Matt connects back with an old friend from NSLC film camp back in 2025, John Tucholski. As he talks about growing up with a creative writing father, and exploring his early stages of creativity. He also talks about his newest and biggest project, RED LIGHTS, which got into the All American High School Film Festival and Mount Vernon Film Festival. John emphasizes reading and truly chasing telling a story.

Matthew speaks with Carlos Lerma, a well decorated 23-year-old filmmaker from Mexico who studied film in Chicago and Los Angeles. He's been submitting to film festivals since he was a teenager. He has also been featured in the Chicago Tribune, DayTime Chicago, Indie Wrap, The Guardian, and spoke at TEDx. He has some great advice for young filmmakers, especially since he began his film festival experience at 15.

Matthew opens the newest season with a hidden gem from the 2026 Oscars Run: Viva Verdi. He sits down with the producer and writer of the Oscar-Nominated Documentary: CHRISTINE LA MONTE. She expresses her passion for music, and how she turned her imagination into a producing career. She takes her decades of experience in Hollywood and gives the youth an inspiring message of resilience.

December 29, 2025 | The yearlong journey comes to an end. Emma and Kaelin send their goodbyes and well wishes to Matt's new future. They play games cuz there's really nothing else to do but to enjoy the last few moments of the OG three on That Young Cineast | Filmmaking Podcast

December 29, 2025 | Matt presents his first draft of a 34 page screenplay. Emma, Kaelin, and Matthew read through playing different characters and give their thoughts for a final time this season.

November 18, 2025 | Matt, Emma, and Kaelin dive into what it means to be creative. They solve writing problems Matthew poses, and reveals their little tips and tricks at making art that involves the individual's uniqueness, a sense of self.

November 16, 2025 | Matthew and Emma score a great interview with Aaron Chang, actor who made their debut in the hit film, Sundance winner: DiDi (2024). Aaron shares memories on DiDi and making DiDi while also passionately displaying his love for dance and self-expression through art.

October 27, 2025 | Matt meets with Liam Collins, Matias Herrera, Kaelin Mendez, and Emma Chavez to get feedback and pitch his short film idea. This is the new format that replaced scene reads. He will focus on a new project: writing a full short film. He receives adequate advice on approaching writing a structured story and learns to accept the fact that sometimes you don't have answers to questions yet, and that's the writing process: discovery.

October 12, 2025 | Chase Okimura tells us of his gaffing experience and how he came about crafting his career and building his experience with lighting. He also tells of his friendship with Jaylen and how they bond over networking on a film set.

September, 29, 2025 | Matthew brings a scene mashing two characters from two different months together, and the results aren't what he expects. He learns what criticism feels like and experiences despair and ego-crush as he takes the advice to heart in efforts to refine his writing. A huge lesson for HIM.