In The Seats with...
540 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhere we sit down with industry professionals and talk about their latest projects, influences, the state of the industry and all things under the sun...
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In The Seats With...Elza Kephart and 'Slaxx'
March 24, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBFinding that perfect pair of pants can be murder... 'Slaxx' is the story of a possessed pair of jeans that up and begins to kill the staff of a trendy new clothing store, it's up to young new employee Libby to the stop the bloody rampage. This movie is exactly as it sounds and it's a hell of a lot of fun. We got the distinct pleasure to sit down with co-writer/director Elza Kephart to talk about the origins of 'Slaxx' and how a movie about a pair of killer jeans got made.
In The Seats With...Kate Simko and 'Underplayed'
March 24, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBThe music just doesn't stop... 'Underplayed' is a wonderful new documentary looking at the representation of women in the DJ culture and the burgeoning electronic music scene. We got the distinct pleasure to sit down with composer and noted electronic musician Kate Simko about how she got involved with the film, the rise of women in electronic music and how electronic music even has a place in the orchestra pit... 'Underplayed' is on Crave here in Canada now, and coming to VOD platforms i...
In The Seats With...Khaili Sullins and Amber Marie Bollinger for 'Listening'
March 23, 2021 00:00 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBIt's important to listen...but what's more important is what you are listening to? 'Listening' follows a team of genius-but-broke grad students invent mind-reading technology that destroys their lives and threatens the future of free will itself. This is the kind of indie sci-fi that is right up our alley. You can watch it on Prime or Tubi but we got the distinct pleasure to sit down with the writer/director Khailli Sullins and star Amber Marie Bollinger about their experiences making the ...
In The Seats With...Tony Ahedo and Parker Padgett for 'Icon'
March 23, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBReal life brings up real problems... Playing at Cinequest now until March 30th. 'Icon' is a powerful debut feature from writer/director Tony Ahedo that highlights the struggles that young love can face when thrust into adulthood. I got the unique pleasure of sitting down with Tony and star Parker Padgett about the making of the film and so very much more. Check out Cinequest right here; for more online screenings until the 30th, https://cinequest.org/
In The Seats With...Jordan Roberts and '3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom'
March 22, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBIt's fun when you get to dust off an undiscovered gem... '3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom' we meet Frank Bartlett (Charlie Hunnam). A man who has been tortured, embarrassed and humiliated by his brother Bruce (Chris O'Dowd)--usually on film--his entire life. Now that Bruce is finally off drugs and has turned his life around, things should be different. They are not. This movie is one of those ones that we didn't even know existed but it's just funny as all hell. We got the distinct pleasure t...
In The Seats With...Andre Welsh and Chioke Jelani Clanton and 'Disrupted'
March 22, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBRevenge can drive you to some intense places... 'Disrupted' is a fascinating revenge thriller that has worked on the festival circuit which you can fire up on Prime and Tubi right now. We got the unique pleasure to sit down with filmmaker Andre Welsh and star Chioke Jelani Clinton to talk about the making of and the influences for the film.
In The Seats With...Orla Brady and 'Rose Plays Julie'
March 22, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBOur favourite movie of 2021 so far is so nice...we have to talk about it twice... On this episode we talk with the iconic Orla Brady about her role in the fantastic new film 'Rose Plays Julie'... Rose (Ann Skelly) is at university studying veterinary science. An only child, she has enjoyed a loving relationship with her adoptive parents. However, for as long as Rose can remember she has wanted to know who her biological parents are and the facts of her true identity. After years trying to ...
In The Seats With...Aviva Amour-Ostroff and 'Lune'
March 21, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBIt's genuinely hard to know about other people's sufferings... Miriam (Aviva Amour-Ostroff) is a South African born Jew raising her seventeen year old daughter, Eliza, in 1994 Canada. Nelson Mandela’s upcoming election triggers a manic episode in the bipolar Miriam, who has spent years fighting apartheid. Fuelled by the introduction of Mike, Eliza’s Black boyfriend, Miriam‘s mania escalates as she navigates politics, religion, the metal health care system, and parenting. Playing now at Cin...
