects are in the works that will surely attract listeners of all backgrounds worldwide.“The Moon Followed Me to Falmouth,” Rosenberg's English sea shanty-inspired song, will be completed as an animated music short by the end of May. It will begin screening at film festivals in July/August.“Strolling Down Brighton Pier” is Rosenberg's homage to English musical theatre (think “My Fair Lady”). The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will record the instrumental track in London on August 2. Rosenberg plans to add the vocals in 2023, and release the film in 2024.“Dawn at Gougane Barra,” Rosenberg's Irish Orchestral piece, will be recorded in Dublin on August 8. This recording will be the soundtrack for a music drone video. Filming is scheduled for August 10 and 11 at Gougane Barra. It will be screened in Ireland and the USA at hired cinemas, and will be posted online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick began writing and directing award-winning short films in 2003, culminating in his third short Shoe being Oscar-shortlisted at the 2011 Academy Awards. Nick's debut feature The Drummer And The Keeper premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh 2017, where it won Best Irish First Feature. The Drummer And The Keeper went on to win 18 awards on the international film circuit, including Best Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival, Best Foreign Film at the Newport Beach International Film Festival and the Silver Award at the Emden-Norderney International Filmfest. It received 5 nominations at the 2018 IFTAs, including Best Screenplay for Nick's script. Nick's screenplay was also one of three nominees at the 2018 Irish Writers Guild ZeBBie Awards for Best Feature Film Script. In 2018 Nick set up The Story Works, an innovative independent TV writers room with the aim of generating new television drama with global potential. He was selected for the Screenskills LA Writers Room Placements in November 2019. Bedsitterland, a new feature film written and to be directed by Nick, was selected for the Berlinale Co-Production Market in February 2020 and is currently in development. Nick originally qualified as solicitor, but gave up his legal career the same day to embark on a musical career, first fronting acclaimed Irish band The Fat Lady Sings and subsequently as a Choice Music Prize-nominated solo artist. In June 2022, he cycled from Ireland to the Glastonbury Festival, performing at venues en route and filming the journey for a future documentary about more sustainable approaches to live music. In addition to his achievements in film and music, Nick is also one of Ireland's most highly regarded advertising creatives. He has created award-winning campaigns for Aer Lingus, AIB, the Green Party, Walkers Crisps, Bord Gáis Energy, Toyota, the Irish Independent, and most notably Guinness for whom he wrote five major TV spots, including the Clio-winning Tom Crean, and Quarrel which introduced the viewing public to Michael Fassbender. He has directed TV spots and online films for Barry's Tea, AIB, SSE Airtricity, the Irish Film Archive (featuring Saoirse Ronan), SVP and the Simon Communities.

Bill Guentzler joined Gravitas Ventures as Senior Director of Acquisitions in 2021. After spending a summer studying in Berlin in 1998, Bill joined the Cleveland International Film Festival as an intern and grew with the organization, ultimately being named Artistic Director in 2005, a position he held for 15 years. During his time at CIFF, he was part of the team making the festival one of the largest and most well-respected film festivals in the US and one of the first in the world to transition to an online format in 2020. In his brief hiatus from the film industry, he worked for Medworks, a Cleveland-based nonprofit organization linking people who are uninsured and underinsured with vital healthcare services. He holds a BA in Communications from Cleveland State University, which named him one of its inaugural 50 Fascinating Alumni. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Cleveland Social Venture Partners.

"Feeling Through", the first film to star a DeafBlind actor, is a coming of age story that follows Tereek, a teen wandering the streets of New York, desperate for a place to crash when he encounters Artie, a DeafBlind man in need of help getting home. From an awkward meeting between strangers emerges an intimate bond, and a journey that forever changes Tereek. "Connecting the Dots" is a Film tracking the 7-year journey from chance encounter to the creation of the first film ever to star a DeafBlind actor. The story behind the story of the Oscar-nominated short film "Feeling Through." Doug Roland is an Oscar-nominated director for his film "Feeling Through". His short film Jada became a viral sensation with over 24 million views on YouTube. Doug produced the feature film Life Hack which won 16 awards on the festival circuit, including Best Independent Feature at the Cleveland International Film Festival. He studied film at the University of Wisconsin Madison and FAMU in Prague.

Episode 300."Cobra Kai"Director: Marielle Woods.I could not be more proud to have the 300th episode be a guest that's this awesome. Really loved speaking with Marielle who is really passionate about filmmaking. We talk all things Cobra Kai, who the real villain is and why the show manages to touch all ages and generations. Great talk.Marielle Woods is an award-winning, queer filmmaker who thrives in the high-stakes world of action storytelling. She pushes emotional buttons and visual boundaries, telling stories that make audiences think — with a few explosions and car chases along the way. After receiving her BA from Harvard in 2008, Woods moved west and has been working as an LA-based director and producer ever since. She got her start in docudrama television, crafting shows for networks including Discovery, History, A&E and Animal Planet. She cut her teeth filming gunfights, avalanches and animal attacks, traveling around the globe in pursuit of good stories. Now, she lives every week like it's Shark Week. Determined to move into the scripted world, Woods cold-called and warm-emailed her way to observing on FAST & FURIOUS 6 and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER. Shortly thereafter, she transitioned a similar shadowing opportunity into a hired position assisting the stunt team on JOHN WICK: CHAPTER TWO. She then moved up to become a Stunt Department Coordinator, and spent almost a decade working with some of the best Stunt Coordinators and Second Unit Directors in the business on projects including BABY DRIVER, BRIGHT, and WESTWORLD. Woods' short films have toured the festival circuit with acceptances including LA Shorts Fest, Montreal World Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Cinequest, Rhode Island Flickers, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and NBCU Short Cuts. She flipped a car in the jungles of Puerto Rico for her short, MI CORAZON, and recreated war-torn Iraq on a soundstage in Culver City for her 2018 film, DO NO HARM. In 2019, Woods turned sign-spinning into a martial art for her AFI DWW film, SPIN. Woods has been recognized as a member of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, the Universal Directors Initiative and the HBOAccess Directing Fellowship. She has directed episodes for Seasons 4 & 5 of COBRA KAI for Netflix and Sony TV. Her original queer-action-romance, HEART SHOT, made as part of Netflix's Emerging Filmmakers Initiative, is streaming worldwide on Netflix.Currently, Woods is in development on a number of original action projects spanning a range of genres and tones. She is working to create “non-binary” filmmaking – blending the emotional resonance that some might deem “feminine” with the societally assigned “masculinity” of the action genre.Welcome, Marielle Woods.Instagram: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Facebook: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Twitter:@mdmcriticEmail: Mondaymorningcritic@gmail.comYouTube: Monday Morning Critic Podcastwww.mmcpodcast.com

ENTERTAINING SHORT FILMS is a new category on the RPA Network, which features indie short films for your enjoyment! We applaud these creators!   The Jigsaw is a multi award winning short film, a short horror film which won over 30 awards worldwide during its 2014-2015 film festival run. It was selected by Oscar qualifying film festivals like The Montreal World Film Festival, LA Shorts and the Cleveland International Film Festival. We believe it is one of the best short horror films to come out in recent years and stands its own as a superb short film for all to enjoy. Inspired by an old ghost story the directors enjoyed as children, they hope it will continue to be enjoyed by many people for years to come. http://www.thejigsawshort.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thejigsawsho...

