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Undertone (2026) — Spoiler-Free Review: A24 Slow Burn Horror or Overhyped? with special guest PatA24's Undertone has been called the scariest film you've ever heard — but does it live up to the buzz? Cupcake (Jose), Mike (WillDaBeast), and guest Pat (Fantasia pre-screener, Sundance vet) deliver a spoiler-free breakdown of Ian Tuason's debut feature: a Canadian lo-fi psychological horror about a skeptic podcaster listening to ten demonic recordings with her online co-host.We cover the immersive sound design, Nina Kiri's performance, the Oz Perkins and Pontypool comparisons, and whether the slow build actually pays off — or if it's padding dressed up in good marketing. Come back Sunday for the full spoiler discussion.- - - - - - - - - -WE ARE WATCH SKIP PLUS!FOLLOW/LIKE/SUBSCRIBE/REVIEW/LOVEEmail us: WatchSkipPlus@gmail.com #Undertone #Undertone2026 #A24Horror #HorrorMovieReview #NewHorrorMovies2026 #SlowBurnHorror #WatchSkipPlus #HorrorPodcast #MovieReview #PsychologicalHorror #FantasiaFestival #SundanceMidnight #NinaKeery #IanTuason #AdamDiMarco #GrahamBeasley#IndieHorror #HorrorCommunity #MoviePodcast #FilmReview #A24 #ChamberHorror #SoundDesignHorror
In this solo episode, I get candid. I open up about losing my father in January, what grief looks like when you can't afford to stop moving, and the complicated truth about showing up anyway — to the meeting, to the festival, to the mic. I also dig into eight listener questions from the year-end survey, covering: how I select guests, whether I'm still producing, how independent producers can find financing outside traditional models, tips for batching scenes on a micro-budget shoot, how to pitch yourself for freelance producing opportunities, where to actually network, how to work festivals like Sundance and SXSW, and how to define and achieve your goals in a season of uncertainty. Raw, practical, and very real... Thanks for doing this life thing with me!
感谢金主妈妈妙界N12按摩加热护腰带的温暖赞助! 点击收获疲惫娇娃专属购买链接 【聊了什么The What】 圣丹斯这个滑雪小城不仅有皑皑白雪,还有满肚子的小米粥和最真实的独立电影。这期节目小蓝和小杨用从夯到拉这个体系点评了这次我们在圣丹斯看到的几部作品。从震撼人心的战地纪录片《美国医生》,到让苹果肌飞起的孙锡久新作《贝德福特公园》,再到德黑兰地下的女性友谊。我们会聊聊那些让人燃到不行的先行者,也会毫不留情地吐槽那些把苦难奇观化的雷片。 This snowy ski-town version of Sundance came with more than just white peaks — it also came with full bellies of millet porridge and some of the most unvarnished independent films around. In this episode, Xiaolan and Xiaoyang rate the films we saw at Sundance on a scale from banger to flop. From the devastating war-zone documentary American Doctor, to Bedford Park, the new Son Suk-ku film that had our cheeks lifted the entire time, to stories of female friendship in Tehran's underground art scene — we talk about the trailblazers who left us completely fired up, and also roast, without mercy, the disasters that turn suffering into spectacle. 【时间轴 The When】 00:00 - 圣丹斯在Park City的最后一年,两个中国胃勇闯犹他 07:55 - 顶级:American Doctor(美国医生)关于加沙救援最硬核的纪录片 18:16 - 顶级 / 人上人:Bedford Park(贝德福特公园)韩裔美国人的新泽西爱情故事 26:44 - 顶级 / 人上人:The Friend's House Is Here(朋友的房子在这里)关于伊朗女性日常生活和日常反抗的故事 32:37 - NPC:The Moment - Charli xcx对过去的Brat Summer的伪纪录片 37:52 - 顶级:Give Me the Ball! 改变网球的传奇Billie Jean King的纪录片 47:44 - NPC:Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty(小春,屁股摇起来)老派纯粹的跨文化爱情故事 54:44 - 没看上但很想看:Josephine 56:30 - 顶级 / 人上人:Take Me Home 关于残障身份的亲密家庭故事 59:24 - 拉到家了:Burning(炎上),看完只想炎上导演 00:00 - Sundance's last year in Park City 07:55 - Top-tier: American Doctor — hard-hitting documentary about medical relief in Gaza 18:16 - Top-tier / Elite: Bedford Park — a New Jersey Korean Americans love story and family drama 26:44 - Top-tier / Elite: The Friend's House Is Here — t Iranian women's everyday lives and everyday resistance 32:37 - NPC: The Moment — Charli xcx's mockumentary of Brat Summer 37:52 - Top-tier: Give Me the Ball! — a documentary about Billie Jean King, the legend who changed tennis 47:44 - NPC: Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty — old-school, wholehearted cross-cultural love story 54:44 - Didn't get in, but really wanted to see it: Josephine 56:30 - Top-tier / Elite: Take Me Home — an intimate family story about disability identity 59:24 - Absolute flop: Burning — the fact that this got made???
“Andre is an Idiot” is a documentary film about André Ricciardi, a San Francisco man who's dying from colon cancer. It's also a comedy. After he was diagnosed with stage-four colon cancer, Andre asked his friend and director Tony Benna to document his wild end-of-life journey. “Andre is an Idiot” is Tony's first feature film, and it's also a Sundance-award winning film. KALW's Jenee Darden spoke with Tony Benna for “The Sights + Sounds Show.” Here's an excerpt from their conversation.
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Welcome to Round 2 of my coffee/tea/water/cocktail chat! Let's get a handle on all of this crazy celebrity news, including Taylor and Blake's mean texts, Brooklyn Beckham's Family Feud, Meghan grifting at Sundance 2026, Harry's Rage, and MORE! SUBSCRIBE and WATCH this episode here - https://youtu.be/_YTLkY46vdw Catch up on all my chats here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyIMNnG5yA1_6ygYyfNuNLuycApTC7zqF Love the show? Leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts/Spotify (or wherever you get your podcasts!) and SHARE this episode! Want to WATCH my episodes? The clips and pictures add to the fun!- Go to my YouTube Channel and subscribe -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2FsXn-xhr4mYIAK0569BBw I have a channel membership over there if you'd like to support me! Simply click on the "join" button underneath my YT videos - thanks. Can't join but want to support my podcast? Help keep me caffeinated and fill my tip jar here - https://buymeacoffee.com/jenniferc Other stuff I've been a licensed esthetician and a makeup artist for over two decades - Want to see a list of all of my favorite beauty product recommendations? Everything I love, use, and wear all the time - CLICK HERE - https://shopmy.us/jenniferc/shelves BUY MY ONLINE SKINCARE GUIDES HERE- https://jenniferchristopherson.com In Christ, Xo Jennifer Disclaimer- This video/podcast episode is under Fair Use: Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use. All rights and credit go directly to its rightful owners. No copyright infringement intended. All Opinions are my own and within my right to express under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Hey if you've ever felt moved by a song that made you feel less alone, this episode's for you. Myla shares how she crafts melodic techno to bring people together, from packed festival nights to a surreal cruise in the middle of the ocean. She opens up about reading crowds, managing the inner game before huge shows like Sundance, and why music can act like a doorway back into yourself. Cozy up, press play, and let a few tracks remind you that you belong in the room. Feeling disconnected in a noisy world? This episode explores how music creates collective emotion and how artists like Myla turn every space be it festival or ocean cruise into a shared heartbeat. Perfect for anyone seeking deeper purpose in their creative or personal journey. Myla is a rising star in electronic music, renowned for her melodic techno that uplifts and unites audiences worldwide. Subscribe for honest conversations about mental health, music, and resilience. What's your favorite song that instantly lifts your spirits? Drop it in the comments! Links & Resources Follow Myla on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mylatkachenko Myla's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCrr-YfFRKLPRhfDNlQU_IQg Upcoming shows and cruise info available on her socials ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What happens when you take the structure of a movie you love—and try to breathe new life into it? In this episode of the podcast, Jacob Krueger explores In the Blink of an Eye, the ambitious sci-fi drama written by Colby Day that premiered at Sundance and is now streaming on Hulu. Deeply influenced by Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain, the film unfolds across three timelines connected by shared questions about death, evolution, and the fragile miracle of human life. Comparing the two films as a case study, Jake explores three deceptively simple craft lessons: how writers can repurpose the structure of the movies that inspire them toward new ends; why theme only lands when the writer is genuinely wrestling with it; and what you can learn about good dialogue from a family of grunting neanderthals. Along the way, he shows how even strong films with beautiful performances can lose their emotional punch the moment a writer stops trusting the audience.
