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This week on Yes But Why Podcast, we talk to eleven different filmmakers about their craft, their journey and their process. Listen in as they share stories from their experiences! And, since Austin Film Festival is still going on, you can check out all of these movies!

Austin Film Festival was an amazing adventure for me. Yes But Why was invited to join the press corps and I spent the better part of Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th doing interviews in and around the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin. I am excited to share them with you now!

MARK WILSON & CHRIS RETTS (start 00:00:57)

My first interview is with Mark Wilson and Chris Retts, the director and writer, respectively, of the film, Wade in the Water! They told me about how they have been working as a filmmaking team for 6 years and how they channel their creative flow to make movies together. Check out Wade in the Water tonight, Monday October 28th at 6:15pm at the Alamo Drafthouse Village.

GUILLAUME LEVIL (start 00:18:47)

Next up, I spoke with French screenwriter, Guillaume Levil. At the festival, Guillaume is presenting his uplifting short film, Running Naked in the Universe. In our chat, we talk about collaborative story development and the importance of making connections at festivals. I had the opportunity to moderate the Q&A for his premiere and it went great! Check out the 2nd screening of Running Naked in the Universe on Wednesday October 30th at 7pm at the Galaxy Highland movie theater.

KATIE HYDE (start 00:53:22)

Our next interview is with Katie Hyde, the director/producer/DP of Indie City Films. Katie is a “Jane of all trades” and in our conversation, we talked about giving opportunities to those who need it and building a great creative community. Katie is at the festival, promoting and presenting her film, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It’s Over,” a peek behind-the-scenes of the final rehearsals before the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series finale! The documentary already played at the festival but keep your eyes peeled for a hopeful future release from the CW!

ZOE WARD (start 01:14:00)

My next chat was with filmmaker, Zoe Ward. Zoe’s short film, Soft & Pink, was made as her MFA thesis presentation at UCLA. I was excited to talk to Zoe about writing and directing her movie as well as composing both of the film’s musical numbers. I was also fortunate enough to moderate the Q&A for Zoe’s shorts program; Here, we discuss the theme of “good people doing bad things.” Your chance to see Soft & Pink is tonight, Monday October 28th at 6pm at the Galaxy Highland movie theater.

DREW ROSAS (start 01:40:47)

In my next interview, I chatted with filmmaker, Drew Rosas. Drew and his creative partner, Nick Sommer, have created a funny web series called Shangri-LA. Listen in as we chat about the magic of editing, doing PA work on commercials, and Drew’s newfound love of composing music. Check out the upcoming #AFF26 screening of Shangri-LA on Tuesday, October 29th at 3:45pm at the Rollins Theater or, go to the Shangri-LA website and watch the whole series at home!

PAR PAREKH (start 02:04:31)

The next conversation was a total surprise and I couldn’t be happier that I connected with him! Par Parekh is one of the most delightful people I have ever met. Par wrote, directed and acted in his short film, The Happy. He was sweet and funny in the interview and you’re going to love his stories! You can see Par’s short film, The Happy on Tuesday October 29th at 1pm at the Rollins Theater!

ZACH LAMPLUGH & BRIAN EMOND (start 02:26:35)

In this upcoming interview, I spoke with Zach Lamplugh and Brian Emond about their feature film, The VICE Guide to Bigfoot. I had moderated the Q&A for their premiere the night before and so we continued the conversation about the Atlanta comedy scene and about what it takes to put together a full length comedy movie like theirs. Go watch the 2nd screening of The VICE Guide to Bigfoot on Tuesday October 29th at 9:15pm at the Galaxy...

This week on Yes But Why Podcast, we talk to eleven different filmmakers about their craft, their journey and their process. Listen in as they share stories from their experiences! And, since Austin Film Festival is still going on, you can check out all of these movies!

Austin Film Festival was an amazing adventure for me. Yes But Why was invited to join the press corps and I spent the better part of Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th doing interviews in and around the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin. I am excited to share them with you now!

