Podcasts about Raindance Film Festival

Join MSG and special guest Fikile.Fikile is a creative multi-hyphenate seeking to tell stories through various mediums and self-expression. Fikile's journey began in South Africa, where she was born and raised. Her parents nurtured and supported her creative passions, and Fikile eventually left to study and pursue her dreams of filmmaking around the world. Venturing into New York and now London, Fikile has utilized and collaborated with her fellow creatives on her first film project. She scripted, directed, and edited her debut short film Convictions of an Empath, a romantic drama about the complications of youthful love and courage. It was screened at the Raindance Film Festival showcase at the Prince Charles Cinema in Northern Ireland on the 28th of June, 2024. Convictions of an Empath is available to watch on Fikile's YouTube channel.Tune into @MusicWithMeaningAndHealing Saturday 1 - 3pm on www.dejavufm.com @DejavuFM @Fikile.M#music #meaning #healing #new #podcast #episode #southafrica #london #independent #filmmaker #director #creative #family #tunein #radio #dejavufm

Did you know 1 in 5 people are affected by a parent's drinking? In this powerful episode, we hear from TEDx speaker Sammy Kingston, who lost her mother to alcoholism in 2018. After being estranged for 10 years, Sammy had just 10 minutes with her mother before she passed from stage 4 liver disease. This life-changing moment led Sammy to get sober and dedicate herself to helping children of alcoholics and anyone struggling with alcohol addiction. Sammy shares her deeply personal story, reflecting on how her mother's addiction impacted her mental health as both a child and adult. She discusses overcoming isolation, people-pleasing, fear of abandonment, anxiety, depression, and setting boundaries. Sammy also offers invaluable advice for parents struggling with alcohol, explaining why children can't make their parents sober. Plus, Sammy explains how she got sober in her 20s and what she's learned from her journey. A must-listen for anyone touched by addiction. More About Sammy - Sammy Kingston is the Co-Founder of Virtual Umbrella and a passionate advocate for children of alcoholics. Since 2018, she's raised awareness about the effects of alcoholism through talks, films, and community work. She is a Community Champion for Alcohol Change UK and created the VR film Anonymous—an autobiographical project about growing up as a COA, which premiered at Raindance Film Festival. She also shared her story on the TEDx stage in 2022—link in the show notes! Topics - 0:00 Intro 3:05 Sammy's rock bottom 6:55 Isolation & people pleasing 13:05 Approval seeking behaviour 15:30 A victim mentality? 18:00 Fear of abandonment & putting in boundries 19:55 Why children can't get their parents sober 23:30 Fear of authority, depression & anxiety 26:35 Sammy's relationship with alcohol now 34:15 Giving up booze in your 20's 37:15 Being a COA & adulthood 41:35 Can Sammy be TOO loyal & responsible? 43:20 Sammy's letter to her mum 45:50 Who is Sammy wanting to help? 48:25 Looking after yourself 50:15 Words to parents still drinking If you have been affected by these topics, Sammy suggests the following support - Nacoa (For COA): https://coa.nacoa.org.uk Alcohol Change UK: https://alcoholchange.org.uk This Podcast is not for profit but my goal is to break even. To help me make more please donate here. Thank you! https://bit.ly/3kSucAs Follow Sammy Twitter/X: https://x.com/K_Samantha1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sammy_kingston_ Ted Talk - https://bit.ly/3Y96OiZ Follow Oliver Instagram - https://bit.ly/3IemHLY Facebook - http://bit.ly/3w8S1Gx TikTok - https://bit.ly/3YGLsYm LinkedIn - http://bit.ly/3kp4ymC Threads - https://bit.ly/3svw7yL X - http://bit.ly/3GQYj2l Please subscribe, follow, like, leave a review and comment! YouTube - https://bit.ly/3ZTQ3Kf Spotify - https://bit.ly/4eykA4L Apple - https://apple.co/3PajZvQ #ChildOfAnAlcoholic #AlcoholRecovery #MentalHealthAwareness

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz received her BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she completed her thesis film Transit, starring Dakota Johnson. After graduating she mentored with filmmakers Cary Fukunaga on True Detective, Joachim Trier on Louder Than Bombs, and worked with Alejandro Inarritu on The Revenant.Sarah was a Sundance Fellow in the 2017 Writer's Intensive and 2018 Sundance Strategic Financing Intensive with her project Good Girl Jane. She completed a short film of the same name starring Rachelle Vinberg (Skate Kitchen, HBO's Betty) and Travis Tope (American Vandal), with cinematography by Jake Saner (Ghosts of Sugar Land).The short premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in London. Good Girl Jane recently wrapped principal photography in Los Angeles starring Rain Spencer, Patrick Gibson and Andie MacDowell. Good Girl Jane is inspired by events in Sarah's own life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/indie-film-hustle-a-filmmaking-podcast--2664729/support.

In today's episode, Helen interviews Lisa Sheerin, whose journey is a testament to the power of resilience and embracing a non-linear career path. In this episode, Lisa opens up about her initial struggles and frustrations in the acting industry, detailing her emotional challenges and the transformative decision to train as an indoor exercise coach during drama school. She shares how these unexpected roles in fitness and children's entertainment not only led to personal growth but also carved a unique path toward business success.They explore her innovative "Speak Proud" method for public speaking, designed especially for women to overcome imposter syndrome and deliver impactful presentations. Listen to learn more about the significance of nonlinear career trajectories, the fusion of diverse skills, and the undeniable power of words. Here are the highlights:03:30 Finding your purpose and direction in life.07:32 Determined pursuit leads to successful drama school admission.11:02 Reflecting on emotional vocational learning experience fulfillment.14:28 Supportive pivotal moment leads to transformative role.17:14 Gender bias hindered youthful acting aspirations and feedback.22:31 Struggling with self-doubt and seeking external validation23:33 Struggles and nonlinear path led to success.30:57 Unique style led to a successful and fear-free career.33:42 COVID halted physical jobs, and prompted a self-reflection period.37:42 Embrace self-promotion and confidence in public speaking.40:16 Building confidence through positive self-talk and techniques.43:44 Inspiring story of overcoming obstacles and achieving success through vulnerability and passion.About Lisa Sheerin:Lisa founded Speak Proud as an executive public speaking coach, helping her clients in corporate roles, and those running businesses to embrace public speaking in order to accelerate their confidence and careers. Through a combination of coaching and mentoring, using her Speak Proud Expert Method, Lisa helps unblock fears around public speaking, and using proven performance tools and techniques to soar high, on stage, and/or online. Lisa is a trained actor with over twenty years experience working in theatre, film and voice-over, with notable appearances at the Royal Court Theatre and Raindance Film Festival. Lisa is an accredited coach with the International Coaching Federation. Lisa also has a personal passion for coaching group exercise, and works as a spinning coach at Third Space health clubs.Connect with Lisa:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasheerinspeakproud/Listen to Elizabeth Gilbert's talk (referenced in the podcast episode) ‘Flight of the Hummingbird: The curiosity driven life':https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZdvLwc7V7BUntW2GuTKe4Connect with Helen:Website: helenpackham.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/helenpackhamFacebook: www.facebook.com/helenpackhamcoachLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/helenpackhamGet instant, free access to my

Creatively Down and Dirty is our new podcast series where we deep-dive with one creator into one project. Prepare to hear it all, from what sparked the initial idea from the high-highs to the low-lows during the making of it and ultimately, how it got released out into the wide world.What began as a commission for a tour documentary turned into Antony Crook's debut feature film, and all because of a global pandemic! In this very special episode, we caught up with Antony amidst the madness of SXSW, where he premiered If the Stars had a Sound, celebrating legendary Scottish band Mogwai.Originally from Manchester and now based in Upstate New York with his family, Antony started out as a photographer, and has shot icons from David Hockney to Snoop Dogg. He then made the leap into filmmaking with a music video for his friend's band, Mogwai, which went viral on Nowness over a decade ago. Now he's come full circle with this film that reflects the personal relationships, integrity and creativity that went into the making of it, and it's been perfectly summarised by The Austin Chronicle as “A true underdog story and a breathtaking look at community-building”.From throwing out the rulebook to being given Mogwai's music stems, from sifting through days of GoPro footage to sourcing funding to inviting fans to be part of the journey…Antony reveals the depth, detail and devotion it takes to get a project of this scale off the ground and into the world.“I didn't want the film to be like anything else out there. Mogwai have always done their own thing, their way, and this film had to be consistent with that”If the Stars had a Sound is a must-watch and screens later this month at various festivals, including Sheffield DocFest and Raindance Film Festival. Follow @AntonyCrook and @Mogwaiband for the latest! EPISODE INSIGHTSTransforming obstacles into opportunitiesWhy relationships matter in the business of creativityHow throwing out the rulebook can reignite possibilityHow subject matter can inform the creative approachWhy mood trumped chronology in the editThoughts on the episode? DM us @creativebloodworld EPISODE CREDITSHosted by Laura ConwayProduced by Scenery Studios

Cara Stricker is an Australian born director, writer, musician and artist. Stricker first started making films, photographs and installations as a young teenager, stemming from her background as a dancer and musician. She is known for her work that combines filmmaking with her creative direction, choreography, and expressive narratives. Her unique blend of feminism, nature and performance creates work that is both subversive and otherworldly. Her work is screened, exhibited, printed, and performed around the world. Stricker's major commissions include: creating a techno-surrealist land-based prayer prompt short film with the Miccosukee, Seminole and Black Carribean community's of Miami within the Everglades, Allapattah, and installations by James Turrell, Es Devlin and teamLab for Superblue; Bvglari global campaigns for 23' and 24' featuring Zendaya and Anne Hathaway; a four part polyptych instillation and music video for Alicia Keys; visual sonic film about the late Aaliyah's legacy; and album films for Chloe and Halle, Blood Orange, Kelsey Lu, Amber Mark, Tei Shi and Kadhja Bonet. She has collaborated with global brands such as Gucci, MAC Makeup, Chanel, Alexander Wang, Missoni, musicians such as SZA and Perfume Genius, and photographed for titles such as Vogue, Dazed, I-D Magazine, Fader, Interview Magazine and Oyster. Her work has been awarded and screened internationally including at Cannes Lions, Tribeca Film Festival, Camerimage, Cannes Short Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Berlin Music Video Awards, Toronto Shorts Film Festival, Shots awards, HollyShort Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, Rooftop Film Festival New York, London Short Film Festival, Palm Springs International Shortfest, Sugar Mountain festival and Vivid Sydney. Her short narrative ‘Maverick', starring Abbey Lee and Rhys Coiro, which she wrote and directed, premiered at FFFest, and her commercial film short, “Carlos,” that explores how micro-mobility is transforming the lives of its users, was shortlisted for both best non-fiction short at Cannes Lions and Best Branded Content at the Tribeca X Award. Most recent solo exhibitions include two mixed media shows at The Hole NYC. Her latest albums include collaboration with musician John Kirby (Solange Knowles, Frank Ocean, Blood Orange, Sebastian Tellier) to direct, perform and produce music for their audio visual album, ‘Drool', and her solo ambient album and short film ‘Formless', both released on Terrible Records, with screenings and performances across Australia, LA and New York City. She lives in Los Angeles.

Patagonia, Heavy Metal, ríos y violencia, son elementos de la película "Tres Hermanos" del Director y Productor Francisco J. Paparella, la cual se encuentra en la cartelera de la Cineteca Nacional en la Ciudad de México. En este episodio platico con Fran sobre su infancia creciendo en la Patagonia, su carrera, los cineastas que admiramos y sobre el tema que tratan tanto su primer largometraje "Zanjas", como este segundo. Más sobre Francisco Paparella: https://linkr.bio/franciscopaparella Francisco J. Paparella nace en Buenos Aires, Argentina en 1984. Se muda a la Patagonia a la edad de cinco años. A los diecisiete, vuelve a Buenos Aires para recibirse de Director de Cine en el CIEVYC. En 2009, a funda su compañía independiente Río Azul Films, produciendo FINDE, dirigida por Matías Penachino, y ÁNIMA, de Antón Terni. En 2010 co- produce el film argentino ENERO, de Cynthia Gabrenja y Marcelo Scoccia. En 2013, filma ZANJAS, su opera prima como director, en la Patagonia Argentina; protagonizada por Diego Alonso. Selección Oficial en Raindance Film Festival 2015, Londres. En 2021 produce el documental LOS PLEBES, (México) segundo largometraje del venezolano Eduardo Andrés Giralt Braun, ganador a Mejor Dirección en BAFICI FF. En este momento se encuentra terminando el documental TRIMMIGRANTS (México, U.S.A. & Argentina) dirigido por David Kohan y Gustavo Anselmi y la opera prima de Alejandro Quiroga LOS DE ABAJO (Bolivia, brasil, Colombia y Argentina), Ganadora Mejor Interpretación en Mar del Plata FF 2022 y Selección Oficial en Festival do Rio 2023 y Biarritz. Su segunda película como director, TRES HERMANOS, ganó Premio Especial del Jurado en el Festival de Cine de Mar del Plata 2022 y Mejor Película en el 45o Moscow International Film Festival, fue seleccionado en Sección Internacional del XX Festival Int. de Morelia y en la competencia Alquimias del 68o SEMINCI de Valladolid. En su desarrollo el proyecto estuvo por La Fabrique du Cinemas du Mondes de Cannes y Berlinale Coproduction Market. Paparella se desarrolla simultáneamente como director de publicidad en la productora LANDIA, ganando en diversas ocasiones Cannes Lions y consiguiendo el primer premio en la categoría craft para México en 2019 con su pieza SURVIVORS para Save the Children. Entre otras marcas, trabaja con NIKE, NISSAN, SAMSUNG, COCA-COLA & PEPSI. Paparella trabaja la suciedad y visceralidad del realismo con tintes de ficción. Sobre Mezclas Abruptas: En el DJ booth y en este podcast Susana Medina selecciona temas de manera minuciosa y los pone sobre la mesa abruptamente. En este podcast aprenderás de pizza, perros, música, salud mental, ilustración, alpinismo y una serie de nuevas obsesiones y fascinaciones que en algún momento te servirán de algo. @mezclasabruptas  https://www.instagram.com/mezclasabruptas/ https://twitter.com/mezclasabruptas  https://www.tiktok.com/@mezclasabruptas  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@MezclasAbruptas @suzyain https://www.instagram.com/suzyrain  https://twitter.com/suzyrain  https://www.tiktok.com/@suzyrain  Contacto: info@sonoromedia.com 

MAYA is opening in several theaters and VOD on January 26th, so I thought it would be fun to re-release this episode. Social impact films are increasingly more common, something I imagine that I'll highlight more as we go through season 2, and MAYA is a good example of a film touching on an important issue. You can here for more information on screenings: https://www.artists4change.org/Enjoy and see you on Tuesday, January 23rd.BenI talk with Julia Verdin, the multi-hyphenate writer and director of the new film MAYA.When you think of a social impact film, you may think school project. But in your her new film MAYA, Julia put in the research and the dedication to her craft to make sure you'll learn something and be deeply entertained. MAYA had its world premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London in October, and opens in select theaters and video in demand in late January, 2024. It deals gently with the topic of sex trafficking, and some of the acting performances, especially Rumer Willis, has stuck with me, along with the score and certainly the direction.We discuss her career, how to break into social impact filmmaking, the challenges of casting real-life, say, police officers, and the importance of keeping a positive attitude. As you'll hear from Julia, changing the world for the better is certainly difficult, but it doesn't mean it can't be fun. Links:Artists for Change (https://www.artists4change.org/)MAYA Website (https://www.artists4change.org/filmprojects/maya/)Julia Verdin Rough Diamond Productions (https://www.roughdiamondproductions.net/julia-verdin/)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content

In this Friday guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats to 'that girl from Skins', April Pearson about her One Thing; on why you should stop worrying that things are going to go wrong.Trigger warning: April shares her experience of miscarriage and difficult pregnancies.April Pearson is best known for playing Michelle in the original cast of hit TV series, Skins. Her screen work includes feature films, Tormented, Home For Christmas, Tank 432, Tucked, Sideshow and Netflix Originals series, Kiss Me First. In 2016 she won Best Actress for her performance in Fractured at the British Horror Film Festival, which she also produced, and Best Supporting Actress at the same festival in 2017 for her role in Caught.April co-wrote and starred in Making Tracks, which premiered at Raindance Film Festival in 2018 and in 2021 she produced and starred in The Kindred, which premiered at Frightfest in 2021. Her podcast; “Are you Michelle From Skins?”, was also a huge hit.You can and certainly should follow April on Instagram here.

A talk programme dedicated to films and television shows, presented by Marcus Ako, Laura Sampson and David Campbell, on Resonance 104.4FM  at 7pm (UK) on Fridays and repeats Tuesday 4pm. Podcast episodes available from Monday afternoon around 12:30pm (UK) #ItsAllAboutThe3Way #ShootTheBreezeShow #TheIdiotOnTheComedyCircuit Reach us on Twitter, on Facebook, email shootthebreezonresonance104.4@gmail.com or Instagram  In this episode, Marcus and Producer Dave catch up with filmmaker, film festival director and friend of the show - the gorgeous Jenna Suru about her involvement with Raindance and Raindance Paris.  Raindance Film Festival is running from the 25th October to the 4th November.  Get your tickets here

“In the Grand Scheme of things, “I” is not important.” Born and raised in Japan, Yujiro Seki discovered his passion for film-making when he was in high school. Through making his first feature film, Sokonashi Deka (The Enigmatic Detective), he became enamored with the imaginative possibilities of cinema and vowed to master the art through study in the United States. Seki earned a BA in Film from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed a short film, Sashimi Taco, for his senior, honors thesis. Following his graduation, Seki moved to Los Angeles to work as a director of the video department for Intermarket Design, and as a film instructor at Montecito Fine Arts College of Design. After attaining permanent U.S. residency, Seki began studying full-time in the Cinematography program at UCLA Extension. Upon graduating from that program, he embarked on the journey of making his feature documentary project, “Carving the Divine: Buddhist Sculptors of Japan.”Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 29 film festivals, showing a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 12 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award for a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.Along with the version with English subtitles, we have released versions with Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, and Hebrew subtitles to start with. In this episode, Ivonne & Yujiro talked about: What if you are meant to do thisFalling in love with the processThe power of A family legacyRealizing the gifts of the environment you were born inInspiring people not using people just to get money.The power of the Law of Accumulation.The Importance of Curiosity and WonderGetting to Know the Divine in all.Carving the Divine,And so much more. If you want to learn more about Yujiro, you can visit his social media:http://www.carvingthedivine.comhttps://www.youtube.com/c/carvingthedivinehttps://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/https://twitter.com/CarvingDivinehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/yujiroseki/Podcast produced by Brilliant Futures Productions.Sponsored by Delaflor Teachings Int.

Want to see the video version of this podcast? https://youtu.be/sxR8EJnMKkE Jason Satterlund is an award winning film director who has been working on films for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in all areas of production including directing, producing, writing, cinematography, and editing. He works all over the world directing, commercials, documentaries, music videos, and feature films. Early on he developed his skills as a storyteller and uses them to this day on projects as diverse as sci-fi steampunk action films, high end commercials, underwater sea life in the tropics, television shows, top country music artists in Nashville, Tenn, and feature films. He is the only person ever to conduct a night shoot in the ancient city of Petra, and the first person in America to use film lenses on an HD camera. Satterlund has done extensive work for clients such as Warner Brothers, Bon Jovi, Amazon, Microsoft, Jack White, CNN, Hallmark Entertainment, ABC, and the country of Jordan. He is creator and director of the award winning feature film, "The Record Keeper," which premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in London, and won the first annual Geekie Awards. WATCH 'THE ABANDON' TRAILER https://youtu.be/govvM1kKauY MORE VIDEOS WITH JASON SATTERLUND https://bit.ly/2B5y9aA CONNECT WITH JASON SATTERLUND http://www.jasonsatterlund.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1387235 https://www.facebook.com/JasonSatterlundDir https://www.instagram.com/jasonsatterlund https://twitter.com/JasonSatterlund https://vimeo.com/bigpuddlefilms https://www.youtube.com/user/BigPuddleFilms VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED What You Don't Learn In Film School - https://youtu.be/VBcQVQ2ZaMI Directing Great Television: Tools For Creating Compelling Drama - https://youtu.be/-aCFpiow7sw Beginners Guide To Making Movies That Make Money - https://youtu.be/1B9k3b_StaA Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances For Film & TV - https://youtu.be/xE2o1yERgu4 How To Make The Movies You Want To Make - https://youtu.be/hpSSRjSb8-k BOOKS WE RECOMMEND https://buff.ly/3o0oE5o SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we're glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it's easy to search and find a solution - https://goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.

Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling may be America's last great joke teller. His savant-like ability to remember every joke he's heard since he was eight years old, coupled with his lightning-fast wit and infectious laugh, has established him as a comedy icon. Famous for being the head writer of the Howard Stern show for 18 years, even more infamous for leaving that position, Jackie's story is fascinating, funny, and heartwarming. And in an age of political correctness, he still helps us belly-laugh at ourselves, and the world around us, with a kindness and sincerity that defuses his unfiltered punch lines.In the feature documentary JOKE MAN we follow Jackie's improbable journey - from fledgling days of comedy on Long Island, through his time as one of the “Beatles of Radio,” to his success as an author and actor. We hear from friends and fellow entertainers including Willie Nelson, Penn Jillette, Billy West, Artie Lang, Marc Cuban, Sean Young and former Stern show staffers who give us their take on what makes Jackie truly unique. JOKE MAN is a universal story of self-discovery, grit and how humor is the biggest key to authentic happiness.JOKE MAN is produced and directed by Ian Karr. Karr is the founder of the creative and content-driven production agency, IKA Collective. IKA's credits encompass television series, promos, commercials and original digital content. Notable clients include AMC Networks, WB/Discovery, Showtime, FOX, Hallmark Channel, United Airlines and NBC/Universal. Karr and IKA Collective have played integral roles in the successful launches and promotion of hit television series including Better Call Saul, Empire, Gotham, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Weeds, Dexter and Californication. The company received a Clio for its work on FX's American Horror Story: Cult. In addition to filmmaking, Karr spent 8 years at Sirius XM as co-host of Jackie's Joke Hunt, which aired on the Howard Stern Channels. JOKE MAN is produced and edited by Ronni Thomas. Thomas began his career with horror icons Troma, and in 2003 produced Hey Is Dee Dee Home alongside maverick filmmaker Lech Kowlaski. In 2020 he directed The Broken and the Bad, commissioned by AMC and the producers of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. His 2017 short film Walter Potter: The Man Who Married Kittens was nominated for best short doc at the Raindance Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. His feature debut, The Kybalion, premiered in 2021 and won best documentary and best director at Italy's Life Beyond Life Film Festival.

Kelly Murtagh is a single mom, Louisiana native, and an award-winning actress, writer, producer, singer, and children's book author who works in film, television, and theatre. She has received multiple awards including the Best Actress Award at Festival South, and the Best Actress Award at the 48 Independent Short Film Festival. Kelly wrote the feature-length film Shapeless, telling of her personal struggle with an eating disorder, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and internationally at the Raindance Film Festival and is now on VOD. Kelly also produced, co-wrote, and was the lead actress in the film. Kelly also regularly sings with her partner, musician and singer-songwriter, Will Dickerson in New Orleans and the southern California area. And if she isn't busy enough with everything else, she has authored the children's book Zoo Krewe about a magical journey through the New Orleans Mardi Gras where the littlest fans learn their ABCs with the help of some animal friends!  Where to find Kelly www.instagram.com/kellymurtagh www.instagram.com/shapelessthefilm  

My guest this week is international best-selling author Dr. Caroline Cauchi. Caroline has written 9 novels, including the modern day fairy tale "The Drowning of Arthur Braxton," which was subsequently made into a feature film that won Best UK feature at the Raindance Film Festival. She is also head of book editing at BubbleCow and is currently the Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Liverpool University. Caroline's latest novel, Mrs. Van Gogh, is the story of twenty-eight year old Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger, sister-in-law to artist Vincent Van Gogh. It's through her eyes that we meet the Van Gogh brothers: charming Theo and unstable, drug-addled, starving artist Vincent. What became of Vincent's art after their deaths is thanks, in large part, to Johanna, and yet we know so little about her. In our conversation, Caroline explains what drew her to Johanna, what new insights she learned into Vincent, the photograph that inspired it all, and so much more. Then, she treats us to a reading from “Mrs. Van Gogh.” https://carolinesmailes.co.ukhttps://twitter.com/caroline_shttps://www.instagram.com/caroline_smailes/?hl=en Join our Book Club: patreon.com/parisundergroundradio Find Us OnlineWebsite: https://www.parisundergroundradio.com/storytimeinparisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/parisundergroundradioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisundergroundradio/ CreditsHost and Producer: Jennifer Geraghty. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @jennyphoria; Website: http://jennyphoria.comMusic CreditsHip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU​ About UsSince well before Victor Hugo looked up at Notre Dame and thought, "Huh... what if a hunchback lived in there?" authors have been inspired by Paris. The Storytime in Paris podcast will help keep this tradition alive with short interviews and readings from your favorite contemporary authors with a French connection. Every episode will feature five questions, asked by you, our authors' biggest fans, and answered live on air. Then, our authors will treat us to a reading of an excerpt from their book. Who knows? Maybe you'll even be inspired to write your own Great French Novel. Happy listening!

It is March 1941 during the Second World War, and a young evacuee, Tabitha, is fascinated by the stories about a famous author who lives nearby. Content warning: contains references to suicide. The story is written and read by Elinora Westfall. Influenced by David Bowie, Virginia Woolf and Sally Wainwright, Elinora Westfall is a lesbian writer of stage, screen, fiction, poetry and radio from the UK. Her novel, Everland, was selected for the Penguin and Random House WriteNow Editorial Programme, and her short films have been selected by Pinewood Studios & Lift-Off Sessions, Cannes Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Camden Fringe Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, while her theatre and audio shows have been selected by The British Library and performed in London's West End and on Broadway, where she won the award for Best Monologue. The story was produced by Tabitha Potts. Music used courtesy of Timbre of Freesound.org Photo of Virginia Woolf By George Charles Beresford - Filippo Venturi Photography Blog, Public Domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50293324

This short story is about a young woman whose heart is stolen by a mysterious magician. The story is written and read by Elinora Westfall. Influenced by David Bowie, Virginia Woolf and Sally Wainwright, Elinora Westfall is an Australian/British lesbian actress and writer of stage, screen, fiction, poetry and radio from the UK. Her novel, Everland has been selected for the Penguin and Random House WriteNow 2021 Editorial Programme, and her short films have been selected by Pinewood Studios & Lift-Off Sessions, Cannes Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Camden Fringe Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, while her theatre shows have been performed in London's West End and on Broadway, where she won the award for Best Monologue. Elinora is also working on The Art of Almost, a lesbian comedy-drama radio series as well as writing a television drama series and the sequel to her novel, Everland. The story was produced by Tabitha Potts.

Today's episode features an in-depth conversation on a wide range of topics with Award-winning Actress, Writer, Director & Author, KATIE BOLAND. Chosen by Elle Canada as one of the three Canadians to watch, as an actress she has more than 80 credits to her name. A multiple award winner, she's won a Canadian Screen Award, was a TIFF Rising Star, a Birks Diamond Woman In Film, named Best Emerging Actress by the Toronto Film Screen and one of Playbacks Ten To Watch. Long Story, Short a ten-episode web-series Boland created and wrote based on her collection of personal essays premiered on Hulu and was recently re-released on Youtube and garnered hundreds of thousands of hits and called “the best new thing on the internet." For her performance, Boland won a Canadian Screen Award. Long Story, Short was nominated for Best Webseries at the Raindance Film Festival. Also an author, Boland's collection of short stories, Eat Your Heart Out was chosen by the Globe and Mail as one of three hot summer reads, “Actress-turned-writer Katie Boland is a notable new voice in Canadian fiction...a vibrant collection, populated by well-drawn characters who are broken but bursting with life. Reminiscent of Hemingway's sharp minimalism, paired with Kerouac's verve, Eat Your Heart Out tackles being alive in the here and now, with sterling writing and stellar voices. Boland is a bold new old-soul.” Boland's directorial debut, short film Lolz-Ita, that she wrote and starred in, had it's North American premiere at the Austin Film Festival and was nominated for Best Narrative Short. It was also a part of TIFF's Short Cuts: Share Her Journey, which highlights the “most exciting emerging female film makers in the world” as well as the Whistler Film Festival where it was nominated for the EDA Short Film Award which recognizes female film makers. It was nominated for jury prizes at the Dallas International Film Festival and Cucalorus. It was also chosen as Short Of the Week, who said, “Boland portrays the title character with commendable subtlety, fleshing out the confusion of the young woman compellingly. It's a complicated duality to inhabit... Her performance has the power to make or break the film, and Boland wows.” Most recently, it was chosen as a Vimeo Staff Pick. Boland is currently in post production on a new short Twins and she directed, wrote and starred in the pilot ReFrame for Refinery 29 x Kate Spade. Boland was the youngest person chosen by Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly to be on a panel of cultural experts who helped steer a sweeping review of cultural policies. Recently, Boland was also on the cover of IndieScreen magazine as one of Canada's “most impressive young producers.” Katie splits her time between Toronto and Los Angeles. She has two feature films to be released in the coming year and three television series she wrote and created in development at CTV, Chorus and UCP. She is currently editing her feature debut We're All In This Together that she wrote, directed, produced and starred as twins in. For more from Katie please connect with her via: IG: @katieboland13Twitter: @katieboland Her website: https://www.katieboland.com/ --This episode of Breaking Brave is brought to you by:SOULSNACKS! Soul snacks are single ingredient, eco conscious dog and cat treats! Sourced directly from farms in Ontario and wrapped in fully compostable packaging. Treating your pets never felt so good. Head to https://soulsnacks.ca/ and use coupon code BREAKINGBRAVE for 15% off your purchase!!! ​&CRANK COFFEE the newest member of the Neal Brothers family. Crank Coffee is a new Canadian whole bean coffee brand that is certified organic and fair trade. Founded by the Neal Brothers Peter and Chris. This brand was influenced by cycling, coffee lovers, and experts! Check it out at...

Let's support, watch and share this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK 

Let's support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-DivineWhat is Carving The Divine about?Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.Carving the Divine Awards: World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder ColoradoThe art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.More information please visit: http://www.carvingthedivine.comhttps://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/https://twitter.com/CarvingDivineSupport the show

Let's support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-DivineCheck out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Rinzai Zen Master, Meido Moore"Great Buddhist sculpture reveals not only a hard-won technical mastery and aesthetic refinement: it possesses an energetic, luminous quality that has the ability to transform our conditions, and even to give the viewer an experiential taste of the qualities represented by each figure. This wonderful film "Carving the Divine" shows us that the path to mastery of this ancient art is as much a spiritual discipline as it is the learning of a skill. The profound yet stern compassion of the teacher, and the sincerity of the apprentices as they seek to uncover the images within the wood, are wonderfully shown. Watching this film, one may grasp how the art of the Busshi is not simply to produce sculpture: it is itself a Way of life and wisdom, in which the images mirror the artists' own hearts."- Meido Moore, Rinzai Zen priest Abbot at Korinji Rinzai Zen MonasteryWhat is Carving The Divine about?Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.Carving the Divine Awards: World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder ColoradoThe art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.More information please visit: http://www.carvingthedivine.comhttps://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/https://twitter.com/CarvingDivineSupport the show

Let's support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-DivineCheck out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Art Historian Mark Schumacher"Carving the Divine explores the modern remnants of Japan's ancient carving traditions – largely hidden from public gaze. It captures the hardships and aspirations of the current generation of apprentice-artisans training under the harsh-yet-kind tutelage of a master carver. Heart-warming and intimate, "Carving the Divine" unveils the secret world of master-disciple relationships among sculptors of religious icons. It also shines a spotlight on the time-honored traditions of passing down ancient techniques to a new generation. This film is a godsend for anyone who has worked with a mallet and chisel, but everyone who sees it will be touched by its beauty, benevolence, and blessings of compassion."- Mark Schumacher, Art HistorianWhat is Carving The Divine about?Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.Carving the Divine Awards: World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder ColoradoThe art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.More information please visit: http://www.carvingthedivine.comhttps://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/https://twitter.com/CarvingDivineSupport the show

Let's support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-DivineCheck out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Martial Artist Teacher, Author, Speaker An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes!"Can a traditional Japanese sacred art form based on generations of selfless apprentices studying with stern masters survive into the 21st Century? Has Japan retained enough reverence for the demanding learning process that takes years of thankless dedication to just begin to develop mastery? I sat breathlessly through “Carving the Divine”, silently cheering on those few committed artists as they approached gaining the exquisite skill of depicting through carved wood the most sublime of Buddhist sacred images. Will they make it? Can they accept the firm and relentless coaching from their masters? Filmmaker Yujiro Seki pulls aside the curtain and shows us nakedly the disciplined world of the busshi, master carvers of Buddhist wonder. An amazingly touching film!"- An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes, Teacher, Author, SpeakerWhat is Carving The Divine about?Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.Carving the Divine Awards: World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder ColoradoThe art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.More information please visit: http://www.carvingthedivine.comhttps://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDi...https://www.instagram.com/carvingthed...https://twitter.com/CarvingDivineSupport the show

Let's support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-DivineCheck out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Rev. Marvin HaradaThe Bishop and Co-Director, Center for Buddhist Education Buddhist Churches of America"Carving the Divine is more than a movie about amazing wood sculptors of Japan. To me, the movie is about the Master-Apprentice, or the Master-Disciple relationship, and how this is still being transmitted in the traditional manner.....stern, but yet ultimately kind, in training the apprentice to be a true artist in both skill and spirit."- Rev. Marvin Harada, The Bishop and Co-Director, Center for Buddhist Education Buddhist Churches of AmericaWhat is Carving The Divine about?Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.Carving the Divine Awards: World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder ColoradoThe art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.More information please visit: http://www.carvingthedivine.comhttps://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/https://twitter.com/CarvingDivineSupport the show

Jesse Lauter is a rock-doc/concert film director, music producer/engineer/mixer, and DJ. His production credits include artists such as the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Stephen Stills & Judy Collins, and Ben Harper, among others. Jesse directed, produced and co-edited Learning To Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen about Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour, featuring the late Leon Russell, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Rita Coolidge and Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, among others. The movie premiered at the Woodstock FIlm Festival, made its international premiere at the Raindance Film Festival, and won Best Music Film at the Prague and Amsterdam International Film Festivals. Jesse was the Executive Producer of Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One, a tribute album to Bob Dylan's overlooked 1980s catalog, and of Sincerely, L. Cohen: A Live Celebration of Leonard Cohen, a tribute concert that took place in Brooklyn after the passing of Leonard Cohen.In addition, he is currently the producer of The Relix Sessions on Twitch, a weekly live-stream concert series with the largest viewership of a music channel on the Twitch platform. You can also catch him spinning his favorite brands of funk, disco, soul, reggae, and classic rock at festivals like Bonnaroo and Outside Lands. Keep up with him at www.jesselauter.com

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz received her BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she completed her thesis film Transit, starring Dakota Johnson. After graduating she mentored with filmmakers Cary Fukunaga on True Detective, Joachim Trier on Louder Than Bombs, and worked with Alejandro Inarritu on The Revenant. Sarah was a Sundance Fellow in the 2017 Writer's Intensive and 2018 Sundance Strategic Financing Intensive with her project Good Girl Jane. She completed a short film of the same name starring Rachelle Vinberg (Skate Kitchen, HBO's Betty) and Travis Tope (American Vandal), with cinematography by Jake Saner (Ghosts of Sugar Land). The short premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in London. Good Girl Jane recently wrapped principal photography in Los Angeles starring Rain Spencer, Patrick Gibson and Andie MacDowell. Good Girl Jane is inspired by events in Sarah's own life.

Tosca Terán creates soundscapes using fungi. In this immersive piece, Tosca takes listeners on a soundwalk, pausing periodically to interview other sound artists who work with nature.

PETA's documentary, "Test Subjects" is winning hearts and minds on the film festival circuit. The film depicts three scientists who found the moral courage to leave vivisection behind and cross over to fight for the animals. After premiering at the famed Raindance Film Festival in England, it has been nominated for best documentary short at the Lancaster International Film Festival. In honor of that, we reprise an episode on one of the scientists featured in the documentary, Dr. Frances Cheng. In conversation with Emil Guillermo, Cheng talks about how she came from Taiwan to the U.S. to become a scientist.  As a graduate student, she did a test on saturated fats on rats and learned that the physiology of rats and humans are so different that too often it renders animal tests useless. It's the reason 95 percent of drugs tested on rats fail in human trials. Cheng talks about how that fact began a new emotional journey for her as a scientist. She now regrets having experimented on animals but is haunted by her past actions and can't talk about it without feeling the pain of her test subjects. Cheng now works for PETA and is proud to say she has now saved more animals than she tortured and killed as a researcher.  SEE THE DOCUMENTARY NOW Go to PETA.org for more information. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Help us grow the podcast by taking this short survey. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST! (Originally released Dec. 18, 2019; Reprised July 15, 2020; April 13, 2022)

My special guest today is Mike in Tokyo - The widely popular and most listened to DJ in Tokyo. He's been introducing the world to the best indie music in the world for over 35 years on FM radio broadcasting to 42 million people! Mike Rogers doesn't only know the punk and indie music scene, Mike was in it. He was the lead singer of the '70s LA punk band, The Rotters, under the pseudonym Nigel Nitro. A few years ago he left terrestrial radio and began broadcasting on Digital Radio in 19 countries, and on 55 stations. He's interviewed everyone from the White Stripes, Yoko Ono Mike "in Tokyo" Rogers is a director, producer, writer, and FM radio host who, in 2006, became the first foreigner in Japanese history to hold a senior position at a major Japanese broadcasting station when he was appointed the general manager at TV Tokyo's InterFM radio channel. Since then, he has built a career as a radio and TV host, producer, and writer in Japan with film credits including Ghostroads – A Japanese Rock N Roll Ghost Story and the documentary, Matsuchiyo – Life of a Geisha. "Ghostroads - A Japanese Rock N Roll Ghost Story" which world-premiered at the Raindance Film Festival 2017 Mike is also a Jury member for Life at the Raindance Film Festival making him the first person from Japan to ever serve as a Jury member in Raindance Film Festival history. He has created and co-hosted many legendary programs in Japan, including "Ninja Slayer From Animation's 'The TV Show," "Channel G," and "Good Morning Garage." Mike likes to say, "I make Rock n Roll stuff." Meet The Pumps Film www.meetthepumps.com Instagram @mikeintokyorogers FaceBook @mikeintokyorogers1 Find Mike Rodgers on these Digital radio stations! The Mike Rogers Show (Japan) Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays at MWF 12pm PDT - Radio Candy Radio Station Kor WFMU - New Jersey - Voted Best Radio Station in The USA by Rolling Stone Mag LUX Radio- Spain Japan Indies Film Festival https://filmfreeway.com/JapanIndiesFilmfestival Hi to all our new listeners on https://altradio.rocks Alt Radio - We Support Indie Artists

