Film & Beyond

Kobe Markworth is a stuntman, actor and so much more. Join us as we talk to Kobe about how he became a stunt performer, what he has been up to as of late, and what is next for him.   

This time on Rehana's Reviews we discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, can you guess her rant or rave on this one?  Plus, we have Alan's Take on physical media, from DVDs, Blu-Rays, and UHD's on the market what's the problem with digital media? Also, what makes the difference for indie films?   

Joy Ford is an award-winning actress from Minnesota. We discuss how she got her start, what she has been up to lately, and what is next for this up-and-coming actor.   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12705908/ Follow: IG: @filminminnesota IG:  @joyford_official

 Alejandro Montoya Marin is a filmmaker and actor from Los Angeles via New Mexico. He recently appeared in a film called Flammin' Hot directed by Eva Longoria, which screened at MSPIFF 42. We discuss his work on the film as well as his films including  Millenium Bugs &  Monday , his first feature film that he made for $7,000 as part of Robert Rodriguez's Rebel Without a Crew: The Series (also see...

We composer Charlie McCarron join us to discuss his work scoring for films. Also his work with Film Score Fest happening this year on June 10, 2023.  Listen in on what is happening with Charlie and the festival.   https://www.filmscorefest.org/

Rehana's Reviews this time cover John Wick 4 and the Super Mario Brothers movie.  Alan's take is on film beyond Minnesota and what it means to bring films to Minnesota for production and job creation. Also for the podcast as we reach beyond Minnesota to find guests to discuss making and screening films here as a destination for future films.    IG: @filminminnesota https://filminminnesota.com/  

This special episode is all about our local international film festival - MSPIFF 42 We are excited to talk with Jesse Bishop, Programming Director at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. Listen in as we help kick off their 2 weeks of movies from around the globe with 125 feature films and 70 short films.    https://mspfilm.org/ https://mspfilm.org/festivals/mspiff/

Alia Brandt is a filmmaker and actress who hails from northern California and has family here in Minnesota. She also screened her short film Interlands here at the Twin Cities Film Festival. We discuss her filmmaking journey and how she created opportunities where there were very few.  Follow her on social media @aliasky11 on Instagram. Watch her films: https://vimeo.com/user109868302

We have an exciting announcement!   Also, we start two new segments "Alan's Take" on film & filmmaking this time he discusses fan films. "Rehana's Reviews" will it be a rant or a rave? Find out this week as we hear her review on a few films, especially post-Oscars and more!  https://filminminnesota.com/

This week, two guests are joining us to make Oscar Predictions, Becca Mayo and Jennifer Prettyman. We review most of the nominees and discuss our favorites and possible winners we think the academy might go with. We have a vast array of opinions and rants and raves over films that are nominated this year, enjoy the fun-filled discussion as we make our predictions and pick our favorite films from 2...

We discuss our Taylor Tomlinson experience from her "Have it all Tour". Alan also talks about his most recent experience with Scream it off Screen in January 2023.  We discuss our new website, along with all of the things we want to hear from you about. Please share your content and check out the connect page with events and happenings locally.  As well as our future hopes for the podcast includin...

Jennifer Prettyman joins us to discuss her film work in acting in front of the camera and behind the camera in productions. She has made films both here in Minnesota and in Los Angeles. She has worked on features and short films while also writing, directing, and producing her own films. Learn about Jennifer's extensive work history in film and check out some of her many films. https://www.youtube...

This week, Actor and SAG-AFTRA member Casey E. Lewis will join us to talk about the acting business, the Minnesota Film Alliance, and the future of Film Production locally. https://www.mnfilmalliance.org/

Today we talk about the Minnesota feature film Sins of the Father with filmmakers Vanessa MH Powers & Tristan Corrigan. This horror genre film was filmed in Hutchinson, MN. We discuss the many challenges and triumphs of making an indie film.  We discuss many details of making the film along with many stories about the production itself. Join us as we get to know these two amazing filmmakers and th...

We wrap up another year of podcasting with Film in Minnesota and we discuss what's next, along with various tangents, fears of a filmmaker, Money for movies, Events, and of course our guests for 2022. We are so excited to talk to more of you in the new year, there will be a season 6!  We've been renewed! 

This time we talk to Adam Colt about Z-Fest Film Festival.  Now about to enter into its 14th year, we chat about what's in store for this year and how the competition got its beginnings.  

This week we have Will Van De Crommert the composer of Sanctified and many more.  Listen in as we discuss his path as a composer here in Minnesota. 

Nickolaus Swedlund joins us to discuss his latest feature film  Sanctified .  It recently screened to a sold-out audience at the Twin Cities Film Festival. We talk about what it was like filming this western genre in North Dakota and making a film post-lockdown. Nick is an AFI alum and we discuss some of his beginnings as well as what is next for him.

Maria Claire Barr is a Minnesota actress who has been working locally in the film industry. Find out more about her as we discuss her many talents from acting to singing in a band (@triggerandheat) and so much more!  Plus we talk about the adventures that are coming up next for her! 

Jeremy Wanek is an editor and visual effects supervisor who has edited countless feature and short films here in Minnesota.  Hear what he has been up to and how he has scaled his career.

We have Andrew Hunt joining us again, this time with his feature film The Infernal Machine , starring Guy Pearce, Alice Eve, Jeremy Davies, and Alex Pettyfer.  We're excited to get to talk to Andrew about his experiences from being the director/writer on set and the process of making this film. 

This week we have Kyle Thorton & Nick Michael joining us to discuss their films and new productions they have in the works.   We discuss the origins of the "Farx Brothers" and what they both do when collaborating under JK  Productions.  Learn about how to follow all of their new productions.

Matt Roy is a conosuer of all things film here in Minnesota from the Twin Cities to the north shore. He's doing it all from acting to production work. We spend time getting to hear what Matt has been up to here to help push the film community work forward. 

We made it to the century mark. We have officially created 100 episodes of our podcast, Film in Minnesota.  We've been happy to talk and converse with so many people who are in our community here in Minnesota and beyond. 

We have the filmmakers of Dark Cloud join us to discuss some of their experiences in making the film here in Minnesota.  This film was shot in 2018 and the film will premiere in theaters on August 26th at the Woodbury 10 in Minnesota.