In The Seats With...Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King with 'The Spine of Night'
March 19, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBSometimes we have to travel in order to get something glorious... We may not be in Austin, Texas but a little bit of SXSW is coming to you as we are now fresh on the heels of the world premiere of 'The Spine of Night' This film is an Ultra-violent, epic fantasy set in a land of magic follows heroes from a different eras and cultures battling against a malevolent force. It doesn't get much more gloriously old school then this film as it's bathed in blood, nudity and fantasy that was pulled...
In The Seats With...Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy and 'Rose Plays Julie'
March 19, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBSometimes you have to appreciate the journey and understand that actions will always have a reaction. 'Rose Plays Julie' is the story of Rose (Ann Skelly) who is at university studying veterinary science. An only child, she has enjoyed a loving relationship with her adoptive parents. However, for as long as Rose can remember she has wanted to know who her biological parents are and the facts of her true identity. After years trying to trace her birth mother, Rose now has a name and a number...
In The Seats With...Aengus James and 'After The Murder of Albert Lima'
March 18, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBIt's easy to lose perspective... On this episode we talk with director Aengus James about his film 'After The Murder of Albert Lima' which is debuting today on Crackle. Award winning documentary 'After The Murder of Albert Lima' tells the story of a son obsessed with capturing his father’s killer. Paul Lima has spent over a decade seeking justice for his slain father, Albert. Though convicted, Albert’s murderer has remained free in Honduras. After years of the legal system failing him, Pau...
In The Seats With...Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli and 'Violation'
March 18, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBThere's a cost to revenge... On this episode we sit down with writer/director's Madeline Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli about their new film 'Violation'... A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge. This is one of those films that you'll have a hard time looking away from when it hits TIFF Virtual Cinema tomorrow, VOD on 26th and on Shud...
In The Seats With...Nicolas Jarecki and 'Crisis'
March 18, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBThe opioid epidemic is real on so many fronts... On this episode we talk with writer/director Nicolas Jarecki about his new film 'Crisis' on VOD platforms now... In 'Crisis' three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revel...
In The Seats With...Anthony Scott Burns and 'Come True'
March 18, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33 MBThe state of sleep has more dangers then we give it credit for... On this episode we talk with writer/director Anthony Scott Burns about his film 'Come True' which is available on VOD platforms now. Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah (Julia Sarah Stone) submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she’s become the conduit to a frightening new discovery. We talked with Anthony about the ideas behind the film, it's very careful and deliberate st...
In The Seats With...Phillipe LaCote and 'Night of the Kings'
March 15, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBIt's easy to forget how important story is... On this episode we get some time with writer/director Phillipe LaCote and his new film 'Night of the Kings' which has been shortlisted for an Oscar (and maybe even nominated by the time you read this) A young man is sent to “La Maca,” a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. As tradition goes with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new “Roman” and must tell a story to the other prisoners...
In The Seats With...William Sadler and 'Alice Fades Away'
March 15, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBSometimes...this job is pretty cool... On this episode we take a look at the intense indie drama; 'Alice Fades Away' and talk with the one and only William Sadler... A troubled woman in 1950s New England stumbles upon an isolated farmhouse and is taken in by its idealistic residents - until a murderous figure from her past arrives. We talked with William about his role in the film, some of the more iconic bad guys he's played over the years and what keeps him working in some very interest...
In The Seats With... Robert Griffth and Al Calderaro with 'The Judge-Character, Cases, Courage'
March 14, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBHistory matters... On this episode we talk with Director Robert Griffth and Executive Producer Al Calderaro about their new film at VOD platforms now called 'The Judge-Character, Cases, Courage' which chronicles the life of U.S. District Court Judge Robert R. Merhige, Jr. as he navigated the halls of justice and sat in on some of the more landmark decisions of the 20th Century. We talk to Robert and Al about making the film, the importance of research on a film like this and understanding ...
