Veronica Radaelli is a filmmaker and producer that has made seven feature films in Kentucky. Her most recent projects in the Commonwealth include The Revisionist starring Dustin Hoffman and Alison Brie and Gus Van Sant's biopic of Tony Kiritsis, Dead Man's Wire, starring Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery. A native of Milan, Italy Veronica splits time between Los Angeles, Las Vegas... and Louisville.

Her body of work includes films like Ghost House (2017), Disturbing the Peace (2020), Desperation Road (2023), Saint Clare (2024) and Bride Hard (2025).

Veronica's IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5253415/?ref_=tt_fm_name

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Join Derek and Max from the LFS Board as they sit down with writer/director Tyler Savage and producer Javier Gonzalez as they discuss production of their new indie feature "Oddities" filmed in Louisville in May 2025!

Tyler Savage: A graduate of NYU Tisch, Tyler worked as a Story Editor at Warner Bros before going on to work for Terrence Malick on four back-to-back features. Savage's first feature (Inheritance, 2017) was lauded by genre critics after premiering at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. His second feature (Stalker, 2020) premiered at Fright Fest, won the Dark Matters Award at the Austin Film Festival, and was soon acquired by Vertical Entertainment. Though he has served as a producer on large indie productions, his first two features as writer/director were made on micro budgets and he takes pride in being a scrappy filmmaker who knows how to cleverly maximize his resources.

Javier Gonzalez: Javier is an indie filmmaker who has produced numerous film and projects including: “Halley” (Sundance 2013), “The Transfiguration” (Cannes 2016), “In the Radiant City” (Toronto 2016), “Mildred and the Dying Parlor” (Tribeca 2015), “Honeymoon” (NY Film Festival 2016), “Swallow” (Tribeca 2019), “Tesla” (Sundance 2021), “Land of Dreams” (Venice 2022), “2nd Chance” (Sundance 2022), “Funny Pages” (Cannes 2022), “Girls State” (Sundance 2024) and “In The Summers” (Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner 2024).

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Join Stu as he sits down with art director, designer, painter, and all-around animation-guru Carol Wyatt. Originally from Louisville, Carol begin her artistic trajectory at the Otis / Parson School of Design where she initially aspired to become an ad-exec but became enamored with the artistic process and ended up with a BFA in Communication Design and Illustration. Listen in as she fills Stu in on her working process on such shows as Rick and Morty and explains why AI might not be as terrifying as it seems! 

Carol's Website: 

http://www.carolwyatt.com

Pencils vs. Pixels trailer: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=68&v=bjmlmXwVzAc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

Beastie Boys - Shadrach 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEVfHmjKOrM

Reunacy:

https://reunacy.com

 Louisville Film Society: 

 https://louisvillefilmsociety.org

 Lunacy U:

 https://lunacyu.com

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Join Stu as he sits down with art director, designer, painter, and all-around animation-guru Carol Wyatt. Originally from Louisville, Carol begin her artistic trajectory at the Otis / Parson School of Design where she initially aspired to become an ad-exec but became enamored with the artistic process and ended up with a BFA in Communication Design and Illustration. Listen in as she fills Stu in on her working process on such shows as Rick and Morty and explains why AI might not be as terrifying as it seems! 

Carol's Website

Pencils vs. Pixels trailer: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=68&v=bjmlmXwVzAc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

Beastie Boys - Shadrach 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEVfHmjKOrM

Reunacy:

https://reunacy.com

 Louisville Film Society: 

 https://louisvillefilmsociety.org

 Lunacy U:

 https://lunacyu.com

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Join Stu as he sits down with Academy-Award-nominated documentary-filmmaker, Elaine McMillion Sheldon to talk about Elaine's new film KING COAL which premiered at the 2023 Flyover Film Festival to immediate acclaim. Listen in as Elaine and Stu talk about her documentary filmmaking style, her life and family in West Virginia, and what it's like to work alongside her husband and direct her children. 