Thursday, March 31, 2022: Find out what we know about the death of a Bluffton officer in the line of duty, potential closure coming to a 30-year cold case about the death of a baby boy, the latest on Russia's moves in Ukraine, a potentially huge extension deal between José Ramírez and the Guardians, and more on 3News Now with Stephanie Haney. Need a break from bad news? Watch It's All Good (News!) with Stephanie Haney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4a9_poZYhA Like this show? Check out the 3 Things to Know with Stephanie Haney podcast: http://wkyc.com/3thingstoknow Connect with Stephanie here: http://twitter.com/_StephanieHaney http://instagram.com/_StephanieHaney http://facebook.com/thestephaniehaney Read more here: Third suspect arrested after Bluffton police officer struck and killed by vehicle on I-75 with chase ending in Elyria https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/findlay-chase-ends-eaton-township-lorain-county/95-0adaa445-47fa-467a-8187-3d9971b60f41 BREAKING: Bluffton officer killed attempting to stop fleeing vehicle; 3 suspects in custody https://www.wkyc.com/article/traffic/ramp-from-i-75-southbound-to-oh-103-is-closed/512-9b92b94f-f4fc-4ca9-9872-b0d70813add1 Opening statements begin in ‘Geauga's Child' murder case https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/geauga-county/geaugas-child-murder-case-gail-eastwood-ritchey-trial/95-86b3a9f3-55ec-4183-a33d-a942f741237e 3News Investigates: Newburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins charged with attempted fraud, theft https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/3news-investigates-newburgh-heights-mayor-trevor-elkins-charged-fraud/95-02dd44bd-b4c6-46af-83e5-2d4cb3c56d8b Russian forces leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/russia-ukraine-war-turning-point/507-6c10d847-8cb6-44ae-9b8d-24b1b2159f4d COVID-19 in Ohio: Tracking weekly case numbers, hospitalizations and more with new data released every Thursday https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-numbers/coronavirus-ohio-updates/95-e2faeb56-d02a-443a-bcdb-141f2c7fafe8 Face mask litter becoming a growing issue across Ohio https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ohio/face-mask-litter-becoming-a-growing-issue/512-267c5a26-ccec-493f-8684-534cf59dd24b Report: Cleveland Guardians, José Ramírez discussing potential contract extension https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians/report-cleveland-guardians-jose-ramirez-potential-contract-extension/95-4cebf089-f76d-454b-a452-23aa8c83eac9 Brunswick native's inclusive dance documentary airing at Cleveland International Film Festival https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/heartwarming/brunswick-native-inclusive-dance-documentary-cleveland-international-film-festival/95-1606e42a-e4f6-4d06-86bb-f8b73022465f A star-powered food truck, a Walgreens wedding, and your win of the week: It's All Good News https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/its-all-good-news/its-all-good-news/95-2bedf16b-6b2e-41c5-ac6e-3f6233e82763

The 46th annual Cleveland International Film Festival kicks off this week, in person, in its new home at Playhouse Square. CIFF associate director Patrick Shepherd joined The Landscape to talk about what the move to the new venue means for filmgoers, as well as some of the highlights of this year's festival.

Monday, March 7, 2022: Why Ukrainians don't trust a Russian cease-fire for evacuations, the identity of the person whose body was found in Cuyahoga Valley National Park last week, which films are being dropped from the Cleveland International Film Festival over ties to Russia, when to expect 3News senior health correspondent Monica Robins back on the air, what Q104's Morgan Wright (aka “MorganPTalks”) says about getting TikTok famous, when the new Chick-fil-A opens in Lorain, and more on 3News Now with Stephanie Haney. Need a break from bad news? Watch It's All Good (News!) with Stephanie Haney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLxhCgxLQpo Like this show? Check out the 3 Things to Know with Stephanie Haney podcast: http://wkyc.com/3thingstoknow Connect with Stephanie here: http://twitter.com/_StephanieHaney http://instagram.com/_StephanieHaney http://facebook.com/thestephaniehaney Read more here: Russia sets cease-fire for evacuations but battles continue https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/russia-sets-cease-fire-for-evacuations/507-e124c1cf-e7f1-419a-b392-e0d72e03fbf2 Body found in Cuyahoga Valley National Park identified as man who had been wanted for missing trial date after allegedly stabbing officer https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/summit-county/body-found-cuyahoga-valley-national-park/95-6b0bcc7f-975e-44b7-9c2d-5b02838137a1 COVID-19 in Ohio: State reports 431 new cases in the past 24 hours https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-numbers/coronavirus-ohio-updates/95-e2faeb56-d02a-443a-bcdb-141f2c7fafe8 'I'm looking forward to getting back and being productive': 3News' Monica Robins to return to work later this week https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/people/3news-monica-robins-return-to-work/95-1da6d780-090c-4279-844a-a8c42c542c58 2022 lineup revealed for Cleveland International Film Festival, drops films tied to Russia amid war in Ukraine https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/movies/cleveland-international-film-festival-2022-lineup-russia-films-war-ukraine/95-029f752a-5acc-4681-94f2-f6b539a04744 How Q104's Morgan Wright got TikTok famous as "MorganPTalks," and talking The Bachelor, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian gossip: 3 Things to Know podcast https://www.wkyc.com/article/syndication/podcasts/3-things-to-know/how-q104-morgan-wright-got-tiktok-famous-as-morganptalks-the-bachelor-shanae-ankney-kanye-west-and-kim-kardashian-gossip-3-things-to-know-podcast/95-800170a7-a719-4999-9505-ba56972253ae Cleveland gas prices rise 49.8 cents in last week: How to find the cheapest prices https://www.wkyc.com/article/traffic/gas-prices/cleveland-ohio-gas-prices-rising/95-d8511cbe-5374-48aa-9478-fade562ecb54 Lorain welcomes first Chick-fil-A restaurant https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/food/chick-fil-a-restaurant-lorain-ohio-leavitt-road/95-75b7d29e-47d3-48de-aac4-604f7c65835d

Betsie Norris is the Founder and Executive Director of Adoption Network Cleveland: The Ohio Family Connection. Betsie is an adoptee who searched for and was reunited with her birthparents and siblings in 1986, when she was in her mid-twenties. She emerged from that experience with strong convictions about the lifelong journey of adoption for all involved, and the need for systemic change. She found Adoption Network Cleveland in 1988, was a volunteer for the first 7 years, and has been the Executive Director since 1995. With a wide array of programs and services, Adoption Network Cleveland has been recognized nationally as a successful model for effective service and advocacy for members of the adoption community including adoptees, adoptive, foster and kinship families, birthparents and siblings, youth in foster care and related professionals.  Betsie has become a frequent spokesperson in the media and has led the organization to long-term success building innovative programs and having a strong advocacy voice. Major advocacy achievements include leading successful efforts to decrease barriers to permanency for youth lingering in foster care, and changing laws about access to records resulting in Ohio adoptees gaining access to their original birth certificates. Adoption Network Cleveland served as the lead agency of the Adopt Cuyahoga's Kids Initiative, a public-private-philanthropic partnership which was responsible for reducing the number of youth waiting for adoption in Cuyahoga County foster care from 1,700 in 2004 to approximately 500 in 2018. The organization has supported and assisted in thousands of successful adoptee/birthparent, adoptee/sibling and DNA searches and reunions, and has been a leader in supporting families to enhance permanency for children and youth. Over a 25+ year period, Betsie took the lead on legislation to reform Ohio's adoption laws, and as a result all Ohio-born adult adoptees adopted have access to to their original birth certificates, including 400,000 adoptees adopted in Ohio's formerly "closed" period (1964-1996) starting in March 2015. The story of her involvement is highlighted in the short documentary https://vimeo.com/101580095 (An Adoptee ROARed in Ohio: The Betsie Norris Story) by Jean Strauss, which debuted at the Cleveland International Film Festival in 2014. Betsie is co-author of Journeys After Adoption: Understanding the Lifelong Process (Bergin & Garvey, 2002) and her story is featured in several books. Prior to her work in adoption and child welfare, Betsie worked as an RN in child and adolescent psychiatry.  Music by Corey Quinn

On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy is it to go shopping? Farah Nabulsi is an Oscar nominated and BAFTA Award-Winning Palestinian British filmmaker, born, raised and educated in the UK. She left the corporate world in 2016 to start working in the film industry as a writer & producer of short fiction films, exploring topics that matter to her. This includes Today They Took My Son, endorsed by renowned British Director Ken Loach, screened at the United Nations and officially selected to top tier international film festivals. In 2019, she directed her first film, The Present, which she also co-wrote. The film stars renowned actor, Saleh Bakri. It premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2020 and won the coveted Audience Award for Best Film. It had its North American premiere at the Cleveland International Film Festival, where it won the Jury Award for Best Live Action Short, qualifying it for the 2021 Oscars. While The Present continues to pick up numerous audience and jury awards as it continues with the film festival circuit around the world, it was nominated for The Academy Awards (OSCARS®) and won a BAFTA Award for Best British Short Film 2021. It has also been licensed internationally, including to Canal+ (France), Pacific Voice (Japan), Telefonica (Spain) and Netflix Worldwide. Farah is currently in development of her debut feature length film, The Teacher.

