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Episode 67

Nate Edwards is a native Houstonian whose first love is filmmaking. His work can be described as “magical realism” - specializing in short-form content through projects with artists such as Pharrell Williams, Scoot Mcnary, Doja Cat, Tobe Nwigwe, Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller, and Mereba along with entities such as the Jimmy Kimmel show, Amazon Music, Google, Hyundai, Honda, Spotify, REI and YouTube. Nate’s work has included productions from travel documentaries to live-action samurai short films and a 2024 Superbowl ad with Honda. As a genre-bending artist, he finds joy in finding new ways and tools to tell stories. His directorial debut was released on Hulu and Disney + in September 2024, She Taught Love, starring Arsema Thomas (Queens Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story), opposite Darrell Britt Gibson (JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, FEAR STREET, HBO's "Barry" and HBO's upcoming David Simon series, "We Own The Night,") and Taissa Farmiga (THE NUN, HBO's "The Gilded Age"). His love for storytelling pushes him to discover new ways to uplift the black community and give a voice to underrepresented communities.

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Ami Canaan Mann is an award-winning TV and film writer/director and fiction writer. Her most recent film, Audrey’s Children will be released theatrically on March 28, 2025. Set in 1969 Philadelphia, the film stars Natalie Dormer as Dr. Audrey Evans, the revolutionary pediatric oncologist who gained worldwide recognition for her groundbreaking work in treating children with neuroblastoma. Mann’s passion for filmmaking comes through her body work across both the big and small screen. Her debut feature film Morning won several festival awards, and her follow up Texas Killing Fields, starring Jessica Chastain, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Chloe Grace Moretz was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Additionally, her film Jackie and Ryan starring Ben Barnes and Katherine Heigl was nominated for the Orizzonti at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.Audrey’s Children opens in theaters starting March 28. Tickets/Theaters are available by visiting: https://www.audreyschildren.com/watch

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Flynn is the social media manager at Letterboxd and a film lover. She grew up in Oregon where most people were spending time outdoors, but she fell in love with film and watching movies became her hobby. Follow Flynn on Letterboxd

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After meeting as roommates their freshman year at NYU, Berk & Olsen quickly found creative kinship in their shared love for genre films. They wrote, produced, and directed their feature debut, Body, before directing The Stakelander in 2017, a sequel to Jim Mickle's Stake Land. They went on to write and directed Villains, starring Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe, Jeffrey Donovan, and Kyra Sedgwick, which premiered at SXSW. Next up science-fiction thriller SIGNIFICANT OTHER which they also wrote and directed.

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Elric is the Director of ‘The Dead Thing’ an Indie Horror feature film starring Blu Hunt (The New Mutants) which premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in 2024 and was released on SHUDDER February 14th, 2025. Kane is also the co-host of ‘Colors of the Dark’ the Official podcast for FANGORIA as well as the PURE CINEMA podcast, the official podcast of Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema.

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Episode 61

Oscars expert Mads joins us again for our second annual Oscars episode to break down this years snubs, drama, and predictions.

Mads was bitten by the movie bug in the womb - her mother named her after Vertigo’s Madeleine Elster.Her life has zigged and zagged through the movie industry, from her first gig as a Costume Design Assistant, to producing short films and documentaries back home in Oz, to zipping around the backlots of Hollywood.

After moving to Los Angeles from New York City, she had one apartment prerequisite in mind: must be walking distance from an indie cinema.You can follow her film antics and hot takes on Letterboxd @madeleinewinter

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The journey to Drew Hancock’s first feature film, Companion, which will be released on January 31st by New Line, is marked by talent, perseverance, and an unwavering dedication to his craft. Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén and Rupert Friend, the film showcases Hancock’s deep passion for the horror genre, blending it with thrills, action, and a generous dose of humor. After graduating college, Hancock headed west and took on a variety of production roles, eventually finding his way to Channel 101, a pioneering online comedy platform that predates both Funny or Die and YouTube. Channel 101 became a creative playground for Hancock, where he wrote and directed shows such as Cautionary Tales of Swords, The Mountain, and Wastelander. He even took on acting, playing “Oates” of Hall & Oates in the iconic Channel 101 series Yacht Rock.  Hancock continued to sharpen his skills in television, writing for comedy series such as Blue Mountain State (Spike TV), Mr. Pickles (Adult Swim), and Suburgatory (ABC). He also contributed to multiple high- profile award shows, including the MTV Video Music Awards, Spike TV’s Video Game Awards, and Nickelodeon’s Kids' Choice Awards. In 2018, he created My Dead Ex for Awesomeness TV, a series that earned a Grand Jury Award nomination in the Independent Episodic category at the South by Southwest Film Festival. Determined to transition out of television, Hancock set his sights on the big screen and wrote the screenplay for Companion, a dark and twisted tale of romance gone awry. The project initially drew the interest of Zach Cregger (Barbarian) as director. However, after recognizing Hancock's clear vision for the film, Cregger encouraged him to take the helm, opting instead to serve as producer. The result is a film that showcases Hancock's confidence and skill as a filmmaker, earning him a spot on Variety’s & 10 Directors to Watch list in 2025.✨✨✨InstagramTikTok

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Megan brings her dad on the show to discuss one of his favroite films, To Live and Die In L.A.

Chris Braun's fondness for telling an engaging story started when he was a substitute usher on Broadway in the early 80's. After graduating from NYU with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, he worked odd jobs until joining the Navy in 1986. Traveling throughout South East Asia tracking submarines for 4 years Braun began his 1/4 century Bay Area Advertising career. During his advertising years he wrote a screenplay he targeted for Alec Baldwin, an NYU acquaintance. He spent 15 years pursuing Baldwin with the only result being him writing an online memoir "Brotherhood of the Rejected Screenplay." In 2018 Braun produced a passion play for his hometown Buffalo Bills - "Once In My Lifetime... A Buffalo Football Fantasy". OIML won an ARTIE for the best new play in 2019. Currently Braun is working on two long time projects,"UNITAS" about NFL great Johnny Unitas & "SAVING THE KING" a fantasy meets reality take on Elvis coming back to rehab his opioid addictions.