Bond on Cinema

Yoshi Barrigas is an American actor and musician recognized for his work in television and film. He gained international attention for his portrayal of Philip the Apostle in the globally acclaimed series The Chosen. Yoshi made his Hollywood debut on The Big Bang Theory and has appeared in Criminal Minds, Six, and played the lead role in the feature film Forty-Seven Days with Jesus (2024).  He has...

My guest today is award-winning Quebec filmmaker Pier-Philippe Chevigny and his powerful Oscar-qualified short film Mercenaire.  His film Oscar-qualified short MERCENAIRE premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, went on to win the Special Jury Award at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and has already been selected for 74+ festivals and won 13 prestigious...

My guests today are Daood AL-Lab-dulaa and Louse Zenker and their Oscar-qualified short film WALUD.  Daood Alabdulaa, born in the Syrian desert in 1994, and after fleeing Syria in 2014, he sought asylum in Germany and now studies directing at HFF Munich, focusing on Middle Eastern social issues. Louise Zenker, also born in 1994, grew up in a village in southern Germany. After earning a Master's in...

My guest today is Snigdha Kapoor, a US-based South Asian filmmaker, is known for centering underrepresented voices and creating work that bridges cultural, generational, and personal divides while exploring gender, sexuality, and societal norms. Her earlier short LOOK LIKE YOU was a ScreenCraft finalist, won the Audience Award at the Asian American International Film Festival, and currently stream...

George Malcher and Gus Flind-Henry are a London-based directing duo, both 24, who first met while training as actors at drama school. They began writing and directing together for theatre in 2020, before moving into film. As actors, they have worked with the National Theatre, BBC, ITV, and Academy Award-winning Slick Films. Their debut short as directors, A Sisyphean Task, marks the launch of thei...