Break out the spyglass! It’s time to forecast what is coming in 2026 We’ve got 2025 in the rear view window, and Hollywood has determined to not just relegate horror movies into the fall/Halloween schedule. Springtime apparently is a good time to have a big fear injection. So, we had to get the word out on movies you can anticipate coming to a theater near you! Admittedly, we’re out a little late this year. But, I would suggest we are just in time! Surprisingly, there are a lot of horror movies that are being released in late March. It also happens to be the eve of when many of the big genre film festivals get rolling. Sundance has just completed. SXSW is right on us now. Overlook is around the corner. So is Panic Fest. With these festivals, it sets the table for what you all can expect to come out this year. It becomes a bit of a guessing game for those of us who attend these festivals to predict what films are going to be on the schedule. Horror has proven to be profitable in what used to be a dead period for box office. Already, both Iron Lung ($50 million on a $3 million budget) and Send Help ($92 Million) opened up strong in January, traditionally the dumping ground for cast-off studio films. With the tremendous profitability and critical response to last year’s crop of films, we will see what will become this year’s banner carrier. My guess? Scream 7. There isn’t a studio backed big prestige movie like Sinners or Weapons this year, but I could very easily see a Neve Campbell led Scream 7 into a $300 million earner, much like Final Destinations: Bloodline from last year. If Scream 7 lives up to its potential, it could fly past that number. I don’t think that the effect of last year’s horror boom will be felt until next year’s crop. The studios didn’t have enough time to understand the influence until the season largely wrapped in October, well after prduction had wrapped for most films getting released for 2026. A Good Year for Indie Films? The indie horror films are in abundance this year. SXSW has a huge roster of genre films. Overlook just announced their roster, and so has Panic Fest. Usually there is a lot of overlap, but not so much this year. That suggests a wide variety and a lot of options out there. An that’s not taking into account the large Summer and Fall festivals like Frightfest, Popcorn Frights, and Screamfest. As usual, there will be films that we didn’t see coming because they come with zero fanfare, but end up surprising us with original storytelling or raw savagery. Better yet… both! We always summarize what we did from the previous year, and I think we actually did pretty well in our selections for 2025. You can check out last year’s predictions HERE. Will 2026 be as solid for Scariest Things selections? Listen in, and remember this come the end of the year! Episode 209: Looking Forward to 2026 Note… we announced this one episode off. Looking Forward To 2026: The Candidates Dolly (2026) Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) Evil Dead Burn (2026) Hokum (2026) Hungry (2026) Ice Cream Man (2026) Lestat Season 3 The Mummy (2026) Obsession (2026) Scream 7 (2026) Sender (2026) Undertone (2026) Forbidden Fruits (2026) American Dollhouse (2026) Grind (2026) Drag (2026) Never After Dark (2026) Monitor (2026) And Her Body Was Never Found (2026) The Bride (2026) Buddy (2026) Chili Finger (2026) Cold Storage (2026) Faces of Death (2026) Family Movie (2026) Other Mommy (2026) Saccharine (2026) They Will Kill You (2026) Ugly Cry (2026) Break a Leg (2026) Frogman Returns (2026) Bagworm (2026) Anima (2026)
【聊了什么The What】 小杨、小蓝与友台残言片语主播八如一起聊了两部关于残障与照护的电影:刘玉玲主演的《罗丝密》(Rosemead) 与圣丹斯今年新出的口碑佳作《带我回家》(Take Me Home)。 讲述残障者的故事,很难绕过照护者的故事,也很容易陷入苦大仇深的叙事漩涡;毕竟社会给残障者的资源那么少,而在资源的匮乏中能讲出的故事常常是《罗丝密》中描绘出的毁灭性的绝路。而《带我回家》则通过一种模糊虚构与真实的即兴手段,让残障演员在故事中展现全新的创作方式。或许这种匮乏并不是必须的,或许优绩主义的亚裔家庭不一定要把残障视为绝路,或许电影人能给出的激进的想象能够推动我们重塑现实,毕竟生而为人我们终将是脆弱的。 In this episode we are joined by Baru from our friend at 残言片语 to discuss two films about disability and caregiving: Rosemead, starring Lucy Liu, and Take Me Home, a critically acclaimed new Sundance film. When telling stories about disabled people, it is hard to avoid telling the stories of caregivers as well. It is also easy to fall into a heavy, tragic narrative spiral. After all, society offers so few resources to disabled people, and from within that scarcity, the kinds of stories that emerge often look like the devastating dead end portrayed in Rosemead. Take Me Home, by contrast, uses an improvisational approach that blurs fiction and reality, allowing disabled actors to reveal a wholly different creative mode within the film itself. Perhaps this scarcity is not inevitable. Perhaps, in high-achieving Asian families, disability does not have to be treated as a dead end. Perhaps the radical imagination offered by filmmakers can help us reshape reality—because as human beings, we are all ultimately fragile. 【时间轴 The When】 00:00 - 两部电影的初观感 08:11 - 《柔似蜜》:真实的悲剧还是缺乏想象力的“绝路” 19:01 - 《待我回家》中的姐姐角色:拒绝牺牲自我,寻找更长久的方案 31:01 - 《待我回家》的激进结局 36:39 - 导演 Liz Sargent 谈“激进的想象力”(Radical Imagination) 45:53 - 电影工业能够多大程度上支持残障演员 55:31 - 心理健康与精神健康在政策支持上的滞后性 59:11 - 亚裔社区的“家丑”观与优绩主义 71:14 - 人类本来就是脆弱的 00:00 – First impressions of the two films 08:11 – Rosemead: a true tragedy, or a “dead end” shaped by a failure of imagination 19:01 – The sister character in Take Me Home: refusing self-sacrifice and searching for a more sustainable path 31:01 – The radical ending of Take Me Home 36:39 – Director Liz Sargent on “radical imagination” 45:53 – To what extent the film industry can support disabled actors 55:31 – The lag in policy support for mental and psychological health 59:11 – The Asian community's view of “family shame” and meritocracy 71:14 – Human beings are fragile to begin with 【买咖啡 Please Support Us】 如果喜欢这期节目并愿意想要给我们买杯咖啡: 海外用户:https://www.patreon.com/cyberpinkfm 海内用户:https://afdian.com/a/cyberpinkfm 商务合作邮箱:cyberpinkfm@gmail.com 商务合作微信:CyberPink2022 If you like our show and want to support us, please consider the following: Those Abroad: https://www.patreon.com/cyberpinkfm Those in China: https://afdian.com/a/cyberpinkfm Business Inquiries Email: cyberpinkfm@gmail.com Business Inquiries WeChat: CyberPink2022
Actor/writer/director Grace Glowicki is the creative voice behind DEAD LOVER (a Sundance surprise from 2025 that is getting a theatrical release this month) and TITO, and she stars in the archly comic horror thriller HONEY BUNCH (from directors Madeline Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, now streaming on Shudder). While her films and performances are uniquely her own, Grace takes a surprising inspiration from John Turturro as BARTON FINK (yes, the same character that made film critic Walter Chaw feel seen just a couple episodes ago!). Here's an episode that proves that the same character can prove fodder for two very different conversations! Then, Jordan has one quick thing about Support us by subscribing to our new YouTube channel! You can watch a video version of this episode there right now. Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production of Maximum Fun.Need more Feeling Seen? Keep up with the show on Instagram and Bluesky.
