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H. P. Mendoza is a Filipino-American filmmaker and artist known for his work as screenwriter, composer, and actor on Colma: The Musical (2007), as well as his arthouse horror film, I Am a Ghost (2014) . Crowned "San Francisco's queer cinema poet," Mendoza is also known for his music in films, installations and albums.  In this interview we discuss his latest film, The Secret of Art of Human Flight starring Academy Award nominee Paul Raci. The film premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.


The Rolling Tape is a multimedia film and entertainment outlet for podcasts, online publications, and film production. The podcast is a TRT production covering weekly film reviews, industry updates, and awards season news.


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In our inaugural news episode taking the format of a roundtable discussion, we are joined by guest Tasha Jagger to reflect on and recap the 2023 Cannes Film Festival with its lineup and awards outcomes. We discuss the films that Tasha saw at the festival and her experience covering the festival with everything from the glam of the red carpet to the Cannes traditions that often surround the festival in controversy.


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Noam Kaplan is the writer and director of The Future which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2023 and follows the Israeli secret service who hire criminal profiler Nurit to question a young Palestinian woman suspected of killing a government official. Nurit learns some unsettling realities via their interactions. The film tackles themes surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict compounded with personal themes of identity and motherhood and stars Reymonde Amsellem, Samar Qupty and Dar Zuzovsky.


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Pixar’s latest effort takes the form of earth, air, fire, and water in Elemental directed by Peter Sohn and featuring a voice cast including Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, and Ronnie Del Carmen. Joined by second-time guest Derrick Murray we follow Ember and Wade into Element City. We are joined by returning guest Derrick Murray to review the film and where it places amongst Pixar's library.

Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:12:50 Elemental Non-spoilers
• 0:22:34 Elemental Spoilers
• 1:14:20 Polls & Conclusion

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Originally from Kansas, Sav Rodgers is a filmmaker and screenwriter whose work often centers on telling highly specific, surprising stories about queer people. He is the director/producer of Chasing Chasing Amy, a feature documentary premiering at Tribeca Film Festival about the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy among LGBTQ+ people and the profound, lasting impression on his own life.


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Samantha Soule is an actress and filmmaker known throughout her career for roles in many TV series including Godless. She made her feature directorial debut alongside co-director Daniel Talbott for Midday Black Midnight Blue starring Samantha Soule with Chris Stack and Merritt Weaver. The film is releasing on VOD on June 16th and in LOOK Theaters in LA.


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Where to watch MIDDAY BLACK MIDNIGHT BLUE
VOD June 16

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Julie Cohen is the director of Every Body, a documentary that focuses on three individuals who overcame shame, secrecy, and unauthorized surgery throughout their childhoods to enjoy successful adulthoods. The film explores how these individuals chose to ignore medical advice to conceal their bodies and came out as who they truly were and is a Tribeca Film Festival premiere.


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The long-awaited sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Sony’s major blockbuster hit featuring Miles Morales in an animated iteration of your local friendly Spiderman. The cast and crew returns and expands deeper into the multiverse of Spiderpeople with a closing third film still to come. Joined by John Maffeo, we discuss the innovation of the film that is leading to critical and audience acclaim. The film stars Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, and Brian Tyree Henry.


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Our first diary-style review entry of the summer season covers reviews of Midday Black Midnight Blue directed by Samantha Soule and Daniel Talbott as well as Songs About Fucking directed by James Gallagher.  Joined by Bryan Sudfield, we discuss the merits of each of these respective premieres and preview some of the next films we will be checking out in the summer festival season.

Midday Black Midnight Blue premiered at Seattle International Film Festival and is releasing on VOD from Good Deed Entertainment June 16th, 2023 on VOD while also playing at LOOK Cinemas in LA.

Songs About Fucking premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on June 10th.


The Rolling Tape is a multimedia film and entertainment outlet for podcasts, online publications, and film production. The podcast is a TRT production covering weekly film reviews, industry updates, and awards season news.

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Emily Ruhl is a model, actress, producer, writer, and director who made her producing, directorial, and writing debut with Blue Moon in 2021. Emily also founded Public School Pictures, a production company with a nine picture slate to date. This led her to executive producing with Public School Pictures Georden West's feature film Playland, which debuted at the Rotterdam Film Festival (2022) and premiered in North America at the Tribeca Film Festival (2023). Matt Minton discusses her role in producing this feature as part of The Rolling Tape's Tribeca Festival coverage.


The Rolling Tape is a multimedia film and entertainment outlet for podcasts, online publications, and film production. The podcast is a TRT production covering weekly film reviews, industry updates, and awards season news.

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• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller