The Viewfinder Podcast with Chris Hadley

Life's most critical moments, and the lessons we learn upon experiencing them, frequently come when we're faced with adversity. For my guest on this week's Viewfinder Podcast - filmmaker Creighton Hobbs - overcoming adversity has literally been the story (or, to be more accurate, stories) of his remarkable life. In his new documentary feature film HOW MANY CHANCES, Hobbs takes audiences on a gripp...

On this special double episode of The Viewfinder Podcast, you'll hear interviews with filmmakers Jorja Hudson and Kelly Stier (the producers of a new comedy film called WITHDRAWALS) and veteran voice actor Greg Cipes (best known for his roles in popular cartoons like TEEN TITANS and Nickelodeon's TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES), who joins us to talk about his work on the wacky new animated web serie...

Owing its gritty style and character-focused plotlines to modern suspense standbys like TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. and director Michael Mann's 1995 thriller HEAT, the new crime drama  FRANK JAMES is a gritty journey into an emotionally fragile Los Angeles police detective's efforts to capture the reviled crime boss responsible for a teenager's killing. Created by Jon Massey and starring Chris Mu...

Streaming video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime capture all the attention and awards these days, leaving upstart platforms to fight however they can for their share of audiences. Into that marketplace comes Show Me TV, now available on Roku and coming soon to Amazon Fire TV and other set-top services to be announced. Joining us to talk about Show Me TV are my guests on this week’s Vie...

This week's episode of The Viewfinder Podcast focuses on the hilarious new comedy short film WAIMEA, written and directed by Steve Herold and co-starring Kevin Kolack as a man who desperately tries to track down a missing lottery ticket. Yet with plenty of his neighbors on the hunt for that lucky ticket, will he find it in time before his wife finds out? WAIMEA continues the collaboration between...

NOTE: Slight spoilers for THE HONEY KILLER toward the last five minutes of the podcast. This week's Viewfinder Podcast features what may be the most improbable story of filmmaking success ever told on this show: that of writer/director Richard Harrison and his award-winning 2008 comedy/thriller THE HONEY KILLER.  Finally released on Amazon Prime, Google Play and iTunes over 12 years after it...

This week's show features an interview with actor and filmmaker Susan Gallagher (known to COBRA KAI fans as "Homeless Lynn" on the popular YouTube TV series) as she discusses her work on the acclaimed LGBTQ web series QUEERING, and how her female-owned and operated production company Her Little Red Productions is paving the way for talented women filmmakers to find success in the industry. Created...

Described as "SEX AND THE CITY meets ENTOURAGE...only the poverty version", the hilarious comedy web series ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP is brash and bold in the tradition of female-led comedies like BRIDESMAIDS, FLEABAG and BROAD CITY. Created by Joelene Crnogorac and co-starring Kelly Frye, ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP focuses on a group of four actresses who'll do whatever it takes to reach the heights of...

The Viewfinder Podcast returns with an all-new episode featuring this week's guest, filmmaker and actor Bri Castellini. Through her production company Undead Burrito Productions, Castellini created and co-starred in the web series BRAINS and SAM AND PAT ARE DEPRESSED. Also under the aegis of Undead Burrito, Castellini wrote, produced, directed and edited short films such as ACE AND ANXIOUS and BUY...

It's a slight change of pace for this week's Viewfinder Podcast as our latest guest just happens to be a fellow podcaster - actor/comedian Adam Carr, host of the hilarious AfterBuzz TV/iTunes comedy podcast HORRIBLY HOLLYWOOD SINGLE. Each week, Adam and his celebrity guests recall their worst dating disasters while sharing some equally memorable romantic mishaps from the show's viewers and listene...

On this edition of the Viewfinder Podcast, acclaimed filmmaker Yarnel Nicolas talks about how his fascination with the art of pantomime inspired both his award-winning short film drama TEARS OF JOI (broadcast on several PBS stations in 2018) and his snarky classic TV vlog commentary web series STUCK ON THE TELLY.  (Full disclosure: the host of this program wrote 3 episodes of STUCK ON THE TEL...

This week's podcast features an interview with actor/writer Jenn Nangle, a.k.a. the beautifully wicked horror anthology hostess Malvolia, The Queen of Screams! Check out all 3 seasons of her show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMTpWeO3dUXQc1qR-GlSww Find out more about Malvolia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenmalvolia/ Instagram: @queenmalvolia Twitter: @queenmalvolia If...

This week's guest is Kate Madison, the co-creator of Mythica Entertainment's critically acclaimed fantasy/adventure web series REN: THE GIRL WITH THE MARK. Season 1 of the award-winning drama starred Sophie Skelton (now of Starz's OUTLANDER) as a young woman whose fate is forever altered when an ancient spirit gives her incredible magic powers. Madison talks to the Viewfinder Podcast about her eff...