Ted speaks with Rich Gioia, co-founder of Gioia Capital and Managing Director of Lazear Capital, an investment banking firm specializing in ESOP transactions. Rich shares his path from leaving a legal career to acquiring and growing businesses in the lower middle market, eventually discovering the advantages of Employee Stock Ownership Plans while selling one of his companies. The conversation breaks down how ESOPs work as a business succession strategy, including how owners can sell their company while maintaining control, receiving liquidity, and potentially eliminating capital gains taxes through unique provisions in the tax code. Rich explains the structure of ESOP transactions, including bank financing, seller notes, and equity warrants, while demystifying common misconceptions that employee ownership is purely altruistic or requires employees to contribute capital. Ted and Rich also explore why ESOPs are particularly relevant for contractors, builders, and other owner-operated businesses where private equity interest may be limited. They discuss the importance of succession planning, preserving legacy, and aligning incentives between ownership and employees. The episode highlights how ESOPs can create a win-win structure—providing business owners with liquidity and tax advantages while giving employees a meaningful ownership stake and incentive to drive long-term success. TOPICS DISCUSSED 01:10 Introduction & Meeting Rich Gioia at Sundance 02:45 Rich's Background: Lawyer to Entrepreneur 04:45 Building Companies in the Lower Middle Market 06:40 Selling a Business & Discovering ESOPs 09:00 Common Misconceptions About ESOPs 11:20 Why ESOP Exits Can Outperform Traditional Sales 13:30 How ESOP Financing Works 16:00 Breaking Down a Real ESOP Transaction Example 19:00 Tax Advantages & Section 1042 Explained 22:30 Employee Ownership Without Financial Risk 24:40 Why More Businesses Don't Consider ESOPs 27:30 Legacy, Ownership & Selling to Employees 30:00 Incentives, Productivity & Employee Alignment 32:20 Exit Planning for Contractors & Builders 35:00 Private Equity vs. ESOP Outcomes 37:40 Preserving Company Culture & Legacy 40:10 ESOPs as a Succession Strategy 42:30 Final Thoughts & How to Learn More About ESOPs CONNECT WITH GUEST Rich Gioia Website LinkedIn KEY QUOTES FROM EPISODE “You as a business owner could sell your company effectively tax-free, tax-deferred and ultimately eliminated.” “Your employees don't contribute any cash in an ESOP.” “There are no personal guarantees with that and the employees aren't raising or contributing any capital.”
Zackary Canepari is an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and Guggenheim Fellow whose work moves between documentary film and photography. He began as a photojournalist in India and Pakistan before creating the Sundance-screened series California Is a place, a portrait of the golden state unraveling at the edges. He later co-directed the feature documentary T-Rex (SXSW), following teenage Olympic boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields as she fought her way toward gold; the film was adapted by MGM into the narrative feature The Fire Inside. His Guggenheim-supported project Flint Is a place expanded documentary storytelling across film, photography, archival material, and immersive media, earning a World Press Photo Award and recognition as Multimedia Photographer of the Year at POYi. His monograph REX won POYi Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Paris Photo–Aperture First PhotoBook Prize. Zackary's documentary Fire in Paradise won an Emmy and an Edward R. Murrow Award and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. He received a second Emmy for directing The Gallagher Effect for The New York Times Presents (FX/Hulu). Instagram In episode 277, Zackary discusses, among other things: How he started in photography The experience of cutting his photographic teeth in India The complicated question of whether it's a good time to be a filmmaker His early project California Is a place, with his collaborator Drea Cooper Learning the ropes through experience His first feature documentary, T-Rex, and being smiled upon by the documentary gods Flint Town Thoughts & Prayers Fire in Paradise Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £5 per month. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here. Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here.
.@SteveCofield caught up with the Cowboys coach Sunny Wicks, who broke down his team's strong close to the season. The Runnin Rebels tip @espnlasvegas at Noon today. They're 3 1/2-point favorites.
This week's Midweek Mention takes us somewhere unexpectedly moving — Bill Condon's Gods and Monsters (1998), a fictionalized account of the final days of James Whale, the British director who gave the world Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Sir Ian McKellen is extraordinary as the ageing, ailing Whale — a man whose health is failing, whose memories are fragmenting, and who has grown too tired to pretend he cares about social niceties. Into his life stumbles Clayton Boone (Brendan Fraser, in peak movie-star form), a gardener and former marine who becomes an unlikely companion in Whale's last chapter. What unfolds is a quiet, beautifully lit character study about aging, depression, homosexuality in 1950s Hollywood, and what happens when two very different men decide to be honest with each other. Lynn Redgrave as Hannah the disapproving housekeeper practically steals every scene she's in. There's strip journalism, a gas mask, a Hollywood party with Princess Margaret, and a swimming pool. Whale directed horror. He understood that tragedy works best when it makes you laugh first. Budget: $10M | Box office: ~$6.5M | BBC Films co-production | Premiered at Sundance Verdict: Strong recommend from Sidey and Cris. Dan missed it but is already planning to watch it.You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. If it hasn't been completely destroyed yet you can usually find us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review, on email at baddadsjsy@gmail.com or on our website baddadsfilm.com. Until next time, we remain... Bad Dads
The social impact sector has gotten very good at describing problems: white papers, statistics, annual reports filled with data on gaps and needs. But it hasn't built a system for telling stories that actually move people. Heather Mason spent 20 years producing the biggest convenings in the sector before building The Impact Lounge, a traveling hub that brings together funders, filmmakers, and creators at Sundance, Cannes, and beyond to build the narrative infrastructure social change has been missing.Episode Highlights:[02:15] Why narrative change is the most powerful lever for social change [05:00] The social sector treats film as a tactic — Hollywood treats it as a system [08:00] Marvelization: what world-building looks like for social impact [12:30] You were hired to solve a problem — what if you were hired to create a vision? [37:00] Why small teams should build, not buy — and let go of perfect [45:00] The Skunkworks mindset: annoyingly positive in a hard yearNotable Quotes:[03:45]: "Data can inform us, but only stories can move us." — Heather Mason [13:00]: "If people get hired to focus on the problem, you're going to get problem-focused experiences, problem-focused communication, problem-focused white papers." — Heather Mason Resources & Links:The Impact Lounge — theimpactlounge.comCaspian Agency — caspianagency.comOutrider Foundation Nuke Simulator — outrider.orgCosmic — designbycosmic.comHosted by Eric Ressler, Founder & Creative Director of Cosmic, with co-host Jonathan Hicken, Executive Director of the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. New episodes every Tuesday.→ Subscribe: designingtomorrow.show → Work with Cosmic: designbycosmic.comListeners, now you can text us your comments or questions by clicking this link.*** If you liked this episode, please help spread the word. Share with your friends or co-workers, post it to social media, “follow” or “subscribe” in your podcast app, or write a review on Apple Podcasts. We could not do this without you! We love hearing feedback from our community, so please email us with your questions or comments — including topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes — at podcast@designbycosmic.com Thank you for all that you do for your cause and for being part of the movement to move humanity and the planet forward.
