Podcasts about Santa Fe Film Festival

Doug Fine was an international journalist before he moved to New Mexico to start a polyculture farm and embrace a rural way of life. He's the author of six books, including four on hemp and cannabis, and his film American Hemp Farmer won Best New Mexico Documentary Feature at the 2024 Santa Fe Film Festival. He's a vociferous advocate for hemp as a source of nutrition, healing, clothing and industrial fiber, building material, energy source, and climate change solution.  

Noted author and teacher Andrew Erish's first book, Col. William N. Selig, the Man Who Invented Hollywood, was hailed by the L.A. Public Library as “One of the best books of 2012.” And The Huffington Post declared, “…it may well be the film book of the year.” Andrew's most recent book, Vitagraph, America's First Great Motion Picture Studio, received the Peter C. Rollins Award for the best book of 2022 by the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association. I've read both of Andrew's fascinating and entertaining books, and can tell you that, despite my having been a student of films and Hollywood for more years than I care to admit, I learned a great deal about the beginnings of the movies that I had no clue about. If you like knowing all about Hollywood, I highly recommend both books to you. Andrew also contributed five essays to American Cool, published in conjunction with an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. And he's written for various publications, including the Los Angeles Times and Quarterly Review of Film and Video.Andrew has lectured at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the L.A. Central Library, Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Santa Fe Film Festival, and the Shubert Archive in New York. In the United Kingdom, he's lectured at the Oxford Literary Festival and London's Cinema Museum. He's also programmed films and was honored at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Italy. For several years he has taught film history at universities and colleges in the Los Angeles area. 

Dreaming of Being Published: Southwest Writer's Conference Panel About: SECRETS to getting published! Have you dreamed of organizing your writing for publication? Are you an aspiring (or established) writer who wants to be an award-winning author? You are in luck! Jackie Loring and Brenda Cole of The Southwest Writer's Conference (SWWC) Panel are here to answer your questions and dreams. The SWW Community can be accessed in person or Online. SouthWest Writers was established in 1983 to allow successful established authors to pass on their knowledge and insights to aspiring writers. https://www.southwestwriters.com/ In- Person Location: Our location is at UNM Continuing Education (UNM-CE) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Go to SWW Meeting Location for more information about UNM-CE. ZOOM MEETING/CLASS/WORKSHOP Procedure: https://www.southwestwriters.com/new-zoom-meeting-procedure/ Guest BIOS: Past President/Collegium- Brenda Cole. Brenda has been an educator for children from preschool through high school. Her multiple life sciences degrees led to her teaching Biology and Western Medicine at three different institutions. She splits her time between writing, art projects, and genealogy. Over the years, she has become an award-winning author of nonfiction short stories. Brenda was SWW's 2021-2022 vice president and chair of the Collegium Committee. https://www.southwestwriters.com/meet-the-candidates/ SWW Director/Membership -Jacqueline (Jackie) Murray Loring is a filmmaker, poet, produced playwright, screenwriter, and the 2020 recipient of the Parris Award, SouthWest Writers' most prestigious honor. In 2012, she won the Doire Press Irish International Poetry Prize for her poetry collection The History of Bearing Children , published in Galway. She is the author of the nonfiction books Vietnam Veterans Unbroken: Conversations on Trauma and Resilience by McFarland & Company Publishers. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/ and KiMo Theatre: Fact and Folklore , published by SouthWest Writers. Her move from Cape Cod, MA, to Albuquerque, NM in 2012 allowed her to join the New Mexico film community, where she has written or co-written and/or crewed for several short films. Jackie writes stage plays, screenplays, and poetry, as well as writing and editing nonfiction and memoirs. Since her move to New Mexico in 2012, she co-edited the 2013 The Storyteller's Anthology for the SouthWest Writers Group (anthology: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, book excerpts). Jackie received professional development grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, artist residencies at the Ragdale Foundation in Forest Lake, IL, and at the Heinrich Böll Foundation Cottage, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland. She has written/co-written eight short scripts that have been filmed. Trains, Tracks & Aliens, produced by Karen Cunningham, premiered at the 2017 Indie Q Film Festival in Albuquerque. The House on Normal Street, produced by Antonio Weiss, premiered at the Santa Fe Film Festival in 2017. She was a finalist in the 2017 New Mexico Film Foundation's Let's Make a Western contest for her movie treatment titled Croquet Rules , a story about Billy the Kid. In 2023, she crewed for Wisdom Tribe Films as script supervisor/continuity supervisor for Symphony in a C-Note directed by Antonio Weiss. She participated as a writer on two short movies that were filmed in Albuquerque for the New Mexico 48-Hour Film Project. Jackie Loring is currently an NM Women in Film member and a SouthWest Writers board member. www.jacquelinemurrayloring.com . Video Version: https://youtu.be/FCr8HtbZYbE?si=op_l_Men0-0VrBnI Call in and Chat with Kat during Live Show with Video Stream: Call 646-558-8656 ID: 8836953587 press #.  To Ask a Question press *9 to raise your hand or write a question on YouTube during Show Have a Question for the Show? Go to Facebook– Dreams that Can Save Your Life Facebook Professional–Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos http://kathleenokeefekanavos.com/