Actor/stunt performer/filmmaker Cassandra Ebner talks to The Viewfinder Podcast about her acclaimed comedy/adventure series LIFE XP. The series' first season (9 episodes total), plus exclusive "making of" content, can be purchased for $4.99 on Vimeo on Demand: Link: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lifexp Full YouTube playlist for LIFE XP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeCMCh0l8f_lWmadpIT3vHc0Q...

On the first Viewfinder Podcast of 2020, writer/director Lukas Kendall talks about the making of his suspenseful new sci-fi short film SKY FIGHTER. The futuristic, thought-provoking thriller co-stars Tom Maden (MTV's SCREAM: THE TV SERIES), Jess Gabor (SHAMELESS) and Erik Palladino (ER, U-571, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, SUITS, etc.) and can be seen exclusively on YouTube channel...

On this final episode of The Viewfinder Podcast for 2019, we speak with writer/director Stacey Davis about two of her latest short films: the uproarious family comedy CHERRY, and the hilarious documentary PIE IN THE PUSS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF PIEING IN FILM. Both shorts recently played at the 2019 Fairhope Film Festival in Fairhope, Alabama, where Birmingham native Davis shared these outstanding com...

On this week's show, you'll hear an interview with the co-stars/co-creators of the YouTube comedy series CRITICALLY ASHAMED: Giuditta Lattanzi and Franca Paschen. Check out the first four episodes of the show on YouTube! Follow The Viewfinder Podcast on Twitter @ViewfinderPod  and on Facebook at  www.facebook.com/TheViewfinderPodcast Music By audionautix.com

This week's show focuses on a uniquely Southern cinematic take on legendary Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes' iconic "Man of La Mancha" - THE TRUE DON QUIXOTE. Written and directed by Chris Poche, co-produced by Beth Burvant and filmed throughout St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, the film co-stars Tim Blake Nelson as an unemployed bookworm who transforms himself into a modern-day Don Quixote. Recru...

Actor/filmmaker Blayne Weaver talks to The Viewfinder Podcast about two of his latest projects: the short film thriller GHOSTED, which he co-wrote, directed and stars in, and the Netflix Christmas romantic comedy SANTA GIRL, which he produced and directed.  Follow The Viewfinder Podcast on Twitter @ViewfinderPod  and on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheViewfinderPodcast Music by audionautix...

Award-winning actor/filmmaker Alonge Hawes (BLUE COLLAR HUSTLE) talks to The Viewfinder Podcast about his newest series, Seeka TV's powerful BLACK ON BOTH SIDES. Exploring the challenges faced by young African-Americans in a so-called "post-racial society", BLACK ON BOTH SIDES co-stars Hawes as Anansi Moor, a retail salesman forced to present himself in an "acceptable" light before his racist empl...

This week, hear my conversation with brothers Nick and Hondo Weiss-Richmond, the creators and puppeteers of the new comedy web series VESSEL 87. Produced with meticulously designed shadow puppets, the series centers around the often monotonous yet completely humorous lives of a cargo ship crew. New episodes of VESSEL 87 air each Wednesday at: https://www.vessel87.com/ and on YouTube: https://www.y...

This week's Viewfinder Podcast features an interview with the co-stars/co-creators of the award-winning comedy web series INDOOR BOYS: Broadway vets Wesley Taylor (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS) and Alex Wyse (SPRING AWAKENING). Taking an honest look at gay male relationships and featuring an outstanding supporting cast of Broadway stars, season 3 of INDOOR BOYS is now streaming on Vime...

Spooking up laughs and romance for the Halloween season is the new comedy from Apple Juice Productions, BETTER WITH YOU. This week's guests, series co-star Amanda Taylor and editor/cinematographer Kailee Brown talk about the making of their project, and how it fulfills Apple Juice Productions' mission of empowering female filmmaking talent; one that began with vlog-based content like STONEYBROOK R...

On this week's show, hear my interview with acclaimed writer/director Jeremiah Kipp as he takes you through the making of four of his acclaimed short films: THANKSGIVING, HOW DO YOU TYPE A BROKEN HEART, PICKUP and SLAPFACE (now in production as a feature length film).  Follow the podcast on Twitter @ViewfinderPod and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheViewfinderPodcast Leave us a review of th...

This week's episode of The Viewfinder Podcast features an interview with a true renaissance man: actor, podcaster, coach and motivational speaker Frank R. Wilson. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Wilson has appeared as a background actor in films like Antoine Fuqua's remake of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, plus BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB and director Rob Reiner's LBJ. His first speaking role came in the OWN d...