We sit down with Emmy® and Sundance Award–winning cinematographer Matt Porwoll to explore documentary cinematography as an operational discipline—not just an artistic one. Over the past decade, Matt has built a body of work that spans some of the most acclaimed nonfiction films and series of the modern era, including Cartel Land (Academy Award–nominated and winner of Best Cinematography at Sundance, Cinema Eye Honors, and the Primetime Emmys), Showtime's The Trade, and Tigerland, which premiered in competition at Sundance. His work has appeared across HBO, Showtime, Amazon, Netflix, Apple TV+, CNN, PBS, and more, and is known for blending immersive vérité with precise visual storytelling.In this conversation, Matt draws on his experience across features, episodic documentaries, and high-pressure field shoots to explain how access, trust, crew size, sound realities, and budget constraints shape what's possible in the frame. Using the Oscar-nominated short All the Empty Rooms as a focal point, he walks through the logistical and ethical considerations of filming in deeply personal spaces, the importance of small-footprint crews, and the production decisions that protect both the story and the people involved. From setup time and data discipline to collaboration with editorial, this episode offers a practical look at how award-level documentary work is built from the ground up.ABOUT WRAPBOOKWrapbook is the AI platform for production finance.Built for today's fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system—giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster.Built for features, TV, or commercials—Wrapbook helps the industry's biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork—reading invoices, flagging issues, syncing data—so your team can focus on the work that really matters.But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who've worked on set and know what's at stake. It's how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy.See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.
Ein alternder Taschendieb zieht in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Tag für Tag durch Manhattan und lebt davon, reichen Passant*innen unbemerkt Uhren, Smartphones und Brieftaschen zu stehlen. Als er jedoch die falsche Person beklaut, gerät sein ansonsten routinierter Alltag plötzlich in eine gefährliche Schieflage. Ein charmantes New-York-Szenario mit guten Darstellern. Und trotzdem verläuft der Film eher wie ein gemütlicher Spaziergang, bei dem wir uns am Ende fragen, ob da nicht noch wesentlich mehr spannendes hätte passieren können.
What Can a Cocktail Teach Us About Curiosity and Creativity? At first glance, documenting Negronis around the world might sound like a frivolous hobby. But could a simple cocktail become a vehicle for curiosity, experimentation and creative thinking? On this episode, I speaks with geopolitical strategist Marc A Ross about an unusual passion project: ordering and documenting Negronis wherever he travels. What began as a casual habit has evolved into a magazine-style project called 50 Negronis, capturing cocktails from elegant bars to chaotic airport lounges. Along the way, the project has revealed something deeper about travel, culture and the value of experimentation. But as the conversation unfolds, it becomes clear this episode isn't really about cocktails. Instead it's about how curiosity leads to discovery, why creative side projects matter, and how experimentation can enrich both our professional and personal lives. Curiosity Starts With Small ExperimentsMarc's Negroni project began almost accidentally. While travelling frequently for his work as a geopolitical strategist, he started ordering Negronis and photographing them. What made the idea interesting wasn't a search for the perfect drink.Instead, Marc documented the entire experience — the great cocktails, the mediocre ones, and the truly terrible ones. That curiosity created a lens through which to experience the world differently. Bars became places for conversation, experimentation and discovery, and the project grew into a collection of stories from cities across the globe. Creativity Through PlayA key theme of the conversation is the importance of playfulness. Marc deliberately avoids treating the project too seriously. The photos are simple smartphone snapshots, the documentation is intentionally loose, and the goal isn't perfection.That approach mirrors how many creative projects evolve; by removing the pressure to produce something “definitive,” the project becomes an experiment. And in the process, it becomes easier to create, learn and iterate. Authenticity, Communication and Personality We also explore how side projects can sharpen professional skills. Marc argues that communicators, leaders and even politicians should experiment creatively and share aspects of their personality. Authenticity matters. Whether it's documenting cocktails, running unconventional events, or experimenting with new formats, people connect more with ideas that feel genuine. Sometimes the most powerful way to communicate is simply to follow an idea that genuinely interests you.AI-Generated Timestamped Summary00:00 – A cocktail as a conversation starterIntroduction; why Negronis might seem like an unusual topic for a podcast about human behaviour and yet… 02:00 – Recording in Sundance, UtahMarc describes the Brigadoon gathering and its focus on conversation rather than traditional conference formats. 04:00 – The origins of the NegroniMarc explains the history of the cocktail and why it remains a classic drink. 07:00 – The “50 Negronis” projectA disappointing airport Negroni sparks the idea of documenting the drinks Marc encounters while travelling. 10:00 – Capturing cocktails around the worldMarc explains how he photographs the drinks and records the ingredients when possible. 13:00 – Cocktail culture and experimentationThey discuss how bartenders experiment with ingredients and create new variations. 18:00 – Why the details don't matterThe project becomes less about recipes and more about stories, places and experiences. 22:00 – Learning through experimentationChristian reflects on how creative side projects can help people learn and explore new ideas. 30:00 – Lessons for communicators and politiciansMarc explains why authenticity and personality matter in leadership. 37:00 – Staying curious and having funThe conversation turns to persistence, creativity and the value of pursuing ideas simply because they're interesting. 42:00 – Where to follow Marc's workMarc shares details about Brigadoon events and his geopolitical newsletter. Links Caracal Global, Marc's consultancy and advisory firm - https://www.caracal.global/Brigadoon, Marc's series of lovingly curated events - https://www.brigadoon.live/ Marc on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross/ Marc's previous appearance on the show - https://www.humanriskpodcast.com/marc-ross-on-communication-strategy/ Sundance Mountain Resort - https://www.sundanceresort.com/
Von Wolfram sind Daniel und der Kaffeemann auf der Berlinale 2026 nicht nur deswegen herb enttäuscht gewesen, weil es ihrer Meinung nach ein eher schlecht inszenierter Film ist. Sie wollten den australischen Western eigentlich unbedingt lieben, da sie bei Sundance 2018 ein so tolles Gespräch mit dessen Regisseur Warwick Thornton führen durften und dessen damaliger Festival-Beitrag, Sweet Country, gerade im Vergleich zu seinem neusten Werk, so ein verdammt guter Film war.
Wie ihr bei Die Letzte Filmkritik sehr bald noch hören werdet, hat Daniel bereits bei Sundance 2026 zwei Coming-of-Age-Filme gesehen, in denen Schüler*innen tragische Ereignisse auf Schulbühnen künstlerisch verarbeiten. Mouse kam jetzt noch auf der Berlinale dazu und hat, ganz wie Run Amok und The Musical, trotzdem genug eigene Qualitäten zu bieten, um als ein Festival-Highlight hervorzustechen.
Send a textWelcome to 2 of our most fun red carpets ever!In Chasing Summer, Jamie returns to her small hometown, where friends and flings from a high school summer turn her life upside down. We chat with talent Lauren Aboulafia, Kristin Slaysman, Garrett Wareing, Cassidy "Uterus" Freeman, and Aimee Garcia, costumer Amela Baksic, dir Josephine Decker, and writer/star Iliza Shlesinger. Give Me the Ball is a doc about tennis icon Billie Jean King. We are joined by composers Laura Karpman + Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, EP Marcia Cooke, prod Chris James, dir Liz Garbus, and the icon herself, BJK. Lauren Aboulafia on IGKristin Slaysman on IGGarrett Wareing on IGCassidy Freeman on IGAimee Garcia on IGAmela Baksic on IGJosephine Decker on IGIliza Shlesinger on IGLaura Karpman on IGNora Kroll-Rosenbaum on IGMarcia Cooke on IGLiz Garbus on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk here! Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Pod People, have you missed us? We took a much-needed break during January and February 2026, but we are back, baby, with a very special episode about our adventures at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival! Yes, we traipsed to the mountains of Park City, Utah, to catch incredible film premieres and do a little celeb sighting. And boy do we have stories! Listen to us talk about the blessing that was Sergio, Nikki using game theory and the power of the interwebs to score us tickets that we definitely didn't get prior to arriving in Utah, and our spoiler-free thoughts on the films we were lucky enough to see: Saccharine (Horror) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35050712/ Closure (Documentary) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39075417/ I Want Your Sex (Dark Erotic Comedy) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32332915/ zi (Drama) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39150111/ Leviticus (Horror) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39143902/ undertone (Horror) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35892608/ Rock Springs (Horror) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33999471/Midnight Short Film Program (Horror) - https://festival.sundance.org/program/short-info/693324631a5535814191fcc0 Twitter - @HorrorMarginsFacebook - @HorrorInTheMarginsPodcastInstagram - @horrorinthemarginsTikTok - @horrorinthemarginsIf there's a movie you'd like us to review or a creator you'd like us to interview, send us an email at horrorinthemargins@gmail.com. We're happy to consider your suggestions. Stay spooky, Pod People. Podcast intro - Music by The_Mountain from PixabayPodcast outro - Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay
Dieser Abnehmpillen-Horrorfilm aus Australien hat es sowohl aufs Sundance Film Festival als auch auf die Berlinale 2026 geschafft. Warum aber, das wissen wir nicht. Daniel und der Kaffeemann sahen darin nur ein schon mehrmals wiederaufgewärmtes Mikrowellengericht, wie ein halbgar aufgetischter Versuch, The Substance und It Follows ohne eigene Würze irgendwie zu vermengen.
