Podcasts about Woodstock Film Festival

The filmmaker Heidi Levitt returns to the podcast for her 2nd visit. She was on last October when her documentary "Walk With Me" was about to have its Hudson Valley premiere at the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival. Over four years of filming with Heidi as director and care partner, they crisscross the country, redefining how life will be lived to its fullest. Charlie's charm, warmth, and appeal take center stage, illuminating a story of love and a reminder that life is really about our relationships. "Walk With Me" is currently enjoying a theatrical run at the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Los Angeles. It will also be having a theatrical at the Cinema Village in NYC beginning November 20th.

Buttery voice alert: Lily's voice is out of control in this episode. And then, Shai and Lily recap their whirlwind film festival marathon and the incredible lineup of movies they caught over the past few days. Lily also shares the hilarious story of attending the Woodstock Film Festival awards.  Don't miss this one—packed with laughs, love, and festival mayhem. Follow @floatersmovie for updates! Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter for giveaways, curated episode playlists from the hosts and guests (including our mom), and at MOST one email per month (and probably fewer).  Closed captions for this episode are available via the player on the official Friday Night Movie homepage, the Podbean app and website, and YouTube.  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: The Red Tent Fund | HIAS | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association | The Entertainment Community Fund. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc). Email us at info@p4tmedia.com or tweet @FriNightMovie, @pancake4table, @chichiKgomez, and/or  @paperBKprincess.  Follow our creations and zany Instagram stories @frinightmovie, @FNMsisters, and @pancake4table. Follow us on Letterboxd (@pancake4table) where we're rating every movie we've EVER watched.  Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for exclusive giveaways and news! Theme music by What Does It Eat.  Subscribe and leave a review on IOS or Android at frinightmovie.com.

It's part 3 of our Woodstock Film Festival movie reviews as we discuss the 26th Awards Ceremony and some must see movies that won hardware. Plus, we review The Black Phone 2 & Shelby Oaks before diving into a non-spoiler AND spoiler review segment on After the Hunt. 26th WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS: An Audience Awards Winner getting its “second wind” in the Oscars race? - 3:52 The Plague w/ Joel Edgerton wins Best Narrative Feature competition - 7:05 Steal This Story, Please! Wins Documentary Audience Award + Our Review - 8:35 https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=689656bde56d04276a7b8bb5 Floating Carousel wins the Ultra Indie Award + Our Review - 11:24 https://bestdressedfilms.com/floating-carousel The Floaters wins Excellence in Directing Award + Review - 15:05 https://floatersmovie.com/ OTHER WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL RECOMMENDATIONS / REVIEWS: The Ark: a doc on an animal refuge in the Ukraine - 19:30 https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-features?filmId=6888d194890a9096ccbc5cce River of Grass: a doc on the alarming state of the Everglades in Florida - 23:31 https://www.riverofgrassfilm.com/ Park Avenue: an NYC drama featuring a stupendous Fiona Shaw - 26:04 On The End featuring Tim Blake Nelson in his best role since Buster Scruggs - 28:11 https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=68a721e699412b9ef7b6ba8b Eloise and the Dress: a hilarious short film in need of the feature film treatment - 31:14 https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=68bede7a397fa68e1fb335a0 Whale 52: an emotional and adorable animated short feat the voice of Bruce Villanch - 32:45 https://whale52themovie.com/ WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: The Black Phone 2 - 34:53 Shelby Oaks - 36:29 After The Hunt Non-Spoiler Section - 39:28 Spoiler Section for After The Hunt - 45:47 OUTRO: There's a big musical biopic hitting theaters soon called Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. There's a horror holiday, which we like to cover. Plus, we have Gotham Awards Nominations next week. Otherwise, we're planning more reviews, previews, and interviews that we hope you'll continue to enjoy. So please follow, like, subscribe, rate and review us via our socials or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, thank you for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

After many days at the Woodstock Film Festival, Andrew sits down with Mike, Mike, and Oscar host "Also Mike" Barone to discuss their trip and the Netflix Awards Season Movie slate. They discuss Netflix's chances with each film and what categories they may succeed with come Oscar Sunday. Films discussed include: Jay Kelly, A House of Dynamite, Train Dreams, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, The Perfect Neighbor, The Cover-Up.

Hamnet, Rental Family, Is This Thing On?, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Sentimental Value, Hedda, The Secret Agent and more films, restaurants and travel all reviewed LIVE! from the 26th Woodstock Film Festival.

