Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) brings to you exclusive interviews with 2025 Tribeca Festival (tribecafilm.com/) selected films' creators and actors! We talk to writer and director Jessica Rowlands, whose film short "Rise" is the first Zimbabwean film to be selected at Tribeca! "Rise" is about "a charismatic young boy who lives on a rubbish dump in Zimbabwe convinces a reclusive boxing coach to teach him to fight in a world that has left him behind.' Based on actual people, (including Jessica's personal friend Tobias, played by Tongayi Chirisa) and events, Jessica talks about the production process, casting a young actor, Sikhanyiso Ngwenya, in his film debut, and her desire to expand her film into a feature. In addition, Jessica talks about the John Cena reference in the film. Don't miss this interview!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) brings to you exclusive interviews with 2025 Tribeca Festival (tribecafilm.com/) selected films' creators and actors! We are happy to present an interview with actor extraordinaire Luke Kirby who can be seen in the new Amazon series "Etoile" brought to you by the showrunners of the Marvelous Miss Maisel! Luke talks about his knowledge of ballet prior to working on the series as well as the similarities between his show and Miss Maisel! In addition, Luke is joined by filmmaker and Director Daniel Sauli who talks about their Tribeca selected short film, "Terror Keeps You Slender"! Daniel and Luke discuss this film noir and the significance of the title of the film. Don't miss it!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com)! BTB's Chachi McFly talks to actress Judith Hoag who famously portrayed April O'Neil in the 90's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. In our exclusive we talk to Judith about how the film became a big success and the reasoning behind not reprising her role in the sequel "Secret of the Ooze". Don't miss what Judith says about that! In addition, Judith talks about the success of Halloween Town and how the fanbase is still strong to this day.

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com)! BTB's Chachi McFly talks to actor Robbie Rist who portrayed Michelangelo from the 90's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film! Robbie, a fan of the TMNT comic book talks about how the film decided to avoid the gritty feel of the comic book compared to what we saw in theaters, what led to the success of the iconic film and his thoughts on the TMNT sequel "Secret of the Ooze" and how it was different. Robbie even shares his thoughts on the Michael Bay TMNT movies. Don't miss what he has to say!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com)! BTB's Al Sotto talks to actor Brian Tochi best known for his work on Revenge of the Nerds, Police Academy, Star Trek and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Brian talks about reuniting with the TMNT actors at the convention and how he got cast as the voice of Leonardo. Brian talks fondly about working on Revenge of the Nerds, his long-standing friendship with his fellow nerds, shooting the sorority house and tricycle scene and why he feels that the film did not age well. Brian also talks about Police Academy, his long-time friendship with Leslie Easterbrook and whether he would reprise his role in a sequel. Brian briefly mentions why he decided to step away from acting and pursue a business venture. Don't miss it and we will drink to that!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com)! BTB's Al Sotto talks to voice actor extraordinaire Keith Silverstein who is known for his voice work for the Sonic The Hedgehog video game franchise as Vector The Crocodile! In a BTB exclusive we talk to Keith about how anime is adapted for American audiences, vocal health, how the audition process works for voice actors and much more! Keith also reveals why many feature films both live action hybrid and fully animated prefer to employ celebrities to do voice over as opposed to using voice actors. Keith also talks about his thoughts on portraying Vector in the Sonic film franchise and much more!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com)! BTB's Al Sotto talks to actor and host Josh De La Cruz from the hit children's show "Blues, Clues and You"! Josh talks to us about the audition process in landing the coveted host role of the popular YouTube show, working on the feature film spin-off of the show, and being a role model for Filipino youth. In addition, chats about his work on Law and Order Toronto, Bull and on Broadway. Don't miss it!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com)! BTB's Al Sotto talks to actor Josh Pais who portrayed Rafael from the 90's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, both in costume and the voice! Josh talks to us about his experience portraying the iconic character, reuniting with his fellow TMNT actors, and whether he would work on a new iteration of a Ninja Turtles movie. In addition, Josh talks about his work on Power, Ray Donovan and the film The Friend starring Bill Murray and Naomi Watts! Don't miss it!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an exclusive interview with the creators behind the horror fantasy independent feature film, "Wild Eyed and Wicked". We talk to director and writer Gordon Foxwood, producer and stuntwoman Elizabeth Foxwood, actor Michael X. Sommers and actress Stefanie Estes about this incredible multi-genre film. Director Gordon, discusses the casting of the film, the production process, influence for the story and characters and much more! Michael X. Sommers who plays Gregory, talks about working on the hit series "Sense 8" as well as "Matrix Resurrections" ! Stephanie who plays Silvia also talks about her work on FX's Legion. You can see the film streaming on your favorite platforms now!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) brings to you another amazing show! We present exclusive interviews with 2025 Tribeca Festival (tribecafilm.com/) selected films' creators and actors! We are happy to present an interview with actor extraordinaire Luke Kirby who can be seen in the new Amazon series "Etoile" brought to you by the showrunners of the Marvelous Miss Maisel! Luke talks about his knowledge of ballet prior to working on the series as well as the similarities between his show and Miss Maisel! In addition, Luke is joined by filmmaker and Director Daniel Sauli who talks about their Tribeca selected short film, "Terror Keeps You Slender"! Daniel and Luke discuss this film noir and the significance of the title of the film. Don't miss it!

In addition, we present two exclusive interviews from Fan Expo Philly (fanexpohq.com/fanexpophiladelphia/) with Artists Eric "Ebas" Basaldua and Nicole Brun. Ebas and Nicole are known for their pin-up style artwork where you may see Harley Quinn and Mary Jane like you have never seen before!

BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! In addition, Darth Paul Wallis, "The Ravishing Russian" Anna Kucha and Dennis "The Menace" K joins us for some discussion in the world of entertainment which includes Andor Season 2 thoughts and bad and good film set experiences!

Classic Cut: Rick Derringer "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo"