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“Cancer didn't just change my life; in a lot of ways, it saved it.” In this episode, Nick speaks with writer and cancer survivor Edward Miskie about identity, resilience, and rebuilding life after cancer. Edward shares his journey through alcoholism, a rare and aggressive cancer diagnosis at 25, and the emotional fallout of survival. He opens up about losing who he was, shedding old identities, learning to create a new version of himself, and the power found in asking yourself what you truly want. What to listen for: Cancer stripped away his sense of identity and derailed every plan he had for his life. Coping took many unhealthy forms, such as alcohol, casual sex, and escapism, etc. All attempts to feel “normal.” Humor, community, and intentionally creating fun moments helped him survive emotionally. After treatment ends, survivors lose their daily medical support system and feel like they're free-falling. “The question that changed everything for me was simply: What do you want?” Asking what we want puts us back in charge of our lives Whether you're in tune with your intuition or not, asking what you want will most often bring up an answer, even if it's surface-level; it's a start Taking charge of your life doens't always mean taking action first; it often starts with a simple question “Humor and fun helped me survive the darkest moments, even when it felt impossible.” Escaping or bypassing is never the answer to healing; however, a subtle mental shift can be just what is needed to keep moving Finding “fun” and humor in life often leads to quicker resiliency Life sucks at times. Why not have fun as best we can in every situation, no matter how dark or dire? About Edward Miskie Edward is currently celebrating 13 years as a sole survivor of a rare Non_Hodgkin’s Lymphoma with the publishing of his book Cancer, Musical Theatre, & Other Chronic Illnesses, available at Barnes & Nobel, Apple Books, Walmart, Amazon, and others. For the last 20 years, Edward has spent his life in NYC writing, producing, and performing. https://www.edwardmiskie.com/ https://www.remissionfilmfest.com/ https://instagram.com/edwardmiskie https://www.tiktok.com/@edwardmiskie Resources: Check out other episodes about life change from cancer Cancer Doesn’t Define Your Life, You Do, Embrace The Suck Unpacking A Five-Time Cancer Survivor's Journey With Shariann Tom Interested in starting your own podcast or need help with one you already have? https://themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com/podcasting-services/ Thank you for listening! 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But we’re gonna talk about a pretty fucking heavy topic that sadly a lot of people either experience or know somebody that is going through it or has gone through it. And I fucking hate cancer and I know you do as well. So man, I’m glad that you’re here. Why don’t you get us started? Tell us what you do for a living and what’s one thing most people don’t know about you that’s maybe a little odd or bizarre. Edward Miskie (he/him) (00:51.36)Sure, okay, so I pay my bills working in corporate America, but outside of that, I’m a writer and I consider myself to be a producer in either live or TV film world. It’s been a long journey. I used to do musical theater and some TV and film, and here we are. Here we have landed in this kind of iteration of that life. thing about me that is kind of weird, bizarre. actually like, and this might be a little bit mild for you, but like, I consider myself more recently than not to be an introvert. And I always thought that I was an extrovert, but that was actually just because I was drinking enough to become an extrovert to kind of like, settle the introverted, introverted want to go home. And I felt kind of obligated to fight that and stay out and be around people and do all the social things. there is a point to which I really did like that. But it just turned me into an alcoholic. And so I stopped drinking and embraced the fact that I’m more of an introvert than anything. Nick McGowan (02:08.718)I don’t think that’s mild and actually man, that’s spot on with my own life. I think there are a lot of us that think, we have to do this sort of thing. Like we have to go out. Like people work in a corporate office, let’s say every Thursday night, everybody goes out to this one specific bar for happy hour. And they all talk about the one person who’s an idiot in their job or whatever else. And they all just do those things. And there are people that are like, well, I want to be part of that crowd. So I’m going to do that. I think that should even ties back to when we were kids. Like there are certain people that didn’t experience drinking in high school, others that were like, everybody fucking come with me. I got it. We’re going to the woods, you know? Edward Miskie (he/him) (02:37.654)No, it- Edward Miskie (he/him) (02:43.992)yeah. Little column A, little column B. But yeah, is especially like having, like I said, in theater for so long. Being in New York City, it’s very hard to be introverted in New York City. I remember reading something recently that was like, I’m actually an extroverted introvert in the sense that like, I am pretty comfortable in a social setting. I am very comfortable doing stuff like this. Nick McGowan (02:47.957)Yeah. Edward Miskie (he/him) (03:10.102)But if you throw me in a social setting where I don’t know anyone, I immediately clam up and disappear. it, that’s what the alcohol was for. You know, and then, and then COVID hit and that just spiraled out of control and then, you know, here we are. So, you know, that I think that is probably the weird thing about me that people might not guess if they know me. Nick McGowan (03:19.022)Yeah, yeah, lube you up. Nick McGowan (03:32.504)Well, how long have you been sober now? Edward Miskie (he/him) (03:35.632)it’ll be two years end of March. So like year and a half. Nick McGowan (03:39.822)Cool, nice. That’s not a thing that most people kind of just bring up, you know, unless you’re like, I don’t know, being grossly boisterous about it. Like, hey, I stopped drinking a year and a half ago. The fuck, we’re not even talking about that. Yeah, like, well, okay. Or CrossFitters. Yeah, or Vegan CrossFitters, watch out. Edward Miskie (he/him) (03:47.99)Look at me! Right, it’s like vegans. I’m vegan. or vegan, God, the worst. Yeah, no, I mean, it’s, I think I said to you offline, like, I literally wrote a book about my life that is not does not put me in a good light. And so I just have a very low threshold for things that like, I’m sensitive about talking about. So like being a full raging alcoholic, that’s nothing. Nick McGowan (04:19.534)Sure, yeah. That was the fun times. Yeah, that’s funny. I’m sure there are more people than not that listen to this that have like, at some point thought maybe I have a little bit of a problem. And maybe that was the end of it. You know, like, I realized at one point, I’m drinking a lot. And this isn’t helping me. It’s actually stopping me from doing things. Like I remember one time telling myself, I’m gonna go to the gym today. It’s like, no, you’re not. Edward Miskie (he/him) (04:22.984)Right, miss those days. Nick McGowan (04:48.402)It’s 11 o’clock and you’ve already had two drinks. I was like, I’m not going to the gym today. And the next day being like, that sucks, man. That’s gross. And I hate it or whatever. And I was like, I don’t even want to go outside because I’m making these choices to do this. So, but if you get to that door, you can then make a choice through that. Like we’d even said, kind of offline, like you had to get to a door to be able to be where you’re at today with all this. But let’s break down the alcoholism in a sense, going out and being around with people. Edward Miskie (he/him) (04:52.277)Oof. Nick McGowan (05:18.094)Excuse me, being in the industry, being in the conversations, all that sort of stuff can be weird for people if they don’t have a drink. And going out after the fact when you’re no longer drinking, it’s like, you just don’t want to stand here with this thing? Edward Miskie (he/him) (05:34.027)Yeah, it’s like it that that part I’m fine with. And like up into a certain point, like when people start getting shitty, then I’m that’s my cue to leave. That’s usually the barometer I go by. I’m not like triggered being in a bar. I’m like, cool to be around it. It’s not a big deal. I just don’t like it just makes me feel gross. And I just don’t want to do it. It’s it’s when I’m around people who are getting a little unruly and on the drunk scale that I’m kind of like, okay, well, that’s my cue to go because we’re no longer on the same plane. Nick McGowan (05:36.686)Good. Nick McGowan (05:43.726)Sure. Nick McGowan (05:52.302)Yeah. Nick McGowan (06:02.442)Yeah, Irish exit your way on out. I’m glad that you say that there are certain people that are they’re hesitant to stop drinking or stop doing whatever that thing is that they do, because that’s kind of how they hang out with those friends. That’s how they hang out their family, you know. Edward Miskie (he/him) (06:05.246)Yeah, just like, good night guys, bye! Edward Miskie (he/him) (06:20.596)I mean, yeah, I mean, that’s that’s part of the reason why I drank a lot because that was my social social circle. And it was just kind of like, well, if I stopped drinking, like, they’re not going to ask me to come out with them anymore. And like, low key, that’s what happened in the long run. But like, you know, it was it was a huge buildup. You know, I started really kind of drinking pretty heavily in like, I don’t know, 2010. I drank my way through chemo, I drank my way through my 20s and my early 30s. And then I just hit a point where I was like, I don’t, I want to see if I can go a certain period of time without it. And like it was during COVID, I had actually built up my tolerance, like an actual fucking champion and blew through a bottle of Jameson within like four or five hours. And I wasn’t drunk and I wasn’t hung over the next day. And that was kind of like the whole, hmm. Nick McGowan (07:13.838)That’s a sign. Yeah. Edward Miskie (he/him) (07:14.71)Okay, maybe I should stop now. And then like my doctor was like, your liver numbers are out of control. What are you doing? So we had we had to do a quick course correct, but I wouldn’t I never actually went fully sober because of that because I was like afraid of the social component of it going away. So I would do like 100 days here 100 days there 200 days was I think 210 days was as long as I had ever gone. And then this spring or spring 2024. Nick McGowan (07:22.382)man. Edward Miskie (he/him) (07:43.127)I just was like, I’m gonna do a year. That’s the longest I would have gone ever. So let me try that and let me go for a year. And then a year hit and I was like, oh, like, I should like ceremoniously break this and then I’ll never be sober for more than a year. And like, I’ll just go out and have one drink and it’ll be totally fine. the day came and went and I was like, I don’t want to. I’m good. So here we are a year and a half later and I’m still. Still on the sober train. Nick McGowan (08:13.358)And that’s cool. mean, for everybody that’s listening that is having one or six you Damn. All right. So, yeah, well, I’m gonna start that over again, because at least now I know that there’s a problem. Because like I said, last episode, I was still like, yeah, sure, with like the laptop up. So I’m gonna clip this part out. All right, so three, two. So whether it’s one or six drinks, I mean, the people that are out there kind of thinking like, I know I have probably a little too many, but I don’t really think that there’s much of a problem. I think there’s stuff where we have to think about Edward Miskie (he/him) (08:25.91)It’s all good. heard one or six. Great. Nick McGowan (08:55.03)Like you said about your liver, like your liver enzymes are probably crazy that you don’t know that you potentially have fatty liver that you have to deal with now. And there are different things that could come up. Like, I don’t know, I don’t want to sound like somebody that’s like, you shouldn’t drink and finger wag and all that. But it’s like, in some ways, the older we get, the more that we can look at the shit that we did when our twenties and thirties and go, my God, what’s going on inside my body right now? Like you kind of just blew straight past it that you drank through chemo. Time out, back to the chemo. Give us context here. Edward Miskie (he/him) (09:29.534)I had cancer. It was a very rare non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. There were only about like 900 or so cases of it reported worldwide at the time. It’s called rare and large B-cell Burke. It’s like non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It’s very aggressive. You could watch my tumor grow. It was the grossest thing in the world. And it was a very dire emergency situation. And I think maybe like two or three rounds of chemo in and I just asked, it was two, was round two. And I asked my oncologist if I could have a drink and she was like, yeah, just one or two, but don’t go crazy. And then I promptly left the hospital and went to my friend’s bar and went crazy and had like doubles the whole night. it was, and like she knew that I had was going through, like going through it and she was trying to help and be like, free alcohol, take it, whatever, whatever, whatever. And then just, you know. that’s that kind of like opened the floodgates of like, you can drink during chemo. That’s fine. And and I did. Nick McGowan (10:31.03)I mean, for anybody that drinks even slightly, they’re probably gonna listen and be like, of course you’re gonna drink. I would drink. Edward Miskie (he/him) (10:38.558)Well, right. What my justification of it was like, well, you know, liver wise, like it’s not chemo. This is like water at this point. So like we’re good. Nick McGowan (10:50.672)the things that will justify, know, like, you know, other poison or this poison I’ve been used to for a while. Why do I use one as a back, you know, like a piggyback? Thank