Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 118- Stefon Bristol of See You Yesterday
Happy Friday my peoples! Today I’m talking with Stefon Bristol, the director/co-writer of See You Yesterday. The film made the rounds as a short film and has now been turned into a feature that will play at the Tribeca Film Festival next week to sold out crowds and debut May 17th on Netflix. I have stalked the progress of this film with great pride as the film played during the first DC Black Film Festival and I’ve watched Stefon grind it out. So while you can’t get tickets for Tribeca, let’s support him May 17th for sure! It’s been a minute since I’ve had a trailer reaction, but with Gemini Man dropping this week I figured this would be a good time to do it. Plus, I have your answers to last week’s question of the week!
See See You Yesterday here: https://www.netflix.com/title/80216758
In Theaters/Streaming This Week reviews:
Avengers: Endgame: https://wjla.com/news/lets-talk/avengers-end-game-bring-high-expectations
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 117- Ginger Gentile & Michele Remsen
Happy Friday folks! Today I’m talking with Ginger Gentile the director/producer of Erasing Family. It’s a documentary that takes a look at the effects of divorce on families. I also speak with writer/director/producer of the movie that starts where most Rom-Coms end, Toss It, Michele Remsen. Plus, I have your answers to last week’s question of the week!
Check out Erasing Family here: https://erasingfamily.org/
See what happens after Happily Ever After in rom-coms here: https://www.twenty2films.com/tossit
In Theaters/Streaming This Week reviews:
Guava Island: http://picturelockshow.com/nowstreaming/2019/4/19/guava-island-a-love-letter-to-storytelling-amp-pushing-limits
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 116- DC Web Fest 2019 Artists
Happy Friday Folks! This weekend the DC Web Fest hits Washington, DC. I’m serving up some more of the officially selected entrants whose work you’ll be able to see this year. I have Latasha James, host of the Freelance Friday Podcast, Joey Fama, screenwriter of Townhouse of Doom, Crystal Correa producer/star of Crystal the Web Series, Darwyn Dave host of Dealing With My Grief podcast, and Kyle Getz, co-creator and co-host of the Gayish podcast. I’ve also got the answer to last week’s question of the week and you all had a lot to say.
Get DC Web Fest Info here: www.dcwebfest.org
Check out Latasha’s podcast here: https://www.ajourneyeast.com/podcast
Find out more about Joey here: https://www.joeyfamawriting.com
See Crystal star as Crystal here on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Z9KPIf
Listen to Darwyn’s podcast: http://www.dealingwithmygrief.com/
Check out Gayish here: http://gayishpodcast.com
In Theaters This Week reviews:
Missing Link: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/4/9/missing-link-review-somethings-missing-alright
Little: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/4/11/little-review
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 115- Fall Back Spring Forward (Spring 2019) ft. Douglas Davidson
Happy Friday fam! Today on the show I’m finally putting out my Fall Back Spring Forward Spring 2019 episode. I had Douglas Davidson of Elements of Madness join me to talk about our most and least anticipated films of the spring of this year. We recorded this March 13th, but I’ve had so many time sensitive interviews I haven’t been able to put it out. So some of our picks have already hit theaters but the majority have not. Did we pick some of your favorites? Agree or disagree with our list? Let me know on social! Sit back, relax, press play and enjoy!
Check out Douglas here: https://elementsofmadness.com/
In Theaters This Week reviews:
The Best of Enemies: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/4/5/the-best-of-enemies-review-another-been-there-seen-that-blockbuster-on-race-relations
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 114- Indie Grits & DC Web Fest
Happy Friday my peoples! Filmmakers, be sure to get your films in to the DC Black Film Festival as the regular deadline period ends on Sunday. Visit dcbff.org for more information!
Today on the show I’m talking with Seth Gadsden, director of the Indie Grits Festival. The fest, now in its 13th year is going on now in my hometown of Columbia, SC and they have a lot of stuff cooking you’ll want to know about. I also talk with director and founder of DC Web Fest, Otessa Ghadar. The fest hits the nation’s capital April 12th and 13th so you have a little time to get ready, but over the next couple of weeks I’ll be releasing interviews with some of the officially selected entrants of the festival. So I also have writer/producer and director/producer of Fake News Writer, Eric Pzena and Dani Hanks; writer/director/producer of Guess I’m a Ghost web series, Christopher Sullivan, and co-creator/director of Shangri-LA web series, Drew Rosas, all on today’s podcast!
Finally, Us hit theaters and destroyed records this past weekend. You can find my breakdown of the film at Youtube.com/picturelockshow for an in depth look at some of the things you may have missed, but I’ve got your answers to the Picture Lock question of the week about the film from last week!
Get tix for Indie Grits here: http://indiegrits.org/
Find more info on DC Web Fest here: https://dcwebfest.org/
Binge Fake News Writer here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXWtXSxbkro3_KccLz2BfKg
Keep up w/ Guess I’m A Ghost here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/guess-i-m-a-ghost#/
Watch Shangri-LA here: http://www.shangri-lashow.com/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 113- Patrick Shepherd of CIFF & Director Sara Zandieh
Happy Friday folks! Filmmakers be sure to get your films in to the DC Black Film Festival as we’re still in the regular call for entries period until the end of this month. I can tell you first hand that you’ll want to be a part of this year’s showcase and we’re cooking up some great stuff for you!
