Vibrant Visionaries

Sam Brittan and Allison Walter get vulnerable and share loads of thoughts, feelings and stories with me behind the making of their indie psychological horror/thriller film Tearsucker. Watch our conversation on the Vibrant Visionaries Network.

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Co-Directors of Animated Short Doc Earthling, Molly Graham and Keith Lane share how they brought the experience of Jack Weiner of the Alagash four to life! Another awesome interview from Chatt Film Fest.

Watch our conversation on our YouTube channel: Vibrant Visionaries Network

Watch Earthling HERE

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Check out Ameesha Lee, the animation artist for the film HERE

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Writer, Director David Flores joined me to talk about the making of his short, Likeness, his podcast, Shell, and upcoming film Pit Stop. He loves telling genre stories, has an eye for diversity and crafts characters that aren’t truly heroic. Watch our conversation on the Vibrant Visionaries Network. More Chatt Film Fest interviews to come!

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Today’s conversation is with the wise and wonderful, multi-talented Jeffery Madoff! Watch now on the Vibrant Visionaries Network.

Jeffery shares the fascinating story behind bringing Personality: The Llloyd Price Musical to the stage. We discuss best practices for successful collaboration and more.

You can pick up Jeffery’s book, based on the class he taught at Parson’s School of Design, Creative Careers HERE In Chicago? Nab your ticket to see Personality live HERE and stay up to date with Jeffery’s many creative adventures HERE

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Author Megan Tady joins me for a real deal deep dive into the process of writing and publishing her fist novel, Super Bloom. Join us for this laughter filled conversation on our YouTube channel and subscribe for more incredible conversations with Vibrant Visionaries,

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Executive Director and Lead Programmer of Chattanooga Film Festival, Chris Dortch shares a ton of stories, inside scoops and highlights about the history of, and programming for this year’s Fest! WATCH NOW and join us as we celebrate the joy of film making.

Chatt Film Fest runs June 23rd through June 29th, 2023 – in-person and virtually!

See the incredible offerings and get your badge HERE

Watch my interview with David Lawson and with the writer and director of The Old Ways

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To celebrate the launch of Vibrant Visionaries Season 5 I sat down with Betsaida LeBron to learn how she uses improv techniques to bring harmony and joy to the workplace and keep your home-life playful and fun! WATCH the conversation on the Vibrant Visionaries Network

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Indie Filmmakers, Estelle Girard Parks and Elise Finnerty join me for a hilarious, revealing and delightful conversation recorded the day after winning the award for Best Feature By A First Time Director at Chattanooga Film Fest, 2022! Since Chatt Fest, their film, The Ones You Didn’t Burn became an official selection at Frightfest in London, snagged the audience award at Soho International Film Fest, traveled to Australia’s A Night of Horror and the Irish Film Institute’s Horrorthon 2022, made several Best Horror Film lists and kicked off 2023 at Nevermore and Salem Horror Fests.

Watch the trailer and see what else Elise and Estelle are up to at Red Booth Productions

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Get your badge and join me for this year’s Chatt Film Fest! Celebrating 10 years and recently named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World!

June 23rd – 29th, 2023. In-person and/or virtually.

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Writer, Producer, Director of sci-fi audio fiction, Stephanie Elie shares the creative process behind her latest project, Alpha 8, during the final day of her Seed & Spark crowd funding campaign.

Alpha 8 is a family-friendly sci-fi adventure podcast that explores what happens when a desperate alien from another planet body-swaps with a struggling mom to understand the meaning of family to save her own kind from extinction. Listen to the pilot HERE

Learn more about Alpha 8 and how you can contribute to it’s success HERE

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Writer/Director/Actor Cate Jones and Producer/Actor Kassie Gann hop on the mic to share their film making experience after debuting their hilarious and wonderful indie feature Chicken House at Chattanooga Film Fest. This film was a BIG nostalgia trip for me as you’ll hear.

Chicken House is a subversive comedy that follows a house full of small town actresses that get a new mysterious roommate from LA. The new roommate not only shakes up their lives, but also the lives of two latter-day saints and a poltergeist. It’s based on a true story but also pulls from Ben Stiller’s “The Cable Guy“, Ingmar Bergman’s “Smiles of a Summer Night” and Brady Corbet’s “Vox Lux” all with the tone of a Christopher Guest comedy. 

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