My guest this week is painter, photographer, filmmaker, illustrator, and audiovisual artist Leslie McAllister, who also creates sound works and performance art pieces under the stage name Lesteria. Her artwork has been exhibited in Pittsburgh, Santa Fe, Toronto, Cairo, Berlin, and Paris, and her filmwork has been screened at the Santa Fe Film Festival and in the Short Film Corner at Cannes. Currently, Leslie is continuing her Lost Art project, which is also developing into a book, and an album of her sound pieces, in which she creates atmospheres by blending multiple layers of her own voice with field recordings and instrumentation. Listen to hear more about her creations and for a clip of her sound work. www.lesliemcallister.com www.facebook.com/LesliesLostArt www.instagram.com/lesteresque https://twitter.com/Lesteresque Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/parisundergroundradio Find Us Online Website: https://parisundergroundradio.com/cityofmuses Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parisundergroundradio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisundergroundradio/ Credits Host and Producer: Jennifer Geraghty. https://parisundergroundradio.com/jenniferfoxgeraghty @jennyphoria; Website: http://jennyphoria.com Music Credits No Copyright Music by OlexandrMusic Download Free Music: http://bit.ly/3ikZxuF Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3u4ehyg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/olexandrmusic Official: https://www.olexandrignatov.com About Us Who will be the world's next Salvador Dali, Thierry Mugler, or Josephine Baker, launching a new wave of the avant-garde? How are new artforms created, developed, honed? And where exactly do today's artists and creatives find their inspirations? Each week, join City of Muses host Jennifer Geraghty as she sits down with contemporary artists, poets, dancers, designers, and performers to explore what inspires them, what their creative processes are like, where their ideas come from, and how Paris has helped or hindered their dreams come true. Inspiration and creativity meet in Paris, the City of Muses.

Our guest this week is screenwriter, director and producer LAURA TERRUSO!  Laura is a graduate from NYU's graduate film program at the Tisch School of the Arts. Her feature film debut as writer, director, producer is FITS AND STARTS which premiered at SXSW 2017.  This comedy is about a struggling writer who can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.   Laura also co-wrote and directed the comedy GOOD GIRLS GET HIGH which won the Audience Award at the 2018 Santa Fe Film Festival and currently holds a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS, is a feature that Laura co-wrote and co-produced.  It stars Sally Field.  The film is about how a self-help seminar inspires a 60-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.  HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS is based on Laura's short film DORIS AND THE INTERN. NOW, the feature HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS is released by Roadside Attractions and went on to become one of the top grossing indies of 2016.  Laura directed the Netflix film, WORK IT.  It premiered worldwide as the number one movie on Netflix US in its first weekend and it remained in the top ten for two weeks!  Laura is currently in post-production on the Lionsgate film ABOUT MY FATHER starring Robert DeNiro and Sebastian Maniscalco. Instagram: @lauraterruso WORK IT: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81132038 HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80050896 Podcast Team Head Producer and Editor: Winnie Wong @wonder_wong Editor:  Shayne Stolz @shaynestolz Graphic: Vicki Brier @brier2019 To listen to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/firecrackerdept Subscribe to our newsletter at https://www.firecrackerdepartment.com and follow us @firecrackerdept!