MARK WILSON & CHRIS RETTS (start 00:00:57)
My first interview is with Mark Wilson and Chris Retts, the director and writer, respectively, of the film, Wade in the Water! They told me about how they have been working as a filmmaking team for 6 years and how they channel their creative flow to make movies together. Check out Wade in the Water tonight, Monday October 28th at 6:15pm at the Alamo Drafthouse Village.

GUILLAUME LEVIL (start 00:18:47)
Next up, I spoke with French screenwriter, Guillaume Levil. At the festival, Guillaume is presenting his uplifting short film, Running Naked in the Universe. In our chat, we talk about collaborative story development and the importance of making connections at festivals. I had the opportunity to moderate the Q&A for his premiere and it went great! Check out the 2nd screening of Running Naked in the Universe on Wednesday October 30th at 7pm at the Galaxy Highland movie theater.

KATIE HYDE (start 00:53:22)
Our next interview is with Katie Hyde, the director/producer/DP of Indie City Films. Katie is a “Jane of all trades” and in our conversation, we talked about giving opportunities to those who need it and building a great creative community. Katie is at the festival, promoting and presenting her film, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It’s Over,” a peek behind-the-scenes of the final rehearsals before the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series finale! The documentary already played at the festival but keep your eyes peeled for a hopeful future release from the CW!

ZOE WARD (start 01:14:00)
My next chat was with filmmaker, Zoe Ward. Zoe’s short film, Soft & Pink, was made as her MFA thesis presentation at UCLA. I was excited to talk to Zoe about writing and directing her movie as well as composing both of the film’s musical numbers. I was also fortunate enough to moderate the Q&A for Zoe’s shorts program; Here, we discuss the theme of “good people doing bad things.” Your chance to see Soft & Pink is tonight, Monday October 28th at 6pm at the Galaxy Highland movie theater.

DREW ROSAS (start 01:40:47)
In my next interview, I chatted with filmmaker, Drew Rosas. Drew and his creative partner, Nick Sommer, have created a funny web series called Shangri-LA. Listen in as we chat about the magic of editing, doing PA work on commercials, and Drew’s newfound love of composing music. Check out the upcoming #AFF26 screening of Shangri-LA on Tuesday, October 29th at 3:45pm at the Rollins Theater or, go to the Shangri-LA website and watch the whole series at home!

PAR PAREKH (start 02:04:31)
The next conversation was a total surprise and I couldn’t be happier that I connected with him! Par Parekh is one of the most delightful people I have ever met. Par wrote, directed and acted in his short film, The Happy. He was sweet and funny in the interview and you’re going to love his stories! You can see Par’s short film, The Happy on Tuesday October 29th at 1pm at the Rollins Theater!

ZACH LAMPLUGH & BRIAN EMOND (start 02:26:35)
In this upcoming interview, I spoke with Zach Lamplugh and Brian Emond about their feature film, The VICE Guide to Bigfoot. I had moderated the Q&A for their premiere the night before and so we continued the conversation about the Atlanta comedy scene and about what it takes to put together a full length comedy movie...

This week on Yes But Why Podcast, we talk to eleven different filmmakers about their craft, their journey and their process. Listen in as they share stories from their experiences! And, since Austin Film Festival is still going on, you can check out all of these movies!

Austin Film Festival was an amazing adventure for me. Yes But Why was invited to join the press corps and I spent the better part of Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th doing interviews in and around the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin. I am excited to share them with you now!

MARK WILSON & CHRIS RETTS (start 00:00:57)

My first interview is with Mark Wilson and Chris Retts, the director and writer, respectively, of the film, Wade in the Water! They told me about how they have been working as a filmmaking team for 6 years and how they channel their creative flow to make movies together. Check out Wade in the Water tonight, Monday October 28th at 6:15pm at the Alamo Drafthouse Village.

GUILLAUME LEVIL (start 00:18:47)

Next up, I spoke with French screenwriter, Guillaume Levil. At the festival, Guillaume is presenting his uplifting short film, Running Naked in the Universe. In our chat, we talk about collaborative story development and the importance of making connections at festivals. I had the opportunity to moderate the Q&A for his premiere and it went great! Check out the 2nd screening of Running Naked in the Universe on Wednesday October 30th at 7pm at the Galaxy Highland movie theater.

