Latest Fandor Podcast Episodes
Ep. 53: Gardner Grady Hall, Writer and Director of "Winter Ball"
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 21, 2022 08:35 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Gardner Grady Hall, Writer and Director of "Winter Ball." WINTER BALL is the debut feature film of writer-director Gardner Grady Hall. A former professional baseball player, Hall was a first round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox and is a member of Northwestern Univer...
Ep. 52: Brian Lilla, Director of Children Of The Vine
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 21, 2022 04:08 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Brian Lilla, Director of Children Of The Vine. Brian Lilla is an award-winning American documentary filmmaker. Lilla's first films began with raw super-8 footage of skateboarding empty pools in his 1999 short, Twenty To Life, and would later be nominated for best documen...
Ep. 51: Kathleen Ermitage, Director & Producer
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 19, 2022 07:55 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Kathleen Ermitage, Director & Producer. Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music is written and directed by Kathleen Ermitage. This film is her directorial debut. Previously, she was an associate producer on Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary; Sergio Mend...
Ep. 50: Patricia Nazario, International Journalist
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 18, 2022 09:46 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Patricia Nazario, International Journalist. Patricia is an international journalist with 18 distinguished recognitions, including two Congressional Awards. Her career spans from hurricane coverage in Florida and New York during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, to Argentina's ...
Ep. 49: Marc Shaffer, Documentary Filmmaker, Investigative Reporter, & Founder of Inside Out Media
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 17, 2022 23:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Marc Shaffer, Documentary Filmmaker, Investigative Reporter, and Founder of Inside Out Media. Marc Shaffer's latest film is Exposing Muybridge, the first feature documentary on the revolutionary 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Exactly 150 years after Muybri...
Ep. 48: Stan Zimmerman, Writer, Producer, & Director
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 15, 2022 08:09 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Stan Zimmerman, industry veteran, and multi-talent. Stan Zimmerman is a writer, producer, and director, with multiple decades in the entertainment industry, including two nominations from the Writers Guild of America for Episodic Comedy. Stan's writing has spanned across...
Ep. 47: Rosalie Chiang, star of TURNING RED
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 14, 2022 07:56 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with the talented Rosalie Chiang! Rosalie is the voice star in Pixar's new release, "Turning Red" (2022). Rosalie Chiang was born in the Bay Area, California. She is the lead in Pixar's "Turning Red" (2022). She also played the lead in the USC MFA thesis film, "Soiled" (2018)...
Ep. 46: Domee Shi, Director of TURNING RED
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 14, 2022 06:28 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Domee Shi, Director of Pixar's new film, "Turning Red" (2022). (And she did the screenplay!!) Domee Shi is a Chinese-Canadian animator, director and screenwriter. Since 2011, she has worked for Pixar, where she has contributed to multiple films including Inside Out (2015...
Ep. 45: Kevin McNeely, Artistic Director at SIFF
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 11, 2022 09:52 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Kevin McNeely, Artistic Director at SIFF. The Sonoma International Film Festival is celebrating 25 years this year! The SIFF team does an incredible job each year of curating talent from around the globe. This year there is an incredible 120 films showing at the festival...
Ep. 44: Iryna Pravylo, Ukrainian Filmmaker
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 09, 2022 15:48 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with very special guests, Iryna and Lesya. This interview was recorded on 3/7/22. Iryna Pravylo, filmmaker, is in the middle of a war zone in Ukraine. Please excuse any technical difficulties. Iryna Pravylo Film director, screenwriter, producer, member of the NGO "Congress o...
Ep. 43: Obie Benz, Producer & Director
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 08, 2022 09:09 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Obie Benz, Producer, and Director. Benz was born in 1949 in New Jersey. After graduating from Middlebury College in 1971, he founded the Vanguard Foundation, a San Francisco-based philanthropic group that granted over $400,000 a year to social change organizations. Benz ...
Ep. 42: Brad Parks, CEO of Hollywood Film Festival
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 03, 2022 09:46 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Brad Parks, CEO of Hollywood Film Festival. Brad has over 30 years' experience in community engagement and social commerce technology development. In February of 2014, Brad financed the acquisition of the Hollywood Film Festival and became the CEO, before managing the a...
Ep. 41: Claudia Puig, Director of Programming SBIFF 37
Fandor Festival Podcast - March 01, 2022 18:02 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Claudia Puig, Director of Programming for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The SBIFF, in its 37th year, is happening in person from March 2—12th in Santa Barbara, CA. Claudia Puig is a nationally recognized film journalist. Currently, she is Director of Pro...
Ep. 40: Renny & Boston McConnaughey, Filmmakers
Fandor Festival Podcast - February 25, 2022 19:12 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Renny & Boston McConnaughey, Filmmakers, Director, and Star of "Alien Country." We'll be checking back in with the duo as they progress through their journey of making their dream a reality, which includes a companion video game! Renny and Boston are a filmmaking duo bas...
Ep. 39: Alison Levine, Documentarian, Polar Explorer & Mountaineer
Fandor Festival Podcast - February 23, 2022 09:32 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Alison Levine, Documentarian, Polar Explorer & Mountaineer. Alison is the executive producer of: "Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest;" which has its WORLD PREMIER at The 37th Annual Santa Barbara Film Festival running March 2-12, 2022. Alison will be in attendance for the s...
Ep. 38: Chaz Ebert: Publisher, Producer and Philanthropist
Fandor Festival Podcast - February 15, 2022 08:22 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Chaz Ebert, Publisher, Producer and Philanthropist. Chaz Ebert is the CEO of Ebert Digital LLC, which publishes the acclaimed movie review site, Rogerebert.com. She is also a producer of television and movies, and co-founded the Ebertfest Film Festival at the Universi...