A "Must Listen" episode of BEHIND THE LENS is one that filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers don't want to miss thanks to our special guest STEVE BALDERSON who is live talking about his new book How To Find Investors, plus his new film ALCHEMY OF THE SPIRIT making its world premiere at Santa Fe Film Festival on February 12. And as if that's not enough for you, how about our exclusive interview with the wonderful KENNY LEU talking about his new film, the powerful A SHOT THROUGH THE WALL. An accomplished filmmaker in his own right, not to mention author, speaker, and so much more, I am thrilled to welcome STEVE BALDERSON back to #BTLRadioShow who not only talks about his latest film ALCHEMY OF THE SPIRIT which is screening at The Santa Fe Film Festival but his latest book, HOW TO FIND INVESTORS. It's one thing to want to make a film. It's another to get the money to make it. Listen as Steve and I delve into the book and the successful process he has used to find investors for his 17 feature films. We go through and breakdown his methodology and the chapters in the book, hitting on key information and highlights. An interesting book and an interesting conversation. But before Steve joins us live, we take a look at the powerful and topical new film from Aimee Long – A SHOT THROUGH THE WALL – and my exclusive interview with the film's lead actor KENNY LEU who plays Officer Mike Tan. Pulled right from life and an event that happened several years ago before the Black Lives Matter movement, this is the story of an accidental shooting of an innocent Black man in Brooklyn and Chinese-American police officer Mike Tan who must wade through his profound guilt as he attempts to navigate the complicated worlds of media, justice, and racial politics. Dedicated, passionate, and an effervescent joy, Kenny bares all with thoughtful honesty and frankness talking about the film and its unique perspective of including the Asian community. A film that blends cultures and tackles multi-layered issues, including interracial relationships, Kenny discusses the authenticity of the Asian culture represented in the film, his research in preparing for the role (he actually went through the LAPD Academy training!), finding the character of Mike Tan within himself, his general thoughts on storytelling and what drives him and what he looks for in a role, and more. Kenny is definitely one of my favorite interviews. http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

About Anthony: Anthony Arkin is an actor and filmmaker best known for his work on THE AMERICANS (FX), nominated for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2019 SAG Awards. His directorial debut (feature documentary STATE OF ROCK) premiered at the 2008 Santa Fe Film Festival where he won Best Editing. Since then Arkin has directed and/or edited dozens of films and series. His work has shown at Sundance, Berlin, NY Anthology Film Archive, Telluride, Fantasia, Frightfest and various other festivals around the world. His feature film, SENDER, will be out Fall of 2021. The importance of remaining teachable. Enjoying the day-to-day of it instead of fantasizing. Enjoyment of getting up in the morning and doing new things. Admit you have limitations and things to learn as an actor. It is essential as an actor to create your own work. When you have a job you come prepared for a performance. The ability to keep your energy primed for long days on set is extraordinary. It's about physical, mental, and emotional energy. Feed the camera. Harrison Ford described his role as an actor as an assistant storyteller. If the work is good they can't mess with you. You become the solution to the gigantic problem. Commit fully, in life and in acting. Demo Reel Tips: Relax when it's getting cut Several versions of it Get your manager and agent's input It's not a vanity project, it's about business Know what your business is Brevity is always appreciated Best work forward Really understand that the agent's and managers pov is all that matters They are the ones who are using it as a tool Let them feel like they have a contribution Take your emotion out of your to-do list. Take the emotion and put it into the work. Listen to his Podcasts: The Arkin Brothers Talk about Movies Rated P for Paranormal