From Michigan to Hollywood, Maegan Houang talks with Joshua and Ben to share her creative journey and pull back the curtain on what it's like to work in Hollywood, build a career in film, and share how much money you need to live as a writer and director. Maegan Houang is a writer/director interested in exploring the crushing absurdity of the human condition. She recently released two new music videos for Mitski. She is a story editor on Shōgun (FX) and previously served as a staff writer on Season Two of Counterpart (Starz/MRC). She also co-wrote the feature film Jamojaya directed by Justin Chon (Blue Bayou, Gook) starring Indonesian rapper Rich Brian. In 2018, she received a VSCO Voices Creator Grant from Access Ventures to direct a short film she wrote In Full Bloom starring Kieu Chinh (The Joy Luck Club). The film premiered online on Short of the Week and played at numerous film festivals including Fantastic Fest, Atlanta Film Festival, Oak Cliff, Hollyshorts, New Orleans, LAAPFF and Sidewalk Film Festival. She is currently in post on a new short film Astonishing Little Feet. Maegan has also directed music videos for artists such as Mitski, Vagabon, Charly Bliss, Hana Vu, Chastity Belt and Skylar Spence. Her videos have been recognized by SXSW, Noisey, Fact Magazine, UKMVAs, Stereogum, Pitchfork, Raindance Film Festival, Vimeo Staff Picks and Videostatic. Her work primarily focuses on the complexity of the Asian-American experience, intergenerational trauma and her own experience living as a mixed-race American. Watch some of Maegan's work here: https://maeganhouang.com/

From opera singer to celebrity and fashion photographer Bertie Watson makes images  as a visual language by capturing snapshots in time for Swarovski, GQ Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, Hello! Magazine, Empire Magazine, BAFTA, Deadline Hollywood, Lacoste, L'Oréal, The Wall Street Journal, Roland Mouret, Watches of Switzerland, The British Fashion Council, and Raindance Film Festival.Creativity Without Frontiers available at all relevant book retailersStay in touch with Unknown OriginsMusic by Iain MutchSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/unknownorigins)

Mycelia premiered as the opening performance for A MAZE. / Berlin festival 2021 in VRChat. A meta-immersive living mycelium musical entanglement. Nanotopia is known for hooking up fungi with electrodes and circuitry to record its various biodata and translating this biodata (often in real-time) through synthesisers both analog and digital. In 2020 Tosca Terán was an invited participant in the New Nature Climate Science Exchange hosted by the Goethe-Institute, curated by Samara Chadwick. Through this exchange with other like-minded artists, technologists and scientists Tosca presented a proposal towards bringing living fungi biodata into a VR environment, creating a macroscopic experience of human and nonhuman entanglements within a forest environment. Working project title: Symbiosis/Dysbiosis. After the presentations Tosca and digital technologist Sara Lisa Vogl connected and later began work on the Symbiosis/Dysbiosis project. Bringing in Neuroscientist/coder Brendan Lehman, Photogrammetric/new media artist Allison Moore, VR world builder Jason Stapleton, Sound designer Penelope Walcott, AR collaborator Peter Henderson, and early involved Arduino robot builder Lorena Salomé. Symbiosis/Dysbiosis is generously funded by the Goethe-Institute Montreal, Canada Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council with sponsorship from bHaptics and ARTIVIVE. Tosca and Sara Lisa thought it would be fun to participate in the A MAZE. / Berlin festival but knew the Sym/Dys project was far too large not to mention myriad COVID19 restrictions plus, looking at VRChat as a platform et viola! a Mycelia mood board branched out. Sara Lisa was introduced to the Meta Crew South Africa while working for SXSW and felt that this amazing group of creators might be interested in working on a Mycelia world - and they were!! Concept for Mycelia was, of course, to bring living mycelium bio-sonification into VRChat with reactive audio aspects via a live human & nonhuman electronic music performance. Sara Lisa had been learning how to work with a Sports Pole in VR and thought she could add to the performance with an interpretive full-body tracked dance as spores above Tosca's avatar. Living mycelium and human performances have taken place for A MAZE. / Berlin The Venice Film Festival 2021- VR Expanded and the Raindance Film Festival where Mycelia won the Spirit of the Festival award. nanotopia will be releasing the Mycelia performances soon. Here is a preview! xoxox Happy New Year 2022!

Few people know more filmmakers and screenwriters than Elliot Grove. Elliot is the founder of the Raindance Film Festival (1993) and the British Independent Film Awards (1998), and the Raindance London Film School (207). He has produced over 700 hundred short films and five feature films: the multi-award-winning The Living and the Dead (2006), Deadly Virtues (2013), AMBER (2017), Love is Thicker Than Water (2018), and the SWSX Grand Jury Prize winner Alice (2019). He teaches screenwriting and producing in the UK, Europe, Asia, and America.Elliot has written three books that have become industry standards: Raindance Writers' Lab: Write + Sell the Hot Screenplay, now in its second edition, Raindance Producers' Lab: Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking and Beginning Filmmaking: 100 Easy Steps from Script to Screen (Professional Media Practice).In 2009 he was awarded a Ph.D. for services to film education.Photo @ Bertie Watson. Creativity Without Frontiers available at all relevant book retailersStay in touch with Unknown OriginsMusic by Iain Mutch Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/unknownorigins)

Her premier feature length documentary film KROW's Transformation won ‘Best Documentary' at the EMIFF fest in Spain, it also opened the Raindance Film Festival in London and won ‘Audience Favorite' at the Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival - Please welcome the films director and producer - Gina Hole Lazarowich to IMPACT!    With 3 decades of experience in feature film & advertising as a producer, and formerly a makeup artist in film, fashion & for celebrities, Gina's career in creating and producing every aspect for the visual medium has been her signature.    Most recently Gina turned to directing, as well as producing her first feature length documentary, KROW'S TRANSFORMATION, where she won ‘Best Documentary' at the EMIFF in Spain, opened the 27th Annual Raindance Film Festival in London and won ‘Audience Favorite' at the Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival.    Gina also won the title of ‘Best Director' for the Docs Without Borders Film Festival in the US. She has produced for over 17 years with current projects like the multi award-winning shorts, TOM and GRANT, ODD GIRL & associate producer for the WHISTLE film. Gina is currently writing a semi-autobiographical feature film titled, 1977.” Bio: http://www.theyfilm.ca/about-us/   Instagram: @krowstransformation @theyproducefilm @ginaholelaz  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/krowsTRANSformation/  My documentary “Krow's TRANSformation”:   Canada- Available on Amazon Prime via the OUTTV app: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Krows-TRANSformation/0FSG4603NCTR6A26XJ9KR8EP5E   USA- Available on multiple platforms it is available on there, find on our website: https://www.krowstransformation.com/   UK & Ireland: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Krows-Transformation-Krow-Kian/dp/B097Z1XZKJ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=KROW%E2%80%99s+transformation&qid=1636944931&s=instant-video&sr=1-1   If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe.   This episode is sponsored by Hustle 2.0 - “Investing in Second Chances”   https://www.hustle20.com   @Krowstransformation #krowstransformation #LGBTQ #Transgender   GINA HOLE LAZAROWICH (She/Her) Producer/Director THEY Film www.they.ca Co-Owner PacificWest Special Effects  www.pacwestspfx.com  

Anna and James review films from this year's Raindance Film Festival.    

E o papo de hoje é direção de cinema. Para falar sobre o assunto recebemos os irmãos e diretores de cinema, Stefano e Filippo Capuzzi Lapietra, da Walk In Filmes. Stefano é formado em Cinema pela FAAP, em 2009. Foi o primeiro a embarcar nessa jornada. Na faculdade escreveu, produziu e dirigiu três curtas metragens vencedores de prêmios em festivais ao redor do mundo. Filippo é formado em Cinema pela FAAP, em 2011. Escreveu e dirigiu ainda na faculdade o curta metragem NOITE PERDIDA, vencedor do prêmio de melhor curta estrangeiro no Los Angeles Comedy Festival. Também escreveu e dirigiu o curta THE HOUSE JOB, novamente premiado no Los Angeles Comedy Festival como melhor direção e melhor curta estrangeiro. O filme também venceu o Prêmio do Júri no Raindance Film Festival, maior festival de cinema independente da Inglaterra. . O programa Making Of é apresentado por Regina Antonelli todas as quintas, às 10h, com reapresentações as sextas, às 14h, e aos sábados, às 19h, na Rádio Mega Brasil Online, e é disponibilizado, simultaneamente com a estreia, em imagens na TV Mega Brasil.

