Film Sessions™ Podcast

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Tayler Bell: “I am a master's student at the University of Memphis interested in making short documentary films. I have recently started making docs about figure skating and have fallen in love with it!” This episode was hosted by Alexis Casida, a Podcast Host at the Student World Impact Film Festival, and produced by Mark...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Ben Schwartz: “Ever since I was little, I knew I wanted to be a filmmaker. Growing up in Seattle WA, I had a twin brother to collaborate and experiment with early on in creating short narrative films. As I learned from my own experiences, I was encouraged to perfect my craft and went on to win film awards throughout my school...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Alejandro Jusino: “I am a Filmmaking Student and Indie Shorts Cinematographer based in the bay area California. I’ve been having a a hate and love relationship with the writting process pf fiñmmaking, but loving it and learning a lot in the process. Currently working on a project of doing a short film every month for the rest...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Marcela Rodríguez Diez: “My name is Marcela, I was born in Monterrey, Mexico and I study communications. Three years ago I started a production company called Ocelote Films with my friend Luis, we study the same career and liked making music videos. I am a director and producer, my biggest inspirations are art and everyday peo...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Joseph Bubb: “I am an artist who aims to explore our human desires through visual storytelling. With this narrative I am hoping to learn more about myself and accept who I am. ” This episode was hosted by Sydney Smith, a Podcast Host at the Student World Impact Film Festival, and produced by Mark Leschinsky, the Festival Direc...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Abhishek Isaac: “"Hi Everyone, my name is Abhishek. I am located between Maryland and Los Angeles, thank you guys for giving us this opportunity. We have recently took a deeper, dive into storytelling, producing documentaries, and content related projects. Our objective is to focus on culture, people, exploring the endles...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Jaganmoy Paul: “"I, JAGANMOY PAUL, am a Human Rights Filmmaker, Scriptwriter, and Theatre Activist in Bangladesh. I did my Post Graduate Diploma in filmmaking from the Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute (BCTI) under The Ministry of Information & Broadcast in Bangladesh. As a Human Rights Filmmaker, I always pu...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Clara Stephanie Schieber Lorenesi: “I'm a Guatemalan filmmaker training as an anthropologist. Have taught Storytelling in Guatemala and having an MA in Filmmaking from the London Film School give me a set of skills to approach stories in a particular perspective. I love making films in collaboration with other about subjec...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Alyssa Ruffing: “I am a new filmmaker currently studying film at university. My occupational goal is to be a director. My goal with film is to make movies that mean something to people whether they feel seen or have a sense of escapism to comfort them when reality gets a little too tough.” This episode was hosted by Sebastian...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Baneet Pukhrambam and Simone Bilich: “We are Baneet Pukhrambam and Simone Bilich, two filmmakers and current students at Ithaca College. First getting to know each other as friends, we decided to work together to create our short film “One Chance”. This was a collaboration from the very beginning, from coming up with the idea...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Sidharth Lanka: “I'm currently an amateur filmmaker studying in National Institute of Technology Karnataka. I've set up and expanded the college filmmaking society and have tried to tackle subjects and films in multiple genres. I've worked on several short films at very low costs, and I plan on making my first feat...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Yann Le Bihan: “My name is Yann Le Bihan and I'm a filmmaker attending the Film Animation program at Concordia University in Montreal. I was born in a French family and grew up in a Québecois environment, which led me to develop a particular interest in the individual’s connection to their origins and how we develop our id...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Georgia Wood: “I’ve always wanted to be a film director ever since i was a child. Films touched me in a personal way and gave me a place to escape to and I can give this joy and transcendency with my own films.” This episode was hosted by Kimmi Breece, a Podcast Host at the Student World Impact Film Festival, and produced by M...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Eisuke Ishizuka: “"I'm Eisuke Ishizuka. An Animation Designer of Japan. Now, I work as an independent Animation studio.” This episode was hosted by Kimmi Breece, a Podcast Host at the Student World Impact Film Festival, and produced by Mark Leschinsky, the Festival Director of the Student World Impact Film Festival.

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Kofi King: “I am following the path paved ahead through faith always. This is how I create my films, intuitively.” This episode was hosted by Alexis Casida, a Podcast Host at the Student World Impact Film Festival, and produced by Mark Leschinsky, the Festival Director of the Student World Impact Film Festival.

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Anna Schubert: “As a feminist filmmaker I challenge the audience as much as I challenge myself while researching, shooting, and editing. Different formats such as documentary/docfiction, machinima, autoethnographic approaches, experimental styles all play into my films to different degrees depending on the topic. I'm on a...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Romi Banerjee: “As a filmmaker, I'm inclined toward the darker elements that cinema and storytelling have to offer. I want to make films that shake people to their very core.” This episode was hosted by Alexis Casida, a Podcast Host at the Student World Impact Film Festival, and produced by Mark Leschinsky, the Festival Di...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Caroline Hayes: “Caroline Hayes is an aspiring filmaker and actress. She loves hanging out with her siblings and cousins, participating in local children’s theater and film class, or, the best of both worlds, directing productions with her family. She is thrilled to have this opportunity from SWIFF.” This episode was hosted by...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Katherine Landry: “I am a half-Chinese, half-Caucasian American filmmaker whose visceral yet intellectual concepts reflect the inner workings of the human experience. I aim to promote change by holding up a mirror in my films to audiences and by conveying messages that mean something to me through engaging plots.” This episode...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Justin Armstrong: “I'm a visual storyteller who loves using animation as a way to creatively express myself and my ideas. I often like to immerse viewers into funny or weird situations, all while keeping it relatable. To me, there's something so amusing about taking simple everyday tasks and making them feel like the m...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Tarun Hukare: “"Tarun is 20 year old filmmaker,writer,editor, and pianist. He also shares a kin intrest in Classical western music. His primary influences are Rajkumar Hirani , James Cameron , Steven Spielberg , Akira Kurosawa. He thinks Film as an simulation of reality , how we percieve our daily lives. Film is emotional...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Lincoln Ohlerking: “An indie filmmaker with a team made up of mostly my family members. Aiming to make original and imaginative blockbuster films someday.” This episode was hosted by DB Mosher, a Podcast Host at the Student World Impact Film Festival, and produced by Mark Leschinsky, the Festival Director of the Student World...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Noemi Aprea: “"Noemi Aprea was born in Catania on July 13th 1993. From an early age she was interested in Art and in general in world history. Being an alumna of the State Institute of Art and the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania. Inspired by the classic cinema and videoclips of the 2000s , her works, which range from phot...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Antoine Priou: “I started working in the film industry as an editor and graphics artist for nearly ten years, editing The Heavy Metal french live action series or a canadian animation movie "Kagagi". I decided to be a director in 2017 when I realized and animated entirely by myself a 3d computer animated short film c...

On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Ben Vasion: “Ben Vasion is a passionate filmmaker. He has worked on many short film, TV, and feature film productions in various crew positions ranging from Production Assistant to Director. Ben made his solo directorial debut with “The Last Goodbye.” The Last Goodbye is a peak behind the curtain of his experience of the passi...