One Week Only - Podcast

Episode 140 of One Week Only! It's been a busy month with the Miami Film Festival and the San Luis Obispo Film Festival. Our key film is "This Magnificent Cake!"

We also review the Icelandic eco-thriller "Woman At War", the wild & surreal "Climax" from Gaspar Noé, and the Irish horror film "The Hole in the Ground".

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Episode 139 of One Week Only! We're finally catching up with all the latest films in theaters! But first, we discuss the highs and lows of this year's Oscars, most importantly that the masterpiece "Roma" won 3 Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Language Film for Mexico! Our key film this week is "Holiday"

We also review the Oscar-shortlisted Colombian drama "Birds of Passage" from the makers of "Embrace of the Serpent," the Spanish drama "Everybody Knows" from Asghar Farhadi, the Turkish drama "The Wild Pear Tree" from Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and the Iranian horror comedy "Pig" about a serial killer targeting film directors.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

"Behind the Bullet" is a powerful documentary about people directly impacted by gun violence in America, and how they're trying to keep moving forward.

More interviews from the Sundance Film Festival! "Dolce Fine Giornata" is a complex Polish drama about a acclaimed poet living in Tuscany who strikes up a relationship with a young immigrant man & struggles with the growing racism in Europe. The film had its World Premiere in the World Cinema section at Sundance, where its lead actress Krystyna Janda won a Jury Award for her incredible performance! Conor had the chance to interview director Jacek Borcuch, producer Marta Habior & actor Lorenzo de Moor at the festival.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

We're finally talking about Sundance & Slamdance 2019! It's been a few weeks, but the festivals really take a lot out of you. Listen as we discuss our favorites from the festivals, like "This Teacher" and "The Vast of Night" from Slamdance (1:30), and "The Souvenir," "The Farewell," "Hail Satan?" and more from Sundance (6:13). Find out what films to look forward to in the coming year!

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

More interviews from the Slamdance Film Festival! "Spiral Farm" is directed by Alec Tibaldi and stars Piper De Palma as a teenage girl living in an isolated commune who dreams of the outside world.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Let's talk Oscars! The nominations were announced right before Sundance, so we're finally back & ready to discuss the surprises & snubs in the Academy Award nominations.

One Week Only loves to talk to independent filmmakers about their upcoming projects and their thoughts on the independent film world today. This episode is an interview with Zeke Zelker about his latest work "Billboard" which is not only a feature film, but also a web series and an online radio station.

The 2019 Sundance Film Festival may be over, but there's still plenty to talk about! This is an interview with director Henrik Georgsson about his documentary "Stieg Larsson: The Man Who Played With Fire" about the famous author of "The Girl With Dragon Tattoo" and focusing on his journalistic career of investigating the rise of Neo-Nazi groups in post-WWII Sweden.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Hello from the Slamdance Film Festival, the other film festival in Park City! Mark Jackson's "This Teacher" premiered at the LA Film Festival last year, where it won the top prize, and now it's the Closing Night film of this year's Slamdance Film Festival. It's a rich, nuanced character drama about a Muslim woman visiting New York, searching for spiritual fulfillment but only finding conflict and intolerance. Conor interviewed Jackson, Producer Dana Thompson & co-star Sarah Kazemy at Slamdance.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com