The New York Film Awards awarded John the Best First Time Screenwriter Award for his short comedy screenplay "The Buffinator". The Los Angeles film Awards awarded him Screenplay of the Month for his first feature screenplay "Selling Death". It was also an official selection of the Beverly Hills Film Festival. His short animated film, "The Balking Dead", won best short animated film by the Hollywood West Wing Film Competition for May 2018. Also, The Hollywood Sun Awards awarded it best short animated film for May 2018. The Independent Horror Movie Awards awarded it best animated short film for June 2018. In addition, it is an official selection of New York Short Film Tuesdays, The 3 Minute Film Festival, The $2 Film Festival, The Aphrodite Film Awards, The Independent Horror Awards, The EyeCatcher Film Festival, The Grapevine Film Festival and The Top Indie Awards Film Festival, The Crashlanded Film Festival, The Silver State Film Festival and The Genre Celebration Festival. His short film, "Arachnoid", was an official selection of the Cleveland International Film Festival. Also, it won the Best One Minute Wonder Film award in the super short film category at the 2017 Winter Alternative Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Also, The Los Angeles Film Awards awarded "Arachnoid" Honorable Mention in the best microfilm category. The Horror Hotel Film Festival awarded "Arachnoid" third place in the best microfilm category. Also, "Arachnoid", is an official selection of the Inside the Loop Film Festival, Nightmare Island Film Competition, the Art Slope '17 - Shorts in the Slope Film Festival, North by Midwest Micro-Budget Film Festival and the Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival.

Director Gabriel Gaurano talks about his boxing bocumentary Team Meryland about 12-year-old Meryland Gonzalez fights in-and-out of the ring attempting to be crowned the 2019 Junior Olympics Champion. Director, Editor and Director of Photography, Gabriel Gaurano is a filmmaker whose work has screened and garnered awards at festivals like AFI, Palm Springs International Shorts Fest, and many more. Gaurano's experiences have pulled him towards telling real stories of resilient families who push through the impossible. In this case, Gaurano was lucky enough to be in a San Diego, CA park when he met Meryland Gonzalez's father who approached them in wanting to tell the story of his young daughter training for the 2019 Junior Olympics in the sport of boxing. Meryland Gonzalez is from the Watts district of Los Angeles, born to immigrant parents that struggle to make ends meet while supporting their daughter's dreams of becoming a champion. Official Synopsis: Gabriel Gaurano's documentary short film Team Meryland focuses on a 12 year old Mexican-American boxer's second chance at life as she overcomes a past medical trauma. This inspirational story already screened at many prestigious film festivals including the Oscar qualifying Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and Cleveland International Film Festival where it won the FilmSlam Best Short Award. It will be screening at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival: Heartland Film this month. The documentary is a beautifully made film and we can only hope to see what is next for Gaurano and the Gonzalez family as she will possibly strive to become an Olympian in the adult games, once she is old enough. Team Meryland is one of those documentaries that you wish was longer and I am thrilled I got to watch it and speak with Gaurano. Follow Team Meryland on Instagram @teammerylandfilm and visit their official website www.teammerylandfilm.com.

Our Hosts: Corinne Foxx - https://www.instagram.com/corinnefoxx/ (@corinnefoxx) Natalie McMillan - https://www.instagram.com/nataliemcm/ (@nataliemcm) What we're drinking: Sparkling Avaline Rose Meet Our Guest: Lauren Hammersley Melissa Bumstead http://www.parentsagainstssfl.com/ (www.parentsagainstSSFL.com) http://www.change.org/SantaSusana (www.change.org/SantaSusana) Documentary - https://www.inthedarkofthevalley.com/ (In The Dark of The Valley) INTRO Natalie compliments Corinne's "fun" nails. The two discuss how nails can uplift your mood! ABOUT OUR GUEST Lauren and Melissa met at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) when their daughters were both in treatment and realized they lived too close to each other- pediatric cancer is really rare. They kept meeting more neighbors whose children also had rare forms of pediatric cancer. They started Parents Against Santa Susana Field Lab after they learned that they all live within miles of one of the most contaminated sites in California- and has never been cleaned up. They are in the documentary “In The Dark Of The Valley,” which goes in depth about the situation at Santa Susana Field Lab and how they have been fighting to get it cleaned up.  “In The Dark of The Valley” has been screened at Cinequest Film Festival and Cleveland International Film Festival. TOPIC Tragedy and trauma are unavoidable, but we can choose how it defines us. This week, we talk to Lauren Hammersley and Melissa Bumstead about their experiences as mothers' of children with pediatric cancer and how they've turned their pain into power.  In this episode, we discuss: The dangerous nuclear leak at the Santa Susana Field Lab How we can advocate for our own health Lauren and Melissa's journeys as mothers of sick children Toxic positivity How to fight large corporations How to turn pain into power Why it's important to feel the weight of tragedy How to keep going when we can't move on END OF SHOW Corinne and Natalie introduce the Hottie of the Week: Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich Wine Rating: Sparkling Avaline Rose = 8.5/Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich To wrap up the episode, Corinne and Natalie play Citizen's Arrest. Corinne puts a Citizen's Arrest on Internet Companies, specifically Spectrum. Natalie puts on Citizen's Arrest on fitted sheets. If you have any questions or future episode ideas, feel free to DM us https://www.instagram.com/amidoingthisrightpod/ (@AmIDoingThisRightPod) or email us at amidoingthisrightpod@gmail.com Check out our new website: https://www.amidoingthisrightpod.com/ (amidoingthisrightpod.com) Don't forget to rate and review the podcast! It really helps us grow! HELPFUL LINKS

Mallory Martin joins Dan Polletta to discuss an unprecedented season for the Cleveland International Film Festival. What was once a cultural in-person event in Cleveland became an exclusively virtual one during 2020 and 2021. We ask Mallory about the challenges and triumphs of pivoting during the pandemic, and what model the film festival may adapt in the future. Plus, some of this years most successful films and expectations for future festival initiatives via their new partnership with Playhouse Square.

The crisis in Venezuela has been making headlines for years. As violence erupts in the streets, people without food, water, or electricity have been fleeing the country in droves. Unsustainable economic practices compounded by Nicol?s Maduro's authoritarian reign has created the perfect storm for a national catastrophe, and has inspired enormous demonstrations throughout the country, uniting people of all walks of life against the corrupt institutions that hold them down.rnrnThis ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in Venezuela was captured in the riveting documentary A La Calle, which tells the story of the Venezuelan people's attempts to reclaim their country's democracy. Over the course of filming, A La Calle captures opposition figures, grassroot activists, and every day citizens that work to uplift the voices of other Venezuelans and their fight against the Maduro regime.rnrnJoin us as those involved in the making of the film discuss the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and its implications for every day Venezuelans and global citizens.rnrnA La Calle is part of the 45th Cleveland International Film Festival. Tickets to the film can be purchased here. Use code CITYCLUB to receive a discount.

The Mark Nolan Show hits you 5 random facts and discuss why they removed episodes of Spongebob Squarepants? They talk with Patrick Sheppard about the Cleveland International Film Festival and give about a few tips on how to help your relationship succeed. Jimmy Malone joins us once again for Knuckleheads in the News!

The Mark Nolan Show talks with Patrick Sheppard, the Associate Director of the CIFF. The 45th Cleveland International Film Festival will take place online April 7th thru April 20th, 2021.