you. It’s a dessert. man. Because you’re piling alcohols in. Edward Miskie (he/him) (10:53.598)Right Actual poison or we’re curated poison. Pick one, you Yeah, the liver is like, oh well, that’s not methotrexate. So cool. We’ll have a little a amuse-bouche Edward Miskie (he/him) (11:16.926)yeah yeah yeah like what a respite from chemo was was bourbon Nick McGowan (11:19.924)Yeah, jeez, jeez. I mean, it makes sense. Part of the reason why I have the show is to talk about those super dark times, like the times where you’re sitting there. Like, I’m sure I’m not, I’m not you, obviously. So I can’t think and remember this, but I can almost picture you sitting there with a glass in your hand, a couple fingers of scotch or whatever it is, thinking like, huh, this is where I’m at right now. And like, what a fucking time to think about all that stuff and still put that shit in your body. Cause you, in some ways I’m sure you’re like, I just want to feel a little happy, a little something. Edward Miskie (he/him) (11:54.433)Well, it wasn’t even so much a question of feeling happy because like I was 25 when I was diagnosed, right? So like I was still a young person, relatively speaking. I mean, I was a young person. I’m almost 40 now. So like, you know, whatever. But it wasn’t so much about like having that introspective moment of like, I guess this is my life now. It was more like, fuck this. I’m going out and having fun. This shit isn’t going to stop me and I’m going to drink my way through this. And it it very quickly became a coping mechanism along with a number of other things. And like, and it’s a big narrative that I carry through where it’s just like the coping mechanisms of having cancer and then again, the coping mechanisms of surviving it. You know, alcohol was certainly one of them. I had tried like pot for the first time during this period of time. And that was like pre like retail available. So like you were just hoping for whatever the dosage was, and I didn’t know shit about dosage. So like, the friends that I had at the time, like baked brownies. And like, back then, you just like threw a little nug in some butter and hope for hope for the best. And they were bombs. Like, and they were going off, especially if you were mixing. But you know, it was like those two things that like indiscriminate sexual strangers, because I just wanted to feel like hot and normal, even though I was like bloated and bald from chemo. So Nick McGowan (12:50.848)Yeah. Nick McGowan (13:00.886)Some of them are bombs. Yeah. Edward Miskie (he/him) (13:18.526)It was one of the many coping mechanisms that I developed during that period of time. Nick McGowan (13:24.096)So I don’t want people to ever go through anything like this ever. I mean, it sucks that we people go through really, really tough and difficult times, but I mean, it also shapes us. Like going through these really trying and like devastating times, you get through it, you are ultimately changed no matter what. Like I have not been through cancer personally, but I’ve had lots of family and different friends and people that I’ve known that have had it. And it almost seems like it’s like one in like every other person at this point. But then again, like all the stuff that we go through, be it cancer, be it some drastic change, be it some career you’ve had for 15, 20 years and you go, what the fuck am I doing? I didn’t want to be here 25 years ago. Whatever those changes are, that shit can stop us from making additional changes. You were kind of forced in a sense with cancer. Like you had to deal with it. You could not. Yeah. Edward Miskie (he/him) (14:19.604)Right, there was no option. I was told I wouldn’t live past 30 if I didn’t do anything. Nick McGowan (14:24.854)But as a 25 year old, you’re right. I mean you’re a kid at that point. I can’t remember being 25. Like I know every fucking thing in the planet. Now you look back and like, oh. Edward Miskie (he/him) (14:28.682)Yeah. Yeah. Edward Miskie (he/him) (14:32.992)my god, I was a, I was a dumbass. Like what and then you give me cancer, like, of course, I’m gonna the dumbassery is going to continue through it. And in a lot of ways, even though like, even though it was awful, cancer saved my life, and it changed it in a good way. And that took a long time to kind of come to terms with that wasn’t like, my god, you’re cancer free. And I’m like, thank god that happened. I didn’t want to talk about it for years. It just became like a thing I would drop into conversation and passing where they’d be like, where were you for the last year? Like, I had cancer moving on, you know, and it just didn’t want to, I didn’t want it to become my personality. And as I, as I’ve aged, I’ve kind of made a little mini career out of it and has become my personality. You know, I probably, I was probably fighting it to be so honest with you. Nick McGowan (15:24.874)Maybe you kind of knew it was coming, you know, like, yeah. Along with being an extrovert, which you’re not, and like fighting that as well. man. Yeah, that, I can’t imagine how something that drastic couldn’t change you, but I also think that there’s, the purpose that we have in our own lives was part of us being here and what we were brought into this planet with. Edward Miskie (he/him) (15:30.378)Ha ha ha! Right, right, yeah. Nick McGowan (15:53.12)but everything will shape us. The environment shapes us, technology shapes us, all this stuff. So what a cool thing for you to tie film along with your journey. Like you and I connected because you’re looking for people that can talk about their cancer story in basically a real YouTube short clip that’s going to be part of a documentary that will ultimately help people even if they go, I’m going through this now and I don’t know what to do. Here’s some sort of I’m not alone feeling from this. Like you unfortunately had to go through this shit to ultimately be able to do this and be able to help a lot of people. So talk to us a bit about getting up to the point of like, want to create a documentary, to create a film festival and then actually doing something with it. Edward Miskie (he/him) (16:41.558)Well, I’m always doing something. Friends and family know that I’m never sitting still. Grass can’t grow on a rolling stone or moss can’t grow on a rolling stone, whatever that phraseology is. That’s me. And it was right after I was told I was cancer free that I just, I think that, and I’ve learned this to be kind of the general consensus that you’d think that you’re just going to go back to the way that your life was before. And it’s like, oh great, this is done. know, okay, we’re finished here, Wrinkle in Time, we’re gonna meet me, this me is gonna meet me back here where I am currently, and we’ll just go from there. And that is effectively not what happens. I fought that for years, where I thought that I could just shove myself back into the life I had before, and it always felt off. And maybe to the outsider, who is not me, it looked like I successfully did that, you know, I was a working actor for a long time. And I was going through the motions of the life that I had before, but the entire time I felt so out of place and I felt off and I couldn’t figure out why. And as I started to speak to other people who had been through the cancer experience and come out on the other side, every single one of their stories was the same. I can’t stand the people I’m around. They’re irritating me. I don’t want to go to work. I mean, that’s a normal feeling, but like in a different way. where it’s like, what am I fucking doing? Like, I don’t want to do this. And it shifts your relationship, relationships not only with other people in your life, but with yourself. And there isn’t a whole lot of conversation about it. There’s not a whole lot of resources for it. And so what I wanted to do, the more and more I talk about this independently, whether it be on other podcasts or whether it be through something else I’m working on, it’s why I wrote my first book is that I want to have the conversation not only of like the hard parts of having cancer, because I think a lot of times people just look at you like a cancer patient, and you’re not really a person anymore. And so the conversations of relationships, dating sex really, then and, you know, body image and everything else kind of go away. Because, you’re a sick person, you shouldn’t be fussing about that. Okay, well, I was a 25 year old guy, like, and I’m very vain. So like, Nick McGowan (18:59.734)Hmm. Edward Miskie (he/him) (19:06.654)Of course, I was going to be thinking about this. and so those conversations paired with the after cancer conversations and how your life just is complete, a complete unrecognizable thing that like you’re existing in and it’s like it’s like dreams, you know, like when you have a dream and in the dream, you like understand that you’re in your house, but it doesn’t look like your house. That’s what it’s like you come out and you’re like, I recognize everything, but I feel so displaced. Nick McGowan (19:08.853)Hmm. Nick McGowan (19:28.778)Mm-hmm. Edward Miskie (he/him) (19:36.363)and I don’t recognize anything that’s happening. And so you spend a lot of time like I did trying to grasp to get back at that desperately and in so many different ways to try and feel the way that you used to feel before you had cancer. And that’s just not going to happen. And my, I think my impression that I would like to leave with people who are maybe newly cancer free or are presumably going to be soon is that like just fucking kill off the person that you were before early. Because the sooner you let go of that person, the sooner you can create a new one that is going to be better and have better context and better understanding of your life and your wants. And it’s very much a clean slate. It’s almost, medically speaking, I had a stem cell transplant. That’s not the case with everybody else, but medically speaking, like my immune system was a little baby. Nick McGowan (20:08.694)you Nick McGowan (20:33.45)Hmm. Edward Miskie (he/him) (20:33.576)And so like, in a very literal sense, like my body was infantile and like, didn’t look at but you know what I mean? Like on the inside, the actual clock running on the immune system was was a little baby. And so like, I should have really treated myself the same in the sense that there I have no history from that point on, there’s no history, there’s no context to start over. And I wish I would have done that sooner. Nick McGowan (20:41.366)you Nick McGowan (20:52.904)Yeah. Well, it sounds like it’s almost like shedding skin in a sense. Like, but that. Edward Miskie (he/him) (21:01.224)yeah, 100%. And especially in almost in a literal sense too, not that your skin is like falling off or unless you’ve had radiation in which case then yes it is. there are pictures, they’re not nice. But like you don’t look the way that you did before cancer really ever again. You know, and like, relatively speaking, I don’t think I look I’ve ever looked at the way that I did before cancer ever again. And maybe that partially had to do with my age and getting older and whatever. But, you know, you you go into it looking one way and then you get in there and you’re completely wrecked and you look very different during and then after it’s like a rebuilding stage and you bounce back and think your hair comes back curly or sometimes it comes back white or sometimes it doesn’t come back at all and There’s so many different versions of how you change through that whole process that like on the other side, it’s just like, what skin am I wearing? Who is this? Nick McGowan (22:07.846)And with that, it also changes you, you know, as the soul and the being inside. What a cool thing to think about from the perspective of, if you’re changing, you’re changing. So go with it. But that’s not a thing you could have really, I don’t know, I’ve only known you for a little bit, but like, I’m sure somebody at 25 and they’re like, you’re gonna love the person you’re gonna be, probably would have started off with fuck you and. anything after that would have just been how you felt about yourself in that moment right then and there. As a 25 year old kid too, you are still forming who you think you want to be. Even if you’re a little further ahead in where you are, like you’re still a couple of years ahead of maybe somebody who’s 22 or whatever. But you have this idea in your head of this is where I think I’m going. And then that all changes. So for you now to be able to look back and say like, all right, well, I could have flown or like enjoyed that a little bit more and gone with it. I think that’s crucial for people no matter what age. you also have different points. Like 30, you look a little different. 35, you feel a little different. 