FEATURED GUEST: Lorraine R. Freedle, PhD, ABPdN, CST-T, is a neuropsychologist, international teacher, researcher, and expressive arts therapist. Her specialty in Jungian sandplay therapy. She is trainer in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), and teaching member of the Sandplay Therapists of America (STA) and the International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST). She is on faculty at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Freedle has authored numerous publications in the area of neuropsychology, trauma, and sandplay therapy, and is an award-winning researcher for her studies of sandplay with adults with traumatic brain injury and young people with co-occurring trauma and addiction. After leading a disaster relief team that brought sandplay therapy to people displaced by the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawai'i Island, she co-produced and directed the acclaimed documentary film, Fire and Sand. Dr. Freedle currently serves as the President of the Sandplay Therapists of America and Research Editor for the Journal of Sandplay Therapy. She has been a clinical administrator for several organizations that provide integrative behavioral healthcare. For over thirty years she has mentored hundreds of early career therapists to independent practice. Her private practice is Black Sand Neuropsychological Services in Hilo, Hawai'i. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Access to view Dr. Freedle's short documentary film Fire and Sand about using sandplay therapy to people impacted by the disasterous eruption of the Kilauea volcano in 2018. The film is the winner of: • 2019 “Humanitarian and Social Justice Award” at Santa Fe Film Festival, • 2019 “Best Hawai`i Film” at the Honolulu Film Awards, and• 2019 Hawai`i Psychological Association Media Award for exceptional media contributions that promote psychological health and understanding. www.LorrianeFreedle.com Sandplay Therapists of America Journal of Sandplay Therapy Train with Dr. Freedle at the The 12th Annual Expressive Therapies Summit Virtual via Zoom (Nov 4-7 and 18-21) and In-Person at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City, NJ (Nov 11-14). In-Person will be held in a seperate tower from the resort. Nov 13, 2021 VIRTUAL PANEL - A Primer of Sandplay, Sandtray & Sand in Therapy: Comparing Clinical Approaches & Competencies {Presented with Linda E. Homemeyer & Dee Preston-Dillon} Nov 21, 2021 VIRTUAL PRESENTATION - Sandplay Therapy for Expressive Therapists: An Introduction to Theory & Practice