Elaine's Website: 

https://www.elainemcmillionsheldon.com

Heroin(e) Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khSO7qEKbvo

Recovery Boys Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSS9kYipRLk

John Prine - Summer's End: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXbEFTv9zr0&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spin.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

Reunacy: 

https://reunacy.com

Louisville Film Society:

https://louisvillefilmsociety.org

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Join Stu as he sits down with film, television, and musical multi-hypenate Ben Daughtrey. An experienced editor of reality, scripted televison, and film; Ben recounts his quixotic journey in entertainment from working as Allen Ginsberg's assistant, to forming the lounge pop band Love Jones, and ultmately finding a niche role as a go to editor for scripted and documentary feature films. 

Love Jones - Paid for Loving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze0GcDwJpFU

100 Proof

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124268/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

Scandalous - The Story of the National Enquirer:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10844816/

Rob Womack’s Timecode Editor App/Website

https://robwomack.com/timecode-calculator/

John Y Brown Jr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Y._Brown_Jr.

Ben Daughtrey - IMDB page 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202291/

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Join Stu as he sits down with actor and Louisville native William Mapother. An alumnus of both Saint X and Notre Dame University, William is known for his work as a character actor creating memorable roles in both film and televison over a 30 year career. You may know William as Ethan Rom in the iconic TV show LOST or as the dark and menacing Richard Strout in Todd Fields' best-picture nominated film IN THE BEDROOM. Listen in as Stu and William discuss the keys to maintaining a career in Hollywood, acting classes in both Los Angeles and New York, and much more... 

Louisville Film Society:

https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/

Lunacy U:

https://lunacyu.com/

Reunacy:

https://reunacy.com/

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Join Stu as he sits down with Donna Lawrence. Donna is a documentarian, filmmaker, and all-around technical innovator whose work you have most likely already seen as her groundbreaking museum installations can be found all over America. From the “Greatest Race Show” at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Churchill Downs to the Statue of Liberty museum in New York, Donna’s multi-image displays broke ground when they were introduced in the 1980s and continue to inspire audiences today. Listen in on Stu and Donna as she discussed her double roots, her love of Louisville and Kentucky, and her artistic process. 

Louisville Film Society: 

https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/

Lunacy U:

https://lunacyu.com/

Reunacy:

https://reunacy.com/

Donna Lawrence Productions:

https://dlproductions.com/

The Greatest Race Excerpts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp-pIPkresk

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Join Stu as he sits down with Merry-Kay Poe. Merry-Kay is a film producer who has, since 2009, worked tirelessly on Kentucky's Film Production Tax Incentive Legislation. Her work has ensured that countless independent films and major motion pictures such as Disney's Secretariat or Ides of March made Kentucky their filming location. As a producer Merry-Kay runs her own production company UNBRIDLED FILMS and has produced such films as DON'T TELL A SOUL starring Rainn Wilson and WHAT WE DO NEXT starring Corey Stoll. Listen in as Stu and Merry-Kay discuss the logistics of tax credits, keeping a film sets fun, and the nuances of casting big names in independent films. 

Louisville Film Society

https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/

Don't Tell a Soul Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C58Iwg4Clg

What We Do Next Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSZiE1Gdza0

Cornbread Mafia: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornbread_Mafia

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Join Stu as he sits down with producers Max Neace & Chris Mangano. Max and Chris are producers working in the film and television industry. Together they have produced the thriller DON'T TELL A SOUL starring Rainn Wilson, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Fionn Whitehead as well as the emotionally charged thriller WHAT WE DO NEXT with Corey Stoll and Michelle Veintimilla. Listen in as Chris, Max, and Stu talk all things filmmaking including what its like to make a movie with a "show-hole." 

Louisville Film Society

https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/

Don't Tell a Soul Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C58Iwg4Clg

What We Do Next Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSZiE1Gdza0

Dizzy Whizz Drive Drive-In Diner 

https://dizzywhizz.com/menus/

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