The sibs reunite in Woodstock for THE FLOATERS Northeast premiere to talk about what they've been watching and share their most anticipated films of the Woodstock Film Festival. Also, Shai reports on watching the original Scream trilogy with his daughters, Becky talks about Chad Powers and the rise of Glen Powell, and Lily eavesdrops on her fellow airplane passengers. Shoutouts to our Woodstock recs: Meow directed by Sarah Meital Benjamin (screening with THE FLOATERS) Dear Shop Girl directed by Nira Burstein and starring Rory Culkin Floating Carousel directed by Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers Adult Children directed by Rich Newey, written by Annika Marks, and starring Thomas Sadoski, Aya Cash, and Betsy Brandt Magic Hour directed by and starring Katie Aselton Long Pork directed by Iris Dukatt  OH YEAH! directed by Nick Canfield  Follow @floatersmovie for updates! Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter for giveaways, curated episode playlists from the hosts and guests (including our mom), and at MOST one email per month (and probably fewer).  Closed captions for this episode are available via the player on the official Friday Night Movie homepage, the Podbean app and website, and YouTube.  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: The Red Tent Fund | HIAS | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association | The Entertainment Community Fund. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc). Email us at info@p4tmedia.com or tweet @FriNightMovie, @pancake4table, @chichiKgomez, and/or  @paperBKprincess.  Follow our creations and zany Instagram stories @frinightmovie, @FNMsisters, and @pancake4table. Follow us on Letterboxd (@pancake4table) where we're rating every movie we've EVER watched.  Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for exclusive giveaways and news! Theme music by What Does It Eat.  Subscribe and leave a review on IOS or Android at frinightmovie.com.

Delilah Napier & Lucy Powers are the filmmakers and stars of Floating Carousel, a new dark comedy about modern day dating in NYC, premiering this weekend at the 26th Woodstock Film Festival. An Introduction to the Filmmakers - Top of the Show Synopsis & Cast for Floating Carousel - 1:27 This is based on a wild true story - 2:37 Their Writing Process - 7:26 Giving Their Actors Freedom to Roll - 9:23 Wanting the Anti-RomCom - 11:10 Putting together a great ensemble - 13:22 Writing their scenes into shape - 15:26 Wearing many hats - 16:32 Delilah Napier on her character of Olivia - 17:35 Lucy Powers on her character of Ruby - 19:34 Premiering at the Woodstock Film Festival - 21:08 For Tickets to Floating Carousel at the 26th Woodstock Film Festival https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=687e4450e65ffc8913359594 Watch the Trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF7ep7g2ap0&t=1s And learn more about the film: https://bestdressedfilms.com/floating-carousel https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32023816/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_Floating%2520Carousel As for MMO, here's how to contact us. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

This Oscar Race Checkpoint reviews Is This Thing On? At the NYFF +++ A House of Dynamite, The Mastermind, The Lost Bus, John Candy: I Like Me, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, and My Father the BTK Killer. Plus, as always no spoilers. Upcoming coverage of the Woodstock Film Festival & NYFF Ticketing - Top of the Show Meeting at Celeb at random at the Angelika Film Center - 5:40 A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE - 9:20 Steam: dim sum in the West Village + The Owl's Tail & Dive 75 drinks - 14:51 IS THIS THING ON? - 20:49 The Mastermind - 26:08 John Candy: I Like Me - 28:50 Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now - 31:24 My Father, the BTK Killer - 33:58 The Lost Bus - 35:20 OUTRO: we hope you're looking forward to the rest of the Woodstock Film Festival. We'll have two interviews to release later this week… and perhaps a few more episodes next week. Otherwise, stay tuned for more Oscar Race Checkpoints, Oscar Profiles and special guests, and if you enjoy our work, please rate & review, like & subscribe and tell people about our show. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The 26th Woodstock Film Festival returns October 15–19, 2025, with a vibrant celebration of independent film, activism, and storytelling across the Hudson Valley. With 39 narrative features and 27 documentaries, this year's edition showcases visionary work from acclaimed auteurs and bold new voices, premiering across venues in Woodstock, Rosendale, Kingston, and Saugerties.

The legendary composer, arranger, musician and penny whistle player, David Amram, will be in conversation with Academy Award documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple at the Woodstock Film Festival on Sunday, 10/19 12 noon. The venue is the Kleinert/James Art Center, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock. David Amram started his professional life in music as a French Hornist in the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) in 1951. After serving in the US Army from 1952-54, he moved to New York City in 1955 and played French horn in the legendary jazz bands of Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton and Oscar Pettiford. In 1957, he created and performed in the first ever Jazz/Poetry readings in New York City with novelist Jack Kerouac, a close friend with whom Amram collaborated artistically for over 12 years. Since the early 1950s, he has traveled the world extensively, working as a musician and a conductor in over thirty-five countries including Cuba, Kenya, Egypt, Pakistan, Israel, Latvia and China. He also regularly crisscrosses the United States and Canada.He composed the scores for many films including Pull My Daisy (1959), Splendor In The Grass (1960) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He composed the scores for Joseph Papp's Shakespeare In The Park from 1956-1967 and premiered his comic opera 12th Night with Papp's libretto in 1968. He also wrote a second opera, The Final Ingredient, An Opera of the Holocaust, for ABC Television in 1965. From 1964-66, Amram was the Composer and Music Director for the Lincoln Center Theatre and wrote the scores for Arthur Miller´s plays After The Fall (1964) and Incident at Vichy (1966). Appointed by Leonard Bernstein as the first Composer In Residence for the New York Philharmonic in 1966, he is now one of the most performed and influential composers of our time. For tickets & details: https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-all-events?eventId=68c4216f81b8e06c5bb8c1fc