Dani and Nic talk with Patrick Sheperd from the Cleveland International Film Festival about his support of films that move people to action and make a difference. They also talk about CIFF past, present and future. As well as share their thoughts on personal connections to the 2020 Best Feature Documentary Oscar Winner "American Factory". Follow Pat on Twitter @PatrickShepherd, or check out clevelandfilm.org for more on CIFF. Please remember to like, share and rate us on whatever you are listening to. Leave us comments or questions at www.inlovewithmovies.com Follow us on IG & Tiktok: @inlove_withmovies , Facebook , & Twitter: @nlovewithmovies Email us your questions or topic suggestions at withmoviesinlove@gmail.com --- 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/inlove-withmovies/message

March 26, 2021: Cavs and Andre Drummond agree to buyout making him a free agent, power outages in Northeast Ohio, Gov. DeWine predicts Memorial Day for “return to normal” in Ohio, why a Saints football player was arrested in Cleveland last night, how to get tickets to this year’s streaming Cleveland International Film Festival, and more on 3News Now with Stephanie Haney. Like this show? Check out the 3 Things to Know with Stephanie Haney podcast: http://wkyc.com/3thingstoknow Connect with Stephanie here: http://twitter.com/_StephanieHaney http://instagram.com/_StephanieHaney http://facebook.com/thestephaniehaney Read more here: POWER OUTAGES | Thousands without electricity as strong winds slam Northeast Ohio: See the latest outage numbers https://www.wkyc.com/article/weather/power-outages-northeast-ohio-first-energy-high-winds/95-f39003a5-775c-45d8-8cd9-f64228e76193 b.a. Sweetie issues candy recall for 2 chocolate products sold at multiple Northeast Ohio stores https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/food/ba-sweetie-candy-company-recall/95-eb07dfa9-1deb-4c4a-92ef-a74e480196ac Ohio's COVID-19 vaccine portal now allows everyone age 16+ to schedule https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/ohios-covid-19-vaccine-portal-open-16/95-2c30c96f-bdf7-4798-b054-7134a63c179d Gov. Mike DeWine on Ohio's COVID-19 outlook: 'I think Memorial Day will be good' https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/gov-dewine-optimistic-closer-to-normal-by-memorial-day/95-17348739-bd7d-428c-86eb-e1ca0595499f Mass COVID vaccination site to open at Summit County Fairgrounds April 3: How to get an appointment https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/covid-19-vaccinations-summit-county-fairgrounds/95-d852b8b2-0040-40fe-a294-8ea294613ec4 The latest on the number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-ohio-updates/95-e2faeb56-d02a-443a-bcdb-141f2c7fafe8 https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/timeline-of-coronavirus-cases-ohio/95-c97c228d-c6c7-4949-b12b-4324d7ed8bb5 Report: Cleveland Cavaliers and Andre Drummond agree to buyout https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nba/cavaliers/andre-drummond-buyout-cavs/95-7af85687-3ddb-4054-beca-8a070557d5e3 New Orleans Saints CB Marshon Lattimore arrested in Cleveland https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/marshon-lattimore-arrested-cleveland/95-9bb08e08-c68c-44aa-a815-5cc8fc1b7e8c Tickets on sale now for the 45th annual Cleveland International Film Festival's streaming event https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/buy-tickets-for-cleveland-international-film-festival-ciff45-streams-bring-film-home-online-film-festival/95-696eb6ec-f292-4ef0-86f0-3d7c31426afd Get in the spring spirit! Lowe's to offer free curbside Garden-to-Go kits https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/home-garden/lowes-to-offer-free-curbside-garden-to-go-kits/95-96889bd1-8c83-46af-97cc-f9079aac60b6

Episode LinkThe Session Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=araUb4AJzFM&t=53sThe Session: Behind the Scenes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtOSva8OE_miCWePwMPjZmm05u3WbNRNDPreviewWith over 45,000 views on YouTube and being accepted into a couple of film festivals, we figured that it would be a great time to debrief filming “The Session.” Thanks to a worldwide pandemic, we were unable to walk down the red carpet at the Cleveland International Film Festival and watch it on the big screen. However, we are able to share it worldwide through streaming festivals and YouTube. In this episode, we bring back directors Chris Webb and Conrad “Abel” Miles to talk about filming “The Session,” as well as reminiscing about what happened on-set. After the show is over, watch our Behind The Scenes mini-series to go even further in-depth of our production.Talking Points-The feedback we got from the film, as well as what we’re doing next to further expand on the story-What’s next for our directors-Staying creative in a very competitive industry-Favorite memories on-set-What was left on the cutting room floor?-What additional footage will be released?Social MediaChris: Website-IG: chriswebbspeaks-Facebook: Chris Webb-Twitter: @chriswebbspeaksConrad-IG: imxabel-Facebook: Conrad Abel Miles-YouTube: AbelMediaStudiosThe Session-Facebook: The Session-IG: thesessioncle

February 12, 2021: Former President Donald Trump’s defense team presents its case for acquittal at his second impeachment trial, CDC releases guidance to reopen schools, when to file your taxes to get the largest stimulus check payment, and Cleveland International Film Festivals reveals its theme for this year’s streaming event, on 3News Now with Stephanie Haney. Like this show? Check out the 3 Things to Know with Stephanie Haney podcast! http://wkyc.com/3thingstoknow Connect with Stephanie here: http://twitter.com/_StephanieHaney http://instagram.com/_StephanieHaney http://facebook.com/thestephaniehaney Read more here: WATCH LIVE: Trump lawyers decry impeachment case as political vengeance https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-impeachment-trial-defense-opening-argument-friday/507-b6615dbe-e961-4e58-b42f-910d3d726898 CDC releases long-awaited guidance on reopening schools https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/cdc-releases-long-awaited-guidance-on-reopening-schools/507-5ce74178-4a20-4e60-bd68-ea1887069fae The latest on the number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-ohio-updates/95-e2faeb56-d02a-443a-bcdb-141f2c7fafe8 https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/timeline-of-coronavirus-cases-ohio/95-c97c228d-c6c7-4949-b12b-4324d7ed8bb5 The date you file your 2020 taxes could affect the amount of your next stimulus https://www.wkyc.com/article/money/filing-your-2020-taxes-could-effect-the-amount-of-your-next-stimulus/95-e343a915-703a-4b69-9a25-8cbb241329e7 Is J.J. Watt a free agent fit for the Cleveland Browns? https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/jj-watt-browns-free-agency/95-04e0cfa1-8d5d-4b22-81e0-711fe66b78ba 'Bring Film Home': 45th Cleveland International Film Festival announces this year's theme https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/movies/cleveland-international-film-festival-announces-theme-bring-film-home/95-a5717e70-5d9f-4f5a-83b7-918b52a5e300

***WARNING: Adult Language and Content.*** Couch Potato Theater: SHOWGIRLS (1995) / Showgirls 2019 Documentary YOU DONT NOMI - WARNING: Adult Language & Content!Welcome to Couch Potato Theater here on the Fandom Podcast Network. On Couch Potato Theater we celebrate our favorite movies! You may own your favorite movies digitally, or on physical media. However when they air on your cable TV, you love what you are watching so much, you don't get off the couch! And that's the definition of what Couch Potato Theater is all about.On the special episode of Couch Potato Theater, we discuss one of the most controversial and now cult favorite movies in the 20th century, SHOWGIRLS (1995).SHOWGIRLS (1995)Showgirls is a 1995 erotic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. Starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon, it centers on a "street-smart" drifter who ventures to Las Vegas and climbs the seedy hierarchy from stripper to showgirl.YOU DONT NOMI (2019)You Don't Nomi is a 2019 American documentary film that discovers the history of the 1995 erotic drama film Showgirls. The documentary is directed by Jeffrey McHale and it features the original cast of the film (in archive footage). It premiered on 27 April 2019 at the Tribeca Film Festival, and upon release it was met with positive feedback from the critics. The film was nominated for Ad Hoc Docs Competition category at the Cleveland International Film Festival.Fandom Podcast Network Contact Information- The FANDOM PODCAST NETWORK YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork- Master feed for all FPNet Audio Podcasts: http://fpnet.podbean.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fandompodcastnetwork - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandompodcastnetwork/ - Twitter: @fanpodnetwork / https://twitter.com/fanpodnetworkFPN Couch Potato Theater Host & Guest Contact Info:- Kyle W. on Twitter: @AKyleW / Instagram: @Akylefandom- Kevin R. on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix- Erin Gill on Instagram: @Audreyworm - Jennifer Waalk on Instagram: @ChefStomp91 - Tee Public Fandom Podcast Network Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/fandom-podcast-network

