Following Films Podcast

Toby Oliver , ASC is an Australian film and television cinematographer best known for his work on over forty films including Get Out (2017), Happy Death Day (2017), and Insidious: The Last Key (2018). Variety named him one of the ten cinematographers to watch for in 2017. I had Toby on today to discuss his work on BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR. Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adve...

Thomas Ian Nicholas joined the Producers Guild of America while producing and acting in his most recent film, ADVERSE, a drama/thriller with a large ensemble cast that includes Mickey Rourke, Sean Astin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Penelope Ann Miller, Matt Ryan and more. ADVERSE will be released on Feb 12th.

Film and television star who first became known for playing Yara in the horror film It Follows. She would then go on to play recurring roles in Orange Is the New Black and The Deuce. She also earned the role of Alice Woods in Channel Zero: Butcher's Block in 2018. She made her screen debut in 2009 in the short film Bleeding. I had her on the show today to discuss her latest film GO/DON'T GO.

Written and directed by first time filmmaker, Alex Knapp and ‘Go/Don’t Go’ will be released on digital and cable VOD platforms on January 12, 2021. The thriller stars Alex Knapp, Olivia Luccardi, Nore Davis, Bettina Skye, Tom Essig, and Zoey Wagner. After an unknown cataclysm, Adam (Alex Knapp) is alone. The sole inhabitant of a vacant, unchanged world, or so he thinks. While attempting to stay gr...

Today I'm joined by Jason Richard Miller to discuss his latest film BLOODHOUND. Private investigator Abel Walker (Ackerman) along with his cameraman, Jim (Foy), are on the hunt for a missing woman. As they unravel the mystery of her disappearance, they become caught in a sick and violent game that will end in murder. If you haven't already, please subscribe and leave a review.

Accidental Climber tells the story of Jim Geiger, a retired forest-worker, and amateur mountaineer from Sacramento, CA who at 68 years old, attempts to become the oldest American and first great grandfather to summit Mt. Everest. The film follows Jim as he embarks on a journey to transform from a weekend hiker to attempting one of the most extreme and physically demanding feats known to man. Drive...

Today I'm joined by Justin G. Dyck and Keith Cooper to discuss their Shutter film ANYTHING FOR JACKSON.  A bereaved Satanist couple kidnaps a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child but end up summoning more than they bargained for. We also chat about John Carpenter, commentary tracks, and my inability to hit the record but...

Geraldine Singer is an actress, known for Get Out (2017), Mudbound (2017), and Green Book (2018). I had her on the show to discuss her latest film ARMY OF ONE that's currently available on VOD.

Born in Bogota, Colombia, Richard J Bosner is a Latinx award-winning Producer/Director who has established himself as one of the leading voices for a new generation of diverse, politically charged filmmakers. He is best known for producing the true story Fruitvale Station starring Octavia Spencer and Michael B. Jordan which received the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic...

Today I'm joined by Kevin Mcdonald from The Kids in The Hall, Colin Mochrie from Whose Line is it Anyway and director Mike Stasko to discuss their film Boys Vs. Girls. The film is set squarely in 1990 and is about a summer camp that is forced to go co-ed for the first time for financial reasons. The counsellors don’t like the change and a battle of the sexes ensues. The film is currently available...

Today I'm joined by Andre Welsh to discuss his film DISRUPTED For longtime Oakland resident, Pete, survival is an endless struggle in a gentrified, tech-driven world that’s left him in its dust. But he’s clean and sober, has rectified a relationship with his daughter, and the memories of his wife’s unsolved murder from decades ago rarely haunt him these days. That is until a local killing is strik...

Today I’m joined by Tom Putnam and David Cross to discuss their film The Dark Divide. Based on the story of renowned butterfly expert Robert Pyle (David Cross) who embarked on a life-changing trek through one of America's most important unprotected wildlands in the summer of 1995 Dark Divide is currently available on VOD for more information go to darkdividefilm.com.

