Following Films Podcast

When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York-based filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren . All three of his films have been widely embraced and praised both on the festival circuit and upon release, with They Look Like People winnin...

At Holy Cross Boys School in Belfast, Northern Ireland schoolyard conflicts are resolved at the Philosophy board where the youngsters learn to reason and think for themselves. School Principal Kevin McArevey, a Stoic who sings along to Elvis Presley, is rocking the status quo by teaching Philosophy to students in a community plagued by urban decay, sectarian violence, poverty and drugs. In an atmo...

Zach Kuperstein, a New York-based cinematographer listed among Variety's Artisan Elites, has a passion for visual storytelling. He burst onto the field with the southern gothic film, "The Eyes of My Mother," premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016. His work earned him nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards and the Camerimage International Film Festival. Since then he's lensed many m...

Welcome to Westerberg High, where Veronica Sawyer is just another one of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true.  Until JD shows up – the mysterious teen rebel who teaches her that everyone fears being a nobody, but its murder being a some...

Today I'm joined by writer/director Duncan Birmingham to discuss his work on the incredible Shudder original film WHO INVITED THEM. Adam and Margo's housewarming party is a success. One couple linger after the other guests, revealing themselves to be wealthy neighbors. As one night cap leads to another, Adam and Margo suspect their new friends are duplicitous strangers

Hoping to escape their past, Daniel and Theresa Snyder move their troubled young daughter Rosalie to a quaint Midwestern town, but they are followed by the evil they tried to leave behind. When locals begin to die, the Snyders turn to a Native American seer and uncover a legend that may hold the key to saving their family, or a path to a grisly end for them and all they hold dear. Today I'm joined...

Addiction is an all-encompassing force, in not only of the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them. OUR AMERICAN FAMILY provides an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse. Captured at a pivotal “nothing to lose” moment, for over the course of a year, five family members tired of life with addiction on center stage, each stru...

Finally, a documentary about scientists who get misrepresented by the media. Those TV documentaries you see, and the science experts they feature? Did you know that producers often edit them out of context, and twist their words, to make it seem like they promoted some pop sensationalism instead of the real facts? Science Friction exposes this practice and gives the scientists a chance to clear th...

Theodore Michael Shapiro is an American film composer from Washington D.C. who is known for composing various films such as Jennifer's Body, Old School, Safe Men, Idiocracy, Wet Hot American Summer, Zoolander 2, Year One, DodgeBall, Tropic Thunder, On the Ropes, 13 Going on 30, Girlfight, Captain Underpants and The Devil Wears Prada. I had the chance to chat with Teddy about his Emmy-nominated wor...

Wild Eye Releasing will release a Special Edition Blu-ray of Daniel Benedict’s The Bloody Man, a supernatural horror film reuniting A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 : The Dream Master stars Lisa Wilcox and Tuesday Knight, this December. The film is currently available on VOD. Penned by Daniel and Casi Benedict, and produced by Red Serial Films, the film tells of a young boy who, after the death of his...

What Josiah Saw  is the third feature from American filmmaker Vincent Grashaw (Coldwater, And Then I Go) and world premiered to high praise at the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival and went on to win awards at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Screamfest, and more. In What Josiah Saw, after two decades, a damaged family reunites at their remote farmhouse, where they confront long-buried secrets an...

In an effort to heal after witnessing her sister’s horrific murder, Nic travels to a tropical resort with her friends for a kayaking and diving adventure. Only hours into their expedition, the women are stalked and then attacked by a great white shark. To survive they will need to band together and Nic will have to overcome her post-traumatic stress, face her fears and slay the monster. Starring:...

George Jung, the drug smuggler immortalized by Johnny Depp in “Blow,” left Weymouth for California in the late ’60s with pennies in his pocket, two cases of Budweiser in the backseat and his best pal riding shotgun. Forty years – and four prison stints later – Jung returned to visit his boyhood home at   30 Abigail Adams Circle. He was unsure if neighbors would throw rocks or tell him to...