40, your knees just fucking hurt. Yeah, exactly. And you’re like, what happened? Like, why is my back hurting? I slept for eight hours. That was the problem. But like life just happens and. Edward Miskie (he/him) (23:20.958)And you start to look a little different too. Edward Miskie (he/him) (23:30.422)Yeah. Nick McGowan (23:32.81)I think we have to look at ourselves in the mirror differently at different times anyway. But for those people that are, I don’t know, about to go through something like that, not even just cancer, because I think this kind of ties across different major shifts and changes. What advice would you give to them to be able to say like, hey, keep on that track, but here’s how it go about it. Edward Miskie (he/him) (23:57.653)mean, I know several people who have written books that are like the blueprint to going through cancer. And I think that is helpful. And there’s certainly a place for that. I think I think that there is no blueprint and no guidebook because everyone is different. And every circumstance is different. And every prognosis is different. And the treatment I get is not going to be the same treatment that someone else gets. And so it’s very difficult to kind of articulate like, do this. And the only And I mean, as unfun as the realities of cancer are, and the need to like basically force feed yourself so that you have strength enough to get through it and and like all that crap, even though you don’t want to. I think, I mean, the during the during portion, like, try to have fun, like, really try to have fun. I would invite friends over to like my hospital room and we have like pizza parties. with hospital food. Like it was fun. Like it was a shitty circumstance. It was fucking terrible. But like we made the best of it. And being surrounded by friends and family really helped that. And it’s certainly a way to fight it. You know, like there’s only so much fighting you can do in a hospital bed and like with doctors and nurses around you and this, that and the other. like, try to have fun, make the best of it. Like that’s, and I feel shitty saying that, you know, because like facing that if you would have if you would have said if you would have told newly diagnosed 25 year old me to like have fun and be like fuck you you dumb cunt what are you talking about? So that that’s I feel like that’s a pretty hard bill to swallow and I apologize if that comes up. Oh my god you have cancer have fun. Nick McGowan (25:43.484)I mean. Well, I mean, there are things like, I think you can go through shit where you can tell somebody like, man, it’s going to be rough, but here’s what I learned from it or whatever. I’m glad that you went to them. You don’t have, I guess, the right or the authority or all the information even to be able to say, here’s the exact blueprint. Because that is never the thing. Like context and everybody’s situation is always different no matter what it is. But for you to be able to think back to yourself of like, hey, go have fun. Okay, you probably would have told yourself to go fuck off. In all reality, like you’re still right because you’ve been through all that. And there’s still stages just like grief, just like anything else, you go through all those stages. But then with the clarity, here you are doing these things. So with the people that are on their path towards self mastery, maybe you’ve had cancer or they’re in remission or they know somebody that’s had cancer, what sort of advice would you give to them as they’re on their path towards self mastery? Edward Miskie (he/him) (26:46.666)Who? I might have to just talk this one through. think my first reaction is when you have cancer actively, there is no path to self mastery because every single day is just a curve ball. And I feel like that sounds a little womp-womp and I don’t mean it to, but the last thing on my mind when I was in treatment was like, how can I self master? Self master bait, maybe, but that’s a different conversation. but I do think that there is, there is room to like, live in the active cancer space during treatment and like, make sure that you take moments to appreciate the people around you. And to recognize those who are helping you from a from a good place, because there are certainly people that are going to show up that are not there from a good place. And that’s much longer conversation, but I would say like be fine find a way to be present and acknowledge the people around you and Appreciate the fact that they’re there Nick McGowan (28:00.38)seems important kind of no matter what’s going on but probably really critical for you to look at in such a heavy time of like what the fuck I could imagine most times you can go in through cancer you just don’t want to even anything let alone have fun Edward Miskie (he/him) (28:11.734)you yeah. No, when I’m listening, I’m not trying to paint this picture that like everyday was rainbows and sparkles. Like it certainly was not. But like there, there were definitive points where I made a purposeful decision to have fun, or do something that was like really out of the ordinary from my day to day. And one thing like, maybe this is off topic, but one thing that I do want to add to the whole transitioning out of cancer thing is like, the again, the misconception of what that Nick McGowan (28:23.702)Sure. Edward Miskie (he/him) (28:46.64)looks like, right? You know, like you think you’re cancer free, you’re told that you’re cancer free, and everything is going to be amazing. And that you’re you get to go back to your life, right? But I think what people don’t understand, and they couldn’t understand, because they haven’t been in that situation, perhaps, is that like, when you’re being treated, all of the nurses and all the doctors and all the social workers and all the people running, you know, medical studies and whatnot that you inevitably get shoved into, are like a very concrete support system. And when you’re told that you’re cancer free, all of that goes away, essentially overnight. And so that’s like, it’s another contributing factor to looking around at your life and being like, I don’t know what to do, because you’re also free falling. You’re free falling from like this network of people that have been holding you up for however long and telling you where to go and what appointments to go to and what to eat and what not to eat and how to take your medication and when to take it and like every single moment of your life is dictated and then all of sudden it’s not. And that’s like, again, like a bomb going off, like where am I? What do I do? How do I get up in the morning? What do you mean I don’t have any appointments? And then in like a really kind of sick, twisted, fucked up way, you’re like wishing something would go wrong so you could go back to the hospital to see your doctor and be like, and feel normal because that has become normal. And they’re like, it’s it’s a minefield at my five year cancer free appointment, my oncologist, and I didn’t know this, told me that because I hit five years, I no longer need to see her. And like, you’d think like, my god, I hit five years. That’s great. I cried because I was going to miss her. And like, she was great. I loved her. But like, talk about like an unexpected reaction of like, what do mean, I’m not going to see you anymore? Nick McGowan (30:28.502)Mm. Edward Miskie (he/him) (30:39.24)It like very much was like a weird fucked up breakup. Nick McGowan (30:42.602)Hmm. And a very heavy time of your life. Like these relationships that, yeah, that’s, that’s crazy. I, people that don’t have situations like that don’t think about it. that way, I mean, it can almost be like, some jobs that you’re in, you can be familial and there’s some that like push too much of that, but like you work, you work a lot with people or groups or whatever. And then somebody’s just gone or the whole group ended or whatever. Like we all have those little situations at times, but Edward Miskie (he/him) (30:46.154)Yeah. Nick McGowan (31:12.874)the longer that stuff goes and the heavier it is, I feel like that just makes a ton of sense where it’s like all of that just compounds and like this piece of concrete of this is a giant chunk of your life. And these all mean a lot to you specifically now, but God going forward, you’ll have memories for the rest of your life because of all that stuff. Tevi, yeah, man, I’m glad that you bring that up. So thank you for that. And this has been. Edward Miskie (he/him) (31:33.782)for better or worse. Edward Miskie (he/him) (31:39.521)No, of course. And I do want to comment, sorry, I do want to comment to the self mastery thing. One thing I do remember doing, and I still do it now, and I actually end up yelling at people about this too, whenever you kind of like hit a place where you don’t know what to do, you you hit a fork in the road or some major thing changes in your life. And this was kind of a later on during that period of time thing, but I’ve carried it over to now and it’s like kind of the default thing that I do. is I asked myself what I want. And it’s like, it’s like, it has to be a rapid fire response. It cannot be like this existential, like I sat down and journaled about this for five hours, like it has to be like the look at yourself in the mirror and be like, what do you want? Or just like, write it down. I want blood and the first thing that comes to your mind. And I used to, I used to journal a lot more than I do now. But I would have I have pages and pages and pages of like, what do you want? I want I want I want I want I want and I would just make lists and it’d be stupid shit like I want a coffee. I want a car. I want money. I want better hair. I like you just write it down. And that’s like the very general version of that. But I think the more specific version of that is like if you’ve hit a crossroad, you have to ask yourself what do you want? Because so many of us end up acting Nick McGowan (32:42.079)Mm-hmm. Edward Miskie (he/him) (33:02.642)in the shadow of what other people want or what other people expect of us. And that just takes us farther and farther and farther away from who we actually are. This is something I can speak to specifically from cancer. But it’s, it’s something I can also specifically speak to because of being in the entertainment industry, where you are expected to be something you’re not necessarily or you get shoved into a box that like you have to exist in or you don’t work. And I wish I would have had this practice a lot earlier to just be like, what do you want? I want this. What do you want? I want this. if we’re getting a job offer, okay, look at it. What do I want out of this? What is this going to do to serve me? And I think the, the, what do I want situation has really shaped the last couple of years of my life. My life now looks Nick McGowan (33:53.718)Hmm. Edward Miskie (he/him) (33:56.745)exponentially different than it did three years ago, and it’s because I just really sat down with myself and just kept asking me what I wanted. Nick McGowan (34:05.098)Yeah, that’s a good point. think for anybody who, trust their intuition or the people that are real heady and think about things a lot. mean, there are certain people that they have to go off their gut instincts. Like, I’m a sacral lead person, so I even do it with dinners. Like, what are we having for dinner tonight? Sushi? Nah. Thai? Nah. Burgers? Yeah. Or whatever it is. It’s like to have that. But I think even if people can just sit down, and you have to think through things all the times or you have to feel through all of it, just asking yourself that of like, what do I want? There’s something that’s gonna come up, always. I’m glad you pointed out like the normal human shit of like, I want a coffee. Yeah, that makes sense. Cause like that’s what you fucking wanted, right? Edward Miskie (he/him) (34:46.068)Yeah, great. Right. And I think a lot of us, especially people who are over thinkers, I’m related to some of them. But like, there just is so much hesitation. And that takes up so much time when you think too hard about what the answer is. And I think that comes from being a people pleaser and wanting to come up with the right answer that everyone else will also be happy with. And like, Nick McGowan (35:02.784)Mm-hmm. Edward Miskie (he/him) (35:13.174)Again, I know if it’s age, I if it’s cancer, it’s probably a combination of both, but I don’t give a fuck what other people want. I don’t. This is the path that I’m going on that I’ve decided that is right for me, and I don’t give a flying fuck who has to say what about it. Like, you want to pay my rent? Great. Then you get to decide what choices I make. Nick McGowan (35:34.144)Hmm, man, I guess even on that note, the people that are kind of in a spot where they’re like, well, I work for somebody and I have to do what they want me to do because I also need to take a paycheck from them to pay for my mortgage and whatever else. I think we can still do that in a balancing way, but we have to ask ourselves at the basics. Like, what do I want right now? I don’t want to be at this job anymore. So start with that. Or I want to do something different or whatever. Yeah. Edward Miskie (he/him) (35:50.198)100%. Edward Miskie (he/him) (35:56.151)Great, right, then do something else. know, complaining will only get you so far until you actually have to like do something about it. Right, right, right. Well, and that actually ties into like the, I don’t remember what the prompt was in the, before when we were talking offline, but like I literally have a Post-It note on my desk. Nick McGowan (36:06.358)Or it’ll get you to Thursday’s and happy hour and then you can play with the group with him. Edward Miskie (he/him) (36:25.556)that says stop listening to other people telling you what you can and can’t do, what you should or should not be doing, what you are and are not capable of. They do not know you. Stop waiting. Start doing. Fuck them. That is literally on my desk. Nick McGowan (36:39.926)Period. Nice. I love how we all figure out the little things that work for us. Like, yeah, this is going to have this note right here. And yeah, like you get power from it. Edward Miskie (he/him) (36:54.807)yeah, I post- I post the notes all over my apartment. Nick McGowan (36:57.44)Good shit. Man, it’s been awesome having you on. I appreciate you being here. I appreciate you going through the stuff you’ve gone through and setting up the festival and all that stuff. It’s important work you’re doing, man. So before I let you go, where can people find you and where can they connect with you? Edward Miskie (he/him) (37:13.362)you can find, sorry, I just like glitched out. was like, wait, what? You can find me on Instagram or TikTok at Edward Miskey. Also the film festival is called the remission film festival. It is the only festival of its kind that is operating now that is specific to cancer survivors and those impacted by cancer. Everyone who submits to it has a story that they have told through film. And you can find that at remission Film Fest on Instagram and the website as well, which is just a dot com. And that’s and we talked about a book for a hot second. That’s Cancer Musical Theater and other chronic illnesses. And the other book will be coming out later, but we’re not going to talk about that just yet. Nick McGowan (37:57.477)Awesome man, well again it’s been a pleasure having you on, I appreciate your time today. Edward Miskie (he/him) (38:01.025)Thanks anytime.

