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  • 697. 4Qs with Jesse Cook III

    697. 4Qs with Jesse Cook III
    2026/05/29

    What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.’

    Jesse Cook III came on the podcast to chat about his SOFF 2025 Official Selection LOOM that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Film – Short Film – SciFi.

    Jesse and I hit it off immediately when we met, but can I ever really feel close to someone unless I’ve asked them the 4 Questions?

    Follow Jesse on Instagram @jc3.mov

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    1 時間 19 分
  • 696. Jesse Cook III “LOOM”

    696. Jesse Cook III “LOOM”
    2026/05/27

    Greetings Listeners!

    The only thing I love more than chatting with a really talented filmmaker is chatting with a REALLY NICE and lovely person that also happens to be a very talented filmmaker. Jesse Cook III is absolutely both and I was thrilled to have him on to chat about his SOFF 2025 Official Selection LOOM that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Film – Short Film – SciFi

    Follow Jesse on Instagram @jc3.mov

    P.S.- I also couldn’t NOT take a photo of these adorable pups that may have been trying to steal the spotlight during the interview.

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    1 時間 19 分
  • 695. 4Qs with Lesley Hoyt-Croft

    695. 4Qs with Lesley Hoyt-Croft
    2026/05/25

    What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

    Lesley Hoyt-Croft wrote an internationally award-winning comedy/drama sports screenplay called Princess Di and the Lesbians (2026) and also known for her documentary films for the Arizona Justice Project called LIFE: The Bill Macumber Story (2010); The Ballad of Louis Taylor (2017); This Damn Town (2019, the latter two about Louis Taylor who was unjustly convicted of the Pioneer Hotel Fire in Tucson, Arizona, that killed 29 people and resulted in Taylor spending 42 years in prison).

    I was excited to chat with someone with such an eclectic range of interests and was very curious to see what else I’d find out from the 4 Questions!

    Find more here:

    X https://x.com/CroftHoyt54589
    IG @Lesleyhc
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    25 分
  • 694. Lesley Hoyt-Croft “Princess Di and the Lesbians”

    694. Lesley Hoyt-Croft “Princess Di and the Lesbians”
    2026/05/22

    Greetings and Happy Friday!

    Lesley Hoyt-Croft is known for her documentary films for the Arizona Justice Project called LIFE: The Bill Macumber Story (2010); The Ballad of Louis Taylor (2017);
    This Damn Town (2019, the latter two about Louis Taylor who was unjustly convicted of the Pioneer Hotel Fire in Tucson, Arizona, that killed 29 people and resulted in Taylor spending 42 years in prison).

    But just to show how diverse her many talents are, she also wrote an internationally award-winning comedy/drama sports screenplay called Princess Di and the Lesbians (2026) that has garnered more laurels than I can count, and that’s what she come on to chat about!

    Find more about this lovely and highly achieving person:

    X https://x.com/CroftHoyt54589
    IG @Lesleyhc
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    1 時間 18 分
  • 693. 4Qs with Vidhya Iyer

    693. 4Qs with Vidhya Iyer
    2026/05/20

    What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

    Vidhya Iyer wrote and directed the short film, “Giving Mom the Talk,” which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection and earned the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Comedy AND the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Director – Short Film – Comedy.

    I hope you enjoyed getting know know Vidhya as much as I did and you’re back for a little more with the 4 Questions!

    If you want to know even more, please follow her at

    @heyiyer or @tingifilms

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    25 分
  • 692. Vidhya Iyer “Giving Mom the Talk”

    692. Vidhya Iyer “Giving Mom the Talk”
    2026/05/18

    Welcome back, Film Friends!

    Vidhya Iyer wrote and directed the short film, “Giving Mom the Talk,” which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection and earned the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Comedy AND the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Director – Short Film – Comedy.

    Vidya wasn’t able to attend the festival because she was traveling in India so I was very excited to get to know her a little bit with this great chat we had.

    If you want to know more, please follow her at

    @heyiyer or @tingifilms

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    1 時間 22 分
  • 691. 4Qs with Chad Andrews

    691. 4Qs with Chad Andrews
    2026/05/15

    What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

    Chad Andrews is the writer, director, and lead actor of “The Butchers”, a fantastic SOFF 2025 Official Selection that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – Action-Thriller.

    Meeting someone at the festival is never enough so I was so glad Chad could zoom from Toronto so we could have a long chat and this follow up 4 Questions!

    Follow Chad on IG @thisischadandrews and

    @heybaphouse

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    18 分
  • 690. Chad Andrews “The Butchers”

    690. Chad Andrews “The Butchers”
    2026/05/13

    Welcome back on this fine Wednesday!

    Chad Andrews is the writer, director, and lead actor of “The Butchers”, a fantastic SOFF 2025 Official Selection that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – Action-Thriller.

    Chad lives in Toronto but was able to zoom so we could dive deeper on his life and artistic career.

    Follow Chad on IG @thisischadandrews and
    @heybaphouse

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    1 時間 20 分