Cinema Revolution

In this special episode, Kale addresses recent headlines about proposed 100% tariffs on foreign films and explains why this policy is unlikely to materialize. Instead, he urges listeners to pay attention to more consequential threats to the arts - particularly the Trump administration's cancellation of National Endowment for the Arts grants and attempts to defund NPR and PBS. Kale explores how...

In this special episode, Kale shares a workshop he conducted with Cinema Revolution producer, Veronica Gonzalez Howell, at the 2025 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival. They present practical strategies for independent filmmakers to secure funding while navigating the festival circuit. The workshop covers three main approaches: leveraging your personal brand to attract aligned sponsors, uti...

Big streaming is killing your brain. Kale and Alex dig into the toxic relationship between modern viewers and content platforms like Netflix. Alex breaks down his radical solution - cancel your Netflix subscription and start curating your own watchlist of films you actually want to see. No more wasting your life on mid-tier content when you could be watching genuine cinema. Kale and Alex also disc...

Kale and Alex sit down with Ethan de Aguiar, a New Bedford-based filmmaker who's turning his hometown into a filmmaking powerhouse. Ethan shares his journey from skateboarding with a camera to founding the New Bedford Film Festival , now entering its second year. Tired of the formulaic wedding video grind and refusing to be the "starving artist," Ethan explains how he became an “ARTr...

In this special episode, Kale is joined by Cinema Revolution producer, Veronica. They dive into a recent Hollywood Reporter article about a Deloitte study showing that younger audiences are abandoning traditional movies and TV shows in favor of creator content. The duo explores the uncomfortable questions Hollywood executives don't want to face: Why are Gen Z viewers gravitating toward YouTube...

Kale and Alex bring in Dylan Speeg and Josiah Iantorno, two animation professionals fighting in the trenches and they are here to expose how the animation industry REALLY works and who's calling the shots. These aren't your corporate PR-trained talking heads. Dylan's surviving in the Midwest by taking the scraps the big production houses won't touch, while Josiah has witnessed firs...

In this special episode, Kale takes center stage to share a passionate commentary on what he calls "the miscreants of cinema" - those who disrupt the sacred space of film viewing with their disrespectful behavior. Kale examines how our collective relationship with cinema is changing, particularly in independent film spaces. He explores a troubling trend: filmmakers and audiences attending festival...

Kale and Alex welcome innovative filmmakers Tedra Wilson (TT The Artist) and John Carstarphen to explore how independent creators are using AI as a powerful tool of resistance against the Hollywood machine. AI tools are giving filmmakers the power to create mind-blowing visuals, proof-of-concepts, and even entire films without begging for studio handouts. But this isn't some techno-utopian fan...

Kale and Alex bring together a powerhouse panel of working LA filmmakers to get real about the perfect storm that's devastated the industry over the past five years. Join director/actor Victoria Elder, writer/director Megan Rosati, actor/comedian Evan Watkins, and filmmaker Alessandro Pulisci as they unpack how COVID shutdowns, streaming wars, Hollywood strikes, and even the recent LA fires have r...

We're taking our sh*t back. Kale and Alex get raw about what's happening to independent filmmakers right now. No sugar-coating the truth: we're getting squeezed out of our own art form by the big corporate machine. Ever paid 75 bucks to submit your film to a festival just to never hear back? Yeah, we dive into that whole racket. The movie industry isn't just changing—it's being...