This week, Yes But Why Podcast talks to filmmaker, Andrew Krakower. Andrew is a writer and a director who graduated from UT’s RTF program. Since graduation, he has been exploring the world for inspiration and then bringing back to us the stories he finds. You may know Andrew because his first feature film, The Children’s War is a widely distributed documentary about the atrocities of a decades-long civil war in Northern Uganda. After making that film, Krakower moved to Kathmandu, Nepal. He spent the next eight years writing, interviewing Buddhist leaders and adventuring in the Himalayas. He enjoyed his time in Nepal so much that Andrew became the first foreigner to teach the Nepali language at Kathmandu University, co-authoring the Nepali grammar textbook they now use in schools. Inspired by his experiences in Nepal, Krakower wrote the short film, Yarne. Yarne is a story about two child monks whose friendship is tested by money they have to share. Yarne is how Andrew and I connected. He was showing it at the Austin Film Festival this past October, and as you know I did some coverage of #AFF26. Andrew and I were able to sit down for a longer interview and boy was it worth it. In this conversation, we talk talk about the challenges of being a filmmaker (but Andrew notes that he loves a challenge). We talk about loving what you do and putting yourself into each project 100%.Andrew shares his spirit of adventure and we talk about Hemingway as a writer/explorer role model. Andrew talks about moving to Nepal with his fiancée and how much he fell in love with it. And then, Andrew shares a story of narrowly escaping death. Ah the ups and the downs! You can support Andrew Krakower by watching his films, The Children’s War and Yarne. Yarne will play next at the Santa Fe Film Festival! Keep an eye out for his future work. Andrew’s creative journey has already been an amazing thing to watch and I can’t wait to see what happens next!Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week, Yes But Why Podcast talks to filmmaker, Andrew Krakower. Andrew is a writer and a director who graduated from UT’s RTF program. Since graduation, he has been exploring the world for inspiration and then bringing back to us the stories he finds. You may know Andrew because his first feature film, The Children’s War is a widely distributed documentary about the atrocities of a decades-long civil war in Northern Uganda. After making that film, Krakower moved to Kathmandu, Nepal. He spent the next eight years writing, interviewing Buddhist leaders and adventuring in the Himalayas. He enjoyed his time in Nepal so much that Andrew became the first foreigner to teach the Nepali language at Kathmandu University, co-authoring the Nepali grammar textbook they now use in schools. Inspired by his experiences in Nepal, Krakower wrote the short film, Yarne. Yarne is a story about two child monks whose friendship is tested by money they have to share. Yarne is how Andrew and I connected. He was showing it at the Austin Film Festival this past October, and as you know I did some coverage of #AFF26. Andrew and I were able to sit down for a longer interview and boy was it worth it. In this conversation, we talk talk about the challenges of being a filmmaker (but Andrew notes that he loves a challenge). We talk about loving what you do and putting yourself into each project 100%. Andrew shares his spirit of adventure and we talk about Hemingway as a writer/explorer role model. Andrew talks about moving to Nepal with his fiancée and how much he fell in love with it. And then, Andrew shares a story of narrowly escaping death. Ah the ups and the downs! You can support Andrew Krakower by watching his films, The Children’s War and Yarne. Yarne will play next at the Santa Fe Film Festival! Keep an eye out for his future work. Andrew’s creative journey has already been an amazing thing to watch and I can’t wait to see what happens next! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week, Yes But Why Podcast talks to filmmaker, Andrew Krakower. Andrew is a writer and a director who graduated from UT’s RTF program. Since graduation, he has been exploring the world for inspiration and then bringing back to us the stories he finds. You may know Andrew because his first feature film, The Children’s War is a widely distributed documentary about the atrocities of a decades-long civil war in Northern Uganda. After making that film, Krakower moved to Kathmandu, Nepal. He spent the next eight years writing, interviewing Buddhist leaders and adventuring in the Himalayas. He enjoyed his time in Nepal so much that Andrew became the first foreigner to teach the Nepali language at Kathmandu University, co-authoring the Nepali grammar textbook they now use in schools. Inspired by his experiences in Nepal, Krakower wrote the short film, Yarne. Yarne is a story about two child monks whose friendship is tested by money they have to share. Yarne is how Andrew and I connected. He was showing it at the Austin Film Festival this past October, and as you know I did some coverage of #AFF26. Andrew and I were able to sit down for a longer interview and boy was it worth it. In this conversation, we talk talk about the challenges of being a filmmaker (but Andrew notes that he loves a challenge). We talk about loving what you do and putting yourself into each project 100%. Andrew shares his spirit of adventure and we talk about Hemingway as a writer/explorer role model. Andrew talks about moving to Nepal with his fiancée and how much he fell in love with it. And then, Andrew shares a story of narrowly escaping death. Ah the ups and the downs! You can support Andrew Krakower by watching his films, The Children’s War and Yarne. Yarne will play next at the Santa Fe Film Festival! Keep an eye out for his future work. Andrew’s creative journey has already been an amazing thing to watch and I can’t wait to see what happens next! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week, Yes But Why Podcast talks to filmmaker, Andrew Krakower. Andrew is a writer and a director who graduated from UT’s RTF program. Since graduation, he has been exploring the world for inspiration and then bringing back to us the stories he finds. You may know Andrew because his first feature film, The Children’s War is a widely distributed documentary about the atrocities of a decades-long civil war in Northern Uganda. After making that film, Krakower moved to Kathmandu, Nepal. He spent the next eight years writing, interviewing Buddhist leaders and adventuring in the Himalayas. He enjoyed his time in Nepal so much that Andrew became the first foreigner to teach the Nepali language at Kathmandu University, co-authoring the Nepali grammar textbook they now use in schools. Inspired by his experiences in Nepal, Krakower wrote the short film, Yarne. Yarne is a story about two child monks whose friendship is tested by money they have to share. Yarne is how Andrew and I connected. He was showing it at the Austin Film Festival this past October, and as you know I did some coverage of #AFF26. Andrew and I were able to sit down for a longer interview and boy was it worth it. In this conversation, we talk talk about the challenges of being a filmmaker (but Andrew notes that he loves a challenge). We talk about loving what you do and putting yourself into each project 100%.Andrew shares his spirit of adventure and we talk about Hemingway as a writer/explorer role model. Andrew talks about moving to Nepal with his fiancée and how much he fell in love with it. And then, Andrew shares a story of narrowly escaping death. Ah the ups and the downs! You can support Andrew Krakower by watching his films, The Children’s War and Yarne. Yarne will play next at the Santa Fe Film Festival! Keep an eye out for his future work. Andrew’s creative journey has already been an amazing thing to watch and I can’t wait to see what happens next!Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

The idea behind this show is pretty simple: We invite scholars, makers, and professionals out to brunch for an informal conversation about their work, and then we turn those brunches into a podcast.It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it.Stephanie Welch is the director of the documentary A Dangerous Idea: Eugenics, Genetics, and the American Dream. In September, she visited Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and the nearby Vickers Theatre in Three Oaks, Mich., for screenings and discussion of the film.In addition to directing, Stephanie was a writer and producer on A Dangerous Idea, which exposes the false claims at the heart of biological determinism—the belief that we are not all created equal, that some groups and individuals are born inherently superior to others and therefore more deserving of fundamental rights. The film goes on to show how popular misunderstanding of both gene science and the concept of genes has been and can be manipulated to advance truly sinister motives.Stephanie and host Ted Fox talked about the film, the experience of being an independent filmmaker, and the reception to A Dangerous Idea, whose accolades include winning best documentary at the Santa Fe Film Festival and best feature film at the Ogeechee International History Film Festival.LINKFilm website: A Dangerous Idea: Eugenics, Genetics, and the American Dream