One of the best things about HorrorHound Weekend and its Film Festival is the eerie connections to be made. Old Man Brad and Jay revisit six unforgettable interviews—three each—that started as simple conversations and evolved into lasting relationships and unexpected opportunities. Who will be their next spooky connection lurking just around the corner? Join us at the next HorrorHound Weekend March 20-22 in Cincinnati, Ohio https://horrorhoundweekend.com/ Have a feature, short or script? Submit to the festival. Spring Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundWeekendFilmFestival Fall Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundFilmFestivalFall

En esta entrevista Brenda García Balderas, Directora y Danna Natalia Guzmán García, Direcciones Artística e Ingeniería de Animación y Efectos Visuales,  nos hablan sobre el Coyote Film Fest  en su 10ª Edición.

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Friday, February 27, discussing town news and events. She talked about the rescheduled Carrboro Film Fest happening this weekend at the Drakeford Library Complex, along with early voting wrapping up on Saturday. She also mentioned the ribbon cutting for the Extraordinary Thrift Shop, which is taking over for the Community Worx Thrift shop in downtown Carrboro. She also gave highlights from an event from the Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill Carrboro, and more. The post Carrboro: Film Fest, Early Voting, Chamber Event, and More appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

It’s a star‑powered morning as North Dakota’s own Josh Duhamel returns to Fargo to premiere his new comedy Preschool at the 2026 Fargo Film Festival. We break down the big night — Josh directing and starring, the live Q&A, the Ted M. Larson Award, and the hilariously chaotic plot about two dads fighting for the last preschool spot. Inspired by Josh’s cinematic showdown, Scotch, Tank, and Mandy decide it’s time to green‑light their own Hollywood epic. Segment 1 features the crew casting themselves, pitching ridiculous plotlines, melting soundboards, panicking over Girl Scout cookies, and somehow still saving the day. We then deliver the moment you didn’t know you needed: the world‑premiere movie trailer for The Wake Up Call: The Movie — a dramatic, over‑the‑top, Froggy‑fueled saga of friendship, chaos, and early‑morning disaster. Grab your popcorn and your coffee… this is radio gone full Hollywood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Foreign Minister Macinka speaks at UN during high-profile US visit, Pragueshorts marks 20th edition with over 100 films from around the world, New era for Ještěd Mountain: Modernized cable car and ownership changes, Science without Borders: cancer biologist Kateřina Jeřábková-Roda