KATIE HYDE (start 00:53:22)

Our next interview is with Katie Hyde, the director/producer/DP of Indie City Films. Katie is a “Jane of all trades” and in our conversation, we talked about giving opportunities to those who need it and building a great creative community. Katie is at the festival, promoting and presenting her film, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It’s Over,” a peek behind-the-scenes of the final rehearsals before the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series finale! The documentary already played at the festival but keep your eyes peeled for a hopeful future release from the CW!

ZOE WARD (start 01:14:00)

My next chat was with filmmaker, Zoe Ward. Zoe’s short film, Soft & Pink, was made as her MFA thesis presentation at UCLA. I was excited to talk to Zoe about writing and directing her movie as well as composing both of the film’s musical numbers. I was also fortunate enough to moderate the Q&A for Zoe’s shorts program; Here, we discuss the theme of “good people doing bad things.” Your chance to see Soft & Pink is tonight, Monday October 28th at 6pm at the Galaxy Highland movie theater.

DREW ROSAS (start 01:40:47)

In my next interview, I chatted with filmmaker, Drew Rosas. Drew and his creative partner, Nick Sommer, have created a funny web series called Shangri-LA. Listen in as we chat about the magic of editing, doing PA work on commercials, and Drew’s newfound love of composing music. Check out the upcoming #AFF26 screening of Shangri-LA on Tuesday, October 29th at 3:45pm at the Rollins Theater or, go to the Shangri-LA website and watch the whole series at home!

PAR PAREKH (start 02:04:31)

The next conversation was a total surprise and I couldn’t be happier that I connected with him! Par Parekh is one of the most delightful people I have ever met. Par wrote, directed and acted in his short film, The Happy. He was sweet and funny in the interview and you’re going to love his stories! You can see Par’s short film, The Happy on Tuesday October 29th at 1pm at the Rollins Theater!

ZACH LAMPLUGH & BRIAN EMOND (start 02:26:35)

In this upcoming interview, I spoke with Zach Lamplugh and Brian Emond about their feature film, The VICE Guide to Bigfoot. I had moderated the Q&A for their premiere the night before and so we continued the conversation about the Atlanta comedy scene and about what it takes to put together a full length comedy movie like theirs. Go watch the 2nd screening of The VICE Guide to Bigfoot on Tuesday October 29th at 9:15pm at the Galaxy Hig

Halloween brings guest, Joe Castro, who is a Director, Producer, Special Effects Artist, and holds the Guinness Book of World Record's for the "Highest body count in a Slasher film" (155 kills) for the film "The Summer of Massacre,"(2011), which won multiple awards. He started his career at the age of 15, creating special effects make-up that lead him down the road to win a national special effects make-up contest in "Monsterland Magazine." The first feature film was shot on a 35 mm Panavision. Notably, it won a "Silver Award," and was an apocalyptic horror feature film he produced and directed called, "Ceremony." Using his parent's ranch, he produced"Legend of the Chupacabra. This was his second internationally distributed feature film, followed by "Terror Toon." In this film Joe produced, directed, and created the special effects so enthralling that four sequels followed. Later, Joe launched "The Jackhammer Massacre," making it his 7th feature film and this film was distributed by "Lionsgate." Joe has partnered with Steven Escobar and thus has brought his total of feature films to 18. He has personally won over 46 awards in the areas of producing, directing, and special effects. His 37 years of experience mentioned here is not exhaustive, plus there is more, much more to come.

