John Berardo, director and co-writer of the new horror-thriller "Initiation", stops by to talk about writing the movie, getting it made, it's evolution from short film to feature film, playing with established horror tropes and so much more.

John talks about the story's foundation in telling a story around a social issue that needs to be examined more deeply and changed, and about the effects of social media on our lives these days and incorporated into the movie in such a seamless fashion.

Website: johnberardo.com
Instagram: @johnberardo

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Indie Horror: Director John Berardo on making “Initiation”

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Writer-Director-Producer Hasraf "HaZ" Dulull is here to talk about his new animated feature MAX BEYOND, which was fully created with the Unreal Engine, and is just the first chapter in this new world of story possibilities.

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“Max Beyond”: HaZ Dulull talks creating animations with Unreal Engine

Writer-Director Nathaniel Kahn stops by to talk about the new IMAX Original Documentary, DEEP SKY, chronicling the building, launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as its evolving mission.

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“Deep Sky”: Documenting the James Webb Space Telescope

Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner is here to talk about his latest feature, STING, and how he wanted to make a fairy tale story... with unusually large spiders.

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“Sting”: Director Kiah Roache-Turner on making a horror fairy tale

International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival Director Monte Yazzie returns to tell us all about the features and shorts being showcased in this year's festival (its 20th year!)

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2024 International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival

Dr Emily Zarka, professor and host/creator of PBS Digital's creature feature series MONSTRUM, stops by to share details of their next episode, a look at the history and the future of King Kong.

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Indie Horror: Director John Berardo on making “Initiation”

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