In The Seats With...Leslie Ann Thomas and Evan Watkins for 'Honesty Weekend'
March 14, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBIs it ALWAYS the best policy? On this episode we talk with writer/director Leslie Ann Thomas and star Evan Watkins about their new film which is on VOD Platforms now. To turn their marriage around, a young couple on the rocks is prescribed a weekend of total honesty by their therapist. When their rambunctious group of friends joins them, the good, the bad, and the hilarious comes out in a way that only long-time friends can reveal. We talked with Leslie and Evan about the making of the fi...
In The Seats With... Miranda Nation and 'Undertow'
March 13, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBGrief is complicated... On this episode we talk with writer/director Miranda Nation about her new film 'Undertow' which is available on VOD platforms now. It's a film about a woman dealing with the loss of child but she can't get past his husbands relationship with a strange and tortured young woman who has entered their lives. We talked about the inspiration for the film, the Australian film scene and so much more...
In The Seats With....Deedle Lacour and Matt Riggle and 'Filmage: The Story of Descendants/All'
March 13, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBNerds can be icons too... On this episode we talk with directors Deedle Lacour and Matt Riggle about their film 'Filmage: The Story of Descendants/All' which is now on Amazon Prime and various VOD platforms. We look at the musical legacy of the band, their various iterations and how they changed the landscape of not just punk music but pop as well.
In The Seats With...Mike Mildon and Jackson Rowe for 'For Heaven's Sake'
March 08, 2021 23:13 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBGetting to witness that moment right before stardom...is kind of cool... 'For Heaven's Sake' blends comedy and crime documentary formats for a unique take on uncovering the truth. The series will follow the search for Harold Heaven (the oldest cold case in Canadian history), who mysteriously disappeared from his remote cabin in Ontario, Canada, in the winter of 1934. While local police searched the nearby woods and dredged the adjacent lake, Harold was never found nor heard from again. The ...
In The Seats With...Phil Connell and 'Jump, Darling'
March 08, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBThere's no shame in admitting that every once in a while in life, we get stuck... 'Jump, Darling' is a charming new film that hits VOD platforms tomorrow that tracks the story of a young rookie drag queen (Thomas Duplessie) who finds himself emotional reeling after a bad breakup and escapes to the country in order to press the reset button on what he's doing with his life. There he finds his grandmother (Cloris Leachman) who's in a steep decline of her own as she struggles to keep herself ...
In The Seats With...Jill Gevargizian and 'The Stylist'
March 05, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBIn some moments, there's a chance that we might actually be sharing a little TOO much of ourselves... On this episode we sit down with writer/director Jill Gevargizian (Again if we pronounced this wrong, we're really sorry) to dive into her new movie 'The Stylist' which is now the featured film of the month over at the Arrow Video Streaming Service. We talked about her inspiration for the film (she actually IS a stylist) the advantages of adapting her short into a feature, the hyperstylize...
In The Seats With...Brea Grant and Natasha Kermani for 'Lucky'
March 04, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBThe word is relative... 'Lucky' is the story of a suburban woman fights to be believed as she finds herself stalked by a threatening figure who returns to her house night after night. When she can't get help from those around her, she is forced to take matters into her own hands. It's an effective little thriller that makes a statement now streaming on Shudder and we got the unique pleasure to sit down with director Natasha Kermani and Writer/Star Brea Grant about the making of the film, w...
In The Seats With...Alan Adelson and Kate Taverna and 'The People vs. Agent Orange'
March 04, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBSometimes things just need to be screamed from the mountain tops... 'The People vs. Agent Orange' is a timely chronicle of the fact that The Agent Orange catastrophe did not end with the Vietnam War. The herbicide still wreaks havoc on the human genome, causing deformed births, illnesses and deadly cancers. Sixty years later, the world over, 2,4,-D, a primary component of the toxic defoliant, still controls weeds in farming, forestry, parks, even on children’s playgrounds. After decades o...
In The Seats With...Jennifer Harrington and 'Shook'
March 04, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBIt's hard to know who your friends REALLY are these days... In 'Shook' we meet Mia; a social media star who becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she has to solve a series of games to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense? 'Shook' is a real look behind the nature of social media influencers and the easily misunderstood value of social media. We got the distinct pleasure to talk with Writer/Director Jennifer Har...
In The Seats With...Jason Robinson and 'Raya and the Last Dragon'
March 04, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBIt's amazing what you can do in your sweatpants... 'Raya and the Last Dragon' takes us to the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll...
In The Seats With...Eric Marchen and Teri Hart...Have The 'Streaming Wars' begun?
March 03, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBIs it just me...or might there actually be a little TOO much to watch? On this episode we sit down with friends of the show and avid watchers of pretty much anything in their own right Eric Marchen of Cinema Seen and the Untitled Movie Podcast and industry icon Teri Hart who is making waves these days with her Teri Hart's Movie Club IG Live's. Full disclosure, we meant to drop this last week, but have been so bombed it's just hard to keep up, but we discuss the implications of all these st...
In The Seats With...Tom Paton and '400 Bullets'
March 03, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBIt's important to be invested in the fight... One cold winter night in Afghanistan is about to get a whole lot worse for Rana Rae (Jean-Paul Ly, Jailbreak), a Gurkha soldier left to guard a British military outpost, when Captain Noah Brandt (Andrew Lee Potts, The Crown) arrives looking for refuge from a group of rogue special ops and a cell of heavily armed Taliban. The two soldiers must fight for their lives as they attempt to call for backup before the rogue squad, led by the backstabbing...
In The Seats With... Shahrbanoo Sadat and 'The Orphanage'
March 03, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBStories truly bring us together... 'The Orphanage' is the story of a 15 year old ticket scalper in Kabul who dreams of Bollywood before he is forced into a Soviet state run facility. This is the second film in a five-part film series detailing the history of Afghanistan based on Anwar Hashimi’s unpublished autobiography. It began with Sadat’s first feature, The Wolf and the Sheep, about shepherd children in the mountains of central Afghanistan, which won the Jury Prize at the 2016 Cannes...
In The Seats With...Lou Barlia and 'Love Story'
February 26, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MBAnniversaries are a time for reflection... On this episode as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic 'Love Story' from our friends at Paramount Pictures, we we're presented with the unique opportunity to talk with someone who took part in this iconic film. We had the distinct pleasure to sit down with camera operator Lou Barlia to talk about his experiences on the film, getting the job, shooting in New York in the 1970's and so very much more...
In The Seats With...Greg Mason and 'Star'
February 23, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBWill we ever want to leave the house again? On this episode we sit down with VP of Marketing for Disney Canada and friend of the show Greg Mason to talk about the 'Star' add on to the 'Disney+' streaming service. He went through some of the additional layers of parental control for the platform should you need them (they are all pretty easy) and we talked about the evolution of the business that now sees us all focusing on streaming content as well at the value added of the entire package ...
In The Seats With...Sarah and Gavin Michael Booth and 'Last Call'
February 23, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBIn all forms of storytelling it's important push boundaries... On this episode we talk with writer/director Gavin Michael Booth and star Sarah Booth about their new film 'Last Call' The film is a real time thriller where a young woman is faced with a man on the other end of the line determined to take his own life. They made this all in real time and it works because they really allowed the emotion of the story to come through. We talk with Gavin and Sarah about the unique nature of the ...
In The Seats With...Wes Gehring, Charlie Chaplin and 'A Woman of Paris'
February 23, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBGenius often goes unappreciated... On this episode we're doing something a little different and taking a deep dive into a period of the life of one Charlie Chaplin and is often underappreciated film 'A Woman of Paris' We talked with noted author Wes Gehring about his new book; 'Charlie Chaplin and A Woman of Paris: The Genius of a Misunderstood Masterpiece' about his research into the book, this period in Chaplin's life, his creative efforts to be more then his iconic character of 'The Tra...