Besonders bei Sundance war die Midnight-Sektion für uns während vergangener Festival-Besuche immer eine verlässliche Goldgrube. Nicht so 2026, denn dieses Jahr erlebte Daniel ausgerechnet in dieser Kategorie zwei seiner größten Enttäuschungen des Programms. Die blutige Kindersendungs-Parodie Buddy ist zwar immerhin noch kurzweilig erträglich, der Podcast-Horrorfilm Undertone von A24 hingegen langweilt auf allen Ebenen. Außerdem hat auch die Berlinale 2026 mit Nightborn (Yön Lapsi) und Sleep No More (Monster Pabrik Rambut) zwei nicht so begeisternde Genre-Beiträge zu diesem Filmmenü-Podcast der Festival-Horror-Flops beigesteuert.Kapitel dieses Filmmenüs:(00:00:00) Intro-Musik(00:00:14) Anmoderation des Filmmenüs(00:02:51) Yön Lapsi / Nightborn (Berlinale)(00:10:35) Monster Pabrik Rambut / Sleep No More (Berlinale)(00:19:32) Überleitung von Berlinale zu Sundance(00:20:46) Undertone (Sundance)(00:32:21) Buddy (Sundance)(00:40:12) Outro - Besucht uns auf https://www.DieLetzte.website!
Send a textThese two Sundance Film Festival documentaries discuss human life, both in how we deal with aging, and the lengths that we go to live longer.The Oldest Person in the World chronicles the ever-changing Guinness World Record holders of the title of oldest person alive. Director Sam Green discusses his curiosity with our obsession with death, why the record holders are mostly women, and how the story became something bigger that he never saw coming.Sentient exposes the hidden world of pain in laboratory research (both from the animals and the scientists that work in the field), questioning the justifications for harming animals and our alternatives in the future. Director Tony Jones sits down to share his frustration with vaccine deniers in the US, how we can move forward without animal testing, and why his goal with this film is to make the audience feel like you're on an emotional roller coaster. Follow director Sam Greene on IGThank you to our sponsor, Standard Deviant BrewingSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk here! Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
What started out as a transactional exchange between Janay Boulos, a BBC journalist, and Abd Alkader Habak, a local activist and cameraperson in Aleppo during the Syrian war, later evolved into a mutual curiosity. Over time, texting, voice memos and phone calls became the currency of a deepening relationship... and eventually the two married and became film partners living in London. In their intense and gripping new Sundance documentary “Birds of War,” Janay and Habak create a moving assemblage of personal archival material and devastating wartime news footage that tells a universal story of war and love through a unique personal lens. Following their film's world premiere in the Sundance World Cinema Documentary section, Janay and Habak joined Ken in his Sundance Park City podcast studio (i.e. condo) for a lively in-person conversation. From the trauma of Habak's last days in Syria to Janay's emotional return to Lebanon to cover a burgeoning rebellion, the twists and turns of their individual journeys are just as unpredictable as the love that brought them together. The Presenting Sponsor of "Top Docs" is Netflix. Follow: @janayboulos and abd_alkader_habak on Instagram @topdocspod on Instagram and X
Utah quietly spent $2 million on a new film "ecosystem" to replace Sundance. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means discuss the plan and who's behind it. Plus, the origins of a mysterious new billboard and local shoutouts. Resources and references: Utah Grants $2 Million to an AI-Driven ‘Film Ecosystem': Inside the State's First Big Film Move After Sundance [Variety] Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It's the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137 Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: ICO Brickyard Boxing Questionable Productions Cozy Earth - use code COZYSALTLAKE for up to 20% off Questionable Productions
Send a textThese two Sundance documentaries touch on the importance of freedom of speech, and what happens when we both give people access and take it away.Public Access shares rare footage of NYC's media rebels who turned our screens into platforms for free expression, turning ordinary people into stars. We sit down with director David Shadrack Smith and subject/public access star Jake Fogelnest to discuss the wild west of public access TV, why Jake interrogated David before he agreed to participate in the film, and Jake being the original influencer.Seized documents the illegal raid of the Marion County Record, a small town Kansas newspaper, and what happened in its aftermath. Director Sharon Liese joins us to share how she gained the trust of the local people, the importance of telling both sides, and how the arrival of a new intern changed the way the story would be told.Follow director David Shadrack Smith on IGFollow Jake Fogelnest on IGFollow director Sharon Liese on IGThank you to our sponsor, Standard Deviant BrewingSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk here! Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
This week in physical media with Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski they look at one of the rarely talked about Coen Bros. films, John Ford basically doing Red Dust again and Herschell Gordon Lewis' film about a Chicago garage band. There's also the Karate Kid series continuation, a Sundance short that became a Sundance film plus a whole bunch of Christopher Lee and Asia Argento.1:52 - Criterion (The Man Who Wasn't There)13:15 - Warner Archive (Mogambo)20:58 - AGFA (Blast-Off Girls)29:40 - Sony (D.E.B.S.)37:07 - Severin (The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection 3 (1960-2024))45:06 - Vinegar Syndrome (The Phantom of the Opera (1998) (4K))52:36 - Cinematographe (New Rose Hotel)58:33 - IFC (The Last Mistress)1:02:15 – New Television on Blu-ray (Cobra Kai (The Complete Series), Strange New Worlds Season 3)1:08:09 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Zootopia 2 (4K), The Running Man (2025) (4K), Hamnet (4K), Lurker, Merrily We Roll Along, Ella McCay)1:14:50 - New Blu-ray AnnouncementsCLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNGBe sure to check outErik's Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten TomatoesCritics' Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, ILChicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streamingPhysical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.(Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.)Erik's Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations.USE COUPON “MOVIEMADNESS” TO GET 10% OFF ALL DUBBY PRODUCTSSIGN UP FOR AUDIBLE This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit erikthemovieman.substack.com
From Sundance to Berlinale, blending body horror and psychological thriller, comes Saccharine by Natalie Erika James The post “Saccharine”, interview with director Natalie Erika James appeared first on Fred Film Radio.
