Erika, John, and Mike talk about the evolving Ukrainian crisis, Sean Penn, and the importance of wartime documentarians to capture history. 

The Film Grain podcast returns with Erie-based filmmaker, Cole Daniel Hills, and his new feature film, The Root of Perfection, premiering THIS Friday, January 14th at 7:00 PM at the H.O. Hirt Auditorium at the Blasco Memorial Library! 

Get your tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5326553 

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In this bonus episode, Erika, Mike and John play a few rounds of Cinema Face-Off with Mike as the judge. In this game, Erika and John compete to come up with movie production plans to win over the judge and score that coveted win. 

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Writer and comedian Tien Tran joins Erika, Mike and John to celebrate the 100th episode of the Film Grain podcast to discuss her career from B2B copywriter to comedian in Chicago. Tien, a native of Erie, PA and graduate of McDowell High School, talks about growing up in a show-biz family in a school system that didn't even attempt to pronounce her Vietnamese name correctly. 

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YouTuber, internet sensation and actor Sean Whaling joins Erika, Mike and John to discuss his trajectory from Erie's PACA to Hollywood. 

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"Another Round," the incredible film by Thomas Vinterberg is discussed at length on this final installment in the Virtual Cinema Talkback series. 

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Erika, Mike and John recount the highlights of the 93rd Academy Awards Ceremony Short Films including the Live Action, Animated and Documentary categories. Many of the films discussed today are available on streaming services, so join the conversation on our social media channels and let us know what you thought of the winners and our favorites. 

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Erika and John recount the highlights of the 93rd Academy Awards Ceremony, as well as their impressions on this year's format changes. Stay tuned next week for a look at the Short Films of the Oscars. 

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Artificial Intelligence doesn't free us from prejudices; it only automates our prejudices.

On this special episode of Film Grain, we are joined by the Director of Coded Bias Shalini Kantayya, as well as the hosts of Our Erie - Marty Nwachukwu, DaVona Pacley and Lydia Laythe. 

Sponsored by Celebrate Women in Tech - Erie and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA.

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