We discuss Jimmy Kimmel's reinstatement, the latest developments in Best International Feature, a September MovieReview Bundle including reviews of Downton Abbey, The Long Walk, AKA Charlie Sheen, etc +++ new trailers like Anaconda, The Housemaid, & Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. NEWS: Jimmy Kimmel's Late Night Show has been taken off suspension - 1:02 Best International Feature Updates including some surprising selections - 15:03 World Soundtrack Awards mean everything and nothing - 19:49 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - 22:32 Let's Start A Cult - 27:48 The Long Walk - 29:11 I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) - 32:46 Caught Stealing - 34:55 The Roses -36:28 The Ruse - 37:53 Twinless & Splitsville - 38:48 Aka Charlie Sheen - 41:20 Lurker - 43:40 Eden - 45:11 Freaky Tales - 47:30 The Baltimorons - 48:38 TRAILER THOUGHTS: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - 50:36 Father Mother Sister Brother - 52:28 The Running Man - 54:55 Anaconda - 56:01 The Housemaid - 58:09 Urchin - 1:00:59 OUTRO: One Battle After Another is around the corner. So we hope you've enjoyed our PTA Rewatch Series, Boogie Mikes. You can otherwise hear about our Woodstock Film Festival tickets. So if you're enjoying our work, please rate & review, like & subscribe, and share the good word about our show. As always, we thank you. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The Woodstock Film Festival will present a special Book Banning and Freedom of Expression event featuring a screening of The Librarians, a powerful new film by acclaimed director Kim A. Snyder, followed by a post-screening conversation with the filmmaker at Upstate Films Orpheum Theatre on August 8th in Saugerties.

This episode is about a story that needs to be heard. It's the tale of an amazing individual and jazz artist named René Marie.  Her story has been portrayed in an award - winning short documentary by Rachel Kessler, a Brooklyn-based director, screenwriter, and producer with over a decade of experience deeply rooted in her artistic and creative beliefs.  The beauty and soul of René Marie has been captured in this film called, ‘Tuning René Marie', that weaves you through the early life of this GRAMMY-nominated jazz vocalist. It premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Woodstock Film Festival in 2022 where it was nominated for Best Short Documentary;  it's now available for all to see on the prestigious short film channel, Omeleto.  It's an extraordinary story that we're honored to share as we speak to both women about how it came to be, and the impact it's had on them, and on everyone who's seen it.

We reviewed so many films in 2024. Here's part II of our collection of our reviews all in one place in ready to binge here on YouTube including: Dune Part II starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, Out of My Mind, A Real Pain, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, Rent Free from this year's Tribeca Festival, Saturday Night directed by Jason Reitman, Seeds from this year's Woodstock Film Festival, Thelma from this year's Sundance Film Festival, The Friend starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, and Things Will Be Different from this year's Overlook Film Festival.

In this super fun episode, Hilliard & guest co-host actor/writer/dir Denzel Whitaker sit down for an in-depth conversation with award-winning writer-dir-producer LISA FRANCE. If you ever had questions about how to become an Episodic Director, this might be the podcast for you!Lisa France is an entertainment vet with over 25+ years in the business as a writer, director and producer. She began her film and TV career from the ground up. PA, AD, set dec, camera operator, props, 2nd AD, driver, stand-in, extra, etc.  She attributes her extensive entertainment job resume to her ability to think quickly in difficult production situations.  Eventually she landed a stunt gig with Spike Lee in He Got Game and a stunt acting job on The Summer of Sam and did stunts on a variety of other TV shows and films, most notably, The Sopranos. France directed, co-wrote and produced her first feature film, "Anne B. Real" in 2003, which won more than 40 film festival awards and nominations around the world, including two Independent Spirit Award nominations.She then directed two more award-winning independent films in rapid succession, both were distributed on Netflix, Starz and AMC theaters. Her first documentary, "Roll with Me", also garnered numerous awards, debuted at The Woodstock Film Festival and was a 2018 Slamdance Official Selection later acquired and distributed by Ava DuVernay's ARRAY Releasing. France has directed numerous thrillers and Christmas movies for Lifetime, BounceTV, OWN Hulu and Tubi. During the height of the pandemic, France directed and produced on Season 5 and 6, the critically acclaimed, award winning series "Queen Sugar" by creator Ava DuVernay. France recently directed episodes of the hit FOX series "The Cleaning Lady" and "Naomi" which is currently streaming on HBO MAX. France produced "The Herricanes" which just debuted and won a Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award at SXSW and is actually playing in theaters this month. France is a proud member of AWD, the LGBTQ+ community, the DGA, WGA, and SAG-AFTRA.Our Motto: "Keep it GAME all day!"For information, Merch (T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room!www.Screenwritersrantroom.comhttps://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/productsSubscribe, like, follow, share & 5-star review!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hilliard Guess on all social media@Hilliardguess.bsky.socialIG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom@Lisafrance2067@DenzelWhitakerWE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIPS AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.comWe invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. We appreciate your support!THEME SONG: Jack SpadeWEBSITE: MQL2,Abigail Bloom & Laura HuieLOGOS: Rachel MusikanthRANT ROOM TEAM:Richard Scott - Creative ProducerTyler Musikanth - Assoc ProducerBrooke Baltimore - MarketingTogo - Marketing