On the show we are joined by a special guest, Elliot Grove, writer director, producer and founder of the fantastic Raindance Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards, the two edgiest independent film events around. Elliot tells us of his childhood growing up in an Amish community in Canada, where he was taught that the devil lived in the movie theatre.He also tells us about the murder of his missionary father when Elliot was just 10 years old.We then move onto a discussion of the highs and lows of independent filmmaking and the drive to be creative even without financial remuneration. Recorded in London's Camden Town.You can now get in touch with the show...podcast@vialucci.comwww.vialucci.com@vialuccimediaThis show is Part of the PodcastWorld.org networkAudio & Visual Production by Kerem Isik. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Thomas Smith made his feature film directorial debut with the psychological thriller “Disorder.” He was also the writer and producer of that film. “Disorder” opened as a limited theatrical release in the United States in the summer of 2006 and was later released on DVD by Universal/Vivendi and Overseas; it screened at the Cannes Film Festival and the Raindance Film Festival in London. Inspired by the films of George A. Romero, Stanley Kubrick, Brian De Palma, and John Carpenter, Smith wrote and directed a handful of short films as a teenager, which led to a career as a film producer and director. He wrote, produced, and directed the dark thriller “Infliction,” which dealt with the horrors of child abuse and its long-term effects. He also created the documentary TV series “War Heroes,” hosted by Benghazi hero Kris Paronto and directed and co-produced the Newsmax documentary, “9/11: The Day That Shook the World.” Mandy Del Rio has worked on feature films, music videos, and artist promotion. Del Rio is also the host and producer of the cable TV talk show “The Indie Lounge” and served as an executive producer of the documentary TV series “War Heroes” and the Newsmax documentary “9/11: The Day That Shook the World,” which premiered on Friday, September 10th, 2021. The pilot episode of “War Heroes” premiered Sunday, September 12th on Newsmax. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/oneamerican/support

Hello everyone,Today I got to interview Louise George on The Influencer Show, it was absolutely amazing and I hope you guys enjoy it. ABOUT THIS CHANNEL:My name is Tray-Sean Ben Salmi, I'm a 16 year old entrepreneur. The purpose of this channel is to educate and inspire my generation I know when I first started off in entrepreneurship it was extremely hard, I had no one to turn to, and there was really no channels which I could relate to that were dedicated to putting out this type of content so I aim to be the person I needed when I was younger. If resonate with me and the content subscribe to the channel and join me on this journey we call entrepreneurship ____________________________________________________________________*Disclaimer* I am not in any way a certified financial advisor, nor do I pretend to be one. Any information or advice I give you on any social media platform is simply my opinion based on my own experience and research. There is no guarantee on anything due to the fact that there are many variables that play a factor in your success. Do your own research, do the work and take everything as an opinion.CONTACT: Collabs - trayseanbensalmi2014@gmail.comCheck me out - https://www.instagram.com/authortrayseanbensalmi/ A little bit about Louise GeorgeLouise George; A transformational life and success coach, speaker, author and actor.Louise is the Founder & head coach at soulfiresessions.co & host of SoulFire Sessions Podcast. She has been an entrepreneur for over 12 years & a leading life & success coaches since 2014; supporting: entrepreneurs, creatives, celebrities & leaders in taking their lives & businesses to the next level; helping many small businesses grow from 0 to 6 figures + in their first year. Louise's main focus as a coach is supporting successful, purpose-driven entrepreneurs & creatives in connecting to their internal compass, creating a positive impact & a life that feels as good as it looks. Her clients have included: coaches, psychotherapists, mentors, consultants, lawyers, barristers, bankers, actors, producers, speakers, writers, musicians, designers, artists & athletes. As a sought after coach Louise has been invited to speak as an expert, around the world at events such as: The Awakened Woman Conference in Bali, The Positivity Summit In NYC, Vogue Cafe in London & Mind Body Spirit Festival in Birmingham. Louise has also been featured in publications such as: Thrive Global, Psychologies Magazine, Mind Body Spirit, Hay House blog, The Business Journals & Huffington Post. louisegeorge.coLouise is also an experienced, professional & passionate actress and TV presenter, with 18 years experience, having played a range of roles both on stage and screen.You can currently see Louise in ‘Our Kind of Traitor', with Damian Lewis, on Netflix and Amazon, as well as 'City Slacker', which was nominated for Best British Feature at Raindance Film Festival & a BIFA in 2012. Louise has also appeared in one of the UK's longest running & most popular soaps: Eastenders.When not working you will often find Louise in the outdoors: stand up paddle boarding, with her Partner, Piers of Back of Beyond Adventures, running or hiking with Piers and their dog.https://www.facebook.com/louisetgeorgehttps://www.instagram.com/soulfireses...http://soulfiresessions.co/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Sl...

When Molly Manning Walker was 16 she was sexually assaulted and this awful experience prompted her to create GOOD THANKS, YOU?. This live action short film was created to encourage people to talk openly about the subject and is her directorial debut. The film stars two of the UK’s prominent new actors Jasmine Jobson who has starred in two seasons of the Netflix favourite TOP BOY and Michael Ward who recently won the 2020 BAFTA EE Rising Star Award. In the aftermath of an attack, Amy is left voiceless, trapped in a whirlwind of incompetence. She must find a way to confront what has happened, in order to save what matters to her most. Molly Manning Walker is a cinematographer and director based in London and a graduate of the NFTS. As a cinematographer, her graduation film November 1st took Bronze at the Student Academy Awards, and Molly was nominated twice at Camerimage in 2019. Molly’s directorial debut feature is in development with Film4. Molly is represented for Directing by Independent Talent. Her latest award winning short film Good Thanks, You? saw 90% of behind the camera roles in both production and post-production occupied by women.GOOD THANKS, YOU? has been officially selected or in competition in more than twenty film festivals, including Cannes Critics' Week where it premiered and a whole host of A-List international film festivals, including Palm Springs ShortFest, Encounters Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival and Raindance Film Festival where it was nominated for Best UK Short Film. Now, this important film can be seen at Columbia’s Oscar Qualifying Bogoshorts, the UK’s 16 Days 16 Films and America’s African Diaspora International Film Festival, Leeds International Film Festival and many more. GOOD THANKS, YOU? has been supported by VERO - the social network designed for artists and creators. www.vero.coSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/hellblazerbiz)

I sit and talk to filmmaker Abraham Adeyemi and Abiola Rufai-Awojide about their new upcoming short film, No More Wings. No More Wings shares the story of two childhood friends who up and grow apart. "No More Wings" is Abe's directorial debut and has been selected for the upcoming Aesthetica Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival and the London Short Film Festival. The film is about Isaac and Jude, two boys from the same area in south London. They hang out at the same chicken shop everyday and fancy the same girls. But in adulthood their lives take different directions. Adeyemi’s live action short film won at Tribeca in the Best Narrative category, which makes it eligible for the Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2021. The film has also won The Wrap’s Shortlist Film Festival Audience Award and the Encounters Film Festival Audience Award. No More Wings is a love letter to Adeyemi’s adolescent years growing up in Woolwich, south London. It examines the effects of gentrification on local communities in inner cities and reflects on the consequences of the choices we make.Abraham Adeyemi is an award-winning writer and director from south London. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck University of London in 2015. After graduation Adeyemi accepted a place on the Royal Court Theatre’s writing group, kick-starting his playwriting career. His works for the stage have played at a number of British theatres including the Hammersmith Lyric, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Birmingham Rep. Most recently his debut full-length play semi-autobiographical one-man show ALL THE SHIT I CAN’T SAY TO MY DAD played a sold-out run at the Bunker Theatre in London. Adeyemi also runs a production company, Creative Blue Balls, which platforms the work of up and coming writers in a regular showcase for stage and screen.No More Wings Abiola Rufai-Awojide joined the BFI Network as a Coordinator, where she currently works to find and nurture emerging filmmaking talent. Prior to this, she worked in commissioning as Off-Screen Talent Coordinator for Channel 4 UK. Abiola and Abraham have a long-standing relationship, having produced his play ALL THE SHIT I CAN’T SAY TO MY DAD and all Creative Blue Balls productions and showcases. She also produced short film Closure, written by Abraham directed by Koby Adom. Which screened at Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (a BAFTA Cymru-qualifying festival).In 2019 Adeyemi won Script House, a global screenwriting competition from Soho House. He used the $25,000 prize money, to make No More Wings.Following the success of No More Wings, Adeyemi has been commissioned to write an original drama for ITV studios, and has further projects in development for television and film.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hellblazerbiz)

Inside the Raindance Film Festival with Founder Elliot GroveToday's guest is the legendary film author and founder of the Raindance Film Festival Elliot Grove. Elliot is not only the founder of Raindance Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards. He has produced over hundreds of short films and also five feature films, including the multi-award-winning The Living and the Dead in 2006. He teaches screenwriting and producing in the UK, Europe, Asia and America.Elliot has written three books which have become industry standards: Raindance Writers' Lab: Write + Sell the Hot Screenplay, now in its second edition, Raindance Producers' Lab: Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking and Beginning Filmmaking: 100 Easy Steps from Script to Screen (Professional Media Practice).He has produced over 700 shorts and 6 features including the new action film AMBER.I sat down to talk shop, what the state of indie film is today and all things Raindance. Enjoy my conversation with Elliot Grove.