Ep. 37: Tim Kirkby, Director
Fandor Festival Podcast - February 09, 2022 09:38 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Tim Kirkby, Director of "Last Looks," currently in theaters. "Last Looks," which stars Charlie Hunnam, Morena Baccarin, Lucy Fry, Dominic Monaghan, Cliff "Method Man" Smith, Clancy Brown with Rupert Friend and Mel Gibson is about Charlie Waldo (Charlie Hunnam) an ex-LAPD...
Ep. 36: Frazier Prince, Producer & Director
Fandor Festival Podcast - February 02, 2022 11:39 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe team sits down with Frazier Prince, Director and Producer of Crackdown Big City Blues and Crackdown Retrospective: Behind the Scenes of Crackdown Big City Blues. Both films are set to come to Fandor as exclusives for streaming in early April. Frazier Prince is the CEO/Founder of Prince H...
Ep. 35: Ray Giarratana, Director of "The Tiger Rising"
Fandor Festival Podcast - January 28, 2022 00:33 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsChris and Hooman sit down with Ray Giarratana ("Jer - a - tanna"), Director of The Tiger Rising. Ray has been a staple in the commercial industry for over 20 years. Originally visual effects supervising high-end commercials for directors like Fincher, Bay, Fuqua (and many more guys with accents...
Ep. 34: Anthony Diaz V, President, Kaizen Studios
Fandor Festival Podcast - January 25, 2022 11:57 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Bryn sit down with multi-talent, Anthony Diaz V, "T-Boy," joining us all the way from the Philippines, where he is in pre-production on his next film. Anthony Diaz V discovered his love for film since childhood and enthusiastically began his journey into filmmaking through creating d...
Fandor Festival Podcast Ep. 34: President, Kaizen Studios, Anthony Diaz V
Fandor Festival Podcast - January 25, 2022 11:57 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Bryn sit down with multi-talent, Anthony Diaz V, "T-Boy," joining us all the way from the Philippines, where he is in pre-production on his next film. Anthony Diaz V discovered his love for film since childhood and enthusiastically began his journey into filmmaking through creating d...
Ep. 33: Senior Programmer at Slamdance, Ben Umstead.
Fandor Festival Podcast - January 19, 2022 15:41 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Chris sit down with the Senior Programmer at Slamdance, Ben Umstead. Ben Umstead is a non-binary filmmaker and senior programmer at the Slamdance Film Festival, where they participate in building the fest's First Time Narrative Features Competiton and the Breakouts section. As a cre...
Ep. 32: Eddie Muller, Host of TCM's Noir Alley Franchise
Fandor Festival Podcast - January 12, 2022 14:18 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Chris sit down with Eddie Muller the host of TCM's Noir Alley franchise. Muller writes novels, biographies, movie histories, plays, short stories, and films. He also programs film festivals, curates museums, designs books, and provides commentary for television, radio, and DVDs. He p...
Ep 32. Eddie Muller, Host of TCM's Noir Alley Franchise
Fandor Festival Podcast - January 12, 2022 14:18 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Chris sit down with Eddie Muller the host of TCM's Noir Alley franchise. Muller writes novels, biographies, movie histories, plays, short stories, and films. He also programs film festivals, curates museums, designs books, and provides commentary for television, radio, and DVDs. He p...
Ep. 31: Jim Harbaugh former NFL Quarterback | part 3
Fandor Festival Podcast - December 28, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Chris sit down with head football coach at the University of Michigan, Jim Harbaugh. Jim Harbaugh is a former 49ers head coach and former NFL Quarterback. Jim had a successful 14-year career playing for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, and the San Diego Charge...
Ep. 30 Director of Fortress, James Cullen Bressack
Fandor Festival Podcast - December 21, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Bryn sit down with the Director of Fortress, James Cullen Bressack. James Cullen Bressack is an American producer, director, and screenwriter, and son of three-time Emmy®-award winning writer Gordon Bressack and voice actress Ellen Gerstell. At the age of 18, Bressack received critic...
Ep. 30: Director of Fortress, James Cullen Bressack
Fandor Festival Podcast - December 21, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Bryn sit down with the Director of Fortress, James Cullen Bressack. James Cullen Bressack is an American producer, director, and screenwriter, and son of three-time Emmy®-award winning writer Gordon Bressack and voice actress Ellen Gerstell. At the age of 18, Bressack received critic...
Ep. 29: Director of Deadlock, Jared Cohn
Fandor Festival Podcast - December 14, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Chris sit down with Director, Jared Cohn . Jared Cohn has directed 47 feature films, including the critically acclaimed Lynyrd Skynyrd biopic: Street Survivors, the true story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane crash. Jared has worked with many A-list actors and has won numerous awards for ...
Ep. 29 Director of Deadlock, Jared Cohn
Fandor Festival Podcast - December 14, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Chris sit down with Director, Jared Cohn . Jared Cohn has directed 47 feature films, including the critically acclaimed Lynyrd Skynyrd biopic: Street Survivors, the true story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane crash. Jared has worked with many A-list actors and has won numerous awards for ...
Ep. 28: Director of A Girl Like Her, Amy S. Weber
Fandor Festival Podcast - December 07, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHooman and Chris sit down with Director, Amy S. Weber. Amy S. Weber is an award-winning writer, producer, and director with over 20 years in the industry. She has been recognized for her directorial work twice by Emmy as well as Best in Show at Mobius, and has earned over 50 Telly nods. Her fe...
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