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A Podcast About Cinema & Filmmaking Hosted by Zef Cota
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Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Jessica Sherr is an award-winning Actress/Writer/Producer. Jessica appears on 'Claws' (TNT), 'Cloak and Dagger' (ABC FreeForm) and on 'Blue Bloods'(CBS). Jessica produced and stars in the award-winning series, Scratch This. Jessica's dark comedy short, WICKED IMAGE, screened at Lighthouse Film Festival 2021. Jessica is the actress and writer of the acclaimed one-woman show, 'Bette Davis Aint For Sissies' directed by Drama Desk Award Winning Karen Carpenter. She had her international debut at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was offered a run at St. James Theater in London.
IG: @jessica_sherr
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Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Luke Bryant is a UK based cinematographer who DP'd THE LAST KINGDOM: SEVEN KINGS MUST DIE (2023), THE LAIR (2022), BUDDY GAMES (2019) as well as series such as Dr. Who, Grace, and Ramash.
IG: @lukebryantdop
website: https://www.lukebryant.co.uk/
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Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Acclaimed filmmaker Ondi Timoner and founder of Interloper Films– who’s known for her documentaries 2004’s DIG, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance the year and has been selected by the Museum of Modern Art for their permanent collection – the 2009 film WE LIVE IN PUBLIC which also won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance the year it came out. Also for the films MAPLETHORPE, BRAND: A SECOND COMING, 2022’s LAST FLIGHT HOME and her recent film THE NEW AMERICANS: GAMING A REVOLUTION which premiered at SXSW.
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Schuyler (“Sky”) M. Moore is a partner in the corporate entertainment department of Greenberg Glusker LLP, practicing entertainment, corporate, and tax law.
Sky has been practicing in the entertainment industry since 1981, represents producers, sales agents, foreign distributors and financiers, and has handled some of the largest financing transactions in Hollywood. He is Chair of Stroock’s Entertainment Practice Group.
Sky is the author of 'The Biz', currently in its 5th edition - a popular book on the film industry, and the treatise, Taxation of the Entertainment Industry. He is a mainstay on Hollywood Reporter’s “Power Lawyers” list of the top 100 entertainment lawyers in the country. He is consistently listed as one of the top entertainment lawyers by Variety and was recently recognized in the publication’s annual “Dealmakers Impact Report.” The Daily Journal honored Sky as one of its Top 100 Lawyers in California, and The National Law Journal named him to its list of “Most Influential Lawyers.”
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Christina Richardson is an award-winning filmmaker whose storytelling abilities have captivated the hearts of many. Based in NYC by way of Los Angeles, California, Christina got her start as a child actress and eventually began screenwriting, directing, and editing, contributing to projects for major artists, corporations, and large brands. Christina is the Founder of the New York-based not-for-profit organization Bronx Film Initiative, Inc, and is also qualified by the Directors Guild of America as a 1st AD.
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Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
David Permut is a film producer who's worked on dozens of acclaimed and commercially successful films with over 40 years of experience in the motion picture industry. He's received both Academy and Emmy Award nominations including HACKSAW RIDGE (2016) and FACE/OFF (1997).
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Jonah Schwartz is a New York based director and cinematographer. He's directed a prolific amount of music videos for hip hop artists in both America and Japan. Jonah also spent many years living in Japan, where he began working with popular brands and artists.
Jonah has worked with such artists as Prodigy (Mobb Deep), Freddy Gibbs, A$AP Mob, as well as The Black Keys amongst many more. He was also the cinematographer for the 2015 indie feature film, HONOR UP, directed by Damon Dash. Most recently Jonah directed the short film, THE DARK AGE, which is currently available on streaming platforms worldwide.
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Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Tom DiCillo is an American film director, screenwriter known for such films as JOHNNY SUEDE (1991) starring Brad Pitt & Catherine Keener, LIVING IN OBLIVION (1995) with Steve Buscemi also starring Catherine Keener, BOX OF MOONLIGHT (1996) with John Turturro and Sam Rockwell, & DELIRIOUS (2006) starring Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt. He also made the acclaimed documentary WHEN YOU'RE STRANGE (2009) about The Doors which like several of his other films have premiered at Sundance.
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Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Severine Reisp is a filmmaker based in New York City. Her short films have won awards such as Best Romance Film at Los Angeles Film Awards, Best Women Filmmaker at Atman Film Festival, and the Cinematic Award at Cyprus Film Festival. Severine grew up in Germany with a background as a ballet dancer and later moved to NY where attended Sarah Lawrence College, and went on to pursue her MFA in Film from the City College of New York. Since then, she has directed multiple award-winning short films and music videos.
She recently directed and produced a 17 min short film, “Deceive,” starring Dandara Veiga, principal with Ballet Hispanico, and shot by Emmy award-winning Wolfgang Held where it played at a number of film festivals.
We discussed two of her favorite film scenes from LA LA LAND (2016), and THE FABLEMAN'S (2022).
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