deadCenter Film Podcast

On this episode, Nick sits down with actor/writer/producer Caitlyn Sponheimer. They discuss her film Wild Goat Surf, what she learned directing her first feature, why it's important to find your people in the film industry, and more.

On this episode of the deadCenter Film Podcast, Nick talks with So Young Shelly Yo, the writer/director of Smoking Tigers, about what she learned from working in the television and commercial world, how making short films helped prepare her for a feature film, what it was like to adapt real life experiences into a screenplay, her favorite film festival experiences, and more.

On the Season 2 opener episode of the deadCenter Film Podcast, host Nick Hodge sits down with the team at OKCThunder Films to discuss their latest film BISMACK that screened at the 2024 deadCenter Film Festival. Nick discusses with director Michael Zubach and producers Nick Gallo and Paris Lawson about how the film BISMACK came together during a busy OKC Thunder season, how Bismack Biyombo became the story they chose to focus on for this film, and what OKCThunder Films is all about.

Live from the 2024 deadCenter Film Festival! On this episode, Nick talks with 2024 deadCenter Film ICON, Paul Sparks. They discuss what it means to him to be honored from his home state as a deadCenter Icon, his journey from small town Oklahoma to major productions like Boardwalk Empire, what it's been like to see the Oklahoma film scene grow so much, the film Hands That Bind that he stars in which screened at 2024's deadCenter, and more.

Live from 2024's deadCenter Film Festival! On this episode of the deadCenter Podcast, Nick talks with 2024 deadCenter Film ICON, Dylan Brodie. They talk about his journey in Oklahoma film over the years and how he became the producer he is today, the importance of collaboration within the Oklahoma film community, the films he produced on that screened at 2024's festival, and more.

Meet some of the filmmakers from the 2024 deadCenter Film Festival! On this episode, Nick talks with Amy Janes, Deonna Marie, and Skye Dakota Turner with Cricket, Stimson Snead of Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox, Lance McDaniel of Chasing Thunder, Donick Cary of Hail to the Breadsticks!, and Kaitlyn Shelby & Madeline Markcum of House in the Clouds.

The 2024 deadCenter Film Festival is here! On this episode of the deadCenter Podcast, Nick talks with the writer/director of Moloka'i Bound, Alika Tengan. They discuss the process of taking his film from short to feature, the Hawaiian filmmaking scene, the process of making this film with non-actors, how he met his DP Chapin Hall at a film festival, his upcoming screenplay on one of the biggest upsets in basketball history, and more.

The 2024 deadCenter Film Festival is here! On this episode of the deadCenter Podcast, Nick talks with Ariane Louis-Seize, writer/director for the film Humanist Vampire Consenting Suicidal Person, which is playing at 2024's deadCenter Film Festival. She talks about the early influences on her work, the process of writing this with a cowriter, her experience directing her first feature, and more.

On this episode, Nick talks with director Emmett Berg and star Alex Saucedo of the documentary film Saucedo, which is apart of deadCenter Film Festival's 2024 opening night lineup. They discuss how the documentary came together, how it was for Alex to let a documentary film crew cover a vulnerable time in his life, what Emmett learned from his time at Tisch School of the Arts in New York, how this film can help other athletes that have dealt with serious injuries, and more.

On this episode, Nick talks with the writer/director of Hailey's Game (which will have its World Premiere at deadCenter’s opening night for 2024) about the advice she heard that helped her get started in filmmaking, how making web series helped jumpstart her film journey, what it was like making her first feature film in Oklahoma, and an upcoming project she's going to direct next.