In The Seats With...Alina Vita Kulesh
February 22, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 43.9 MB“Storytelling is the most ancient channel for human compassion,” This is a quote from our guest today, and it's never been more true. It was our distinct pleasure to sit down with filmmaker Alina Vita Kulesh as we talked about her short film "Little Soul" which has recently been added to the CBC Gem streaming service. We talked about the inspiration for the film, her process of filmmaking and the blood, sweat and tears that truly need to go into being a filmmaker and navigating the ups a...
In The Seats With...Lillian Lasalle and 'My Name Is Pedro'
February 22, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBIt's too easy to forget these days that when we let them, teachers can change the world.... On a very special episode today we have the distinct pleasure to sit down with filmmaker Lillian Lasalle about her new film 'My Name Is Pedro' which is available on all VOD platforms tomorrow. This film chronicles maverick educator Pedro Santana and what he means to the people of the South Bronx who are feeling his influence in so many ways. When we sat with Lillian we talked about how she found he...
In The Seats With...Jordan Graham and 'Sator'
February 21, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBThere's truth in the unsettling nature of somethings... On this episode we sit down with writer/director Jordan Graham about his new film 'Sator' which is available now on VOD platforms. 'Sator' takes us to a secluded, desolate forest home that is little more than the decaying remnants of the past, a broken family is further torn apart by a mysterious death. Adam, guided by a pervasive sense of dread, hunts for answers only to learn that they are not alone; an insidious presence by the nam...
In The Seats With...John Balazs and 'Rage'
February 20, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBIt's something we all have, but we rarely understand it... On this episode we talk with director John Balazs and his film 'Rage' which is on VOD platforms everywhere. It's the story of a home invasion and the subsequent aftermath of the emotional consequences of it all which really puts the viewer in the mindset of the paranoia and stress from the victim's side of things... We talk with John about the film, the almost European sensibility he brought to it all in make it a VERY slow and al...
In The Seats With...Nicholas de Pencier and the 'Human Rights Watch Film Festival'
February 18, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBIt's hard to argue with free...especially when it's socially relevant... On this episode we sit down with director/cinematographer and one of the new chairs of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival Nicholas de Pencier which is streaming now for Free (you'll have to reserve a seat through the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, visit them here for details; hotdocscinema.ca ) through the 22nd. We talked with Nicholas about coming on board the HWRFF as a chair and with a programming eye, some of the g...
In The Seats With...Steve Zahn and 'Cowboys'
February 17, 2021 14:00 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBThere's nothing more unique then the relationship between fathers and sons... Troy (Steve Zahn), a troubled but well-intentioned father, has recently separated from his wife Sally (Jillian Bell). Aghast at Sally's refusal to let their trans son Joe (Sasha Knight) live as his authentic self, Troy runs off with Joe into the Montana wilderness. Meanwhile, a police detective (Ann Dowd) pursues them, but her resolve about the case is tested the more she learns about Joe's family. It's meaning f...
In The Seats With...Jason Isaacs and 'Skyfire'
February 16, 2021 17:13 - 15 minutes - 21 MBWe like to do it big when we hit a special occasion around here... On this our 100TH episode of 'In The Seats With...' we sit down with the indomitable Jason Isaacs about his new film 'Skyfire' which is available across VOD platforms now. It's a classic disaster flick where you can tell he has a whole lot of fun tearing into the role of the unscrupulous land developer and he's a key part into making this film a really fun ride. We talked with Jason about the film, shooting on the set of a...
In The Seats With...Michelle Ouellet and Nicholas Carella for 'Paranormal Solutions Inc'
February 16, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBSometimes it's important to embrace, alternative solutions. On this episode we go into the world of the weird with Michelle Ouellet and Nicholas Carella the minds behind 'Paranormal Solutions Inc' the new web series streaming on the 'Alter Channel' platform. 'Paranormal Solutions Inc' follows Jared, the titular group’s cofounder, in his ongoing effort to rebrand the company by expanding beyond ghosts. The eight episode series stars David Milchard, Julia Benson, Nicholas Carella, Daniel Ba...