GUEST BIO John Gomez was born and raised in Northern New Mexico.  He attended Colorado College where he earned a degree in Philosophy and American Ethnic Studies.   He graduated from California State Los Angeles University with a Master's degree in Communication Disorders in 2009.  Presently, he works as a Speech Pathologist for the Los Angeles Unified School District.  He is also part-time faculty at Cal State LA where he teaches a graduate-level course on stuttering and a course on psychosocial considerations. In 2017, CSULA honored John with the Lois V. Douglass Distinguished Alumnus Award.  John also moonlights as a filmmaker.  In 2012 he established Keen Eye Productions, LLC.   His first feature film, WHEN I STUTTER had its world premiere at the Cleveland International Film Festival on April, 2nd 2017.  The film recently won the "Supporter of People with Fluency Disorders Award" from the International Fluency Association. WHEN I STUTTER has been lauded by many organizations and associations for its ability to effectively raise awareness about people who stutter and their challenges in life. The film has won 7 awards, been an official selection in over 15 film festivals, and has been translated into over 11 languages.   TOPICS INCLUDE - Keeping busy during 2020 - CAMP Shout Out & When I Stutter - Best filmmakers and inspiration for When I Stutter - Growth and change - Making little changes and improvements in life - Giving your self permission to make mistakes - Life as a school based speech-language pathologists - Teaser for new movie about stuttering that will help with communication success   RESOURCES AND LINKS When I Stutter Camp Shout Out Upcoming events   HOST BIO Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story. Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re-imagining the next-level of speech-language therapy for people to benefit in real life. Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

October 5, 2020: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for COVID-19 as President Donald Trump’s doctors say he may be discharged from the hospital today, what we do and don’t know about the presidents case of COVID-19, Ohio’s voter registration deadline is today, and celebrating Victory Monday following the Browns 49-38 win over the Dallas Cowboys, on 3News Now with Stephanie Haney. Connect with Stephanie here: http://twitter.com/_StephanieHaney http://instagram.com/_StephanieHaney http://facebook.com/thestephaniehaney Read more here: (0:45) White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for COVID-19 https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/white-house-press-secretary-mcenany-tests-positive-for-covid-19/507-256dd58a-17be-415c-895b-f352e66624d6 (6:30) Here's who has tested positive, negative for coronavirus after president's diagnosis https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/who-in-trump-circle-has-tested-positive-negative-for-covid/65-e6f394cf-5730-41b7-a680-e8b4459cf034 (2:02) What we know, and what we don't, about President Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/trump-coronavirus-walter-reed/507-03c3ecb3-4b86-4c0b-9bba-e6ad79adb262 (6:00) President Trump aims for Monday release from hospital after supporter drive-by https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-coronavirus-update-monday-october-5/507-7aff62ac-349e-4643-b3c2-f6e2a2ccd45c (8:41) Senate cancels work as lawmakers contract coronavirus https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/senate-cancels-work-as-lawmakers-contract-coronavirus/507-0924424a-aa3e-4597-841d-9ce87b726926 (10:02) Heads up! Today is your last chance to register to vote in Ohio for the 2020 November election https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/ohio-voter-registration-deadline/95-3317c565-95af-4fb0-90a5-903ef0775660 (10:40) Court rules it's up to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose whether counties can have multiple ballot drop boxes https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/court-rules-its-up-to-ohio-secretary-of-state-frank-larose-whether-counties-can-have-multiple-ballot-drop-boxes/95-d4442bac-567d-42d5-a64c-0226c7c657f1 (10:50) Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose: Multiple ballot drop boxes allowed, only at local boards of elections https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/larose-multiple-ballot-drop-boxes-allowed-only-at-boards-of-elections/530-c4265e78-f55c-4d7d-8a2e-60563c7f97e2 (13:34) Cleveland Browns give us one for the ages: Jay Crawford on that big win against Dallas Cowboys https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/cleveland-browns-beat-dallas-cowboys-jay-crawford/95-2f95d9ff-e73d-4ce8-8c86-cbf15a0b5460 (15:22) Breaking down Browns WR Odell Beckham Jr.'s game-clinching touchdown run vs. the Cowboys https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/breaking-down-obj-game-clinching-run/95-2d4fb5a3-b5aa-451a-80af-8443fda374f1 (16:30) 2021 Cleveland International Film Festival goes virtual: 'Most responsible option' https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/movies/2021-cleveland-international-film-festival-goes-virtual/95-b955344d-85c8-4795-9ac2-73d624bd3b15 (17:45) How are you celebrating Victory Monday after the Cleveland Browns get off to a 3-1 start to the season? https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/football/how-are-you-celebrating-victory-monday-after-the-cleveland-browns-get-off-to-a-3-1-start-to-the-season/95-1bcaecab-9cd3-483d-a623-2d6094674d7f

Conrad Abel Miles is from Cleveland and currently has a documentary in the DC Shorts Film Festival (and picked up an award at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival), The Session. We take a dive into the subject matter of The Session and its many messages, and of course talk about krumping. The dance style the entire doc is centered around. Abel also chats about the short he acted in, "Altruist," and so much more! If you'd like to watch The Session, head to festival.dcshorts.com click on FILMS and Search 'The Session' --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happyhoursteveguy/support

On this episode, Patrick Shepherd, the Associate Director of the Cleveland International Film Festival (now heading into its 45th year) swings by Happy Hour to discuss what it took for the festival to change course at the last minute this year from in-person screenings (as is typical) to only streaming due to coronavirus pandemic shutdowns. He also chats about his history with the festival, different programs they offer that go beyond films seen on screen, and a glimpse into how the festival will now operate in the future. That's not all though, as Patrick is involved in multiple groups and one of the biggest supporters the city of Cleveland has. He gives a background into what else he is part of and of course goes off on what he hopes for the future and loves about the city of Cleveland! Don't forget, you can watch Happy Hour with Steve Guy on YouTube, now with its own dedicated YouTube channel and watch an entire episode which includes condensed interviews from the podcast and a variety of entertainment including comedic bits, standup comedy and much more! Now produced by Launchpad Productions and Cleveland Comedy Festival! If you'd like some friendly bartender advice because you don't know who else to turn to, submit a question via anchorm.fm/happyhoursteveguy or email happyhoursteveguy@gmail.com and let us know if you'd like your name (or audio message) shared on the show. Follow Happy Hour with Steve Guy on social media! Facebook: Happy Hour with Steve Guy Instagram: @happyhourwithsteveguy Twitter: @happyhourwithSG --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happyhoursteveguy/support

Guest bio: John Gomez moonlights as a filmmaker. His days are spent as a Speech Pathologist for the Los Angeles Unified School District and as part-time faculty at California State University teaching a graduate-level course on stuttering. Born and raised in Northern New Mexico, John attended Colorado College where he earned a degree in Philosophy and American Ethnic Studies. He originally moved to Los Angeles to become an actor but disillusionment with the industry-led John to a career in Speech Pathology. In 2009, he graduated from California State Los Angeles University with a master's degree in Communication Disorders. John's first feature film, WHEN I STUTTER, premiered at the Cleveland International Film Festival in April of 2017. WHEN I STUTTER has been admired for its ability to effectively raise awareness about people who stutter and their challenges in life. The film has won 7 awards, been an official selection in over 15 film festivals with over 100 screenings worldwide. In 2017, John was honored with the Emerging Filmmaker Award from the prestigious Chagrin Documentary Film Festival. In this episode John and Uri discuss: John's next film Filmmaking and film as a process of art and communication Ways to use film to touch lives and change the social fabric of society Normalizing differences like stuttering and much more. We mention many organizations and colleagues doing incredible things across the country. John talks about Dr. Phil Schneider and his impact on John's career and filmmaking John talks about Transcending Stuttering and Going with the Flow. Resources and Links: https://whenistutter.org/ www.schneiderspeech.com/tsa   Host Bio: Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story.  Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re-imagining the next-level of speech-language therapy for people to benefit in real life.   Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. www.schneiderspeech.com

And the virtual version of the Cleveland International Film Festival is a hit! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