Two notable Native actors are getting recognition for their work. Cherokee actor Wes Studi will receive an honorary Oscar at the 11th annual Governors Awards. He is the first Native American actor to receive the award. Studi’s Dances With Wolves co-star, Tantoo Cardinal (Cree/Métis), is receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Santa Fe Film Festival. She recently landed a key role in the ABC series, Stumptown. We’ll take time to honor their recognition and celebrate the achievements of Native professionals in Hollywood.

In podcast episode 112, Kody Dayish (Navajo) updates us on the projects he is involved with. Recently, Kody received the Best Director - Native Cinema category at the Santa Fe Film Festival. Kody also talks about the special relationship he has with his family and how they support one another. Lastly, Kody will be a supporting actor in an upcoming movie titled, My Little One.   My Little One trailer: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2027102910707300&id=1348705508547047  

So many movies, so little time. We feature three films, on today's show, but there are so many more to see (check out santafefilmfestival.com) Tom Donahue's brilliant documentary, This Changes Everything, is about gender inequity in Hollywood. Tim Disney talks about his film, William, the cloning of Neanderthal DNA and the resulting young man trying to make his way in a world where he's different. And biographer James McGrath Morris talks about the film, Joseph Pulitzer: The Voice Of The People.

Jim is a fictional story of a transatlantic rock and roll romance, set in the late 1960s, against the backdrop of the psychedelic counter cultural scene. It's the muse's story, told to us by Laura, who remembers her love affair with Jim, a famous American rock star, who she met by chance while visiting Palm Springs in the spring and summer of 1968 when she was a young aspiring writer.  We follow their romance over a series of their meetings that take place in California, at her home in London and in Copenhagen during that summer when Jim, at the height of his fame, is touring Europe with his band and Laura has started her first job on a happening British magazine. In a world that Laura knows nothing about, she finds herself embarking on an intense relationship with Jim, who has now grown weary of the trappings of his meteoric success and together they envision another life, pursuing their love of poetry, self discovery and freedom. Jim was written and produced for radio with music specially commissioned by the author and evokes a different era, the late 1960s and the counter cultural revolution which inspired a generation.  But it is a timeless story about the mystery and adventure of being young and falling in love, and the experience of those early emotional awakenings. The play is performed by actors Charlotte Quita Jones and Cesare Taurasi.  Sound design is by Michele Woods and it was recorded at dsound Studio, London in 2015 by Dave Morritt.  Jim is a Told In Pictures Production and is written and directed by Josephine Halbert. The music is composed and performed by rock band Desert Mountain Tribe and includes additional music by Arthur Young.  The music was recorded in the UK at Shaken Oak Studios in 2014, and is produced by Ammadore Records (2016). The Jim promotional soundtrack award winning music video, Never Stop (Live Version), features the original recording of the live version of the love song Never Stop performed by Desert Mountain Tribe's singer/songwriter Jonty Balls.  It includes footage of dramatised scenes inspired by the story starring the actors who play the roles in the radio play.  The music video premiered at the Santa Fe Film Festival in 2016 where it won Best Music Video and has enjoyed further success on the international film festival circuit, happily picking up more awards.  The love song Never Stop was written to a brief to create a classic love song that the story's hero writes for the heroine, a song 'everyone wants to hear' - the song received an award from the 2017 Global Music Awards. You can watch the award winning music video at: https://youtub/be/_DqqfPkGBQs The soundtrack,  Jim EP 'a radio play by Josephine Halbert with music by Desert Mountain Tribe' is available to download on Apple Music / iTunes at https://itunes/apple/com/gb/album/jim-ep/id1176914932 For further information, please see the 'Jim' website project pages www.toldinpictures.com/jim-pages/the-project copyright Josephine Halbert 2015 I want to send a very big thank you to any listeners who would take the time to hear my play! It is my first, my debut, audio drama and creating it has been an adventure and I have learned a little. I look forward to sharing more productions and learning a lot more and especially look forward to discovering the exciting and infinite world of audio drama and podcasts out there!  All, listens, comments and reviews are very welcome and appreciated!  

