Scranton Talks

Bridget LaMonica is a cinematographer originally from Hamlin, Pennsylvania. Bridget attended East Stroudsburg University for Media Communication, and when her student loans simply weren’t high enough, went for an MFA in Film and Television at the Savannah College of Art & Design. Bridget spent a couple years as a newspaper reporter after grad school, then devoted herself to filmmaking full tim...

Join Luz Cabrales and Desiree Zielinski as they chat with filmmaker & director James Worthington. James is a filmmaker and director who loves specializing in the horror genre. But he doesn't stop there! His most recent films include TWO which had been nominated for Best LGBT Short at the London Shorts Film Festival! And THE VAMPYRESS which had been nominated for Best Horror Short at the London...

Luz Cabrales and Desiree Zielinski chat with filmmaker & director Tony Susi. Tony is an Art Director, Designer, and Filmmaker making funky projects of all shapes and sizes. His most recent films include The Restaurant which won Best of Show for the 2020 Mystery Box Film Challenge and Johann: A Retrospective By Todd Klepp. Which both can be seen on the Mystery Box YouTube Channel https://www.youtub...

On this special episode of Scranton Talks, Desiree Zielinski breaks down The Mystery Box Film Challenge what it is about, how it started, and how to participate. Inspiring you to join this fun and creative film challenge. The Mystery Box Film Challenge is a film challenge for all who love to make films. Anyone can participate! Be a team of 6 or a team of 1. Filmmakers get items/prompts that must b...

Join Luz Cabrales and Desiree Zielinski as they chat with director and filmmaker Tristien Marcellous Winfree about his film The Healing Begins Documentary. Tristien is a local Chicago writer, director, actor, producer, teaching artist, and filmmaker. He attended The University of Houston-Downtown studying Fine Arts. His film & commercial credits include Pain Is The Agent Of Change Short Film, The...

Join Luz Cabrales and Desiree Zielinski as they chat with filmmakers Hannah Black & Megan Petersen of the film Drought. Hannah and Megan are awesome female filmmakers who are all about spreading the word that you can make movies where you live; no matter how big or small the town. They won the Seed & Spark Hometown Challenge back in 2017 and got the Duplass Brothers to executive produce their film...