We reviewed so many films in 2024. Here's part II of our collection of our reviews all in one place in ready to binge here on YouTube including: Good One directed by India Donaldson, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person from Overlook Film Festival, Griffin in Summer from Tribeca Festival starring Owen Teague, Hunters on a White Field from Sweden, Hard Truths directed by Mike Leigh and starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Inside Out 2 from Disney, Kinds of Kindness directed by Yorgos Lanthamos, Little Death from Sundance Film Festival, Long Legs starring Nicolas Cage, My Dead Friend Zoe from Woodstock Film Festival, and the animated feature, The Imaginary. For more content: www.norestfortheweekendpodcast.com www.btrpmedia.com

This week on The Watchers, we sit down with filmmaker Carina Mia Wong and Wayfinder Experience camp director Judson Packard to talk about the powerful new documentary We Can Be Heroes. The film explores the transformative magic of Wayfinder, a camp where young people build confidence, emotional resilience, and community through immersive role-playing games.Carina, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist, shares what drew her to tell this story, while Jud gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how the camp creates such a safe and encouraging space for growth. We dive into everything from the challenges of making a film about such a vulnerable and unique environment to the incredible impact the camp has on its campers. (Also we talk about Jersey because of course we do. Make sure you're following us on Instagram for a cameo from our patron saint, the Jersey Devil.)We Can Be Heroes has already earned incredible (and well-deserved) recognition, winning the Special Jury Award for Bravery and Empathy at SXSW, the Audience Award for Best Feature Doc at the Woodstock Film Festival, and the Best Feature Documentary Award at the Nevada City Film Festival. If you're into stories about healing, connection, and hitting people with big foam swords, this one's for you.Learn more about The Wayfinder Experience: https://wayfinderexperience.com/Follow:We Can Be Heroes: @wecanbeheroesdocThe Wayfinder Experience: @wayfinderexpCarina Mia Wong: @carina.miaJudson Packard: @larp_kweenThe Watchers: @WatchersPodNJAndrea: @AQAndreaQJodie: @jodie_mimThanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

On this episode Jackie Hanzl (MADE with Jackie Hanzl) reviews some of the films from this year's Woodstock Film Festival including: My Dead Friend Zoe, Out of My Mind, The Uninvited, and Seeds. Sponsored by Blackmagic Design https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ Music by Christopher Gillard Created & Hosted by Jason Godbey --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-rest-for-the-weekend/support

Film editor Michael Taylor, A.C.E. returns for his 7th visit to the podcast. Taylor is helping to program a series at the Metrograph Cinema in NYC called Filmcraft: American Cinema Editors. This series showcases the best of editing by pairing a screening with a Q&A with its editors. This Friday, December 6th, there is a sold out screening of Elaine May's "Mikey & Nicky" with Ms. May in attendance. (This podcast host will be in attendance as well.) Michael Taylor, ACE, is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is represented by Pete Franciosa at UTA (Franciosap@unitedtalent.com; 310-488-8436). He edited and co-produced the documentary series "My Undesirable Friends", directed by Julia Loktev, which premiered at the New York Film Festival. He recently completed Noah Pritzker's "Ex-Husbands", starring Griffin Dunne, James Norton, and Rosanna Arquette. The film premiered at San Sebastian and will be released theatrically in 2025. He was nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for Best Editing of a Feature, Comedy, for Lulu Wang's "The Farewell", starring Awkwafina, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was released by A24. The film won Best Feature at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards. Awkwafina won Best Actress at the Golden Globes and Gotham Awards. Recent films include Edson Oda's "Nine Days", starring Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Bill Skarsgård and Tony Hale, winner of the Waldo Salt Award for Best Screenwriting at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Matt Sobel's "Goodnight Mommy", an Amazon Studios film starring Naomi Watts, Ira Sachs' "Love is Strange," starring Alfred Molina, John Lithgow and Marisa Tomei, Elizabeth Wood's "White Girl", starring Morgan Saylor, and Guy Nattiv's Skin, starring Jamie Bell, Vera Famiga and Bill Camp. Other films include Julia Loktev's "The Loneliest Planet", starring Gael Garcia Bernal, selected for the New York Film Festival, and "Day Night Day Night", winner, Prix de La Jeunesse, Cannes Film Festival. Taylor won Best Editing at the Woodstock Film Festival for the documentary "The Babushkas of Chernobyl", directed by Holly Morris and Anne Bogart. He also edited Margaret Brown's Peabody Award-winning documentary "The Order of Myths", and Brown's documentary "Be Here to Love You: A Film About Townes Van Zandt", as well as Mitch McCabe's "Youth Knows No Pain".