This episode of "Seeing Them Live" features Eric Vollweiler, a seasoned producer, marketing consultant, and strategist in the film, festival, and entertainment industry with nearly two decades of experience. Charles explores Eric's journey from his early concert experiences to his current work helping festivals and creators connect with audiences, sponsors, and industry partners, including major festivals like Sundance, Cannes, and Toronto. Eric's passion for live entertainment was shaped early—his mother took him to his first concert at age 14, seeing Aerosmith with Black Crows at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. He also attended a massive Grateful Dead and Crosby, Stills & Nash show that drew 70,000 people. After high school, Eric moved to New York City in 1996, working at legendary nightclubs like the China Club and the Tunnel under mentor Michael James. During this time, he even worked alongside a young Mark Sinclair—now known as Vin Diesel—at an elite catering company. His nightclub experience ended when he broke his wrist breakdancing at the Tunnel, prompting him to move back upstate for college. Eric's festival career began in 2001 when he volunteered at Sundance, eventually co-producing seven events there. A memorable highlight was sneaking into a Beastie Boys performance at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. He recently launched the Vollweiler Agency, which provides comprehensive services to festivals including sponsorship acquisition, advertising, and social media strategy. Currently, he's working on the 11th annual Hip Hop Film Festival in New York City, which focuses on hip-hop culture through the lens of filmmaking. At the heart of his work is a commitment to filmmakers and providing opportunities for the next generation, guided by his philosophy: "Never ask the CEO for a job, but ask him to learn" and "the humbler you are, the better you'll be in life." BANDS: Aerosmith, Beastie Boys, Betty Buckley, Black Crows, Crosby Stills and Nash, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Melba Moore, U2, Ziggy Marley VENUES: Buffalo Highmark Stadium, China Club, Egyptian Theater, Knickerbocker Arena, Life, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Race Course, Sundance Film Festival, The Tunnel PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/SeeingThemLivePlease help us defer the cost of producing this podcast by making a donation on Patreon.WEBSITE - BECOME A GUEST:https://seeingthemlive.com/Visit the Seeing Them Live website and click on the link to fill out a form so we can consider you as a guest on the show.INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/seeingthemlive/FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550090670708
C.J. and guest Julian Doan trap themselves in a glass case of emotion as they dissect the real-time techno thriller and morality play, PHONE BOOTH (2003), starring Colin Farrell and directed by Joel Schumacher. . C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a handful of awards along the way. He is fueled by hope, spreadsheets, ube ice cream, his trusty asthma inhaler, and posting stupid bullshit on Instagram stories. Check out his work at CJarellano.com. Find him on IG: @cjlgvaJulian Doan is a writer and director preoccupied with the mundane, ironic, and absurd. His short films "Raspberry" (Sundance 2021) and "Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart" (Tribeca 2025), are the first 2 of his "dead dad trilogy", to be completed with his 1st feature HALF SWEET (Gotham Project Market 2021) - a Tati-esque satirical tragicomedy about a family keeping a dying father alive against his will. Together, these films all explore the commodification of grief. He's also an editor and assistant editor with credits such as THE SYMPATHIZER, IN TREATMENT, MAINSTREAM, and WILD WILD COUNTRY. He's a recently converted cat daddy. Find him on IG: @heyitsjulian
ABOUT THE A BUILDING iHeartPodcasts and Imagine Entertainment Launch "The A Building" - A Riveting New Documentary Podcast About the Student Uprising That Reshaped Historically Black Colleges and Universities New Series Recounts How a Group of Morehouse College Students in 1969, Including a Young Samuel L. Jackson, Organized a Protest That Took Multiple Hostages, Among Them Martin Luther King Sr. iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, and Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment today announced the launch of "The A Building," a powerful new documentary podcast that revisits one of the most extraordinary and rarely told moments in American civil rights and higher-education history-an event that changed the future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and helped define the modern era of student protest. This is the seventh title to be released from Imagine Entertainment and iHeartMedia's slate of original iHeartPodcasts. The series tells the story of the 1969 student uprising at Morehouse College, where a group of students barricaded themselves inside the administration building-known on Historically Black Colleges and Universities campuses as "The A Building." Set against the backdrop of late-1960s America, "The A Building" explores a volatile period when student activism surged nationwide amid movements for civil rights, women's rights, labor justice, and opposition to the Vietnam War. At Morehouse, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. intensified tensions between the administration and a student body demanding an education that reflected Black history, identity and lived experience-and ultimately led students to hold members of the Board of Trustees hostage for two days demanding reforms to curriculum and improvements to student life. One of the hostages was Martin Luther King Sr., president of the Board of Trustees. One of the student organizers was Samuel L. Jackson-years before he would become one of the most celebrated figures in Hollywood. Samuel L. Jackson and his friends devised a plan to hijack a Board of Trustees meeting to create change. A heist with a purpose. Blending immersive reenactments with firsthand testimony, archival research and expert analysis, the series unfolds with the tension of a true-crime heist-one driven by moral urgency. "The A Building" examines the risks students took, the consequences they faced, and the lasting impact of their actions on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and student activism nationwide. Co-created and produced by Menelek Lumumba and Hans Charles, the podcast traces the aftermath of the protest, including the expulsion of the students involved, the escalation of political pressure, and the pivotal moment that ultimately led Samuel L. Jackson back to Morehouse-where a change in academic focus quietly set him on the path toward acting. "This project has been years in the making, but it feels more relevant than ever," said Menelek Lumumba, co-creator and producer. "I'm grateful we have the opportunity to tell this story about young people who took action, and how their one act of protest continues to reverberate through all those involved over 50 years later." "It's an incredible, unbelievable story when you first hear it," said Hans Charles, co-creator and producer. "That it happened on a campus like Morehouse College, in a city like Atlanta, at such a volatile time, speaks to the importance of telling and exploring what is quintessential American History." "What makes the story of 'The A Building' so compelling is how clearly it reveals the purpose and power of protest," said Nathan Kloke, Executive Producer for Imagine Entertainment. "When Hans and Menelek first brought us this pivotal chapter of American history, it unfolded like a heist film-fast-paced, surprising, and utterly gripping. We're excited to bring audiences along for the ride." "This is premium documentary storytelling that connects history to the present," said Will Pearson, President of iHeartPodcasts. "'The A Building' revisits a moment that feels both historic and urgently relevant, revealing how student voices helped shape lasting institutional change." "The A Building" is part of a growing slate of documentary podcasts from iHeartPodcasts and Imagine Entertainment, including"Hello Isaac," "Unf**cking the Future," "Big Sugar," "The Tao of Muhammad Ali," "Obscurum, and "The Secret World of Roald Dahl," which explore iconic figures, cultural flashpoints, and untold stories through deep reporting and cinematic storytelling. Nathan Kloke and Kara Welker are Executive Producers for Imagine Entertainment in partnership with oddarts media. Katrina Norvell is the Executive Producer for iHeartPodcasts. "The A Building" is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and will be available weekly on Fridays on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.Episodes available here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/imagine-audio-the-a-building/id1692268936 HOST BIOSHans Charles is an Emmy award-nominated cinematographer and writer/producer, best known for Netflix's 13TH, and Showtime's WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN. Hans has shot award-winning films that have screened at Tribeca, Sundance, NYFF, and Outfest, among many others. His projects include Netflix's GRASS IS GREENER, CONTACT HIGH, a short film that gives a visual history of hip hop, 1 ANGRY BLACK MAN, a collegiate drama feature Hans both lensed and produced, Lifetime's DEATH SAVED MY LIFE, and Showtime's hit docu series WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT COSBY, which premiered at Sundance 2022 and was nominated for four Emmy Awards. Hans was the cinematographer on The CW's hit series ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING and worked on a documentary film with Vespucci Group and Showtime called THE HONEY TRAP, directed by Chris Moukarbel which released in December 2024. He's currently shooting two documentary projects and is developing his next feature film with his creative partner, Menelek Lumumba. Hans is a partner at Align Pictures.Menelek Lumumba is a writer and director who wrote and directed his debut feature film, 1 ANGRY BLACK MAN. The film premiered at the Blackstar Film Festival and screened at dozens of festivals across the country and abroad, winning Best Feature Film at two festivals. It was released by Freestyle Digital Media in June 2020. With his creative partner Hans, Menelek co-created THE A BUILDING, a podcast about the hostage situation at Morehouse College in 1969, produced with Imagine Entertainment and iHeart. 