St Patrick's Day Parade and Cleveland International Film Festival are canceled by the coronavirus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hi everyone! Welcome back for another Indie Wednesday. Every Wednesday we like to feature a microbudget or independent production, and sometimes we’re lucky enough to chat with the filmmakers themselves. Today, I’ll be reviewing ALIVE, the latest short by Swedish filmmaker Jimmy Olsson, which takes a fun look at sex and ableism. We’ll hear a few snippets from our interview with Jimmy during this review, but for a few other similar episodes, check out our reviews for TURBINES (Episode #721), CLOSURE (Episode #707), and SANDOW (Episode #693). We’ll have a bit of format switch today. Before the review, I’ll run the audio for the full teaser trailer for ALIVE. Check the show notes for a link to the video, along with English subtitles for those who need them. Throughout the review, I’ll be splicing in segments from our short interview. You can listen to the full interview on our Patreon page this coming Sunday. I was very thankful for the opportunity to speak with Jimmy Olsson. Subscribe to stay current with the latest releases. Contribute at Patreon for exclusive content. Connect with us over social media to continue the conversation. Here we go! ///// > ///// Today’s movie is ALIVE(2020), the dramatic short written and directed by Jimmy Olsson. Victoria (Eva Johansson) was a combat athlete until she suffered a brain hemorrhage, leaving her partially paralyzed and with a case of aphasia. She’s cared for by Ida (Madeleine Martin), who helps her with regular tasks and transportation, and spends time with her boyfriend Anton (Philip Oros). When Victoria asks Ida if anyone would want to be intimate with her, they create Victoria a Tinder page, which leads to a tense moment. No spoilers. Growing up in rural Illinois during the 1980s and 1990s, I didn’t have much interaction with the disabled community. Most of my exposure was with individuals who were once able-bodied, but lost a limb, or had acquired a degenerative illness. It was also the vast majority of the noble depictions of the disabled community on the big and small screen, and it gave me the mistaken impression that being disabled was a matter of bad luck or old age. It didn’t help that our district’s approach to specialized education at the time was grouping and isolating them, and the big and small screen gleefully mocked those individuals. It wasn’t until college when I met someone with cerebral palsy that I had my own notions challenged. It forced me to greatly expand my notion of what disabled meant and how it affected people differently. It also made me want to see more realistic depictions of the community in film and television. The last twenty years have seen a great expansion for representation, beginning with mostly token roles and expanding into multiple shows and feature films. Which made me wonder where Jimmy got the idea. JIMMY: “I listened to a podcast last summer and I heard a similar story about a carer and the disabled person. It was a similar story about a disabled person who wanted to have an, I think it was an escort, or something. There was a moment the carer wasn’t allowed in the disabled person’s home when the escort was arriving. I saw a drama there, if the carer doesn’t know who’s showing up, and what could happen, and what will happen, and who’s fault is it if something goes wrong? That inspired me to write this story.” One of those topics, previously thought to be taboo about the disabled community, is sex. We speak so much about the social integration of the disabled community that we forget that each person is more than their disability, including very real, very powerful sexual feelings. Film and television abound with able love stories, but ALIVE allows us to consider the possibilities of love and sex for the disabled community in the modern age. JIMMY: “I think many, many people... many able people have a certain view of disabled people, how they look, and they judge people if they look a certain way or behave a certain way. I think we need to shine a light on disabled people that they are exactly the same as everyone else.” Victoria, as a character, is obviously central to making ALIVE work as the lead character. Her past as a combat athlete and her present as a disabled person due to injury allows her to appeal to both populations and challenge our perceptions. The film opens with Victoria out with Ida in public, with Olsson capturing shots at Victoria’s wheelchair level. We’re quickly invested into Victoria as a character, getting a sense of how others see her, largely because of the excellent casting of Eva Johansson. JIMMY: “I saw Eva, and she did a lot of research. She was very interested in the role and so I went with my gut feeling, because she’s a real character actress. She does a lot of theater. She really went into the role immensely, like, she researched for two months before we shot it.” Aphasia is a difficult condition to replicate, but Eva’s preparation pays off big time, finding the right balance between realism and pacing for cinematic effect. Eva communicates so much with her face and body while Victoria struggles to get the words out. You can feel any misguided expectations melting away as Victoria’s story progresses, especially when the suitor shows up, played by Jimmy Olsson himself. I had to ask him if he wrote the role with himself in mind. JIMMY: “No, it’s just coincidence. Basically, I did it in my last film as well, but it was basically, because we shot it without money, and the producer said, ‘Why don’t you do it?’ And I was like, ‘Ah, what the hell! It’s no dialogue. I look kind of shady. Why not?’” ALIVE is a dramatic short that challenges our expectations about the disabled community. Coming in just over twenty minutes, Olsson weaves a nicely encapsulated tale, anchored by an incredible, expressive performance by Eva Johansson. Fans of films about the disabled community, or folks looking to expand their notions about the community, should definitely check out this film. Rotten Tomatoes: NR Metacritic: NR One Movie Punch: 8.0/10 ALIVE (2020) is not rated and will be playing at the Cleveland International Film Festival, running from Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 through Sunday, April 5th, 2020. Head over to clevelandfilm.org for more information, including a schedule. We’ll link back to the review here once it’s available for streaming.

Cleveland's first Hispanic Catholic bishop is heading home to Philadelphia, the Cleveland International Film Festival will move to Playhouse Square and more stats about how rare the weather is so far this winter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cleveland's first Hispanic Catholic bishop is heading home to Philadelphia, the Cleveland International Film Festival will move to Playhouse Square and more stats about how rare the weather is so far this winter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Filmmaker Kyra Gardner may have only just graduated film school a few months ago but she's already one of the best examples we know of an emerging young talent making huge strides in the world of cinema today! From trying to decide between a career as a veterinarian or an army nurse and instead choosing filmmaking as her calling… to observing her father at work on sets (Tony Gardner is an FX legend – check out our conversation with him in Ep 246)… to having her first short film selected for the 39th Cleveland International Film Festival at age 16 (the youngest participant ever!)… to having her short form documentary THE DOLLHOUSE acquired by Universal Studios for inclusion on the CULT OF CHUCKY home video (she was only 19!)... to winning a DGA Student Award at age 22 for her latest short film PHOEBE… at just 22 years old Kyra's list of accomplishments is enough to motivate anyone looking to pick up a camera! Dr. Arwen provides “Hollywood Therapy” to a patient who is worried that his life may have passed him by as well as a filmmaker ready to secure distribution for his series while Joe stays in bed with the flu just like “Cameron” in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (“let my Cameron go…”) in this wicked inspiring episode. Become a Crypt Keeper by joining our Patreon community where you can enjoy weekly bonus episodes of “Classic Crypt”, early access to every new episode, Adam and Joe's monthly “Crypt Picks” videos, bonus monthly film commentaries, access to our monthly interactive “Movie Crypt Live” episodes, Adam and Joe's “Crypt Diaries,” or the holy “Cult of Arwen!” We can't keep doing this show without your help: Patreon.com/TheMovieCrypt

My guest on this week’s episode is Erika Davis-Marsh who wrote, directed and produced her latest award winning short film CODA (2019) starring Kerrynton Jones, Ryan Lane and CJ Jones. The film has been screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival, ReelAbilities, LA Shorts and many more!  We jumped into Erika’s film festival experience, how she worked with deaf actors and the deaf community to tell an authentic story centring on a child of deaf adults and her decision to turndown a prestigious aeronautical scholarship to follow her lifelong passion for filmmaking and dance. You can follow and check out Erika’s short films on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/user23965164 right now!

My guest on this week’s episode is Monique Sorgen who wrote, directed and produced her latest short film Sorry, Not Sorry (2019) starring Wallace Langham, Jessica Oyelowo and M. Emmet Walsh. The film has screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival, Florida Film Festival and American Pavilion of Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes and many more! We jumped into Monique’s film festival experience, how she got into filmmaking working as a production assistant on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, navigating the film industry as a female filmmaker back in the 1990’s and how she cast the legendary character actor M. Emmet Walsh. You can follow and check out Monique's’ short films @ Vimeo https://vimeo.com/moniquesorgen right now!

Today I sit down with the amazing Jinjing Tian. We talk everything from engineering to Pretty Woman. Check it out! Jingjing is a Sundance Writer's Lab semifinalist and a Sundance Sloan Foundation semifinalist. She has held fellowships at the New York Public Library and the Middlebury Script Lab, and won best female director and awards in excellence at AT&T, the Princeton Indpt. Film Festival, and more. Her short film about a Chinese cowboy has screened at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival, the Cleveland International Film Festival, the Museum of the Chinese in America and more. Her work has been featured in Paper Magazine, AM New York, High Country News, XM radio, and LeanIn. If woukd like to contribute to the Seed & Spark campaign go tp www.seedandspark.com/fund/til-death-do-us-part Upcoming screenings of Cowboy Joe: Thursday, June 20, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CEST) Cannes Festival d'Palais 1 Boulevard de la Croisette Redac Theatre 1 06414 Cannes France Nitehawk Cinema (likely the Williamsburg location) - on July 25, 2019 with The Future of Film is Female & MOMA Museum of the Chinese in America: https://www.mocanyc.org/visit/events/moca_films_cowboy_joe_by_jingjing_tian

Your two favorite ODD GUYS are back this time with Perignon White talking hella trash. First we dive into Phoenix's time at the 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival (1:26), Then we discuss Kodak Black's controversial comments about the late Nipsey Hussle's girlfriend (14:52), Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" being removed from the Country Music charts (29:16), The inevitable light skin vs. dark skin conversation (38:00), a heated discussion on why (some) black women seem so mean (41:06). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this week's episode: Emilio Estevez's The Public, Kent Jones' Diane and Benedikt Erlingsson's Woman at War. We also discuss a few films we caught at the 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival and our #CedarLee3 picks for great Activist Films. New Films: The Public [Trailer] Diane [Trailer] Woman at War [Trailer]   #CedarLee3: This week’s list of films you should be watching was inspired by Woman at War and it's main character's environmental activism against the aluminum industry.  For this week's list, we count down our favorite Activist Films. Tell us about your favorites @CedarLeeTheatre using #CedarLee3.