On this episode I chat with director Jimmy Olsson about his incredible short film ALIVE.

“HEADLINES ARE FRONTLINES,” a new film and music installation, will display news headlines from 1,460 days of the Trump presidency on the sides of moving trucks in cities across the U.S. from October 26 to 28, 2020, ahead of the presidential election.

Caitlin Kramer, a woman overcoming a tragic past, is among several people who see a man being fatally assaulted. When the witnesses start dying mysteriously, she must unearth if they’re being targeted by a killer or something far more insidious. Today my guest is Jeffrey Reddick and I had him on to discuss his latest film DON'T LOOK BACK. The film will have a day and date release on 10/16.

Sue Kramer is a multi-hyphen talent. Filmmaker & creative director/founder of Connecting Dots Guru, a bespoke branding agency. Sue a proud Latina activist consistently fighting for diversity and inclusion. Kramer graduated UCLA Film school, winning the coveted “Best Direction/Jim Morrison Award.”  As an accomplished Filmmaker & Screenwriter and film festival circuit darling, Sue has w...

In 1988, young, mid-level HBO employee Art Bell was not about to let skepticism from everyone including top executives and his own mother stop him from creating what he believed to be the next big thing in cable television: a channel devoted 100% to comedy. Today, Comedy Central is not only a successful station, but is a culture-maker. How did he make it happen? In this new book, Constant Comedy:...

After the disappearance of her husband, Lemon, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community, must repay her husband’s debt to the oldest family on the mountain and their murderous biscuit-making matriarch in order to save her young son’s life. Armed with only her wits and tenacity, Lemon must unravel the mysteries her husband left behind or lose everything she’s ever loved. From direct...

With his writing work dried up, and knowing he may spend a year in pandemic self-isolation, award-winning comedian Steven Shehori ( Twitter: @StevenShehori ) realized he needed a project to focus on to keep his clinical anxiety in check. So the Los Angeles-based comedy writer made a challenge to himself in March: he'd spend six months learning music, audio engineering, and animation...

The feature directorial debut for Brown, THE BEACH HOUSE is an indie apocalyptic sci-fi thriller that presents an alluring mix of scorching seaside imagery, claustrophobic isolation, mysterious contagion and gruesome body horror, with a breakout lead performance from Liberato. A hit on the festival circuit, and now available on Shudder. Director Jeffrey A. Brown joins me to talk about THE BEA...

THE YEAR OF SPECTACULAR MEN is an upcoming film directed by actress Lea Thompson and stars her daughters, Madelyn Deutch (who also wrote the screenplay) and Zoey Deutch. I had Lea on the Show today to discuss her film, the beauty of creating art with your children, how the protracted process of giving birth is like making an indie film, and the type of film Woody Allen would make if he were a 20-y...

Today my guest is Thure Riefenstein, an actor, director, and producer best known for his work on THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE , 12 MONKEYS , and BEHIND THE CANDELABRA . I had him on the show to discuss his latest film TORPEDO U-235 . The film is about World War II: Resistance fighters who accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. It's one of the best films...

Toby Oliver is an award-winning cinematographer whose career extends from his native Australia to the United States and internationally. Named as one of Variety's 10 Cinematographers to Watch, Toby now resides in Los Angeles and has forged a remarkable and varied range of credits on feature films, documentaries, and television. Toby returns!!! This time I had him on the podcast to discuss his work...

Sam is a dedicated filmmaker who constantly challenges himself by the roles he takes on in Hollywood. He's an actor, writer, producer and director. Sam recently co-wrote, produced and starred in “Mother’s Little Helpers,” an independent film which premiered at SXSW 2019. “Mother’s Little Helpers” is available for streaming today.

Today my guest is John Scheinfeld, a director best known for two widely acclaimed feature documentaries: The U.S. vs. John Lennon, which tells the true story of the US government's attempt to silence the beloved musician and iconic advocate for peace and Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?, a compelling yet wildly entertaining documentary about one of the most talented a...