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Send a textThis episode brings you two Sundance documentary short films that touch on such timely issues that our filmmakers rushed to get them out as soon as possible.In La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave), during a summer of grief and fear brought about by ice raids in Los Angeles, one small act of bravery brings a community of hope. Director (and return guest) Cristina Costantini and producer Alfie Koetter sit down with us to discuss how they met Nezza, the patriotism of immigrants, and how bravery feels a lot like fear. In short, FUCK ICE.Luigi is a short film about the cultural sensation (and obsession) following the murder charge of Luigi Mangione. Director (and return guest) Liza Mandelup shares why she was inspired to tell the story from this perspective, how she scouted online and in her own backyard of NYC for the subjects of her film, and our collective rage and frustration that has led us to this moment. In short, HEALTH CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT.Follow director Cristina Costantini on IGFollow producer Alfie Koetter on IGFollow director Liza Mandelup on IGThank you to our sponsor, Standard Deviant BrewingSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk here! Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Recorded live at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, this annual Director of Photography Roundtable features No Film School's GG Hawkins in conversation with cinematographers Lidia Nikonova, Sam Levy, and Maria Herrera. The group discusses their unconventional paths into cinematography—from orchestras and photojournalism to weddings and radio DJing—how they landed their Sundance projects, and why connection, rhythm, and trust matter more than flashy lookbooks. They also break down the tools they used to communicate vision, navigate long dialogue scenes, and adapt to technical and emotional challenges on set. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guests discuss… Shooting at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and hosting at the BraveMaker house Maria Herrera's transition from music to cinematography and operating handheld for emotionally intense performances Sam Levy's mentorship under Harris Savides and how that shaped his approach to narrative filmmaking Lidia Nikonova's journey from photojournalism and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II to AFI and shooting narrative features How each DP landed their Sundance projects through relationships, cold emails, and creative chemistry When to bring visual references to a director meeting—and when to just listen Using tools like Figma to build collaborative lookbooks and visual worlds Why dialogue rhythm and musicality influence cinematography choices Shooting on 35mm with an Arricam ST versus digital on the ARRI Alexa 35 Working with vintage Super Baltar lenses (famously used on The Godfather) for a modern crime thriller Referencing L'Argent by Robert Bresson for insert shots and cinematic economy How to approach 10+ page dialogue scenes without losing visual intention The value of shooting weddings and low-budget projects to build craft and confidence Advice for emerging cinematographers: show up early, trust your vision, and get your reps in Memorable Quotes: “This child will never play a musical instrument ever in her life.” “If you have good dialogues, it's like, okay, here's something.” “Just connect with her.” “Show up at least one hour early… and do not use your phone on set.” Guests: Lidia Nikonova Sam Levy Maria Herrera Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No Film School on Instagram
Send a textThis episode brings you two Sundance documentaries that show very different ways that technology can have an impact on our lives.Joybubbles is a biopic about a deaf man (born decades before the internet or the computer) who learns how to manipulate the telephone system by whistling, and inadvertently lays the groundwork for the future of hacking and technology. Director Rachel J. Morrison joins us to share how she learned about Joybubbles from his obituary in the NY Times, his connection to Mr. Rogers, and the meta way in which she found hours of tapes of Joybubbles speaking about his life. Ghost in the Machine is a documentary that reveals the dark untold origins of Artificial Intelligence, and where we go from here. Director Valerie Veatch sits down with us to discuss her years long work examining the intersection of technology and society, why we should all be friction maxing everyday (and what the hell that actually means), and how being a parent informs her work (and vice versa).Follow Joybubbles on IGFollow director Rachel J. Morrison on IGFollow Ghost in the Machine on IGFollow director Valerie Veatch on IGThank you to our sponsor, Standard Deviant BrewingSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk here! Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
In this episode of the special series Crossing Thresholds, Maurice Bloem speaks with Hinauri Nehua-Jackson, a proud Māori–South Korean woman born in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and now based on Treaty 6 Territory in Canada. Hinauri introduces herself in her Indigenous language and shares the meaning of her spirit name, Kapiska Mahigan Isku Onitsigason — White Wolf Woman. From the beginning, it is clear: she walks consciously between lands, between cultures, between responsibilities. At age 11, she immigrated to Canada without knowing English. What she searched for was not language — but community. Indigenous elders on Turtle Island welcomed her as one of their own, reinforcing her belief that Indigenous solidarity transcends borders. At 16, during ceremony, her path became clear. Serving elders at Sundance, disconnected from technology and urban life, she experienced what she calls the joy of selfless service. That moment “flipped the switch” for her leadership journey. As a young Indigenous leader in oil-driven Alberta, she navigates the tension between economic systems and Indigenous teachings about land stewardship. For Hinauri, climate is not abstract policy — it is spiritual balance, interconnectedness (Wakotouin), and responsibility to seven generations. This episode connects deeply with the JLI & Christian Aid report on Climate, Migration and Faith, reminding us that climate displacement is not only physical — it is spiritual, cultural, and intergenerational. Hinauri does not speak for Indigenous peoples. She speaks as someone who carries her ancestors forward — across oceans. We hope that you enjoy this extra long episode with this inspiring young woman. Learn more about the research behind this series: [link to JLI–Christian Aid report] Listener Engagement: Learn more about Hinauri via her LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. Share your feedback on this episode through our Walk Talk Listen Feedback link – your thoughts matter! Follow Us: Support the Walk Talk Listen podcast by following us on Facebook and Instagram. Visit 100mile.org or mauricebloem.com for more episodes and information about our work. Check out the special series "Enough for All" and learn more about the work of the Joint Learning Initiative (JLI).
This week Palcher and Sherlock break down their favorite films of the 2025 year, as well as Palcher recaps the best films of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, as well as saying one final goodbye to the festival after 27 years of attendance in Park City, Utah. Great conversation! Enjoy! Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/deepdivefilmschool TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@deepdivefilmschool LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/adampalcher Join our growing community for new videos every week!