Intro - It's peace, love, and cupcakes with our special guest host, Andrew Morgan of Recent Activity https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen and What's On Netflix https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/ . Make sure to listen to Andrew and Shane's podcast and read all of Andrew's work via those links. This episode will be about our terrific experience at the Woodstock Film Festival, including Non-Spoiler reviews of Anora, Emilia Perez, Flow, Oh Canada, Unstoppable, and Nightbitch. Plus, we have a deep conversation about the state of Netflix Original Movies in 2024 and look ahead to their Oscar chances. Anora, Her Best Picture Aspirations & Why We Must Get a Rewatch - 2:00 THE BIG EMILIA PEREZ & NETFLIX AWARDS DISCUSSION: Emilia Perez & How She May Break The Golden Globes Model- 11:15 But How We Certainly See A Lot of Noms for Emilia Perez - 19:13 Why doesn't Netflix go towards more theatrical? - 22:40 The Overall Netflix Awards Outlook for 2024 - 32:51 Our Woodstock Film Festival Travelogue full of food stories, barhopping and deers - 40:01 Flow & Our Animated Feature Discussion - 47:04 Oh Canada and the maestro of the Q&A, Paul Schrader - 55:28 Unstoppable and the State of Streaming Sports Movies in 2024 - 1:06:57 Amanda Seyfried, Aya Cash Panel Discussion - 1:11:16 Nightbitch features Amy Adams, but a bunch of other terrible characters - 1:17:45 OUTRO - 1:20:00. Let's pay our tolls. Andrew discusses what's coming next on his podcast, Recent Activity and his busy writing schedule for What's On Netflix. Make sure to leave both our shows 5 Star Ratings if you want to support what we do here, and as always, we thank you for doing so.

Andrew and Shane keep up the scary goodness of October with their review of SMILE 2 before getting into some streaming films and Andrew's trip to the Woodstock Film Festival headlined by 2 Oscar frontrunners in ANORA and EMILIA PEREZ.

Walk with Me is the journey of Charlie Hess and his wife, episode guest Heidi Levitt, as they learn to live with his Early-Onset Alzheimer's disease. Over four years of filming with Heidi as director and care partner, they crisscross the country, redefining how life will be lived to its fullest. Charlie's charm, warmth, and appeal take center stage, illuminating a story of love and a reminder that life is really about our relationships. "Walk With Me" will screen at the Woodstock Film Festival on Saturday, October 19, 5:15PM at the Bearsville Theater. The post-screening Q&A will be moderated by Filmwax host Adam Schartoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geeZYBAc36Q

This episode takes us to the Woodstock Film Festival's Youth Film Lab, a three-week intensive filmmaking program for teens in Kingston, NY. Each summer, participants learn filmmaking from industry professionals like Gregg Bray, Megan Sperry, Saskia Madlener, and David Becker. The YFL provides a tuition-free launchpad for young filmmakers to produce documentaries and narrative films, which go on in the fall to be screened at the ⁠Woodstock Film Festival⁠. 00:00 Introduction to a Creative Journey 00:23 Youth Film Lab Overview 01:50 Inside the Filmmaking Process 04:03 Meet the Instructors 12:07 Student Experiences and Reflections 14:42 Program Impact and Future Prospects 18:37 Conclusion and Festival Information --- Thanks to this week's sponsors: ⁠Briars & Brambles Books⁠, Ulster Savings Bank⁠, and ⁠The Mountain Eagle⁠. Please rate and review on the podcast app of your choice. Thank you! (Photo courtesy of Megan Sperry)

Meira Blaustein in conversation with Rita Ryan of LocalMotion 10.2.24

The Woodstock Film Festival, this fall celebrating its 25th year, is presenting its main slate of distinguished films to screen from October 15 to October 20, 2024, at venues across the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rosendale, Kingston and Saugerties.

This week, host Joanna Roche sits down with Sarah Johnson. Sarah is the founder of White Feather Farm, an organic educational research farm in Saugerties, NY. She is on the board of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Woods Hole MA, as well as a Board Member for the Woodstock Film Festival.  Her commitment to the environment and environmental advocacy began more than three decades ago when she lobbied for clean air and water in Washington D.C. with the Garden Club of America. Sarah also has started NY Carbon which converts rotting wood debris in the Catskills to biochar. She is a human rights and sustainability activist, and a philanthropist. Today, Johnson's commitment to the environment includes furthering understanding of climate change by supporting innovative, solutions-focused climate science.To learn more about the Maria Mitchell Association visit https://www.mariamitchell.org/. 

The 25th Annual Woodstock Film Festival takes place in October. But one need not wait for cinematic goodness from the Festival -this morning we talk about a trio of events happening this month.

Angran Li is a Chinese Production Designer and Art Director who is best known for her work Kneeling Sheep(2019), The Way Home(2019), How to Live Your Life Correctly(2018). She recently worked on the Walt Disney Studios' new streaming project-The Little Prince(ss)(2020) as a Production Designer.Since 2018, all her films she as Production Designer went to various worldwide well-known film festivals and had awards winning, such as BAFTA, Woodstock Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Bermuda International Film Festival, etc.She has worked in both China and the United States owns a Design BFA degree from Parsons the New School for Design in New York. She worked in New York Fashion Week (2016), was a prop assistant in Jerard Studio also assisted Scenic Designer for New York Broadway Musical George Takei's Allegiance. She assisted for the Met Gala at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and worked for the International Concert's Art Director at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. She found her own design studio-Le Grand Studio in Beijing years ago and has been the Creative Art Director for China Yacht Magazine till now.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-cuoco/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-cuoco/support

Last week I put out a call, and these women answered. Struck by a recent conversation I had about war vs. peace, I realized the misogyny in the idea of peace - as something naive, weak, emotional and decidedly feminine. So I wanted to double down on my wish for peace and 5 women showed up to help do just that, offering words, sound, meditation, breath, prayer, and love.First is a meditative guided visualization from the wonderful Seaira O'Brien, multidimensional healer and word alchemist. She is followed by The Great Octave founder, Shulamit Elson who offered her signature Medisounds healing frequencies. Shulamit was on the show in November 2021 talking about grief and sound healing. Also returning to the show is Kristin Moshonas who brought us into our bodies, breath and hearts. She was on the show in May of this year talking about mental health and her work to support it. Trinity joined in studio with her guitar to set the tone for a song she wrote year's ago about love and alchemy. Her sound healing work can be found here. Last but not least is my pal Tara Sanders who's been a return guest several times. Today she guided us through a loving kindness practice sending prayers to ourselves and others. I asked her to mention the details about another event she is involved, HERSTORY: A symposium bringing together five film initiatives in the region that work to empower, celebrate and elevate female-identifying and non-binary folks in the film industry. HUDSY, Moonshot Initiative, Stockade Works, UPWIFT, and the Woodstock Film Festival will each present about their organizations, some of their past work, and the opportunities that each provides to engage with and encourage the continued expansion of diversity in the industry. This event is happening November 7th at the Rosendale Theatre.I close the show with the Full Moon report, and mention another local happening, a screening of the film $AVVY at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on Nov. 15th at 5:15pm: This film dives deep into the complexities surrounding women and money, uncovering the hidden narratives that have influenced our perceptions for generations. Directed by visionary filmmaker Robin Hauser, "$AVVY" is a captivating journey through time, culture, and society, examining the intricate relationship between women and money. From historical accounts that have shaped financial narratives to the unspoken rules that govern our modern world, this film unearths it all. Brought to you by Working for Women and Third Eye Associates.Today's show was engineered by Ian Seda of Radio Kingston.Our show music is from Shana Falana !!!Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.org** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IThttp://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFY | STITCHERITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCASTITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/she-wants/i-want-what-she-has?refid=stpr'Follow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcastTWITTER *https://twitter.com/wantwhatshehas

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Cara Yeates about her movie Gone Before Your Eyes (screening at Woodstock Film Festival and other upcoming film festivals.) My Summer Lair Chapter #262: What Can We Learn From Die Hard Today? Recorded: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 12:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

Ottoman Turks are my guests this week. Nathan Wells and Billy Law share the experiences of this band and their trajectory is definitely sky rocketing with band mate Joshua Ray Walker and drummer Paul Hinojo. And Nathan, Billy & Joshua have all released new solo records so you know this band is packed with incredible talent. They're represented by State Fair Records On top of all of that, they are stellar humans with a unique perspective on life I've gotten to see a lot of their uniqueness in the documentary film Texas Music Revolution being featured at a plethora of prestigious film festivals these past few weeks including Catalina and Woodstock Film Festival with more to come. Thanks to Burress Law PLLC The Guitar Sanctuary and Cadillac Pizza Pub.   Originally aired 10/01/2023 on 95.3 FM KYHI the Range in Dallas, TX.

"American Symphony," Oscar nominee Matthew Heineman's moving portrait of the musician Jon Batiste as he experiences his greatest professional success (he dominated the 2022 Grammys) at the same time his wife faces her greatest personal challenge (she is battling leukemia), has been acquired by Netflix following a lengthy bidding war. Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground, which has a first-look deal with Netflix, is part of the project."American Symphony" will be part of Woodstock Film Festival on Saturday, September 30 at 10:15 a.m. at Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock, New York.

Michael Imperioli has been a fixture on the screen since his youth through roles in projects like “Goodfellas,” “The Sopranos,” and “Escape At Dannemora.” But in recent years, another side of Imperioli's artistry has emerged, including the publication of his novel “The Perfume Burned His Eyes,” and releases from his rock group Zopa. Zopa will perform at the Woodstock Film Festival this weekend.

The compelling new documentary “No Accident” takes us into the conference rooms as some of America's top attorneys take on some of America's top racists.

Matthew Modine's new short film “I Am What You Imagine” is a sensual exploration of the unexplainable. Featuring the voice talents of Ruby Modine and longtime Kubrick collaborator Leon Vitali (in his final performance), the film uses sound, music, and expressionistic imagery to take viewers on a journey of the heart and mind. The film will be shown at this weekend's Woodstock Film Festival.

The Woodstock Film Festival is about to honor a living legend. Director and screenwriter James Ivory of the Merchant Ivory partnership created dozens of award-winning films including “Howards End,” “The Remains of the Day,” and “Mr. and Mrs. Bridge,” to name just a few.

The Woodstock Film Festival is getting ready for its 24th Anniversary, September 27 - October 1, 2023, to be presented at venues throughout the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rosendale and Saugerties, and online. To tell us all about this amazing event - Woodstock Film Festival Co-Founder & Executive Director - Meira Blaustein.

Meira Blaustein of Woodstock Film Festival in conversation with Rita Ryan of LocalMotion 9.13.23

Telling Powerful Stories that Change the World Nick Bruckman and Ryder Haske, People's Television   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 929 Nick Bruckman and Ryder Haske   Nicholas Bruckman is the founder and CEO of People's Television, a production studio and creative agency that produces award-winning independent films as well as video storytelling for the world's leading brands. His feature documentary Not Going Quietly, executive produced by Mark and Jay Duplass, premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival where it won the Audience Award and Special Jury Prize, and was nominated for Best Documentary and Best Director of the year at the IDA awards. The film was critically acclaimed and acquired for distribution by Greenwich Entertainment (theatrical), PBS POV (broadcast), Vice World News (international), and Hulu (streaming). He previously produced the narrative feature film Valley of Saints, shot under lockdown in Kashmir, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Asia Africa Prize at the Dubai Film Festival. His first documentary La Americana broadcast worldwide on networks including National Geographic and Al Jazeera. He has executive produced numerous short films, including Rosa, which won Best Short at the Woodstock Film Festival and was acquired by HBO Max, and Desert Mourning, which premiered at Mountainfilm Telluride. Nick has participated in numerous labs, fellowships, and markets worldwide, including the Rotterdam Producers Lab, the IFP Cannes Producers Fellowship, and the Film Independent Producers Lab. His work has been supported by foundations including the Sloan Foundation, Cinereach, Rooftop Films, and the International Documentary Association. Through People's TV, Nick regularly produces branded films for clients including Airbnb, Greenpeace, Meta, and Dropbox, and works with A-list talent and CEOs. He has shot in over 25 countries around the world, including across Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Ryder Haske has been a partner at People's Television for over 10 years. During his tenure, he directed and produced commercials and ad campaigns for fortune 500 companies, federal agencies, and global foundations. He was a Cinematographer and Executive Producer on the feature documentary Not Going Quietly and has won multiple AAF and Telly awards. Ryder's work has brought him to nearly every state and over 25 countries. Based in Washington, where he oversees the DC office, Ryder's work ranges from mental health awareness to environmental conservation and social justice.   Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Nick Bruckman and Ryder Haske about telling powerful stories that change the world.   Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How character driven stories can be the most impactful for an audience. - Why many people don't know that they have a powerful story to tell. - How most people intuitively skip over advertising, which is why you need a compelling story. - Why the storytelling techniques learned in film school, or a creative writing class apply to storytelling in ads. - How you want your story to be so interesting that it will be shared past potential customers.   Connect with Nick and Ryder: Guest Contact Info Twitter @peoplestv Instagram @peoples.tv Facebook facebook.com/pplstv LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/people's-tv   Links Mentioned: peoples.tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan Selby is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has been screened internationally in settings ranging from film festivals and art museums to university classrooms and on Public Television. BEYOND THE DIVIDE premiered at Montana's Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and won Best Feature Documentary at the Peace on Earth Film Festival. After a year of traveling to festivals world-wide, BEYOND THE DIVIDE was broadcast on Twin Cities Public Television, which led to national distribution by American Public Television.Jan's previous film, A CIRCLE AND THREE LINES, won a regional Emmy, screened at numerous film festivals including the Woodstock Film Festival and was featured in the Walker Art Center exhibit, The Reel Thing. Jan is the founder of Quiet Island Films where she brings her documentary and storytelling experience to projects for corporate and non-profit clients.I interviewed Jan in front of a live audience before screening her film, which she has now made available for streaming for free on the website for BEYOND THE DIVIDE.Between the interview and Q&A segments of the podcast, you will hear musician Chris Koza play the title track from the film.

