Intermission

Episode 37

Tyler grew up outside Tampa, Florida, and at 21, he moved to New York to train as an actor under the renowned William Esper. After graduating, Tyler headed to Los Angeles, where he began landing roles in low-budget features. His breakthrough came with the indie Boomtown, where he not only starred alongside Rachel Brosnahan but also produced the film. Tyler's directorial debut, God's Waiting Room, premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, earning a Best Actor award for lead Matthew Leone. His second feature, Peace In The Valley, also made its debut at Tribeca in 2022. Tyler’s latest project, Blue Boy, is a feature in development about an insecure bodybuilder, adapted from a short film that premiered at Clermont-Ferrand in 2023 and went on a strong, award-winning festival run.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 36

J.F. Harris is a stand up comic, writer & Director. You may have seen him on shows like Bill Burr presents The Ringers or in his hour speech People Make Mistakes, he’s written for shows like  Netflix’s Magic For Humans and big stars like Will Smith (pre-slap) J.F. Is currently in the pre-production on his first feature film. 

For jokes and fits follow him on Instagram

For podcasts and long form subscribe to his Youtube

Watch his comedy special here

For tour dates check out www.jfharris.com

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 35

Shaquille Heath is a writer and essayist based in Los Angeles. Her writing explores identity, specifically in the visual arts, and she is a regular contributor to both Juxtapoz and Elephant Magazine. Find her on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠ for horror content.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 34

Today on Intermission, Megan breaks down her honest thoughts on Ti West's newest film, MaXXXine, the final installation of the X Trilogy.

You can hear more of our movie opinions on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠!

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Episode 33

Reach out to Caydon on Instagram & email: [email protected]

Caydon LiRocchi is a filmmaker, father, and husband living in LA. His feature the “The King of Diamonds” is currently in development. In the interim, he’s been directing music videos, inquiries welcome. He’s also been working on a micro-budget feature built around footage of a UFO he captured on film in 2011. That film, “Hello Down There” is currently seeking minimal financing, but the proof of concept is available for viewing here.

His music videos for Scarlett can be found here:

His most recent short, “Nervous Breakdown In A Floral Dress” premiered at the New Orleans International film festival and was produced by The Cinegogue.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 32

Today on Intermission, Megan & Olivia break down their thoughts on Jeff Nichols' newest film, The Bikeriders, starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy, in theaters on June 21st 2024. Based off the 1967 book by Danny Lyons, The Bikeriders, tells the story of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club and its evolution into a sinister gang.

Olivia Deaton is a producer and writer, and is one of the producers on Intermission. She is currently producing her first short, I'm Not Sure, directed by Mylissa Fitzsimmons, starring Emily Robinson and Frank Mosely. You can keep up with her on Letterboxd & Instagram. Also check out Mylissa's project Things I Made My Roomate Do Part 1.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 31

Today on Intermission, Megan & Sepand break down their thoughts on Jonathan Glazer's debut film, Sexy Beast, starring Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, and Amanda Redman.

Sepand Khalili is an LA based music producer. You can check out his latest music on Spotify & Apple Music.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 30

ALEC ROTH is a writer/director/producer. His feature writing/directorial debut film “Billy Knight” (starring Charlie Heaton, Diana Silvers, and Al Pacino) is currently in post production.

After graduating from College, Roth went to work for his father, helping him on many feature film scripts, that include. A Star is Born, Dune, and Killers of the Flower Moon. He then went to work for a number of directors and helped with their own productions. He worked for director Agnieszka Holland on 2 episodes of House of Cards. He then went to work for James Grey on the feature film Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt. Then, he worked for Darren Aronofsky on a PSA commercial for the Health and Drug Administration.

He produced the 2024 SXSW smash hit “Desert Road,” through his production company Firebrand Media Group, and partners Josh Clayton and Kirk Martin and is set to start pre-production on his next directorial follow up,

“The Mystery of Francis Reynolds,” in the upcoming months. He is also the co-founder of the IP development and entertainment studio Iconic Arts, focusing on gaming, merchandise, and Film/TV IP.

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Episode 29

TANGK is the righteous and vibrant fifth album from madcap truth-seekers, IDLES. Pronounced“tank” with a whiff of the “g”-an onomatopoeic reference to the lashing way the band imagined their guitars sounding that has since grown into a sigil for living in love-the record is the band’s most ambitious and striking work yet. Where IDLES were once set on taking the world’s piss, squaring off with strong jaws against the perennially entitled, and exercising personal trauma in real time, they have arrived in this new act to offer the fruits of such perseverance: love, joy, and indeed gratitude for the mere opportunity of existence.

A radical sense of defiant empowerment radiates from TANGK, co-produced by Nigel Godrich, IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen, and Kenny Beats. Despite his reputation as an incendiary post-punk spark plug, frontman Joe Talbot sings almost all the feelings inside these 10 songs with hard-earned soul, offering each lusty vow or solidarity plea as a bona fide pop song—that is, a thing for everyone to pass around and share, communal anthems intended for overcoming our grievance. Lead single “Dancer” stands as the throbbing and scuzzy highlight at the album’s center-rattling bass and ricocheting guitar giving Talbot space to talk about sweat and sex on the dance floor. (You will spy LCD Sound system’s James Murphy and Nancy Whang here, too, singing.) It is lascivious and playful and positive, the ecstatic sound of at least a temporary fix. In the improvised hook, Talbot offers IDLES’ essential new mantra: “I give myself to you/As long as you move on the floor.”

He is singing about the rapture of a new relationship, but he is also singing about the special dynamic between IDLES and their fans, or IDLES and the world at large. This is a band’s vow to keep lifting and fighting for themselves and their listeners, to keep offering the grim persistence of joy and hope and love and wonder as long as that’s what anyone needs to survive. It is a love song the same way that TANGK is a love album—open to anyone who requires something to shout out loud in order to fend off any encroaching sense of the void, now or forever.

Check out Lee's production company Holding Hands with Horses.

New Album TANGK out now on Partisan Records. IDLES are touring throughout 2024.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 28

Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz is an award winning, Los Angeles-based writer and director. His coming of age short film JEROME, a recipient of the inaugural Flip the Script Short Film Fund for emerging BIPOC filmmakers qualified for the Oscars and was a finalist for the HBO Short Film Award. More recently, his work was selected by the Latino Film Institute for their Inclusion Fellowship for his short film GRANADA (fka CACAO). Keep up with his work on Instagram & Vimeo.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.