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Ep. 27 Director of Silent Night, Camille Griffin

Fandor Festival Podcast - November 30, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Camille Griffin is a writer, director, and co-producer. She has written and directed seven short films that screened at over 20 international film festivals and makes her feature film directorial debut with Silent Night.  In this episode, Hooman and Chris dive deep into Silent Night and how it ...

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Ep. 27: Director of Silent Night, Camille Griffin

Fandor Festival Podcast - November 30, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Camille Griffin is a writer, director, and co-producer. She has written and directed seven short films that screened at over 20 international film festivals and makes her feature film directorial debut with Silent Night.  In this episode, Hooman and Chris dive deep into Silent Night and how it ...

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Ep. 26: Director of Turducken, Grant Newcomb Henderson

Fandor Festival Podcast - November 24, 2021 14:58 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Grant Newcomb Henderson is a writer/ director who has worked on a variety of commercial and narrative projects. He grew up in Northern California wine country and became interested in film at an early age. In this episode, we learn about Turducken a short comedy horror about a passionless famil...

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Ep. 25: Director of The River, Rick Walters

Fandor Festival Podcast - November 19, 2021 15:17 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Rick Walters is a 14-year US Army veteran with a creative mind and an eye for composition. He began working professionally in 2010 for the veteran-owned and run Adventus Films on narrative film, documentary, and commercial projects. He’s produced award-winning short films like A Man Buried, Scam...

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Ep. 25: Director of The River , Rick Walters

Fandor Festival Podcast - November 19, 2021 15:17 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Rick Walters is a 14-year US Army veteran with a creative mind and an eye for composition. He began working professionally in 2010 for the veteran-owned and run Adventus Films on narrative film, documentary, and commercial projects. He’s produced award-winning short films like A Man Buried, Scam...

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Ep. 24: Documentarian, Cam Cowan Part 2

Fandor Festival Podcast - November 09, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris continue the conversation with Producer, Director, and Cinematographer, Cam Cowan. Cam stopped practicing law to study filmmaking and began to make documentaries focused on political and social justice issues. While shooting in Madagascar, he came across a man named Father Pedr...

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Ep. 23: Herb Stratford, Program Director of Napa Valley Film Festival

Fandor Festival Podcast - November 04, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Herb Stratford, Program Director of Napa Valley Film Festival. The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) is taking place virtually this year from November 10-14. Featuring 65+ films available to stream on demand, the festival is also paying tribute to remarkable perfor...

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Ep. 22: Actor and Comedian, Steve Park

Fandor Festival Podcast - October 29, 2021 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Actor and Comedian, Steve Park. Stephen Park, sometimes known professionally as Steve Park, is an American comedian and actor. The son of Korean immigrants, Park began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian before transitioning into acting. He is best kno...

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Ep.22 Actor and Comedian, Steve Park

Fandor Festival Podcast - October 29, 2021 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Actor and Comedian, Steve Park. Stephen Park, sometimes known professionally as Steve Park, is an American comedian and actor. The son of Korean immigrants, Park began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian before transitioning into acting. He is best kno...

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Ep. 21: Director of Snakehead, Evan Jackson Leong

Fandor Festival Podcast - October 28, 2021 10:03 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Evan Jackson Leong, Director of Snakehead. Snakehead is a story of resilience and survival.  Evan Jackson Leong is a 6th generation Chinese American director and documentary filmmaker. Leong is most known for his documentary Linsanity and his first narrative featu...

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Ep. 21: Director of Snakehead, Evan Jackson Leon

Fandor Festival Podcast - October 28, 2021 10:03 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Evan Jackson Leon, Director of Snakehead. Snakehead is a story of resilience and survival.  Evan Jackson Leong is a 6th generation Chinese American director and documentary filmmaker. Leong is most known for his documentary Linsanity and his first narrative featur...

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Ep. 20: Elvira Icon, Cassandra Peterson

Fandor Festival Podcast - October 19, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Elvira icon, Cassandra Peterson, and get an inside scoop on Cassandra's memoir, Yours Cruelly Elvira. Unique, and at times scandalous, Yours Cruelly Elvira, tells the story of a small-town girl’s journey to becoming the world's most glamorous Hollywood Halloween i...

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Ep. 19: Jim Harbaugh former NFL Quarterback | part 2

Fandor Festival Podcast - October 14, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman 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 Charg...

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Ep. 18: Documentarian, Cam Cowan

Fandor Festival Podcast - October 07, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Producer, Director, and Cinematographer, Cam Cowan. Cam stopped practicing law to study filmmaking and began to make documentaries focused on political and social justice issues. While shooting in Madagascar, he came across a man named Father Pedro.   Father Ope...

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Ep. 17 TV series creator, Michele Palermo

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 30, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with TV series creator, Michele Palermo. Michele Palermo is a published and award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Throughout Covid19, Michele wrote Middle of Nowhere, a half-hour television pilot that made waves at Festivals in 2021. Middle of Nowhere explores th...

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Ep. 17: TV series creator, Michele Palermo

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 30, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with TV series creator, Michele Palermo. Michele Palermo is a published and award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Throughout Covid19, Michele wrote Middle of Nowhere, a half-hour television pilot that made waves at Festivals in 2021. Middle of Nowhere explores th...