Foreign Minister Macinka speaks at UN during high-profile US visit, Pragueshorts marks 20th edition with over 100 films from around the world, New era for Ještěd Mountain: Modernized cable car and ownership changes, Science without Borders: cancer biologist Kateřina Jeřábková-Roda

Brad and Jay are stepping back a few years for the HorrorHound Weekend Spring 2023-2025. From the depths of darkness and despair, they dig up their favorite feature films from the festival. Listen in as they slice, slash, and assemble the ultimate must-see list—just try not to lose your soul along the way. Join us at the next HorrorHound Weekend March 20-22 in Cincinnati, Ohio https://horrorhoundweekend.com/ Have a feature, short or script? Submit to the festival. Spring Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundWeekendFilmFestival Fall Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundFilmFestivalFall

Ann visits with Terry Chappelle Boyd (Sales Education Consultant) about Sales, Sales Management, Sales Education in large and small groups, and Event Planning. Then she sits down withDr. Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren, of Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival, to discuss the upcoming festival and the power of film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movie Cannibals Special - Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2026 Angstschreie, Blutlachen und jede Menge weirder Shit - Till, Sero und Andi waren bei den Fantasy Film Fest White Nights 2026 unterwegs und haben sich durch zehn Festivalfilme gearbeitet. Zwischen Festival-Atmosphäre, spontanen Diskussionen nach den Vorstellungen und sehr unterschiedlichen Meinungen geht es diesmal einmal quer durch Horror, Animation, Splatter, Kunstfilm und Familiendrama. Im Fokus steht nicht nur die Frage, welche Filme überzeugen konnten, sondern auch, wie unterschiedlich man dieselben Werke interpretieren kann. Von experimenteller Digital-Ästhetik über kirchenkritischen Folk-Horror bis hin zu schwarzem Humor, emotionalem Zombiedrama und kompromisslosem Splatter zeigt das Festival erneut, wie vielseitig Genre-Kino sein kann. Besprochen werden unter anderem: Every Heavy Thing - glitchiger Cyber-Noir zwischen Kunst und Verwirrung Crazy Old Lady - Demenz, Trauma und schmerzhafter Horror im Haussetting The Holy Boy - Religionskritik, Trauer und ein diskutables Finale Dust Bunny - Fantasy-Märchen trifft Monster unterm Bett Dolly - Slasher mit Puppenhaus-Ästhetik und viel Blut Decorado - animiertes Highlight über Depression, Einsamkeit und Gesellschaft My Daughter is a Zombie - emotionaler Mix aus Familienfilm, Humor und Horror Shelby Oaks - Horror-Baukasten ohne große Überraschungen Deathgasm Gormageddon - Splatter, Metal und maximaler Unsinn Turkish Coffee Table - makabres Familiendrama mit schwarzem Humor und enormer Spannung Eine Folge voller persönlicher Eindrücke, kontroverser Meinungen und Festival-Liebe - inklusive Diskussionen über Kunst im Horrorfilm, Figurenentwicklung, Emotionen, Humorgrenzen und die besondere Atmosphäre gemeinsamer Kinoerlebnisse. Viel Spaß mit der neusten Folge des Tele-Stammtisch! Werdet Teil unserer Community: Discord | Instagram Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien – aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | YouTube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank an Engelbert von Nordhausen – die deutsche Stimme von Samuel L. Jackson – für das Einsprechen unseres Intros. Thank you very much to Bastian Hammer for the orchestral part of the intro! I used sounds from freesound.org (Credits): 16mm Film Reel by bone666138; wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max; backspin.wav by il112; Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis; Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License: CC BY 4.0

In Berlin starten die 76. Internationalen Filmfestspiele. Jan Tussing stellt die Jury vor. Nicole Markwald zur geplanten Investitionspflicht für Netflix und Co. Filmakademie-Präsident Florian Gallenberger über den Zustand der deutschen Filmbranche. Von WDR 5.

Mama Ganuush is back home in San Francisco after hosting the first JAHA Film Festival in December in Lisbon. The festival features all trans-focused films from the Global South, and begins screening online starting this Friday, Feb. 14. JAHA Film Festival https://www.jahafilmfestival.com/ Trans Liberation Film School https://www.jahafilmfestival.com/transliberationfilmschool

Melbourne accueillera sa toute première édition du Festival du Film Africain en Australie (Africa Film Fest Australia) du 27 au 29 mars prochain. En amont de l'événement, nous avons rencontré la co-curatrice) Safia Amadou. Forte du succès des éditions 2024 et 2025 à Sydney, et face à une demande croissante du public, l'équipe organisatrice a choisi de s'implanter à Melbourne. Ce volet melbournien lance officiellement la saison 2026, qui se clôturera à Sydney en septembre prochain.

En el epiisodio N° 91 de Latinotopia tenemos el placer de conversar con Simon Mesa Soto, director colombiano y una de las voces más singulares del cine latinoamericano contemporáneo. Su más reciente película, Un Poeta, ha tenido un recorrido internacional destacado: fue galardonada con el Premio Especial del Jurado en la sección Un "Certain Regard" y también con en Premio CineCoPro Award de Múnich – FilmFest demostrando así su calidad cinematográfica. La película continúa ahora su camino por Alemania y llega a las salas de Núremberg, después de haberse proyectado en otros cines y espacios culturales del país. Un dato importante es que Un Poeta cuenta además con participación alemana en su producción, reforzando ese diálogo creativo y cinematográfico entre América Latina y Alemania. Hoy hablaremos con Simon sobre el proceso detrás de la película, su recepción en Europa, el significado de estos premios y lo que implica hacer cine desde Latinoamerica, pero con una voz profundamente personal.  Fotos: https://jip-film.de #cinecolombiano #podcastlatino #Latinosen Europa Más información en www.latinotopia.net Un Poeta en las redes Instagram: @unpoetapelicula Página Web www.wirdiewolfs.de Latinotopia en las redes sociales Instagram, Facebook @Latinotopia Website: www.latinotopia.net Suscríbete a nuestro canal de Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/latinotopia Suscríbete en tu plataforma favorita de Podcast! Moderación: William Bastidas

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Vier Filme, eine Folge und jede Menge Gesprächsstoff. Diesmal geht es unter anderem um den Geheimtipp MOTHER'S BABY, einen unangenehm intensiven Trip in Richtung Body-Horror und Eltern-Albtraum. Mit 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE wagen wir außerdem einen Abstecher in die allzu bekannte postapokalyptische Wut-Virus-Zukunft und diskutieren, ob der Film dem Erbe seiner Vorgänger gerecht wird. Tierisch wird es mit PRIMATE, der zwischen Creature Feature und Splatter-Terror pendelt, während SEND HELP mit minimalistischem Setting und maximalem Stressfaktor für klaustrophobische Survival-Spannung sorgt. Welche dieser Filme wirklich hängen bleiben, wo das Genre glänzt und wo es eher knirscht, besprechen Antje und Thilo wie immer in aller Ausführlichkeit. Abgerundet wird die Folge durch einen kurzen Abstecher zu den Fantasy Filmfest White Nights – mit frischen Eindrücken, Festival-Vibes und ein paar Gedanken dazu, warum dieses Event für Genrefans einfach unverzichtbar ist. Lizenznennung: 28 Years Later – The Bone Temple: 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE - Official Trailer (HD), YouTube Kanal Sony Pictures Entertainment und 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, 03.09.2025. Primate: PRIMATE | Official Trailer (2026 Movie), YouTube Kanal Paramount Pictures, 16.10.2025. Mother's Baby: MOTHERS'S BABY – Trailer, YouTube Kanal Filmladen Filmverleih, 26.08.2025. Deathgasm 2 – Goremageddon: Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon - Official Trailer, YouTube Kanal Raven Banner, 17.09.2025. Shelby Oaks: SHELBY OAKS - Official Trailer #2 - In Theaters October 24, YouTube Kanal NEON, 29.09.2025. Send Help: Send Help | Official Trailer | In Theaters Jan 30, YouTube Kanal 20th Century Studios, 14.10.2025. Inhalte und Redaktion: Antje Wessels, Thilo Gosejohann Schnitt und Postproduktion: Ronny Pielert Coverdesign: Wiktoria Barteczko