Today on the show I’m talking with Patrick Shepherd, the Associate Director of the Cleveland International Film Festival about what we can expect to see at this year’s festival. The fest takes place March 27th through April 7th and I have a feeling you’ll want to put it on your radar after this interview. I also talk with Sara Zandieh, writer/director of Simple Wedding. We talk about how her mixed heritage influences the films she makes and how it makes a universal impact for film viewers. Fun fact: I recorded with Sara and Patrick at least a month a part and her film will be playing at CIFF. So you’re getting a double preview!
Check out the Cleveland International Film Festival here: https://www.clevelandfilm.org/
See Sara’s work here: http://www.sarazandieh.com/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 112- Ron Newcomb & Alex Ferrari
Happy Friday folks! You could call today an indie film grinding episode as I talk with two men in the business who really work hard at it. I talk with filmmaker and founder of the VIP Film & TV Summit, Ron Newcomb. The annual event is hitting Dulles, Virginia April 5-7 and he’ll talk about what you can expect to get out of it. I also talk with filmmaker, founder of Indie Film Hustle, and now author, Alex Ferrari, about his new book “Shooting For the Mob”. Alex talks about what inspired him to write this cautionary tale in filmmaking. Plus I have your answers from last week’s question of the week.
Sign up for the VIP Summit here: https://www.vipfilmsummit.com/
Find Shooting For The Mob here: https://amzn.to/2F3Md62
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 111- Margarita Jimeno, Sarah Pirozek, Bailey Kobe, & Captain Marvel
Happy Friday folks! I’ve got a return to form with a longer episode for the podcast today! I talk with writer/director of Grind Reset Shine, Margarita Jimeno. We talk about what inspired her to make the film about a friendship that helps two people lost in their own ways find a new beginning. If you found the man that sexploited and bullied your sister to commit suicide was back online, what would you do? I talk with Sarah Pirozek, writer/director of #Like about her film that explores that question. I also talk with Bailey Kobe, director of Rag Doll, which will be playing this Saturday at the DC Indie Film Festival! Plus, Captain Marvel is the latest MCU installment to hit theaters and I’ve got my quick review of the film.
Check out Grind Reset Shine here: http://www.majimafia.com/grind-reset-shine/
You can give #Like a like here: https://www.facebook.com/hashtagLIKEthefeaturefilm/
Fight for your dreams with Rag Doll here: https://www.ragdollmovie.com/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 110- Paul Dudbridge & Laura Somers
What’s good my peoples? It’s Friday!!! Today I have Paul Dudbridge, writer of the book Making Your First Blockbuster: Write it, Film It, Blow it Up! on to talk about the book, why he wrote it and what you can get out of it as a filmmaker. I also talk with co-writer/director of Rich Kids, Laura Somers about her film which takes a look at a day in the life of low income latino kids who break into the local mansion to spend the day pretending to be rich in order to forget about their difficult lives.
See Paul’s work here: https://www.hanoverpictures.co.uk/
Get Paul’s book here: https://amzn.to/2UfmAWr
Chill with the Rich Kids here: https://www.richkidsthemovie.com/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 109- Suki Hawley & Janet Pierson of SXSW Film
Happy Friday my people! I was honored to be featured in WTOP’s Black History Month highlighting of black men and women doing groundbreaking work to better the community. Shoutout to Rob Woodfork and Jason Fraley! Check out the link to the article below, but I’m glad that my work with this show and the DC Black Film Festival is making a difference in the community both locally and at large.
Today I talk with co-director and editor of the documentary The Commons, Suki Hawley. The documentary covers students at UNC’s flagship campus in Chapel Hill as they take to the commons to demand the removal of “Silent Sam,” a Jim-Crow-era Confederate statue. With the specter of the Charlottesville tragedy hanging thick in the air, the confrontation takes on a life of its own. I also talk with the director of SXSW Film, Janet Pierson. Janet and I talk about what you can expect to see at this year’s Film Festival and how to best navigate it!
Check out The Commons here: http://rumur.com/
Get to SXSW Film here: https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/
WTOP Black History Month Article: https://wtop.com/entertainment/2019/02/our-image-on-the-big-screen-dc-black-film-festival-founder-works-to-advance-women-people-of-color-in-media/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 108- Brandon Hairston & Shannon Washington
Happy Friday Folks! I’ve had a little break in the action as I went to the Sundance Film Festival for the first time this year! So I have an interview that I did with director of Native Son, Rashid Johnson, right before the film’s premiere in Park City. Definitely check here for a slew of Sundance movie reviews.
Today I’m talking with two web series creators, Brandon Hairston of Bad Web Series and Shannon Washington of Genereckless. We talk about what inspired their web series and more. The great thing about web series is that you can go check them out right after you listen to this. After, you listen to this ok?
Find Bad Web Series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u78Jx0e28-U&list=PL9jh-GFVt0UY7nVjcchRjK_U5mvFxZSMb
Get Genereckless here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpPJ8iKqmKc
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 107- Jill Demby Guest & Maxine Trump
Happy Friday folks! Today I’m joined by writer/director/producer Jill Demby Guest of the doc And Now Love and writer/director of the documentary To Kid or Not To Kid, Maxine Trump. Fair warning, I had a little Forrest Gump moment with Maxine’s interview on her first question cut out a bit on the call. I was able to catch another one later, but my apologies. But I’m sure she’ll find it funny as she did get her start in comedy...and that’s all I have to say about that. Plus I have the Picture Lock Question of the week from last week.
Find And Now Love here: https://www.andnowlovethemovie.com/
Check out To Kid or Not To Kid here: https://www.tokidornottokid.com/
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