Fact is indeed sometimes stranger than fiction, and such is the case with My Old School . Despite actor Alan Cumming’s top billing, this is really a documentary—and not one about him. The actual subject agreed to be profiled, but declines to appear on camera, so Cumming stands in for him, lip-syncing the testimonial. Around 1993, a pupil known as Brandon Lee pulled an elaborate hoax at the Bearsde...

Conceived as a way to interrogate processes of neo-colonialism, and highlighting the alienating effects of technological progress, Palo Alto native Jake Wachtel's KARMALINK is a mind-bending tale of reincarnation, artificial consciousness, and the search for enlightenment. KARMALINK will be released in the US Theatrically in major cities and on VOD in the US and Canada on Friday, July 15.

Directed by Rouzbeh Heydari ( Together Again ), Dana Abraham ( Prisoner of Fear ) wrote the film and stars in the movie along with Brenna Coates (“Coroner”), Brit MacRae (“The Eden Theory”), Stephen Tracey (“Good Sam”), Rene Escobar, Jr. (“Air Crash Investigation”), Erika Swayze (“Workin’ Moms”), Lauren Howe (“Reacher”) and Kim Coates ("Sons of Anarchy").In  NEON LIGHTS , guest...

Today I'm joined by Ash Gordon to discuss her self-titled double album After 10+ years working behind the scenes as a song stylist for some of your favorite artists, tv shows, and movies, LGBTQIA+ music maven Ash Gordon is ready to take the leap into the spotlight with her debut double album, Ash Gordon & Ash Gordon II . Complete with collaborations from drag legends like Trixie Mattel, Alaska...

Today I'm joined by Sierra McCormick (“American Horror Stories”, The Vast of Night, Some Kind of Hate ) to discuss her latest film WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. Seeking Shelter from a storm, a family find themselves trapped for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls in this wildly fun horse-of-horrors thrill ride To learn more about the film, please visit: https://ww...

Obi-Wan Kenobi is a television miniseries created for the streaming service Disney+ . It is part of the Star Wars franchise and stars Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi , reprising his role from the Star Wars prequel trilogy . Set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), the series follows Kenobi as he sets out to rescue the kidnapped Princess Leia ( Vivien L...

Today I'm joined by Leni Lauritsch and Julia Franz Richter to discuss their IFC Midnight release, RUBIKON. The film is set 30 years in the future, where a mysterious cloud of toxic pollution has suddenly covered the earth. On the space station Rubikon, the three crewmembers on board with vastly differing world views must decide whether they risk their own lives to save those who may still be alive...

Thank you for listening to the Following Films podcast. Today I’m joined by Anthony Hayes. I had Anthony on the show to discuss his latest film Gold that he wrote directed and co-stars in with Zac Efron. The film is centered on two drifters traveling through the desert who stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found,  then the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a p...

Cinematographer Manuel Billeter, alongside fellow DP Vanja Cernjul, ASC, HFS, recently lensed The Gilded Age, directors Julian Fellowes and Sonja Warfield’s episodic period-piece streaming on HBO Max

Fathom Events completely dropped the ball on the recent 40th anniversary rerelease of The Thing. Don't see this movie in a theatre near you

Today I'm joined by director/writer/actor Mark Schwab to discuss his latest film BROTHERLY LIES. Two estranged brothers - one recovering from a suicide attempt, the other about to be married - are forced to confront a deadly secret from their past. BROTHERLY LIES will be coming out this June 17th on the Fearless streaming service.

Elena Engel is an award winning filmmaker who has worked with Disney, Warner Brothers, Amblin, PBS, and the UN among others. Stories that instill a deeper understanding of the human condition are her passion. I had Elena on the show today to discuss her documentary short film JOHN LEGUIZAMO LIVE AT RIKERS. In the film actor, John Leguizamo performs his play Ghetto Klown at Rikers Island prison, in...