Send a textThis episode is the warm hug that we all need right now. It will introduce you to two beautifully moving Sundance films that highlight important parts of Black American history.Once Upon a Time in Harlem invites the viewer to be a fly on the wall at a gathering of Harlem Renaissance artists and intellectuals at Duke Ellington's house in the summer of 1972. Director David Greaves and producer Liani Greaves join us to discuss the importance of engaging in meaningful communication, honoring William Greaves' legacy, and the significance of this film being released 50 years later.The Baddest Speechwriter of All is a short film about MLK's attorney and speechwriter, Dr. Clarence B. Jones. Co-director Ben Proudfoot and producer Erick Peyton sit down to discuss working with Stephen Curry (as co-director), the colorful way they decided to open the film, and why Dr. Clarence's life makes them optimistic about the future.Follow Once Upon a Time in Harlem on IGFollow producer Liani Greaves on IGFollow director Ben Proudfoot on IGFollow producer Erick Peyton on IGThank you to our sponsor, Standard Deviant BrewingSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk here! Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
“There is no version of storytelling that does not become therapy.” — Spade RobinsonWhat if the difference between an average story and a great one has less to do with talent or skill and more to do with self-awareness? In this episode, screenwriter and story consultant Spade Robinson breaks down why structure isn't the enemy of creativity—it's the foundation that allows it to thrive. We explore how unforgiveness shows up on the page, why most writers avoid the emotional core of their work, and how discipline in story design eliminates writer's block.Spade also shares hard-earned insights from Sundance and the development world about the changing industry, why writers must think of themselves as studios, and how short-form storytelling and brand partnerships may shape the next era of film. If you care about story craft, emotional truth, and building a sustainable creative career, this conversation will challenge you in all the right ways.In this episode, you will learn to:Strengthen your stories by confronting the internal human question driving themUse structure as a creative advantage rather than a limitationEliminate writer's block by building a strong outline before draftingUnderstand art and commerce must work together in today's industryPosition yourself as a creator-studio in an attention-driven economyFollow Spade Robinson on:Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/spaderobinsonLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/spade-robinson-5588a231/Website → https://www.atlantafilmproject.com/And for more storytelling tips and tricks:Visit → https://rainbennett.com or https://thestorytellinglabpodcast.comOr, follow along at...TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@chiefstorytellingofficerTwitter → https://twitter.com/rainbennettInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/rainbennettFacebook → https://www.facebook.com/thestorytellinglabYouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@RainBennett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"How To Make A Killing" is a black comedy thriller film written and directed by John Patton Ford. Following his Sundance directorial debut feature film "Emily The Criminal," Ford gathered the talents of Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Bill Camp, Zach Woods, Topher Grace, and Ed Harris to bring his loosely inspired contemporary version of the 1949 British film "Kind Hearts and Coronets" to the big screen. It wasn't always the easiest process (when is making a movie ever easy?), and Ford was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his experience and work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from A24. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio break down the underwhelming Film Independent Spirit Awards and what their winners actually mean for the Oscars. They also dive into political controversy at the Berlin Film Festival, revisit a star-studded Oscar screenwriters panel, and analyze the risky acquisition of a buzzed-about Sundance favorite. Plus, early reactions to new releases and what's worth watching this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recorded live from the Sundance Film Festival, GG Hawkins hosts a roundtable conversation with four short film directors premiering work at the festival: Kelly McCormack (How Brief), Anna Baumgarten (Balloon Animals), Ana Alpízar (Norheimsund), and Anooya Swamy (Pankaja). The filmmakers discuss the origins of their films, navigating production across Cuba, India, Canada, and the U.S., working within (and outside of) film school structures, and the deeply personal themes of grief, mother-daughter relationships, disappearance, and survival that unexpectedly connect their work. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guests discuss… Shooting narrative shorts on location in Havana, Bangalore, Vancouver, and Los Angeles Returning to Cuba to film Norheimsund after seeking asylum in the United States How Pankaja draws from growing up in the slums of Bangalore and confronting personal memory Making a $6,500 microbudget short inside a real grocery store overnight Building a short film over eight years and resisting the “proof of concept” mindset Working within NYU's film school structure versus creating outside institutional systems Casting mother-daughter dynamics rooted in real-life relationships Designing color theory, texture, cement, and dirt as emotional language Shooting inside real police stations and navigating bureaucracy while telling stories about it Grief as a “big soup of emotions” and balancing melancholy with comedy Collaborating with ride-or-die creative partners Advice for emerging filmmakers about not compromising and trusting instinct Memorable Quotes: “Dreaming doesn't cost a thing.” “Choosing oblivion.” “We often live really simple lives in complicated worlds.” “You are allowed not to compromise.” Guests: Kelly McCormack – Director, How Brief Anna Baumgarten – Writer/Director, Balloon Animals Ana Alpízar – Director, Norheimsund Anooya Swamy – Writer/Director, Pankaja Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No Film School on Instagram
Marina Stabile is a Brazilian-born, Swiss-raised producer and line producer with over 20 years of experience in film, documentaries, commercials, and digital content. She is also one of my favorite humans and I'm lucky I get to call her a friend. She grew up in São Paulo, moved to Geneva at 10, attended an international school with 118 nationalities, and knew she wanted to produce after watching the Irving Thalberg Award presented at 3 a.m. on an Oscar broadcast. She studied film and international relations at USC, produced documentaries for the United Nations in Geneva, and returned to the U.S. to earn her MFA in producing at AFI, where her thesis film The Response won a Student BAFTA. Marina's credits span indie and studio, including Miguel Arteta's Beatriz at Dinner starring Salma Hayek, the Sundance Grand Jury Prize–winning Clemency starring Alfre Woodard, Harrison Ford's The Call of the Wild (as VFX supervisor), Searchlight's Hold Your Breath starring Sarah Paulson, The People We Hate at the Wedding, and the pandemic-shot Untitled Horror Movie alongside fellow producer Bronwyn Cornelius. Most recently, she produced Josephine — written and directed by Beth de Araújo and starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan — which won both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by Sumerian Pictures in a competitive seven-figure deal. The film went on to screen in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. In this conversation, we explore how culture impacts your craft, define once and for all what line producers really do, why the best career moves sometimes look like steps backward, and whether Los Angeles is still a special place to make movies. Enjoy!! CG
Episode #298 - Steven Blush has written seven books about rock and pop culture—including American Hardcore (2001), American Hair Metal (2006), 45 Dangerous Minds (2005), Lost Rockers (2015), New York Rock (2016), When Rock Met Disco (2023), and When Rock Met Reggae (2024)—as well as one about Billie Jean King's rebel tennis league, Bustin' Balls (2020), currently in television development. He wrote and produced the theatrically released, Sundance-premiered documentary American Hardcore (Sony Pictures Classics, 2006), followed by an expanded second edition of the American Hardcore book, now available in five languages. He joins Mistress Carrie to talk about the 40 year history of Rock and Hip Hop. Check out the custom playlist for Episode #298 here!Find Steven Blush here:WebsiteFacebookXInstagramOrder "When Rock Met Hip Hop here!Find Mistress Carrie Online:Official WebsiteThe Mistress Carrie Backstage Pass on PatreonXFacebookInstagramThreadsYouTubeCameoPantheon Podcast NetworkFind The Mistress Carrie Podcast online:InstagramThreads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What does it actually mean to adapt a story- and how can radically different adaptations emerge from the same source material? In this episode, Jacob Krueger looks at the novel and film versions of Hamnet and the '90s award darling Shakespeare in Love to show how finding the location of your adaptation shapes character, structure, tone, and theme—and why successful adaptations are defined less by fidelity to source material than by the clarity of your intentions
Honey, we're buzzing about Bugonia with Marie Bardi-Salinas! The movie surprised us with its appeal to Oscar voters, but maybe it shouldn't have: Director Yorgos Lanthimos and star, frequent collaborator Emma Stone, have proven themselves Oscar favorites with strong showings from their past films, especially The Favourite and Poor Things. We discuss the film, but first, a Sundance report from Richard before digging into Lanthimos and Stone's history with the Oscars, and why this somewhat prickly, political movie succeeded with the Academy despite a relatively weak showing upon release. Then we discuss the movie itself, get into spoilers, the future of the Stone-Lanthimos collaboration, and finally discover whether or not Richard is an Andromedan. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We watched a ton of movies and we're recommending some of the best things we saw at this year's Sundance Film Festival. This includes a thrilling adventure starring Ethan Hawke, a quiet romance with Chris Pine, and quite possibly the best documentary we'll see all year.For a complete list of the movies we loved at Sundance, Pop Culture Happy Hour on LetterboxdLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Megyn Kelly is joined by Emily Jashinsky, host of "After Party," to discuss what's happening now between the Trump administration and Democratic politicians in Minnesota, Kristi Noem's vulnerability, how Trump can get creative with solving the illegal immigration and deportation situation, a gross comment from Kara Swisher compares Stephen Miller to a Nazi, how this sort of commentary could get him killed, Ethan Hawke's whining on the Sundance red carpet about being afraid to speak, tone-deaf commentary from celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and Molly Ringwald, Katy Perry's hypocritical activism, her bizarre relationship with Justin Trudeau, new reporting that Alex Pretti may have been a part of an anti-ICE group chat, activist nurses posting disgusting videos, Tony "Toprah" Dokoupil actually interviewing his mom on air, the failed attempt to humanize the news, and more. Subscribe now to Emily's "After Party":Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/after-party-with-emily-jashinsky/id1821493726Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0szVa30NjGYsyIzzBoBCtJYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AfterPartyEmily?sub_confirmation=1 Relief Factor: Find out if Relief Factor can help you live pain-free—try the 3-Week QuickStart for just $19.95 at https://ReliefFactor.com or call 800-4-RELIEF.PureTalk: Save on wireless with PureTalk—get unlimited talk, text, and data for just $25 a month, plus 50% off your first month at https://PureTalk.com/KELLYMelania: Step inside the 20 days before history is made—watch MELANIA, only in theaters January 30; get your tickets now!Paleovalley: Visit https://Paleovalley.comand use code MEGYN at checkout to get 20% off your first order Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at:https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.