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Ep. 16: Jim Harbaugh former NFL Quarterback

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 23, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with head football coach at the University of Michigan, Jim Harbaugh.  Jim Harbaugh is a former 49ers head coach as well as a former NFL Quarterback. Jim had a successful 14-year career playing for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, and the San Di...

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Ep. 15: Ben Fong-Torres, American Rock Journalist

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 20, 2021 18:16 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Ben Fong Torres an American rock journalist, author broadcaster, and Suzanne Joe Kai, an independent filmmaker, and award-winning journalist.  Suzanne Joe Kai is the director of “Like a Rolling Stone the Life & Times of Ben Fong- Torres”., showing this Oct 10 & Oc...

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Ep.15: Ben Fong-Torres, American Rock Journalist

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 20, 2021 18:16 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Ben Fong Torres an American rock journalist, author broadcaster, and Suzanne Joe Kai, an independent filmmaker, and award-winning journalist.  Suzanne Joe Kai is the director of “Like a Rolling Stone the Life & Times of Ben Fong- Torres”., showing this Oct 10 & Oc...

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Ep.14: Mark Fishkin Director of Mill Valley Film Festival

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 15, 2021 16:18 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Mark Fishkin, film festival director of the  upcoming Mill Valley Film Festival, taking place Oct 7-17 2021. Mill Valley Film Festival  was founded by Mark Fishkin in 1977 located in Marin County, Northern California  offering a prestigious, non-competitive enviro...

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Fandor Festival Podcast Ep.13: Bradley Grant Smith

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 09, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Bradley Grant Smith, songwriter, screenwriter, director and actor. Brad's original composition Help Yourself (as Sad Brad Smith) was featured prominently in the Oscar-nominated film UP IN THE AIR. During the pandemic, his feature film debut OUR FATHER (as writer/d...

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Fandor Festival Podcast Ep.13: Bradley Smith

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 09, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Bradley Smith, songwriter, screenwriter, director and actor. Brad's original composition Help Yourself (as Sad Brad Smith) was featured prominently in the Oscar-nominated film UP IN THE AIR. During the pandemic, his feature film debut OUR FATHER (as writer/directo...

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Ep.13: Bradley Grant Smith

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 09, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Bradley Grant Smith, songwriter, screenwriter, director and actor. Brad's original composition Help Yourself (as Sad Brad Smith) was featured prominently in the Oscar-nominated film UP IN THE AIR. During the pandemic, his feature film debut OUR FATHER (as writer/d...

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Ep.12: Leslee Scallon, co-Founder of Dances with Films Festival

Fandor Festival Podcast - September 01, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with the co-Founder of Dances with Films, Leslee Scallon. They dive into some of Leslee's top picks screening this year, and what a festival in 2022 looks like. Dances With Films is an annual independent film festival located in Los Angeles, California and was founded ...

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Ep.11: Author & Researcher, Dan Russell

Fandor Festival Podcast - August 26, 2021 13:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Dan Russell, author, researcher, and user happiness expert. Dan is presenting his book at the upcoming Sonoma Valley Author’s Festival, August 27-29, 2021. In this episode, Hooman and Chris sit down with Dan to learn about Google search queries, personalization f...

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Ep.10: Editor & Travel Writer, Don George

Fandor Festival Podcast - August 24, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with Don George, editor-at-large for National Geographic and Travel Writer extraordinaire. He is the author of The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George, and has won dozens of writing awards. Don is presenting at the upcoming Sonoma Valley Author's F...

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Ep.9: World Famous Comedian, Godfrey

Fandor Festival Podcast - August 18, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hooman and Chris sit down with world famous comedian, Godfrey! They cover everything from how Godfrey stayed sane during the pandemic to little known facts about Forest Whitaker. And, of course, they dive into films and some of Godfrey's favorites. Today's show is brought to you by Fandor. Lear...

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Ep.8: Metropolitan Theatres Corporation with David Corwin

Fandor Festival Podcast - August 11, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Movie theaters in America were hit hard during 2020 - what is their future? Join us for our discussion with David Corwin of the Metropolitan Theatres Corporation about the state of Movie Theaters in the United States today. Today's show is brought to you by Fandor. Learn more about Fandor and s...

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Ep.7: Women Is Losers (2021) w/ Lissette Feliciano

Fandor Festival Podcast - August 06, 2021 14:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On the latest episode of the Fandor Festival Podcast... Hooman and Chris interview Lissette Feliciano, director, writer, and producer of "Women is Losers," coming to the SIFF Summerfest, August 5-8.  About "Women Is Losers" - Meet Celina, a smart, ambitious Latina girl who wants nothing more th...

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Ep. 6: Sonoma Internation Film Festival w/ Giorgio Serafini

Fandor Festival Podcast - August 04, 2021 10:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On the latest episode of the Fandor Festival Podcast, Hooman and Chris interview Giorgio Serafini, Director of Senior Moment, showing at Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF). Senior Movement stars William Shatner and Jean Smart.  The SIFF Summerfest is coming to Sonoma, CA, August 5-8, fea...

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