Gary and Frank welcome two of the great leaders of Chicago's Pride Films & Plays to Booth One. Nelson Rodriguez is Artistic Director of Pride Films and Plays. Filmmaker Dan Pal is running the Pride Film Fest, which happens on the second Tuesday of each month. Check out the line-up for February's festival here. Pride Films and Plays brings a 4-show season of excellent LGBTQ programming to the Chicago theatre community. Housed at the Pride Arts Center at 4139 N. Broadway, PFP also hosts the aforementioned Pride Film Fest and rents its two spaces to other theater companies. Dan Pal is an award-winning filmmaker and professor at DePaul and Moraine Valley Community College. Check out his website to see the fabulous Scotty & Josh trilogy and more. Here is Dan winning an award for his direction of Counting, which is the first film produced by Pride Films & Plays. It is on the festival circuit now and headed to the Santa Fe Film Festival in February, where it will open for Melanie Mayron's new movie. We got a chance to screen this beautiful and moving short film. We'll keep you posted when it becomes available to the public. Nelson recently starred in a feature film called En Algun Lugar, which we can't wait to see. He has performed in a one-man show depicting 7 gay immigrant characters called "Men on the Verge of a His-Panic Nervous Breakdown." Would love to see this and hoping for a remount. Nelson has been featured as one of "30 Under 30" in the Windy City Times. Looking forward to all he will continue to bring to our community. Pride Films and Plays was founded by David Zak, longtime artistic director of Bailiwick, who brought us so many memorable productions, including The Christmas Schooner, in which Roscoe, our founding co-host, created the role of Gus. Chita Rivera and Seth Rudetsky did what sounded like an amazing show at Steppenwolf. We had to miss because of a conflict, but sent our friends and loyal listeners with only one request: that they write a short review. Gary shares the a few observations made by Virginia Gerst, Nancy Needles, and Kay Ellwein. We appreciate the excellent reporting and wish we'd been there with you. BTW, we interviewed Chita in episode 32. Check it out. Frank Tourangeau, our new regular guest host, geeks out on I Love Lucy in a fascinating way. If you didn't already know how the DesiLu empire started, you'll hear it on this show. They also invented the rerun. Geniuses both. Kiss of Death: We close each episode with a tribute to a fascinating person who has recently passed away. Learn about Johnny Fox, sword swallower. Ick. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/obituaries/johnny-fox-sword-swallowing-showman-dies-at-64.html                      

Filmmaker Graham Cantwell chats to Steve Gunn about his life in film. Graham Cantwell is an award-winning Irish director and writer, who achieved early acclaim when his short film A Dublin Story won several awards and was shortlisted for Academy Award nomination in 2004. In 2008 he directed Anton (international title Trapped), which stars IFTA winner Gerard McSorley. The film was picked up for distribution at the Cannes Film Festival and has sold to over 40 territories worldwide. It has since been nominated for three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards. In 2010 he directed The Guards for TV3, the first ever homegrown single drama commissioned by the broadcaster, set in the dynamic world of the Irish police force. His last feature, romantic comedy The Callback Queen had a successful cinema release in Ireland and the UK and was nominated for two Irish Film and Television Academy Awards. Graham recently co-wrote romantic comedy Poison Pen with Artemis Fowl creator Eoin Colfer. His most recent film, the LGBT short drama Lily, won the Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama at its premiere screening at the 2016 Galway Film Fleadh, qualifying it for Academy Award consideration. The film won Best Narrative Short at the Santa Fe Film Festival and has screened at the prestigious Savannah Film Festival amongst others. The film is currently nominated for an IFTA. Steve Gunn is an actor, writer and director.