Wir besprechen ausführlich die übrigen acht fantastischen Filme von den FANTASY FILMFEST WHITE NIGHTS 2026...(00:00:22) Wir berichten ausführlich von den übrigen 8 Filmen von den FANTASY FILMFEST WHITE NIGHTS(00:04:07) Hagsploitation aus Spanien: Carmen Maura ist die CRAZY OLD LADY (2025)(00:14:17) Psychedelischer Thriller mit Barbara Crampton: EVERY HEAVY THING (2025) (00:20:50) Folk-Horror-Drama aus Italien mit psychologischem Tiefgang: THE HOLY BOY (2025)(00:29:26) Ist DOLLY (2025) eine gelungene Hommage an das US-Terror-Kino der 70er?(00:34:11) Spanischer Animationsfilm um den Sinn des Lebens: DECORADO (2025)(00:39:52) Südkoreanisches Zombie-Dramödie: MY DAUGHTER IS A ZOMBIE (2025)(00:45:21) Kann Can Evrenol mit THE TRUKISH COFFEE TABLE (2025) ein besseres Remake liefern?00:58:11) Ist DEATHGASM: GOREMAGGEDON (2025) eine Heavy-Metal-Splatterkomödie aus der Hölle?Viel Vergnügen! THURSDAY NIGHTMARES: https://www.kinopolis.de/bn/events/detail/thursday-nightmares-filme-+-talk/5688Wir freuen uns über Unterstützung: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/filmfressen Paypal - kontakt@filmfressen.de Merch - https://www.shirtee.com/de/catalogsearch/result/?q=filmfressen Feedback und Koop-Anfragen: kontakt@filmfressen.de Filmfressen auf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Filmfressen-904074306371921/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmfressen Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ManuFilmfressen Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/PeterFilmfresse Cineviel: https://podriders.de/podcast/cine-viel-podcast

Von Platzkämpfen, Zombie-Töchtern und einem religiösen Albtraum Von Knie-Fetischen über Schuh-Etikette im Kino bis hin zu einem echten Festival-Highlight! Nach einem kleinen, aber feinen Diskurs über die Ästhetik von Knien (ja, wirklich!) und der Frage, ob man im Kino die Schuhe ausziehen darf, tauchen Timo und Zeljko tief in das Fantasy Filmfest ein. Die Dauerkarten waren diesmal heiß begehrt, was zu einer interessanten neuen Dynamik im Kinosaal und einem kleinen Kampf um die besten Plätze führte. Die beiden lassen ihre Festival-Erlebnisse Revue passieren: Zeljko hat sich den Metal-Splatter-Spaß Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon angesehen, der zwar den Humor des Vorgängers trifft, ihn aber nicht mehr ganz so sehr vom Hocker haut wie damals. Timo hat den Film aufgrund einer drohenden Schneewalze (und vielleicht auch wegen der schlechten Kritiken) lieber ausgelassen. Einig waren sich beide bei Every Heavy Thing, einem experimentellen Film mit Barbara Crampton, der für beide eher eine Enttäuschung war – zu wirr, zu wenig greifbar. Ganz anders sah es bei Dust Bunny aus. Der Fantasy-Horrorfilm mit Mads Mikkelsen über ein Mädchen, das einen Monsterjäger anheuert, um das Wesen unter ihrem Bett zu töten, hat beide begeistert. Ein charmantes, düsteres Märchen mit tollen Kostümen und einem Hauch von Die fabelhafte Welt der Amélie, auch wenn Timo die Dialoglastigkeit etwas kritisiert. Überrascht wurden sie von der koreanischen Horrorkomödie My Daughter is a Zombie. Was nach einem billigen Klamauk aussah, entpuppte sich als herzliche und witzige Geschichte über eine Vater-Tochter-Beziehung im Zombie-Setting – inklusive einer großartigen Katze! Timo wirft noch The Turkish Coffee Table in den Ring, ein Remake des spanischen Schockers The Coffee Table. Ein Film, der mit schwarzem Humor beginnt und dann in eine beklemmende Tragödie umschlägt – definitiv nichts für schwache Nerven! Das absolute Highlight für beide war aber The Holy Boy (La Valle dei Sorrisi). Der italienische Folk-Horrorfilm über einen Judolehrer, der in ein mysteriöses Dorf voller lächelnder Menschen kommt, hat sie mit seiner dichten Atmosphäre, den starken Bildern und der tiefgründigen Geschichte komplett umgehauen. Ein Film, der ohne billige Effekte auskommt und lange nachwirkt – für Zeljko sogar ein Anwärter auf die Top 3 des Jahres. Eine Folge voller Festival-Feeling, skurriler Momente und echter Filmperlen, die man sich vormerken sollte. Und für alle Fans: Die Termine für die nächsten Fantasy Filmfest Nights im April stehen schon! Also, Ohren auf und ab in die Welt von "Once Upon A Time In Cinema - Der Filmpodcast" - jeden Sonntag um 10:00 Uhr, überall wo es Podcasts gibt! Inhalt:(00:00) Intro (19:00) Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon (26:15) Every Heavy Thing (30:30) Dust Bunny (44:40) My Daughter is a Zombie (52:40) The Turkish Coffee Table (1:00:15) The Holy Boy ____ Der Film-Podcast mit Zeljko und Timo Anfragen: ouatic@gmx.de https://letterboxd.com/OuaticPodcast https://instagram.com/onceuponatimeincinema_

Traditionen sind doch was Tolles. Alle Jahre wieder kommen zum Beispiel die vier noch nicht ganz Greisen aus der schönen Stadt GeekZoneing in Nerdland in München zusammen, um sich von Indie-Filmperlen begeistern zu lassen, die sich wie ein unbeugsames Dorf gegen die Invasion durch die Mainstreamions wehren. Auch dieses Jahr haben wir entsprechend auch wieder Filme genossen, die im Streaming vermutlich durchs Raster gefallen wären. Selten haben wir - auch das Tradition - uns eher durchgequält als genossen, aber... ey, hörts euch doch selber an! #Erwartungen und Vorfreude #Die Filme - [Crazy Old Lady](https://letterboxd.com/film/crazy-old-lady/) - [Every Heavy Thing](https://letterboxd.com/film/every-heavy-thing/) - [The Holy Boy](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-holy-boy/) - [Dust Bunny](https://letterboxd.com/film/dust-bunny/) - [Dolly](https://letterboxd.com/film/dolly-2025/) - [Decorado](https://letterboxd.com/film/scenery-2025/) - [My Daughter is a Zombie](https://letterboxd.com/film/my-daughter-is-a-zombie/) - [The Turkish Coffee Table](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-turkish-coffee-table/) - [Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon](https://letterboxd.com/film/deathgasm-2-goremageddon/) - [Shelby Oaks](https://letterboxd.com/film/shelby-oaks/) #Unser Fazit #Alle Filme in der Übersicht [Letterboxd-Link](https://letterboxd.com/ckatzorke/list/fantasy-filmfest-white-nights-2026/)

Brad and Jay return from hibernation! 2025 saw many short and feature films play at HorrorHound Weekend. To kick off 2026 the guys are going to give you give a few of their favorites from this past year. So sit back and listen to what spooky tales possessed our souls! Join us at the next HorrorHound Weekend March 20-22 in Cincinnati, Ohio https://horrorhoundweekend.com/ Have a feature, short or script? Submit to the festival. Spring Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundWeekendFilmFestival Fall Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundFilmFestivalFall

Winterzeit ist Kinozeit. Was gibt es besseres, als sich mit netter Begleitung in den warmen Kinosessel zu kuscheln, wenn es draußen kalt und dunkel ist? Hauptsache, man findet den passenden Film und das passende Kino! Letzteres wird in manchen hessischen Regionen immer schwerer: Die Kinowelt hat sich durch die Streaming-Dienste verändert und auch die Corona-Pandemie hat Spuren hinterlassen. Mit kreativen Konzepten locken viele Kinos aber mittlerweile erfolgreich zum Gemeinschaftserlebnis Film. Wie geht es dem Kino? Was motiviert junge Menschen, Schauspieler oder Regisseurin zu werden? Und wie wird sich das Kino in Zukunft verändern? Darüber spricht Karen Fuhrmann mit dem Schauspieler Nikolai Will, der Regisseurin Justine Bauer, dem Kinobetreiber Christopher Bausch und dem Filmwissenschaftler Marcus Stiglegger. Podcast-Tipp: radioeins / 12 Uhr mittags - das Filmmagazin auf radioeins Zwölf Uhr Mittags ist die einzige Kino-Sendung, die direkt aus der Traumfabrik Potsdam-Babelsberg kommt. Kino King Knut Elstermann sitzt seit Jahrzehnten in Kinosesseln und war quasi schon immer Filmjournalist. Für ihn ist kein Kino zu stickig oder zu klein, kein Filmfest zu weit weg und kein Thema zu spröde... https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/12-uhr-mittags-das-filmmagazin-auf-radioeins/urn:ard:show:aaa134c6c3306bc2/

On this episode of LOL, Rachel La Loca is on location at the HITN Network to chat with the winners of the fifth annual Tu Cuentas Cine Youth Festival, to elevate and honors the next generation ofLatino Filmmakers. Winning submissions spanned a broad range of categories, from documentary stories on social issues, to mental health and wellness in Latino communities, to identity and cultural heritage in the digital age. Film festival organizers received hundreds of submissions from Latino creatives across the country! Congrats to these promising filmmakers! Best Overall Short: “Pick One” by Matthew Serrano Best Animation: “Una China Poblana” by Aubrey Azmar and Benedict Vazquez Best Short Documentary: “Remember Me” by Aldo Merino Spotlight Award: “Chiquito” by Lesley Marroquin and Anna Riva For more information about the ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest Film Festival, visit https://cineyouthfest.org/. ABOUT HITN HITN-TV is a leadingSpanish-language media company that offers educational and cultural programming for the whole family.  It reaches more than 35 million homes in the United States and Puerto Rico. Download the HITN GO appavailable on Apple, Android, Apple TV, and Roku® with a subscription. For more information, visit: ⁠www.hitn.org⁠  and follow ⁠@HITNtv⁠ on social platforms. #CineYouthFest #LatinosOutLoud #Podcast #Film #HITN