Co-founder and Executive Director of the Woodstock Film Festival, Meira Blaustein, is the guest. The Festival was launched in 2000 and has quickly become one of the most respected and influential regional film festivals in the US. Blaustein has been running it ever since.

There will be a free screening of "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" at UPAC in Kingston, New York tonight at 7 p.m. The film takes a deeper dive into the groundbreaking actions spearheaded by Rosa Parks throughout the course of the civil rights movement. Acclaimed director Yoruba Richen will participate in an in-person Q&A following the screening and she joins us this morning.

Karen Allen who executive produced and stars in the film - "A Stage of Twilight" - is bowing at the Woodstock Film Festival on Friday, September 30th. In this final chapter of their marriage, Barry's wife Cora, played by Karen Allen, struggles with his impending death and the decisions he makes about his final months.

This June, the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade, ending 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion in the United States. Directed by Cynthia Lowen, “Battleground” shows how anti-abortion activists worked to get Roe overturned and how pro-choice activists work to maintain safe and legal access to abortion services.

David Strathairn stars in the film "Remember This" which will be part of the Woodstock Film Festival on 9/28 - featuring a Q&A with Strathairn and the filmmakers. The film will also screen as part of The Adirondack Film Festival on 10/15.

The Woodstock Film Festival will be presenting a 30th anniversary screening of the seminal documentary "Brothers Keeper" co-directed by Joe Berlinger. He's on the podcast to discuss. Also, co0founder and Executive Director of the festival, Meira Blaustein, makes her return.

The Woodstock Film Festival will celebrate its 23rd Anniversary September 28 through October 2. Films and industry panels will be presented at venues throughout the Hudson Valley in the towns of Woodstock, Kingston, Rosendale, and Saugerties – and online.

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

This is Episode 13, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring Eva Tenuto. Eva is the co-founder and executive director of TMI Project. Since 2010, she has brought TMI Project from her living room to a host of performance spaces, schools, detention centers, mental health facilities and the United Nations. Eva is the editor and director of multiple solo shows, one of which was awarded Best Comedic Script of 2014 in the United Solo Festival. In 2018, her directorial film debut, Vicarious Resilience, a docu short, celebrated its world premiere at The Woodstock Film Festival. This episode was produced in partnership with Radio Kingston. It was written by Eva Tenuto, and edited, produced, and mixed by Dacia Clay. Our theme song is “Secrets” by Edison Woods. Our Operations and Programs Manager is Blake Pfeil. Our Marketing and Digital Coordinator is Laura Marie Ruocco. Our Administrative Assistant is Elijah Jackson. Our graphic designer is Lauren Gill. Our workshop leaders are Perla Ayora, Seth Branitz, Kiebpoli Calnek, Hayley Downs, Jonathan Gonzalez, Raine Grayson, Erik Harris, Rae Lipkind, Dara Lurie, Julie Novak, Blake Pfeil, and Eva Tenuto.Planned Parenthoodhttps://www.tmiproject.orghttps://www.instagram.com/tmiproject/https://www.facebook.com/tmiprojecthttps://www.twitter.com/tmiproject

The Woodstock Film Festival returns to the Rosendale Theatre on May 5th for a special fundraiser and screening of the 2021 documentary National Museum, directed by award-winning Ukrainian filmmaker Andrei Zagdansky. National Museum explores the art and inner workings of the major art institution in Kiev, Ukraine. Restoration specialists, curators, art handlers, designers and, of course, visitors are fascinating characters in this unhurried, poignant and occasionally funny survey of what is cherished and revered by the nation of forty-five million.Curating, mounting and opening of two special exhibitions – one dedicated to the Ukrainian baroque and another one to a prominent avant-garde artist, Alexander Bogomazov –are the defining events in the narrative structure of the film. We welcome filmmaker Andrei Zagdansky.