Anna goes solo to review some short films from the 2020 Raindance Film Festival.

BONUS EPISODE: LIVE from the Raindance Film Festival 2020 discussing the effects of isolation and loneliness on creativity. Guests: Sadie Frost, Lee Hunter, Anna Russell Martin & Lee Knight. Counselling Enquiries - mary@industryminds.co.uk General Enquiries - info@industryminds.co.uk Cathy & Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health in the arts by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

Mária Rakušanová got her start in the VR industry in 2014 when she was a product marketer for the Gear VR at Samsung. Her job meant that she would watch a lot of immersive content that she would use to market this stand-alone, mobile VR headset. In 2016, she started curating immersive work for the Raindance Immersive section of the Raindance Film Festival, which has always had a distinctly independent selection. The 2020 edition of Raindance Immersive marks her fifth year of curating the best-of works from the year, and it features over 50 hours of content.

Alejandra Parody and Elizabeth PW of Teddy Tracker Productions have are a New York Based Producer-Composer/ Director team. Their new short Gets Good Light is streaming with Raindance Film Festival starting October 27th.Teddy Tracker WebsiteTeddy Tracker InstaAlejandra InstaElizabeth InstaAle IMDBElizabeth IMDB

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  Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Andrew Rodger (World of Darkness) sit down with director James Bushe to chat about his debut feature film 'Cannibals and Carpet Fitters'.   How loving zombie films as a kid made him want to be a filmmakers and how other people can have the same idea you've had since you were a child.   Making short film cannibals and carpet fitters and turning it into a feature film. Making a short film and the problems on set. Turning them into positives.   How he made Predator; Dark Ages fan film. Did a Kickstarter and raising further funds.   Using same investors to make feature cannibals   Making the effects and the gore. Using VFX to your advantage and how best to go about it.   Plus James gives you advice for making a horror comedy   Cannibals and Carpet Fitters Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kT5eMms95M&t=3s   Cannibals and Carpet Fitters Pre Order https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cannibals-Carpet-Fitters-Alex-Zane/dp/B07NRDV6SK   WATCH Predator Dark Ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRD8jAk274I   James Bushe Website https://www.jamesbushe.co.uk/   James Bushe TWITTER https://twitter.com/tallynator101   LINKS   'FOOD FOR THOUGHT' CROWDFUNDER PAGE https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/foodforthough RAINDANCE Did you know that Raindance Film Festival has been listed by Variety as "one of the world's top 50 unmissable film festivals”? Raindance aims to show the boldest and most innovative work that challenges the boundaries of filmmaking. And, they're an Academy Award and BAFTA-qualifying festival for short films, and a BIFA-qualifying festival for British films. Submit your film by 26th April with the Early Bird fee, and get 20% off on your submission with the discount code PODCAST 20. https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance BUZZFEED FAV PODCASTS LINK Please do us a favour and recommend us to Buzzfeed. Link http://bit.ly/2srIEAP   WATCH World of Darkness https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BS35KQ2?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=G5Q5NNQZR9PRZNQ4ME5D   WATCH Fanged Up https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fanged-Up-Daniel-OReilly/dp/B07F83JN6G/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1542670909&sr=1-1&keywords=fanged   Follow US on Twitter @filmmakerspod  @Food4ThoughtDoc @dirdomlenoir@gilesalderson  @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie   Part of the www.podfixnetwork.com  

Award winning Director Justin McConnell and award winning Producer Avi Federgreen sit down with Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) at Frightfest HQ to talk making movies, the best way to get into a festival, get picked up for distribution and how they made their latest film Lifechanger which is screening at Grimmfest on the 5th Oct and Toronto Afterdark on the 16th Oct. Avi Federgreen has been making films for almost 20 years: Still Mine, One Week, Score: A Hockey Musical, I'm Yours, Moon Point, High Life, and many more. His projects have received widespread recognition at international film festivals, including the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, and nominations for a Gemini and the Directors Guild of Canada awards. Justin McConnell is an accomplished artist who splits his time equally in multiple forms of media – as a producer/director of feature films and home entertainment (The Collapsed, Working Class Rock Star, Skull World), in providing a growing list of high-profile clients with every production/post solution available (ie. Anchor Bay Entertainment, Artsploitation, Raven Banner, VSC), as the lead programmer of the monthly horror short-film festival LITTLE TERRORS (which he co-runs with Rue Morgue Magazine), as a Programmer & Print Traffic for TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL, as an acquisitions rep for Canadian distributors RAVEN BANNER ENTERTAINMENT and INDIECAN ENTERTAINMENT, and writer for RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE. Justin has four feature films in distribution: the well-received horror/thriller ‘The Collapsed' (released in over 12 countries worldwide, via companies such as Anchor Bay & Lions Gate), the counter-culture documentary ‘Skull World' (available worldwide), the dark comedy ‘Junkie' (producer only), and the documentary ‘Working Class Rock Star'. Having recently executive produced the Paul Sorvino/Robert Knepper crime drama ‘Cold Deck' (released via Screen Media and Northern Banner), and currently in production on his new documentary ‘Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business'. LINKS RAINDANCE - '30% OFF any Raindance Film Festival event, party and Screening - Use the code RDPODCAST30 festival.raindance.org Lifechanger Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8IP2Im_m3Y Lifechanger website: lifechangermovie.com/ Justin's Post House Website: www.unstableground.net/ Avi Federgreen distribution company Website indiecanent.com/ Follow them on twitter @lifechangermovie @AviFedergreen @JustinMcConnell Follow US on Twitter @filmmakerspod @Food4ThoughtDoc @gilesalderson @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie RAINDANCE - '30% OFF any Raindance Film Festival event, party and Screening - Use the code RDPODCAST30 festival.raindance.org Part of the www.podfixnetwork.com Recorded at FrightFest 2018

Director, screenwriter, producer and all round great guy, Marc V Price joins director Giles Alderson (The Dare) and cinematographer Andrew Rodger (World of Darkness) to chat indie film, the differences between genre filmmaking, screenwriting, raising finance and shooting with very limited budgets. We talk about how he made his debut feature film 'Colin', a zombie horror film for just £45 and how he made his latest action comedy Nightshooters which premieres at Raindance Film Festival in Oct LINKS RAINDANCE - '30% OFF any Raindance Festival event, party and Screening - Use the code RDPODCAST30 festival.raindance.org SCREENINGS of NIGHTSHOOTERS 6th at 8pm and 7th at 3.30pm at Raindance. GET 30% off tickets here: calendar.raindancefestival.org/films/nightshooters See Marc's other work here: www.nowherefast.tv/ WATCH COLIN Follow him on Twitter and Insta and MAKE HIM HAPPY www.twitter.com/marc_v_price INDIE FILM SHOUT OUT TO: I Want To Make You Happy on IndieGOGO www.indiegogo.com/projects/i-want-…e-you-happy--2#/ Follow US on Twitter @filmmakerspod @Food4ThoughtDoc @gilesalderson @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie Part of the www.podfixnetwork.com