Frank Mills Heart of the City Gunter Noris Pink Panther' Theme Johnny Gregory & the Cascading Strings Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head Gordon Franks AGO A Man & A Woman Enoch Light AHO Theme From "Valley of the Dolls" Cor Bakker Suicide is Painless (From M*A*S*H*) David Foster Love Theme From 'St. Elmo's Fire' Don Costa AHO Days of Wine & Roses Andy Williams Emily Geoff Love AHO Love Theme From 'Airport' Douglas Gamley AHO Alfie Clebanoff Strings & Orchestra An Affair to Remember Andre Kostelanetz AHO Theme From 'Prisoner of Second Avenue' Dionne Warwick Here I Am Don Costa AHO Call Me Irresponsible Cinema Soundstage Orchestra Toys In The Attic Henry Mancini & James Galway Theme From 'The Molly Maguires' Candlelight Piano More (Theme From 'Mondo Cane'( Grady Martin Theme From 'Malamondo' (Funny World) Ferrante & Teicher One Eyed Jacks Percy Faith AHO Who's Afraid Ettore Stratta AHO My Heart will Go On Dick Bakker Orchestra La Strada Don Costa AHO From Here to Eternity Cor Bakker & Metropole Orchestra The Way We Were Andy Williams Moon River Clebanoff AHO Lucy's Theme From 'Parrish' Alfred Newman AHO The Bad & The Beautiful Enoch Light AHO Ship 0f Fools Caravelli AHO The Summer Knows Don Costa AHO Smile Jack Jezzro Some Day My Prince Will Come Dave Grusin On Golden Pond Roger Williams Theme From 'The Sand Pebbles' Denny Vaughn AHO Love Theme From 'Romeo & Juliet' David Rose AHO Sparticus Love Theme Frank Mills Heart of the City

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Derek GarrisonTake a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Derek Garrison. Derek is the principal at a public high school in Oregon. He is also a filmmaker. In this episode, we get to know Derek and what made him decide to be a public school educator, and more specifically a principal. We also find out if he is the cool principal or not! We take a small detour and discuss one of the most important topics of our generation: Bar-B-Que on a cross-country road trip. Then we get into Derek's filmmaking. He has made several short films and other projects; and we cover a fair bit of them. We do discuss his recent short film called 'A Hint of Menace'; which is available for free on YouTube. Then we talk about his new feature film called 'Van Damned'. The behind the scenes of the making of this film is very fascinating to me. The reason that Derek decided to make this film, makes him one of the coolest dad's I have ever come across. I won't spoil the reasons here, but trust me, there aren't a ton of fathers who would do this for this reason. Derek shares some of the journey and obstacles that were in the way, and how he maneuvered around and through them to get this feature made. 'Van Damned' is doing great things on the festival circuit, and at the time of this episode's release; SHOULD be available to stream on most platforms. Check your favorite streamers & VOD platforms. I can't wait to see what else Derek has up his sleeve for future projects. 

Zack Tabudlo," Dapat next time..."Loisa Andalio at Ronnie, magiging mom at dad na!Movie sa Filmfest, eto ang reco namin!

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Mike Stephen learns about a new exhibit at the National Public Housing Museum from UIC architecture professor Alexander Eisenschmidt, chats with actor and director Robert Townsend about his upcoming Chicago pop-up film fest, and re-visits a segment on local public transit reliability.

In something of an annual tradition, the Holiday Film Fest is back with this Christmas flick for Thanksgiving. Yes, Die Hard 2 is a Christmas movie!  In this film, detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) tries to stop a terrorist plot at Washington D.C.'s Dulles International Airport on Christmas Eve. After the incident at Nakatomi Plaza, it's fair to wonder if this guy can ever catch a break.If nothing else, the broadcast version of this film gave us the iconic phrase, “Yippee Ki‐Yay, Mister Falcon!”Josh Hajjar is back to help break this one down. You can find Josh on Instagram @amazingjrab https://www.instagram.com/amazingjrab/. Shoot him a follow.____Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com!Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com https://www.thirdstreetbarbell.com/!Check out our podcast website: 50percentfacts.com https://www.50percentfacts.com/50% Facts is a Spreaker Prime podcast on OCN – the Obscure Celebrity Network.Hosted by Mike Farr (@silentmikke) https://www.instagram.com/silentmikke/ and Jim McDonald (@thejimmcd). https://www.instagram.com/thejimmcd/Produced by Jim McDonald Production assistance by Sam McDonald and Sebastian Brambila. Theme by Aaron Moore. Show art by Joseph Manzo (@jmanzo523)    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/50-facts-with-silent-mike-jim-mcd--5538735/support.

Michael Ngema - the director of the Umlazi Film Festival - joined Darren, Sky and Carmen ahead of this epic meet of local and international filmmakers. He shares the journey the festival has taken, what it's all about, what you can expect and how you can get involved. Webpage

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here.A harmonious gathering of voicesSinger and voiceover actor Jen Maren always enjoys seeing the Twin Cities Women's Choir perform. Their fall concert, whose theme is “Ignite!,” takes place 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 at South High School in Minneapolis.Maren says: This is an incredible group that is 140 voices, all non-auditioned, but incredibly professionally sounding. There's percussion, there's a string quartet happening. There's some great jazz arrangements that are happening. There's all six-part harmony of all these women's voices raised in song. And I don't know about you, but we're living in a rather divided time right now, so a little bit of harmony would actually be soothing to my soul.— Jen MarenCelebrating Latinidad on screenFilmmaker Maxie Rockymore is looking forward to the inaugural Serpentina Arts Film Festival at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 25. at The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis. The free event promises a range of styles of short films, all created by Minnesota-based Latin filmmakers. The theme is “Celebrating Latinidad Through Short Films.”Rockymore explains why this film festival is important to her: When people share stories, and share other people's stories, that's when we connect and realize that we are all one. That's what filmmaking, I think, does for people.— Maxie RockymoreHoliday jazz with heartAaron Lohmeyer is an associate professor of music education and jazz band director at Winona State University, and he wants people to know about the holiday album release of a Winona band that's also a family affair. H3O Jazz Trio is the work of Eric Heukeshoven and his sons, Max and Hans, with wife Janet Heukeshoven as a frequent musical guest. They celebrate the release of their second album, “Combo Carols,” at the Steele County Historical Society in Owatonna at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. The songs are mash-ups of holiday carols and jazz standards.The trio also holds jam sessions at Two Fathoms Brewing in Winona on the third Sunday of every month.Aaron says: One neat thing about the H3O trio is that their jam sessions also function as a fundraiser for area nonprofits. So it's not only a family band, but it's a band with a mission, and their commitment to give back to the community through music is really unique.— Aaron Lohmeyer

Without Your Head with Taylor Morden director of BAMPIRE and Buried Alive Film festival recap with Dayna Noffke author of the new Spider Baby novelization!Bampire screened Buried Alive Film fest in Atlanta! If you were in attendance come by and video in or chat along!

The Aussie & Kiwi Film Fest kicks off in Prague tomorrow. A look inside the Brno company that manufactures plaques for Michelin-starred restaurants. A new exhibition in Prague's Planetarium, and a new digital archive of Czech folk songs - Písňovna.

Brad, Jay and Travis are coming to you from HorrorHound Weekend for their semi annual Blood & BBQ! They are joined by 3 of the fantastic filmmakers from the weekend to talk about their films. Jim Gleason takes us through a dentist appointment gone wrong in the short film Baby Blues - Going Dark. Local filmmaker Seth Daly takes us on a mysterious chase through the corn fields in The Rows. Lastly Stephen King Simmons gives us a family story with a dark twist in Lead Belly. All 3 of these films and so many more played at HorrorHound Weekend. Hope you enjoy this look behind the curtain of these films and the film festival itself! Join us at the next HorrorHound Weekend March 20-22 in Cincinnati, Ohio https://horrorhoundweekend.com/ Have a feature, short or script? Submit to the festival. Spring Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundWeekendFilmFestival Fall Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundFilmFestivalFall

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek has the story behind alt rock legend David Byrne's immersive theater project that's coming to Chicago next year. The Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel, join Gary to review a play inspired by a chapter from Bram Stroker's Dracula. Later in the show, Gary catches up with choreographer Chanel DaSilva to learn more about her Chicago set world premiere WABASH AND YOU. Evanston based musician Lindsay Anderson stops by to talk about her new album. And Gary previews this year's Black Harvest Film Festival with fest curator jada-amina.

