Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 79- Thomas Debass, Ben Kendrick, & Desson Thomson
Happy Friday folks! The Smart Philm Festival is taking place this weekend at American University in Washington, D.C. This is the only festival in DC dedicated to showing films created on mobile phones and tablets, and festival founder Thomas Debass stops by to talk about what you can expect to see this year. I also have the Managing Editor of Screenrant.com, Ben Kendrick, drop in to talk about his journey in film criticism and his day to day experiences at the behemoth website. Finally, I have Desson Thomson, Director of Executive Communications of the Motion Picture Association of America, on to talk about the MPAA and what they do other than rate films. Desson is also the former professor who sparked my love for deeper analysis of film. So this is a special one folks!
Find out more about the Smart Philm Festival here: http://www.smartphilm.com/
Check out Ben and his work at screenrant.com: https://screenrant.com/
Check out The Credits and find out more about the MPAA here: https://www.mpaa.org/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 78- Vyvy Nguyen, Eliyannah Amirah Yisrael, & Douglas Davidson
Happy Friday, and a happy Memorial Day weekend to everyone! A couple of week’s ago I had a bunch of filmmakers from the 2018 DC APA Film Festival talk about their film’s and somehow I let one interview slip through the cracks. So I have my interview w/ Vyvy Nguyen of Starbucks Lovers that I think you’ll enjoy. (My bad Vyvy!) Also, I have the director/producer of Hermione Granger and the Quarter Life Crisis, Eliyannah Amirah Yisrael. We talk about how she took her love for fan fiction into creating the cool web series. Finally, I have my colleague from the North Carolina Film Critics Association, Douglas Davidson, drop by to talk about his site Elements of Madness and other film nerd stuff.
Find out more about Vyvy here: http://www.vyvynguyen.com/
Peep a new version of Harmione here: http://www.hermioneseries.com/
Get a little crazy with film here: https://elementsofmadness.com/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 77- Claire Fowler, Leslie Combemale, & the Epic Film Guys
Happy Friday my people! If you’ve been to youtube.com/picturelockshow lately you know that I recently did a review of Salam, which played at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. Today I have the director of the film, Claire Fowler, on the show. I also talk with fellow film critic, Leslie Combemale, of Cinema Siren. And then we’ll wrap out hearing from the Epic Film Guys who have a great event for cancer awareness and research going on this weekend, the Live Stream For The Cure 2.0. This one is packed but insightful episode in which each guest is doing important work!
See more of Claire's work here: http://www.clairefowler.com/
Get guided through a sea of celluloid w/ Leslie here: http://cinemasiren.com/
Support the Epic Film Guys w/ Live stream For The Cure 2.0: http://www.livestreamforthecure.com/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 76- Shelly Yo, Meena Ramamurthy, Woody Fu & Rick Quan
Happy Friday my people! The DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival will be taking place this weekend in Washington DC. Visit apafilm.org for details on tickets and info. Today, I talk with four filmmakers whose films will be displayed at the festival. I have director Shelly Yo of “The Heartbreak Factory”, director Meenakshi Ramamurthy of the web series “The FOB and I”, director and star of “Asian Man, White Woman” Woody Fu, and director Rick Quan of “Race: The Al Young Story”. It’s a fun episode with great chats with talented filmmakers.
Check out The Heartbreak Factory here: http://soyoungyo.com/the-heartbreak-factory
Watch The FOB and I here: http://www.thefobandi.com/
Laugh with Woody Fu here: http://woodyfu.com/
Check out Race: The Al Young Story: https://vimeo.com/232932157
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Picture Lock Unlocked: Othello-San & I Won't Miss You
Hey hey hey good people! This unlocked episode features a couple of interviews ahead of the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival which will be taking place this weekend in Washington DC. Visit www.apafilm.org for details and be on the look out for my regular Friday radio show and podcast release which will feature more filmmakers from the fest. On this episode, I talk with Ted Adams III, the writer/director/producer of Othello- San. I also talk with writer/star Joy Regullano and director Bernard Badion of I Won’t Miss You. Both of these films will be playing at DC APA. So this is a great way to get a little insight before you check it out if you live in the DC area, or you may want to catch these films when they’re in a festival near you.
Find out more about Othello-San here: https://www.redzeppelinproductions.com/
Don't get missed because I Won't Miss You here: https://iwmy.wordpress.com/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 75- Tully, Maryland Film Festival, & Mixed
It's Friday! So you know I've got some great interviews for you. I talk with Diablo Cody about her latest film, Tully. The 20th Maryland Film Festival is going on right now in Baltimore! I spoke with Founding Director of the festival, Jed Dietz about what you can expect to see at the fest this year. I also speak w/ Prof. Leena Jayaswal, the head of the Photography Concentration at American University’s School of Communication. We talk about her documentary Mixed.