In this episode, Rebecca and Joe talk about how Joe came to become so talented in the area of special effects and what he is doing now. He shows, in detail, some of his creations and talks about what it takes to make them come to life on screen. He also gives the audience an insight to his personal studio on camera. You just have to listen to the show because he is going to conduct a special effect for Halloween in Hollywood, California, whereby he will be naked. Yep, you read it right! Naked! There is also another appearance he will be making that you might want to be a part of! To find out more about that and where and when these events will be taking place you have to tune-in!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145581/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

https://www.facebook.com/joe.castro

Halloween brings guest, Joe Castro, who is a Director, Producer, Special Effects Artist, and holds the Guinness Book of World Record's for the "Highest body count in a Slasher film" (155 kills) for the film "The Summer of Massacre,"(2011), which won multiple awards. He started his career at the age of 15, creating special effects make-up that lead him down the road to win a national special effects make-up contest in "Monsterland Magazine." The first feature film was shot on a 35 mm Panavision. Notably, it won a "Silver Award," and was an apocalyptic horror feature film he produced and directed called, "Ceremony." Using his parent's ranch, he produced"Legend of the Chupacabra. This was his second internationally distributed feature film, followed by "Terror Toon." In this film Joe produced, directed, and created the special effects so enthralling that four sequels followed. Later, Joe launched "The Jackhammer Massacre," making it his 7th feature film and this film was distributed by "Lionsgate." Joe has partnered with Steven Escobar and thus has brought his total of feature films to 18. He has personally won over 46 awards in the areas of producing, directing, and special effects. His 37 years of experience mentioned here is not exhaustive, plus there is more, much more to come.

In this episode, Rebecca and Joe talk about how Joe came to become so talented in the area of special effects and what he is doing now. He shows, in detail, some of his creations and talks about what it takes to make them come to life on screen. He also gives the audience an insight to his personal studio on camera. You just have to listen to the show because he is going to conduct a special effect for Halloween in Hollywood, California, whereby he will be naked. Yep, you read it right! Naked! There is also another appearance he will be making that you might want to be a part of! To find out more about that and where and when these events will be taking place you have to tune-in!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145581/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
https://www.facebook.com/joe.castro

Halloween brings guest, Joe Castro, who is a Director, Producer, Special Effects Artist, and holds the Guinness Book of World Record's for the "Highest body count in a Slasher film" (155 kills) for the film "The Summer of Massacre,"(2011), which won multiple awards. He started his career at the age of 15, creating special effects make-up that lead him down the road to win a national special effects make-up contest in "Monsterland Magazine." The first feature film was shot on a 35 mm Panavision. Notably, it won a "Silver Award," and was an apocalyptic horror feature film he produced and directed called, "Ceremony." Using his parent's ranch, he produced"Legend of the Chupacabra. This was his second internationally distributed feature film, followed by "Terror Toon." In this film Joe produced, directed, and created the special effects so enthralling that four sequels followed. Later, Joe launched "The Jackhammer Massacre," making it his 7th feature film and this film was distributed by "Lionsgate." Joe has partnered with Steven Escobar and thus has brought his total of feature films to 18. He has personally won over 46 awards in the areas of producing, directing, and special effects. His 37 years of experience mentioned here is not exhaustive, plus there is more, much more to come.

In this episode, Rebecca and Joe talk about how Joe came to become so talented in the area of special effects and what he is doing now. He shows, in detail, some of his creations and talks about what it takes to make them come to life on screen. He also gives the audience an insight to his personal studio on camera. You just have to listen to the show because he is going to conduct a special effect for Halloween in Hollywood, California, whereby he will be naked. Yep, you read it right! Naked! There is also another appearance he will be making that you might want to be a part of! To find out more about that and where and when these events will be taking place you have to tune-in!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145581/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

https://www.facebook.com/joe.castro

Week 8's AFC Home Games. Beers and Bruisers is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

Week 8's AFC Home Games. Beers and Bruisers is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

Matt trys a new format for previews the games, focusing just on his top 12 QBs, top 12 TEs, top 24 RBs and WRs, then the long list of options to consider in your FLEX spot. This part 1 episode covers all the important players in the NFC home games. Beers and Bruisers is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

Matt trys a new format for previews the games, focusing just on his top 12 QBs, top 12 TEs, top 24 RBs and WRs, then the long list of options to consider in your FLEX spot. This part 1 episode covers all the important players in the NFC home games. Beers and Bruisers is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.