Stumble Upon Movies

Women's bodies are under attack again, so why not have a little fun showing just how badass we can be? And no one has more fun than our two leading ladies in director Jess Franco's  Two Undercover Angels (1969).

This movie has everything: bold red lipstick, questionable microphone placement for capturing audio, and two undercover private investigators that are having an absolute blast.

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We are so delighted to share with you our movie : Citywide released on 5 December 2022!  To learn more about the film, how it is the first zero waste movie ever made, watch the trailer, or listen to the kick ass soundtrack - go to citywidemovie.com

And here is a secret promo code for 50% off the purchase of the film: StumbleUpon

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage. It is not easy, but it is essential. Demand sustainable art! 

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StumbleUpon recommendations this week: Twitch of the Death Nerve, Daughters of Darkness, and The Capsule by Athina Rachel Tsangari

Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram + twitter + tiktok @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker as well - slide into our DMs and share with us your work.

Make Art. Not Trash.

Original Music by Black Cactus, you can listen to more of her incredible work on instagram here.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films.

Hitler has just invaded Warsaw, Poland, and director Ernst Lubitsch decided to rebel in the only way he knew how - with comedy: To Be or Not To Be (1942).

This movie has everything: Hitler lookalikes, concentration camp comedy, and false beards demanding to be pulled. 

With Russian invading Ukraine, and the US Supreme Court invading our wombs, now seemed the best time to start up our new series: WAR. Interpret that as you may.

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We also promised a secret link to our own films.  Some of our work is presently on the indie film festival circuit (Berlin Independent Art Film Festival - check out Season 1 Episode 4 to learn more).  Here is a smattering of our film oeuvre from the last 15+ years.

Currently we are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out Summer 2022!  Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide. Watch the trailer here!

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage. It is not easy, but it is essential. Demand sustainable art!

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Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram + twitter + tiktok @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker as well - slide into our DMs and share with us your work.

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Original Music by Black Cactus, you can listen to more of her incredible work on instagram here.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films.

With Russian invading Ukraine, and the US Supreme Court invading our wombs, now seemed the best time to start up our new series: WAR. Interpret that as you may.  We will be publishing less often as our own workload is increasing by tenfold, so just keep a gentle eye out every 6 - 8 weeks for a new episode - until after the US elections in November, when we will get back to our biweekly schedule.

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We also promised a secret link to our own films.  Some of our work is presently on the indie film festival circuit (Berlin Independent Art Film Festival - check out Season 1 Episode 4 to learn more).  Here is a smattering of our film oeuvre from the last 15+ years.

Currently we are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out this December!  Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide. Watch the trailer here!

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage. It is not easy, but it is essential. Demand sustainable art!

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Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram + twitter @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker as well - slide into our DMs and share with us your work.

Make Art. Not Trash.

Original Music by Black Cactus, you can listen to more of her incredible work on instagram here.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films.

We are back in the Bayou to discuss Kasi Lemmons' masterpiece: Eve's Bayou (1997).

This movie has everything: voodoo magic, terrifying fortune tellers, and enough sibling squabbles to squash the childhood nostalgia buildup that has been festering in your delusional brain.

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We also promised a secret link to our own films.  Some of our work is presently on the indie film festival circuit (Berlin Independent Art Film Festival - check out Season 1 Episode 4 to learn more).  Here is a smattering of our film oeuvre from the last 15+ years.

Currently we are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out this December!  Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide. Watch the trailer here!

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage. It is not easy, but it is essential. Demand sustainable art!

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Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram + twitter @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker as well - slide into our DMs and share with us your work.

Make Art. Not Trash.

Original Music by Black Cactus, you can listen to more of her incredible work on instagram here.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films.

In this episode we head to the Bayou.  It's salty. It's sweaty. And there are plenty of ghosts.  This film may be flawed, but there is a lot to chew on and we do just that with Bill Condon's Sister, Sister (1987).

This movie has everything: a relentlessly damp bayou, chompy alligators, and a ghost support staff who are most useful when trying to escape your deranged new boyfriend.

The true crime podcast episode we referenced can be found here - Crime Junkie: INFAMOUS Juan Rivera.  

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We also promised a secret link to our own films.  Some of our work is presently on the indie film festival circuit (Berlin Independent Art Film Festival - check out Season 1 Episode 4 to learn more).  Here is a smattering of our film oeuvre from the last 15+ years.