Mark Gordon, Director/Writer Awakening In Taos is a labor of love for Director/Writer Mark Gordon. He fell in love with the Mabel Dodge Luhan story years ago when he readEdge of Taos Desert and realized that bringing this story to a wide audience through PBS was his personal calling. Since then he has dedicated himself to doing everything possible to successfully complete this production. Mark has been in filmmaking since childhood. His uncle Phillip Krasne produced The Cisco Kid movies and television seriesO’Henry Playhouse for CBS, Gunsmoke and numerous films and TV shows. Mark Gordon is a fine artist, graphic designer, photographer, web developer, and independent filmmaker. He is CEO of Vision Marketing Associates. AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FEATURE “AWAKENING IN TAOS” MAKES PASADENA DEBUT AT RED NATION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, NOV 16 Film tells the story of social activist and patron of the arts Mabel Dodge Luhan, and her marriage to Tiwa Indian Tony Lujan of Taos Pueblo: “A woman 100 years ahead of her time” “Awakening in Taos”, an award-winning film by Mark Gordon and narrated by Ali MacGraw will screen at this year’s Red Nation Film Festival on Friday November 16, at 6 PM at the LAEMMLE PLAYHOUSE 7, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101 The timing of this film’s release is serendipitous with major stories in today’s news including the nomination of a Woman President and the conflict in North Dakota. This story is set almost one hundred years ago and it involves a strong independent woman who marries a Native American and fights with his tribe to protect 600,000 acres of sacred tribal land from private sale to squatters. Like the Standing Rock Sioux, their sacred sites are desecrated and their religious practices are threatened. Taos Pueblo fought for 64 years for the return of 48,000 acres and their sacred Blue Lake, granted to the tribe by Spain in the 1500’s. It was illegally annexed as part of a National Forrest under Teddy Roosevelt. After filing many civil suits against the US Government Taos Pueblo finally succeeded by filing a First Amendment rights suit. This case was won on the right of religious freedom violated by the US Government, as they prevented the tribe from observing sacred spiritual practices. In 1970, Richard Nixon signed legislation, the first instance in history where the US Government returned Native land taken illegally. Perhaps there is a message in this story that could help the Standing Rock Sioux get the US Government to honor its original treaty with the Sioux! “Awakening in Taos” follows the personal evolution of Mabel Dodge Luhan as a writer, salon hostess, art patroness, social activist and a resident of New Mexico. Born in Buffalo, New York, Mabel was a woman unique to her time. Her influence extended into the world of arts, music, literature and activism for social change. In her late 30s she experienced a life-altering arrival into a small town in Northern New Mexico and embraced the Taos Pueblo Indians in a way that seized the attention of the artistic and literary world. Her unconventional marriage to Antonio Lujan, a full-blooded Tiwa Indian from Taos Pueblo, created a revolutionary bridge between two cultures. Mabel and Tony helped to defeat federal legislation in 1924 that would have taken away 600,000 acres of sacred land belonging to the 19 tribes of New Mexico. Mabel lured progressive thinkers and artists, including D.H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, Willa Cather, Dorothy Brett, Ansel Adams, Georgia O'Keeffe and others to the remote town of Taos to attend her salons. Many of these visitors stayed for periods of time and several remained their entire lives. Mabel's home and salons made an extraordinary contribution to the culture of Taos County and the State of New Mexico. Luhan was a writer and advocate for the arts, women’s rights and Native American culture in a time when women were still fighting for the right to vote. Shot entirely in New Mexico with a local cast and crew, the film features breathtaking cinematography and aerial footage of Taos landscapes and landmarks. These physical features produced a visual response captured in 20th-century paintings and photos by Mabel’s guests. It was a book, “Edge of Taos Desert: An Escape to Reality” written by Mabel herself that piqued Gordon’s interest and set him off on a ten-year journey to get the book transformed into a film worthy of the topic. Filmmaker Gordon assembled a large team of writers, editors, art experts, historians and documentary producers to bring the many varied details of Luhan’s life into sharp focus. Actress Ali MacGraw happened to sit next to him on a plane and they began discussing the book, which she already loved. She offered to read some pages at a fundraiser in Taos and then signed on when the project was green lighted. Through a biographer of Luhan’s, Gordon met actress Leslie Harrell Dillen who wrote and performed a one-woman show portraying Mabel. She joined the production and appears as Mabel’s voice reading her words from books and letters. “Awakening in Taos: The Mabel Dodge Luhan Story” won Best Feature made in New Mexico at the 2015 Santa Fe Film Festival. The film has received special recognition and an award for Best Writing at the Hollywood Independent International Film awards. Awakening in Taos was produced in partnership with New Mexico PBS. The film will be shown November 16th at 6:00 pm at the at the Red Nation Film Festival on Friday November 16, at 6 PM at the LAEMMLE PLAYHOUSE 7, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101 For tickets and information: http://www.rednationff.com/awakening-in-taos/ Or call (310) 478-3836.