In The Seats With...Noah Hutton and 'Lapsis'
February 11, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBSometimes you've got to get a little weird to say something truly meaningful... Coming to Virtual Cinema's this Friday across North America; 'Lapsis' takes us to New York, in an alternate present: the quantum computing revolution has begun and investors are lining their pockets in the quantum trading market. Building the network, though, requires miles of infrastructure to be laid between huge magnetic cubes by "cablers" - unprotected gig workers who compete against robots to pull wires ov...
In The Seats With....Lesley Chilcott and 'Helter Skelter'
February 11, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBSometimes the deep dives are the best... On this episode we talk with director Lesley Chilcott and her new docu-series 'Helter Skelter: An American Myth'. Before the Menendez brothers, O.J. and Ted Bundy, Charles Manson's name has loomed large in modern stories of murder and crime. Over 50 years have passed since Manson and his devoted followers committed their horrific acts, yet the public remains in the dark about the Manson family and their journey into the abyss. How has this legenda...
In The Seats With...Stephen Janis and Kelvin Sewell for 'The Friendliest Town'
February 11, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBYou couldn't make up this story if you tried... On this episode we talk with journalist Stephen Janis and Subject Kelvin Sewell about their new film 'The Friendliest Town' In 2011, Pocomoke City a small town on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore hired Kelvin Sewell, its first African-American police chief. Sewell, a former Baltimore city homicide investigator and narcotics officer had grown tired of the aggressive tactics used by the Baltimore Police Department...particularly those targeting b...
In The Seats With...Simon West for 'Skyfire'
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 26.1 MBSometimes you've just got the itch to watch people running away from stuff that's blowing up... On this episode we get the distinct pleasure to talk with director Simon West about his new Chinese language action thriller hitting VOD platforms this week; 'Skyfire'. In 'Skyfire' a young scientist (Hannah Quinlivan) invents a cutting-edge volcanic warning system and returns to the tropical island where her mother tragically died, hoping she can prevent future deaths. The island is now home to...
In The Seats With...Adam Stovall and MacLeod Andrews for 'A Ghost Waits'
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBIt's the truly pleasant surprises that keep you going in this business... 'A Ghost Waits' introduces us to a man at a cross roads in life, taking on a new and thankless job of cleaning a house to prep it for sale. Little does he know, the house is actually haunted. In the process of trying to exorcise or remove the ghost from the house, something that he never expected happens...he falls in love. Now available on the Arrow streaming service, this is one of those unexpectedly delightful f...
In The Seats With...Jason Polevoi and Jahmal Cole for 'A Tiny Ripple of Hope'
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32 MBBig things happen in the world off the moment of the tiniest of jestures... On this episode we talk with Director Jason Polevoi and Subject Jahmal Cole about their new documentary 'A Tiny Ripple of Hope' which is having it's world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival from Feb. 12th through the 25th. It follows a year in the life of Jahmal and the work he does with his organization "My Block, My Hood, My City" in raising up the young people and the community through community engagement ...
In The Seats With...Fisher Stevens and 'Palmer'
February 09, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBSome real quiet gems are showing up on the streaming services these days... On this episode we get the distinct pleasure to sit down with director Fisher Stevens whose new film 'Palmer' is currently on the Apple+ streaming service. It's the story of an ex-convinct (Justin Timberlake) who has returned to his hometown to re-enter life and put his past transgressions behind him. It's easier said then done, but he ends up striking up a friendship with a young boy who is often seeking refuge f...
In The Seats With Heidi Johanningmeier and '100 Days To Live'
February 09, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBSurprises come when you least expect them... On this episode we talk with actor Heidi Johanningmeier about her new film '100 Days To Live' which is on all VOD/Digital platforms now. When a serial killer abducts the fiance of a young mental health care worker, she is forced into a race against the clock to not only find this killer, but find out the 'why' that is driving this criminal. It's a unique spin on the genre and it really takes into account some very real world issues around menta...