Film Reverie Indie Film Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, we explain our long running absence and talk about getting our film made and our plan for new episodes and what else is next.

Jerry Cavallaro is a filmmaker and the Associate Director of the Orlando Film Festival, which has become renowned for being a filmmaker’s festival. It is essentially for filmmakers by filmmakers. We had a great chat with Jerry about the Orlando Film Festival philosophy and this year’s festival which kicks off it’s 2016 run tonight with a film called Te Ata at 7:30. Jerry had a lot to share about how a film festival is programmed and what the Orlando Film Festival is looking in submissions from filmmakers and shared some of the most exciting films that will be screening at this year’s fest. Listen in. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. And if you can come to the festival this week be sure to catch our film OPIA screening in the Drama Shorts 2 Block on Thursday night at 7:00 and Friday afternoon at 5:15. See you there!

42 Seconds of Happiness is an award winning feature film directed by Christina Kallas and produced by Emmy nominated Allison Vanore. In this episode we talk about their long journey to bring this unique film to life. Both of these talented women had a ton of insight into making a film and getting a film made. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.

Brad and Mike discuss their summer adventures making the most pathetic and awkward movie you’ve ever seen! Perhaps I’m exaggerating a little… We shot a movie called Really Pathetic & Totally Awkward over the summer and in this 30 minute episode we joke about how crazy it was to shoot a feature in 9 days with no money and then try to crowdfund for Post Production. Please check out TotallyAwkwardMovie.com for outtakes, trailers and more!

Jonathan W.C. Mills is a screenwriter and filmmaker who has been steadily working professionally for several years. He is a graduate of NYU’s TISCH School of the Arts and he’s held jobs at HBO, CBS, as well as Pandemonium Films. He had some great input and advice for screenwriters and filmmakers alike. We had a great time talking with him and hope you enjoy our conversation as well!

Today we talk with actor and screenwriter Bob Saenz who has been working in the business for decades. He has acted in Nash Bridges, written screenplays for Lifetime, including the very popular Help For the Holidays that is a favorite to everyone who sees it.

In this episode of the Bekemeyer and Brad talk about filmmaking, raising money, and getting it made one way or the other.

Harper Lee Rogers is a writer and director from Florida, whom we recently met at the Orlando Film Festival. We spoke about her short Film Spell, her work as a filmmaker and our mutual love of cinema. We had a really nice chat about all things film. We hope you enjoy our talk as much as we did.

Chelsea Kenny is a filmmaker in Central Florida and in just a few years in the industry she has emerged as a trusted producer, taking on several projects. We talked about love of the game, being a highly organized person, and what it is like to be a woman working in Film and TV in the year 2016. Chelsea had a lot to say about things and we hope you enjoy our talk with her as much as we did.

Mahogany J. Slide is a 23 year old Filmmaker who has been making movies since her youth. In that time she has made several short films and a feature film and continues to be a prolific storyteller, always working on something. We had a great time picking her brain about filmmaking, producing, working as an AD and diversity in storytelling. We hope you enjoy our conversation!