On this week's episode: Jia Zhangke's Ash is Purest White & James Kent's The Aftermath. We deviate from our usual format a little as the 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival is in full swing and we're busy watching as many films as we can.  But, we do still discuss our #CedarLee3 picks for great Chinese Action Films. We've been nominated for Best Local Podcast! If you'd like to help us out with a vote, use this link to cast your ballot. New Films: Ash is Purest White [Trailer] The Aftermath [Trailer] #CedarLee3: This week’s list of films you should be watching was inspired by Jia Zhangke's Ash is Purest White.  We count down our top Chinese Action Films. Tell us about your favorites @CedarLeeTheatre using #CedarLee3.

What's Trending--a look at the hot topics of the day including the best songs to wake up to in the morning. "Things not to say to your kids"--see how many you've used or were told growing up. Cleveland International Film Festival--Patrick Shepherd and Bill Guentzler are here to preview the 43rd annual film festival. Majic Ways to Save--Matt Granite has a deal on one of the hottest kitchen gadgets--an air fryer. "Would You Rather?"--Nolan takes sinister glee in posing two equally diabolical scenarios and forces us to choose one. Cleveland BItes--Doug Tratner, restaurant critic at 'Scene Magazine', says a new concept "Crossing the Bridge Noodles" is planning to set up shop in Asiatown. And after months of renovations, the old Liquid is getting ready to reopen as The Ivy in the Warehouse District.

Cleveland International Film Festival--Patrick Shepherd and Bill Guentzler are here to preview the 43rd annual film festival.

Happy Friday folks! Filmmakers be sure to get your films in to the DC Black Film Festival as we’re still in the regular call for entries period until the end of this month. I can tell you first hand that you’ll want to be a part of this year’s showcase and we’re cooking up some great stuff for you! Today on the show I’m talking with Patrick Shepherd, the Associate Director of the Cleveland International Film Festival about what we can expect to see at this year’s festival. The fest takes place March 27th through April 7th and I have a feeling you’ll want to put it on your radar after this interview. I also talk with Sara Zandieh, writer/director of Simple Wedding. We talk about how her mixed heritage influences the films she makes and how it makes a universal impact for film viewers. Fun fact: I recorded with Sara and Patrick at least a month a part and her film will be playing at CIFF. So you’re getting a double preview! Check out the Cleveland International Film Festival here: https://www.clevelandfilm.org/ See Sara’s work here: http://www.sarazandieh.com/ Picture Lock Links: Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/ Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kevin-sampsons-picture-lock/id639359584?mt=2 Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a picturelockshow[at]gmail.com to say hi and let us know what you think of the show. FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/picturelockshow INSTAGRAM:http://instagram.com/picturelockshow TWITTER:https://twitter.com/picturelockshow SNAPCHAT: https://www.snapchat.com/add/picturelockshow YouTube CHANNEL:http://www.youtube.com/picturelockshowPINTEREST:http://pinterest.com/picturelockshow

A quick preview of what is to come on CIFF Speaks during the 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival.  #CIFF43  

Tami Brown currently serves as the General Manager for the Greater Cleveland Aquarium, the only independent aquarium in Ohio. Tami promotes the tenets of “servant leadership”, and her fascinating career path has wound between the arts and culture industry and the travel and tourism industry, giving her unique insights into both. Tami has spent her career working with attractions in northeast Ohio including the Western Reserve Historical Society, the Center for Contemporary Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Cleveland International Film Festival. She served as Vice President of Marketing for Positively Cleveland, a non-profit dedicated to using tourism to drive economic vitality throughout the region. She also serves on many boards of directors, including the Ohio Travel Association, the Tourism Ohio Advisory Board, the Center for Community Solutions, and Flats Forward (representing the Flats neighborhood of Cleveland). On this episode of Destination on the Left, I talk with Tami about the overlap between the arts and culture industry and the travel and tourism industry, and why that often-overlooked relationship has the potential to be a powerful driver for both industries. Listen to our conversation, and learn how effective partnerships can benefit everyone involved. What You Will Learn: How Tami’s career diversion into marketing ironically led her to her dream job in the arts and culture industry. Why authenticity is the key to standing out as a desirable destination The power and potential of leveraging connections within different industries How an unexpected partnership with a local craft brewery to helped grow a program to protect and endangered turtle species The importance of communication when creating a partnership Why Do Partnerships Matter? One of the major challenges we the travel and tourism industry face is in finding new ways to promote ourselves. Tami provides a great example of the benefits that partnering with other organizations can provide. Her contacts within both the cultural and tourism industries have allowed her to use outside-the-box thinking to come up with innovative marketing possibilities. There is an obvious and logical overlap between tourism and the arts and culture industry that is too often ignored. By reaching out and forming cross-industry connections, we can form strong relationships that have broad-reaching effects. When Opportunity Knocks Opportunities to promote our industry are everywhere, as long as we remain open-minded and ready to cooperate. We already know the dramatic economic impact that destination marketing can have, so the natural extension of that mindset lies in coordinating our efforts wherever possible. Through its partnerships with businesses and organizations in a variety of industries, the Greater Cleveland Aquarium is leading by example. That’s why it was my great pleasure to speak with Tami about her efforts. Resources: Website: www.greaterclevelandaquarium.com Episode Transcript

On this week's episode we take a look at six new films: Lizzie, Assassination Nation, Mandy, Fahrenheit 11/9, Life Itself and A Happening of Monumental Proportions. In Art House News this week: Jon Forman, President of Cleveland Cinemas and Founder of the Cleveland International Film Festival joins us to discuss the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).  Jon was there at the first TIFF and gives us some perspective on how the festival has evolved thru the years.  Then we discuss the films he saw this year: Fahrenheit 11/9, A Star is Born, Roma, The Old Man and the Gun, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Beautiful Boy, Boy Erased and What They Had. #CedarLee3: This week’s list of films you should be watching was inspired by Judy Greer stepping behind the camera to direct A Happening of Monumental Proportions - our top films directed by actors.  Share your favorite films directed by actors with us @CedarLeeTheatre using #CedarLee3. Show segments: Intro - 00:00 - 00:54 Last Seen - 00:55 - 2:44 Cedar Lee Buzz - 02:45 - 04:57 Art House News (Interview) - 05:02 - 18:25 New Films - 19:26 - 30:07 Cedar Lee 3 - 30:13 - 37:20 Special Events - 37:21 - 39:45 