Reviewed: Bugonia, John Candy: I Like Me Top 5: Horror Movies of the 2000s Guest: Cati Glidewell Monthly Theme: Jeff Bridges

Jared discusses the dozen films he watched at this year's Mill Valley Film Festival. Joe recommends a recent Japanese film and revisits some horror classics from John Carpenter. Michael catches up with a horror sequel and a comedy franchise reboot.

Amrita's viral tweet about the so-called “AI Film Festival” sparks a fiery Khandaan debate on art, authenticity, and the future of cinema. From lazy prompts to lost funding, Asim, Amrita, and Sujoy unpack what this says about India's creative ecosystem — and why real filmmaking still matters. 00:00 – Intro & Catch-UpAsim, Amrita, and Sujoy kick off with some friendly chaos, listener hellos, and updates on their YouTube adventures. 01:10 – Listener Comments & Homebound Follow-UpReading your reactions to Homebound and the eternal art-vs-commerce battle in Indian cinema.

Imani Davis is a writer, producer, and a film programmer at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles. A recent LA transplant from Chicago, she is deeply committed to elevating women directors, as well as providing opportunities for emerging talent to break into the film industry. At the American Cinematheque, a 501c3 nonprofit boasting over 1,500 film screenings a year, Imani curates, plans, and executes unique and engaging film events. She has worked to put on events with A-list filmmakers and talent such as Sofia Coppola, Jordan Peele, Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Damien Chazelle, Christopher Nolan, and many more.Also within her work at the American Cinematheque, Imani founded and put on the inaugural PROOF Film Festival in October of 2023. PROOF is one of the first ever short film festivals completely dedicated to proof-of-concept short films. Imani thought of the festival concept and put on the first edition to rousing success within a year of starting her position at the AC. The first year of PROOF included screenings of over 40 hand-picked short films from emerging talent, industry mixers and panels, and film industry decision makers in attendance such as representatives from Sony, Lionsgate, Gersh Agency, MACRO, Hartbeat Productions, ColorCreative, and more.Outside of her role as a film programmer, Imani co-founded Film Girlz Brunch, a monthly casual meetup of women in film in Los Angeles which has formed a number of partnerships and hosted many events in just over a year of starting. She also co-hosts “Players: A Film Industry Podcast” with fellow filmmaker and producer Demma Strausbaugh which is dedicated to demystifying various industry topics in an accessible and fun way.Connect with Imani:➡️ Instagram: @imanimdavis➡️ TikTok: @imanidavishttps://www.americancinematheque.com/series/proof-proof-of-concept-film-festival-2025/About The Lot1 Podcast ✨The Lot1 Podcast is designed for anyone who is interested in or working in filmmaking. Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned veteran, we hope you gain the knowledge you need to improve your craft, achieve your filmmaking goals, or simply get an understanding and appreciation for the roles and duties of your peers and colleagues.Follow Us! ⤵️Instagram & TikTok: @thelot1podcasthttps://www.instagram.com/thelot1podcast/?hl=enhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thelot1podcast–Hosted byDeji Bankole (@deji_bankole)Christopher Henley (@henley_son)Produced byMina VazirianEdited byCarlos Luna & Christopher Henleyhttps://linktr.ee/thelot1podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Knox Brew Stories is a weekly live radio show and podcast that offers an in-depth look into the beverages, businesses, artists, and inspiring humans who make Knoxville an amazing place to be!In this episode you'll find our regular weekly news about craft beer, as well as:Brew News (5:59)Live Music with J Manley (8:58)Interview with Curt Willis FILM FEST KNOX (19:21)Live Music with J Manley (42:12)Next Week on Tap (52:01)Live Music with J Manley (54:14)Co-Host & Producer: Ace Preston Co-Host & Producer: Kevin SummittAudio Engineer: Clyde TimbsPodcast Producer: Asher CokerLinks for our featured Guests:https://www.instagram.com/jmanleymusic/https://linktr.ee/jmanleymusichttps://www.instagram.com/filmfestknox/https://www.filmfestknox.com/Be sure to tune in live every Monday at 6pm EST at http://ChannelZradio.comAnd check out https://www.knoxbrewstories.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/suttreeshighgravity/

Man in the High Castle is a dark tale of an alternate Earth where the Axis powers won World War II. In this reality the United States has been occupied by both forces and split down the middle with Japanese states and Reich states. Hope seems lost for those who resist these powers until they... The post The 42cast Episode 258: Film Fest appeared first on The 42cast.

Man in the High Castle is a dark tale of an alternate Earth where the Axis powers won World War II. In this reality the United States has been occupied by both forces and split down the middle with Japanese states and Reich states. Hope seems lost for those who resist these powers until they […] The post The 42cast Episode 258: Film Fest appeared first on The ESO Network.

When Robert Redford died last month at 89, he left behind a formidable legacy as an actor, director, and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival. To honor his passing, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Redford Movies. Plus, thoughts on the late Diane Keaton, Adam's preview of the 61st annual Chicago International Film Festival, and Massacre Theatre.  This episode is presented by⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Regal Unlimited⁠⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro / RIP Diane Keaton (00:00:00-00:07:51) Top 5 Robert Redford Movies (00:07:52-01:13:01) Filmspotting Family (01:13:02-01:17:07) Chicago Int'l Film Fest Preview (01:17:08-01:29:34) Notes / Next Week (01:29:35-01:38:27) Massacre Theatre (01:38:28-01:44:11) Credits / New Releases (01:44:12-01:49:27) Links: -Poll: Redford's Best ⁠https://poll.fm/16120054⁠ -Chicago International Film Festival ⁠https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/⁠ Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠⁠. -⁠⁠⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/larsenonfilm.bsky.social⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reviewed: The Lost Bus Top 5: Animated Films of the 2000s

The annual Hamptons International Film Festival returns this week for its 33rd iteration, and from October 3 to 13, will present screenings at theaters in East Hampton, Sag Harbor and Southampton. This week, the editors are joined by David Nugent, Chief Creative Officer of HamptonsFilm, HIFF's parent organization, who shares some insight into the business of putting on a film festival. He also offers a sneak peak at a few of the 146 films that will be screened in the days ahead.

One of the best parts of any film festival is the unexpected gems that catch you off guard—and HorrorHound has plenty of them! In this episode, Jay and Brad dive into their favorite discoveries and awesome surprises from the HorrorHound Film Festival. From eerie indie standouts to spine-chilling shocks, you never know what might be lurking just around the corner! Have a feature, short or script? Submit to the festival. Spring Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundWeekendFilmFestival Fall Show https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorHoundFilmFestivalFall

This week we're joined by Eric Mahoney of the Yellow Springs Film Fest to talk about this exciting film festival happening just a little ways away from the Jungle. We chat about Ohio's rich film history, expanded on by their Rod Serling programming in this year's film festival, working with Kevin Smith to screen his classic movie "Dogma" as part of the film festival, and how important it is to support local creatives! In the meantime, a bunch of the Jungle family is in Japan, and we're setting up for Horrorhound Festival as we speak - come say hi at the Jungle Jim's booth!!!

In this Season Finale episode, Hilliard sits down with actor/writer/prod/director NOEL BRAHAM - co-founder of the hit MICHEAUX FILM FESTIVAL now in its 7th year and killing the game on the circuit!HIGHLIGHTS: The Power of “YET," lessons from his family growing up, becoming an actor, climbing many mountains, becoming a filmmaker and producing a Webseries and daytime Emmy-nominated short films, the power of community, co-founding and producing the Micheaux Film Festival and so much more!Noel is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder, and master of making gold on a budget tighter than his schedule. As the visionary behind the Micheaux Film Festival, he's built one of the fastest-growing multicultural film festivals in the country, while simultaneously directing, producing, writing, and probably acting out something in the back of an Uber. Born with a camera in one hand and an unshakable belief in multicultural stories in the other, Noel turned his journey from living in a hostel to helming red carpets into a movement. His work sits at the intersection of impact and innovation, combining soul-stirring narratives with social relevance...and maybe a sly wink to every industry gatekeeper who ever said "no."Noel's latest indie feature, Angel City, starring SNL star Chris Kattan, is a gritty, heartfelt love letter to Los Angeles that blends social commentary with cinematic ambition. Inspired by his own experience of living out of his car while chasing a dream, the film pulls back the curtain on the harsh realities of Hollywood and the homeless community.A true creative Swiss Army knife, Noel has collaborated with brands like Sony, Amazon, and Apple, while continuing to champion emerging talent who have more grit than followers. He's known for being equal parts strategist and storyteller and his superpower? Turning a three-person crew and a Craigslist location into something that looks like it came out of Warner Bros. When he's not running a festival, pitching a project, or jumping on a Zoom in a button-up and gym shorts, you can find him praying, hyping indie artists, or asking Chat GPT how to survive on three hours of sleep. Noel Braham -  proof that purpose, hustle, and faith can't be denied.SUBSCRIBE - like, follow, share & 5-star review!WWW.SCREENWRITERSRANTROOM.COMMerch (NEW T-SHIRTS/HOODIES)YouTube Shorts & Videos:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua83eFRxVA1-r3ry5c0-fQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hilliard Guess on all social media@Hilliardguess.bsky.socialIG: @ScreenwritersRantRoomGuest:@NoelBraham@MicheauxfilmfestBTS: @iamJerryJeromeWE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIPS AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com