Currently we are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out in the summer!  Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide. Watch the trailer here!

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage. It is not easy, but it is essential. Demand sustainable art!

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Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram + twitter @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker as well - slide into our DMs and share with us your work. 

Make Art. Not Trash.

Original Music by Black Cactus, you can listen to more of her incredible work on instagram here.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films.

Rebellious women come in all forms.  Sometimes horror, sometimes romance, sometimes poetry. This episode we discuss the great poet of cinema Lynne Ramsay, and one of her earlier films: Morvern Callar - starring the incomparable Samantha Morton.

This movie has everything: mix tapes, Scottish + Spanish landscapes, and the dismembering of your lover so you can go in search of yourself.

We also promised a secret link to our own films.  Some of our work is presently on the indie film festival circuit (Berlin Independent Art Film Festival - check out Season 1 Episode 4 to learn more).  Here is a smattering of our film oeuvre from the last 15+ years.

Currently we are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out in the spring!  Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide. Watch the trailer here!

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage. It is not easy, but it is essential. Demand sustainable art!

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Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram + twitter @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker as well - slide into our DMs and share with us your work.

Make Art. Not Trash.

Original Music by Black Cactus, you can listen to more of her incredible work on instagram here.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films.

Let's spend Valentine's Day with the romantic af film Desert Hearts directed by Donna Deitch. 

This movie has everything: landscape porn, sexual tension you could mold with a pottery wheel, and cowboy boots to drool over.

We also promised a secret link to our own films.  Some of our work is presently on the indie film festival circuit (Berlin Independent Art Film Festival - check out Season 1 Episode 4 to learn more).  Here is a smattering of our film oeuvre from the last 15+ years.

Currently we are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out in March!  Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide. Watch the trailer here!

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage. It is not easy, but it is essential. Demand sustainable art!

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Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram + twitter @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker too - slide into our DMs and share with us your work.

Make Art. Not Trash.

Original Music by Black Cactus, you can listen to more of her incredible work on instagram here.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films.

What better way to spend the first blizzard of 2022 than with Smithereens directed by Susan Seidelman.

This movie has everything an aspiring influencer could dream of: vanlife, polaroid selfies, and stealing a stranger's toothbrush followed by double dipping in their peanut butter jar. 

We also promised a secret link to our own films.  Some of our work is presently on the indie film festival circuit (Berlin Independent Art Film Festival - check out Season 1 Episode 4 to learn more).  Here is a smattering of our film oeuvre from the last 15+ years.

Currently we are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out in March!  Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide. Watch the trailer here!

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage. It is not easy, but it is essential. Demand sustainable art!

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Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram + twitter @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker too - slide into our DMs and share with us your work.

Make Art. Not Trash.

Original Music by Black Cactus, you can listen to more of her incredible work on instagram here.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films.

Welcome to 2022!  We can't think of a better way to wrap up yet another quarantine-centric holiday season than with rebellious women and an exploitation prison film... Shun'ya Itô's Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion.

This movie has everything: toxic masculinity, theatrical flashbacks that don't minimize the trauma, and the most incredible shade that you hope never gets thrown your way. 

We also promised a secret link to our own films.  Some of our work is presently on the indie film festival circuit (Berlin Independent Art Film Festival - check out Episode 4 to learn more).  Here is a smattering of our film oeuvre from the last 15+ years.

Currently we are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out in March!  Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide. Watch the trailer here!

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage.

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Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker too - slide into our DMs and share with us your work.

Make Art. Not Trash.

Original Music by Black Cactus, you can listen to more of her incredible work on instagram here.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films. 

It's time to ring in the New Year and what better way to start 2022 than with Billy Wilder's The Apartment.  

This movie has everything: toxic masculinity, all of the fuck bois, and bed sheets that clearly haven't been washed recently.

We also promised a secret link to our own films.  Some of our work is presently on the indie film festival circuit (Berlin Independent Art Film Festival - check out Episode 4 to learn more).  Here is a smattering of our film oeuvre from the last 15+ years*.

*Currently we are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out in January!  Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide. Watch the trailer here!

We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so, since 2016, we have been making all of our films without generating any garbage.

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Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin Elston + Emily Gallagher, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie.

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Follow us on instagram @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker too - slide into our DMs and share with us your work.

Make Art. Not Trash.

Stumble Upon Movies is produced by Fishtown Films.