Get to know Aaron DeLoach, Global Projects Facilitator with Ambassadors Football, Pastor at Fellowship Bible Church, and former professional soccer player. Alex and Molly dig into Aaron's work in Haiti, Africa, and around the world sharing his faith through soccer and helping those most in need. Hear about the most fulfilling situations he's found himself in, as well as the most dangerous situations. As if that wasn't enough, tune in for Netflix recommendations from Alex and Molly, some insights into longevity and purpose in life, and a deep conversation about body hair. Learn more about Aaron's work with Ambassadors Football at ambassadorsfootball.comaaron-deloach or get in touch with Aaron on twitter/Facebook/Instagram @aarondeloach Watch videos on Aaron's work around the world with Ambassadors Football on his youtube channel at www.youtube.com/channel/UCLVLoWR5ZfQd8HlFaR7m1FA Visit Fellowship Bible Church online at www.fellowshipcleveland.com Find more information on the books mentioned episode: Blue Zones by Dan Buettner - www.bluezones.com The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren - purposedriven.com The Cleveland International Film Festival has passed, but you can visit the Grove Hill page of their website at www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2018/grove-hill-a-true-story SHOW NOTES * 1:30 Molly's staycation and panic in the Salt Cave * 5:07 Love for Hotel Indigo * 7:10 The Gertsburgs go to Columbus and Alex is a soccer star * 8:56 Less love for Splash Lagoon * 10:33 Alex shares his sauna and offers tension advice * 13:14 Netflix recommendations * 16:28 Aaron arrives * 19:20 Aaron's genes * 21:45 Soccer Life * 24:50 How Aaron came to Ambassadors Football - Where soccer and faith meet * 26:20 A tangent on the role of the bunny in Easter * 29:20 Back to Ambassadors - Aaron realizes his blessings * 32:27 Why Soccer is a tool for connecting people * 34:57 The universe brings Aaron to Ambassadors Football * 39:39 What they do in the United States * 42:36 The gang discusses their relationship to religion * 44:30 Discussing longevity and purpose in life * 51:36 Which countries Aaron has been to and when he felt his life was in danger * 1:00:28 Being a pastor in Chagrin Falls, and Molly's mind is blown by a coincidence

Nick, Caitlin, and Ariel sit down to talk about the Cleveland International Film Festival before getting into details about this year's Cinetopia lineup, including our exciting Opening Night premiere! Plus, their Movie Magic Moments of the week.

In this After Credits bonus episode, we recap our recent trip to the Cleveland International Film Festival, discussing the movies and short films we saw. Also, catch up on our ongoing Rotten Tomatoes Guess-O-Meter, complete with a twist ending! If you'd like to listen to future episodes of After Credits and support all of our podcast efforts, find us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/covertocreditspod

When he was 11 years old, Collier Landry's father murdered his mother. When he was 12 years old, Collier testified in court, helping to convict and sentence his father to 20-years-to-life for the crime. Now almost three decades later, Collier returns to his hometown - and the home where it happened - for the Cleveland premiere of a documentary about his experience. Click here to watch this episode on YouTube.  Click here for more information about "A Murder in Mansfield."  Click here for more information about the Cleveland International Film Festival.  Click here to follow Collier Landry on Twitter.

Taped at Jack Cleveland Casino, in the heart of downtown Cleveland. Interviews with Malea Garfield, director of marketing for Jack Cleveland Casino, Patrick Shepherd, associate director of the Cleveland International Film Festival and more. Featuring appearances by Christie Maggard from Necessary Roughness, Todd Allyn and Sammie Cena from the Todd Allyn Show, Jeff Brown from the Jeff Brown Show and more. (original airdate: 4/6/18)

For the past 42 years Cleveland, Ohio has hosted the Cleveland International Film Festival. Reid sits down with the man who created it all and runs more than 70 screens across Ohio and Pennsylvania. They call him Cleveland's Mr. Movies. www.clevelandfilm.org "Talk Time with Reid Moriarty" is a series of 7-minute interviews with people Reid finds interesting, and you might too! Unlikely. Unscripted. Unaffected. www.reidmoriarty.com

This January, FilmRise released the chilling true crime documentary “Unseen,” from award-winning director and producer Laura Paglin. For two years, women had been disappearing from Mount Pleasant – a poverty-stricken,  African-American neighborhood in Cleveland – with little investigation from police and city officials. Then in 2009, a reported rape led Cleveland police to a grisly discovery— the bodies of eleven women decomposing in the house and yard of known sex offender Anthony Sowell. How was it that a serial killer was able to operate virtually in plain sight for two years?Told in riveting detail by the women who were able to escape Sowell’s deadly clutches, “Unseen” draws viewers into a world where marginalized women, plagued by drug use, shunned by society and dismissed by the police, became easy prey for a predatory monster. “Unseen” questions not only the police failures in this case but also why Sowell’s neighbors turned a blind eye to his bizarre activities.  Through intimate, revealing interviews, Paglin gives voice to Sowell’s victims, allowing them to tell their stories, showing us how they attempt to come to grips with their horrific experiences. “Unseen” was an Official Selection at Cleveland International Film Festival and DOC NYC. It was also a contender for the Social Impact Award at Greenwich International Film Festival. Unseen acts as a haunting indictment of a police force that failed its citizens.” UNSEEN: A True Crime Documentary About a Cleveland Serial Killer and the Women He Preyed On-Laura Paglin*Available for sale or rental on Amazon &iTunes. www.unseendocumentary.com

On the March 23 episode of the Mark&Mark Podcast, Mark Meszoros and Mark Podolski of The News-Herald and Morning Journal discuss the following topics:- Podolski's trip to Chapel Hill, N.C., for Mentor grad Mitchell Trubisky's pro day at the University of North Carolina, and the absence of the Browns' Sashi Brown and Hue Jackson.- Meszoros breaks down the upcoming Cleveland International Film Festival, and four documentaries to watch.- Podolski on his upcoming story about the documentary, "Breaking Balls," about the annual bocce tournament in Wickliffe, and its director and producer John Vourlis, a Wickliffe native.DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE

Host Paul Booth interviews Clint Bowie fresh off of his 'Meet the Programmers' panel and the 2016 Palm Springs International Shortsfest. Clintis the director of programming for the New Orleans Film Society, where he has worked since 2010. In this role, he oversees the curation of all of the organization's year-round programming, including the New Orleans French Film Festival and the Oscar-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival, now in its 27th year. He has served on film juries at Denver Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival and International Film Festival Boston.

In its 40 year history the world renowned Cleveland International Film Festival has had three executive directors---all Case Western Reserve University alumni! In anticipation of the March 30 festival kick-off, The Alumni Association of CWRU conducted an interview featuring current executive director Marcie Goodman (WRC '77), previous executive director David Wittkowsky (WRC '85) and founder and first executive director Jon Forman (WRC '75​). For more information on the Cleveland International Film Festival, please visit the website at http://www.clevelandfilm.org/.

While in New York, Hollister & O’Toole had the enormous pleasure of speaking with the amazingly talented writer and director Elliot Thomson – founder of Empire Arts Film Corp. Elliot’s short film “Le Refuge” is currently enjoying a very successful run at festivals around the globe – from Istanbul to the Cleveland International Film Festival – an Oscar-qualifying fest, where it recently won Best Comedy Short out of 224 films. Le Refuge elegantly tells the tale of an American lawyer – on vacation with her family in Lausanne, Switzerland – who’s coming unhinged from the guilt of representing the manufacturer of a cheap car that tips over when it turns left. Talking with Elliot is like viewing his art – witty and thought-provoking – and very, very engaging. We might as well call this podcast How to Make a Film with Integrity.  Holding on to Your Vision.  Collaborating without Compromising. Elliot aimed high, and landed on his star. Come along for the ride - listen to how his short film is linked to Broadway greats, the New York Philharmonic - and even the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. We spoke to Elliot for nearly 2 hours - truly, one of the most engaging afternoons we’ve had. While we couldn’t manage to whittle that conversation down to a length shorter than “Le Refuge” itself, we wanted to include here as much as possible - since, in our opinion, listening to these 38 minutes with Elliot is a gift (and one that sure beats the price of film school). Integrity in (wry) storytelling.  That’s what it’s all about. Caption for photo:  Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht, writer/director Elliot Thomson, Tony Award winner Frank Wood, and crew on the set of “Le Refuge”. #ScreenThoughts #ShoutouTs: #LeRefuge #CIFF #DeanMinow #WomenMakeMovies #VanessaRedgrave #SchindlersList #JessicaHecht #FrankWood

Jeff Rosenberg (@jeff_rosenberg or @rosenbergsports) is a Shaker Heights native living in California and he has his film, OJ: The Musical in the Cleveland International Film Festival this weekend. We discussed his movie, Kickstarter and the rest of the Cleveland sports scene. Make sure you check out the trailer to Jeff's movie and also see the times it's screening this weekend. We discussed the Cavaliers, Chris Grant, Tristan Thompson and Jeff's dislike of Mike Brown. We discussed the elation at not having Joe Banner in the mix anymore in Berea. Lastly, we made Tribe predictions for 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our first of the rotating cast of co-hosts, Lacy Ellinwood of the University at Buffalo joins John Fink to chat about Hunger Games, American Reunion, and the Cleveland International Film Festival.