Submit your film to the DC Black Film Festival and use DCBFFdisc25 for a 25% discount: https://filmfreeway.com/DCBlackFilmFestival
Check out the lineup for the Maryland Film Festival: https://mdfilmfest.com/
Find out more about Mixed here: https://www.mixeddocumentary.com/
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Picture Lock Unlocked: Desmond Jackson
Hey folks! This unlocked episode features my full conversation with Desmond Jackson. Desmond is the director of “Funk Force” which features a dysfunctional team of young black superheroes and their mission to tackle their most daunting foe to date. In this full interview we dive deeper into his the film and his thought process behind creating it.
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 74- Avengers, Shaleece Haas, & Desmond Jackson
Happy Friday folks! I’ve got a fun episode for you today. It’s been 10 years and it’s all led up to this as Avengers: Infinity War comes out this weekend. I’ve got Jeffrey Lyles of Lyles Movie Files to give us a spoiler-free review of the film! I talk w/ director Shaleece Haas of the movie Real Boy which covers a son’s transition and a mother’s transformation and who we choose to have familial bonds with. I also talk with Desmond Jackson, the director of Funk Force, a satirical short about a team of dysfunctional superheroes. My conversation with Desmond is cut short for radio, so make sure you subscribe to the podcast to hear the unlocked version early next week.
Check out my spoiler-free review of Avenger's Infinity War here: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2018/4/27/nvd2zx13m1am5ne6pb2z7i71ce4zzg
Peep Jeff's reviews here: www.lylesmoviefiles.com
Find out more about Real Boy here: http://www.realboymovie.com/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep 73- Traffik w/ Laz Alonso, 62 Days, Adelle Drover
Happy Friday folks! I’ve got a fire episode for you today. Traffik hits theaters today! I got a chance to speak with Laz Alonso about the film, his role and the importance of having a conversation about human trafficking. I also talk w/ director Rebecca Haimowitz of 62 Days documentary. Adelle Drover, movie reviewer from the youtube channel Roll Credits, stops by to talk about her career growth as a YouTuber.
Find out more about Traffik here: http://traffikofficial.com/
Learn more about 62 Days here: https://www.62daysmovie.com/the-film
Check out Adelle's reviews here: https://www.youtube.com/user/hellorollcredits/
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 72- Where Branches Break, Frank & Lamar, and The Colored Girls Restroom
Happy Friday folks! Black Web Fest hits New York City this weekend and I have some of the directors that will be showcasing their work on the program! From Where Branches Break, director Sev Demy stopped by; creators of the hilarious comedy Frank and Lamar, Anthony Gaskins and Carl Foreman Jr. talk about writing smart comedy; and writer/director Savannah Treena talks about her film The Colored Girl’s Restroom.
Check out Where Branches Break here: https://www.facebook.com/BranchesBreak/
Laugh out loud at Frank and Lamar: https://www.ifc.com/comedy-crib/frank-and-lamar
See The Colored Girl's Restroom here: https://www.amazon.com/Colored-Girls-Restroom-Laura-Doman/dp/B0787GNTB4
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Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 71- DC Web Fest, #whokilledheather, How To Buy A Baby & Caribbean Girl NY
Happy Friday folks! This is a jam-packed episode. This weekend the 6th Annual DC Web Fest hits Washington, DC. I have the festival team (Otessa Ghadar, Amy Young, and Diana Eaton) on the show to talk about what you can expect to see. I also have Neal Fisher, director of #whokilledheather, creator Wendy Litner and producer Lauren Corber of How To Buy A Baby, and Mariette MonPierre, director of Caribbean Girl NYC.
Don't forget the 2018 DC Black Film Festival call for entries is now open! The festival will be held August 16-18 at the Miracle Theatre in Southeast Washington, DC. Filmmakers can submit through FilmFreeway. Visit dcbff.org for more details!
Check out the line up for this year's DC Web Fest here: www.dcwebfest.org
Find out who killed Heather here: http://www.whokilledheather.com/
Find out how to buy a baby here: http://www.howtobuyababy.com/
Finally, a Caribbean show! Peep it here: http://www.caribbeangirlnyc.com/
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Picture Lock Unlocked: DC Web Fest '18 international entries
This weekend the 6th Annual DC Web Fest hits Washington, DC. I have some of the international web series directors on this show. From Japan, I’m talking with Mona Lisa Cowboy’s Atsushi Ogata. From Spain, I spoke with director Ana Ramon Rubio of We All Wanted To Kill The President. I also spoke with writer/director Hug Martin of the French web series, Dragon Race.
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