This week we are super excited to speak with Producer Shanna Riker and an award-winning Screenwriter, Director, and Producer Melissa Bronski. Shanna and Melissa talk with Penni Malloy-Harper about their production company Honey & Hemlock Productions and all the films they have created. Their newest film Speechless, the third and final short in their series, speaks about grief and has just been completed. In the film, the main character is moments away from giving the eulogy at his girlfriend’s funeral, goes to speak, and only letters - literal letters - come out. 




Jaime Engle is featured in our inspirations segment by Cassandra Seidenfeld and hosts Penni Malloy-Harper and Tammy Reese talk about highlights of this year’s episodes including Sundance Film Festival, Muse Awards, and films & television shows to watch this summer.




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