Scranton Talks

Josh Bidwell was born in Scranton, PA. He is known for Nick & Ophelia and Batman V Arrow. He was inspired to be an actor ever since high school.

He became more into the industry studying movies while working in his hometown movie theater and eventually found out about a local crew in his hometown that was planning on making their own films in which Josh wanted to join.

Ever since he got his first taste in acting he knew this is what he wanted to be a part of and later became part of more films around in his hometown and then later expand.

Beth Clausnitzer, born and raised in Bethlehem, PA. Beth utilized her skills at the local television station WFMZ Channel 69 in Allentown PA.

Beth landed a background actor role in the feature film GETTING GRACE which was shot locally produced, directed, written, and starred Daniel Roebuck, a native of Bethlehem. She started out as an extra and quickly became the Extras Casting Assistant, casting over 300 background actors for the duration of the film.

The last project Beth was involved in as a Producer, 2021 was the second feature film under Daniel Roebucks non-for profit, A Channel of Peace called THE HAIL MARY. Shot locally here in the Lehigh Valley summer of 2021. THE HAIL MARY is also in post production looking for distribution hopefully Summer 2022.

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Chloe Bluebell Joyce has been performing since she was 3 years old.

She has had the pleasure of working on projects for Scranton Films, Gabe's Department Store, Random House, Nickelodeon, The Food Network, HBO, and Amazon Prime.

You may catch a glimpse of her on the rides at Coney Island on the newest season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!

Chloe is represented by Jackie Reid of L'il Angels Unlimited Management.

Check out her reel: https://youtu.be/humZzFsI97M

Zack Wilcox is an Upstate New York born and raised filmmaker who brings the sensibilities of small town life into his filmmaking. After an extensive career as a crew member on countless indie features, commercials, television, and Music Videos. He has honed skills in the technical aspects of streamlined indie filmmaking.

His first feature film as Writer\Director\Producer - Hunting Lands, Is a slow burn suspense\drama that uses very little in the way of dialogue and lets the imagery of the snowy north tell the tale. ​ A career in filmmaking as a Director, Cinematographer, gaffer, Key Grip, Location Sound mixer, And Producer has made for an interesting background of expertise. A love of the process and the story telling of motion picture is a strong driving factor in his life.

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Catch Hunting Lands on Amazon Prime!

Tara Gadomski is a 2019 Sundance Knight Fellow. She is a filmmaker, actor and journalist.

In 2017, she was invited to the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriting Intensive in Philadelphia with her feature-length screenplay, Mother Mary. This lead to the 2019 Sundance Knight Fellowship.

Previously produced writing includes, The Offering (Best Play of the Network One-Act Festival in New York); The webseries A Ladies Guide to Making Conversation More Interesting, and many audio plays for the podcast Geste.

The short film, Signs of Aging was Tara’s debut as a writer/director. The film celebrates diverse women over forty. In 2020, Tara wrote, directed, edited and produced the short film, I See You Now, set on video calls and created entirely during the Coronavirus lockdown.

Her screen acting credits include: Orange is the New Black; Emergence; THE BLACKLIST and Blue Bloods.

She regularly works as journalist for the BBC radio programs: In the Studio and Outlook. She also teaches improv to students in Philadelphia public schools through The Unscripted Project and has helped create training and fundraising videos for several other non-profits organizations in Pennsylvania.

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Bridget LaMonica is a cinematographer originally from Hamlin, Pennsylvania. Bridget attended East Stroudsburg University for Media Communication, and when her student loans simply weren’t high enough, went for an MFA in Film and Television at the Savannah College of Art & Design.

Bridget spent a couple years as a newspaper reporter after grad school, then devoted herself to filmmaking full time and moved to Atlanta. Bridget has operated camera and Steadicam on a wide range of projects.

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Join Luz Cabrales and Desiree Zielinski as they chat with filmmaker & director James Worthington.

James is a filmmaker and director who loves specializing in the horror genre. But he doesn't stop there!

His most recent films include TWO which had been nominated for Best LGBT Short at the London Shorts Film Festival! And THE VAMPYRESS which had been nominated for Best Horror Short at the London Shorts Festival and Best Horror at the Paris Film Festival!

TWO is a story about anxiety, uncertainty, love, patience, and the importance of just being there for someone! You can watch it here on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybaXyrEZRdI

Luz Cabrales and Desiree Zielinski chat with filmmaker & director Tony Susi. Tony is an Art Director, Designer, and Filmmaker making funky projects of all shapes and sizes.

His most recent films include The Restaurant which won Best of Show for the 2020 Mystery Box Film Challenge and Johann: A Retrospective By Todd Klepp. Which both can be seen on the Mystery Box YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ndGhaoQdeL2KpfORK3U8Q

On this special episode of Scranton Talks, Desiree Zielinski breaks down The Mystery Box Film Challenge what it is about, how it started, and how to participate. Inspiring you to join this fun and creative film challenge.

The Mystery Box Film Challenge is a film challenge for all who love to make films. Anyone can participate! Be a team of 6 or a team of 1. Filmmakers get items/prompts that must be used in their film. Filmmakers have roughly 2 months to complete a film. Those who submit finished films will have them premiere at the Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival. So are you up for the challenge?

Check it out: http://www.mysteryboxfilmchallenge.com

Join Luz Cabrales and Desiree Zielinski as they chat with director and filmmaker Tristien Marcellous Winfree about his film The Healing Begins Documentary.

Tristien is a local Chicago writer, director, actor, producer, teaching artist, and filmmaker. He attended The University of Houston-Downtown studying Fine Arts. His film & commercial credits include Pain Is The Agent Of Change Short Film, The Healing Begins Documentary, The Tie Bar, Big Break, Teen Prevention, Wind stream Kinetic Energy. Tristien is a huge advocate for mental health awareness. He uses his platform to make change in the world one step at a time.

The Healing Begins Documentary - “We're in a new era of retelling our story as black people. The healing of ourselves and the world we live in will come when it's no longer a secret thing to talk about.”

Stay updated on his website www.TristienMWinfree.com and follow him on social media platforms @Tmarcellousw