Host Craig Horsley interviews Alan Thompon, the director of the documentary 'This Land.' Synopsis: This land is our only home, yet due to our addiction to fossil fuels, a finite, non-renewable source of energy to sustain our lifestyles, we are putting our future at risk. This Land takes us from the Texas and Mexico border to the Dakotas, and then N…

Host Craig Horsley interviews 'Virginia Minnesota' director Daniel Stine and Rachel Hendrix. The film won the Best Feature Film award at Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema. Synopsis: Separated for fifteen years by a childhood tragedy that robbed them of their mysterious and inspirational little friend, Virginia, two young women—Lyle and Addison—are reu…

Host Craig Horsley Chasing Sunshine director Darren Coyle and star Trevor Penick. Synopsis: A buddy, odd couple comedy where we follow Darcy and Jack as they drive all over the San Fernando Valley following clues on a scavenger hunt.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Host Craig Horsley interviews 'Awkward' producer Robert Scott. Synopsis: Lonely, just needing to feel something, James hesitantly visits a brothel for the first time, and finds himself in a room... with his best friend from primary school, Aimee.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Host Craig Horsley interviews James Douglas, the director of the independent feature film 'The Doctor's Case.' Synopsis: The Master of Horror meets the Master Detective. When a diabolical English lord is murdered, Sherlock Holmes and Watson must unexpectedly exchange roles in order to solve 'the perfect locked room mystery.' Based on the short stor…

Host Craig Horsley interviews Stephen Portland, the director of the independent film 'Something.' Synopsis: A man (Michael Gazin) and woman (Jane Rowen) are struggling to adjust to life with their new baby. But their situation begins to unravel further, when they start to suspect that a menacing stranger could be lurking, watching, even entering th…

Host Craig Horsley interviews Kew Gardens Save the Bridge director Jonathan Oliveira. Synopsis: A series of mom and pop shops reside on the Kew Gardens bridge which bring a variety of uniqueness to the community; but after the MTA pleas for the bridge to be brought down, three teens take it upon themselves to give the people of Kew Gardens a voice …

Host Craig Horsley interviews the creators of the Web Series After Oil, Shailyn Cotten and Jessica Naftaly. Synopsis: The last five years for Briar Dunlap have been buried under the weight of a global oil crisis. To keep her small Appalachian town afloat, Briar forms a bike gang of children to ferry food deliveries to the locals. But when one of he…

Host Craig Horsley interviews If Only director Sarah Wharton & Anna Frankl-Duval, writer/producer/actor. Synopsis: If Only is the story of three adult siblings each coming to grips with their mother’s imminent death, as they spend their last day together as a family. Inspired by the writer’s own experiences, If Only is an exploration of grief, cath…

Host Craig Horsley interviews Melissa Center, the co-director of the short film R.V Synopsis: Stripped of her rights, a woman’s life changes when she ventures with her husband to remedy an impossible situation.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Host Craig Horsley interviews Bizhan Tong, director of The Escort When Eric pays an escort, Veronica, for 60 minutes of her time he intends to convince her to quit this line of work. But Veronica is no damsel in distress and what ensues is a verbal battle of wits which peel away the layers of who they really are. What they find out about themselves…

KGFC Festival Talks Podcast interviews Molly McGaughey. Synopsis: After auditioning for a drama high school, 13-year-old Sammy makes a crucial choice that splits the path of her life in two. Flash forward twelve years: in one world, Sammy’s grown into Sam, a confident up-and-coming actress in a turbulent relationship with her girlfriend. In another…

Host Craig Horsley interviews How to Grow Your Own director Milton Chassman. Synopsis: One part mockumentary, one part docu-drama, How to Grow Your Own could very well be cinema's first ever mocku-drama! It tells the story of a weed-growing agoraphobic and the directionless stoner who comes to stay.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Host Craig Horsley interviews Sisters director Charles Ancelle. Synopsis: A young woman's sister suddenly reappears in her life after vanishing in what appears to be mysterious but painful circumstances.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Host Craig Horsley interviews "Path of Dreams" director Tamara Ruppart. Synopsis: Set in a poetic age in Japan, a legendary poetess challenges her suitor to visit her unfailingly for 99 nights, with the promise of creating a love more beautiful than poetry. Vowing to take him as her lover on the 99th night, our mystical beauty reveals the passion b…

Host Craig Horsley interviews Angel of Anywhere actor David A. Gregory. The short film is directed by James Kicklighter. Synopsis: Angel of Anywhere is the story of an empathetic stripper (Axel Roldos) who plays therapist to the many damaged clientele (Briana Evigan, “Step Up,” Ser’Darius Blain “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”) and co-workers who f…

Host Craig Horsley interviews Us, Forever Ago director Irina Varina. Synopsis: In the near future, a narrator recalls in voiceover the doubts she faced between 2015 and 2017 while writing, directing, producing, and starring in her first feature film, an investigatory patchwork weaving together conversations with female artists and intimate scenes f…

Host Craig Horsley interviews JOE writer, producer and co-star Shara Ashley Zeiger. Synopsis: JOE is a Romantic Comedy Pilot about a newly hired barista. Jillian meets the man of her dreams on the street and instinctively lies about what is paying the bills, but things turn awkward when she discovers his favorite coffee shop is also where she works…

Host Craig Horsley interviews E.ro.sion, noun director/writer Catriona Rubenis-Stevens and co-writer Tammy McNeill. Synopsis: E.ro.sion, noun follows the last days of a woman as she checks into the “Goodbye Clinic” to have her life deleted. We witness a person fade into a parallel reality where she observes the world she once felt connected to, con…

Host Craig Horsley interviews Darcy co-writer/co-director Jon Russel Cring. The film was co-directed/co-written by Heidi Philipsen. Synopsis: It's summer break, and fifteen-year-old Darcy is working in her family's motel, a seedy operation on the edge of town. Sustaining the motel is the practice of taking in occupants who have until only recently …

Host Craig Horsley interviews All Eyes on You director Felix Maxim Eller. Synopsis: The silent loner Marco is dreaming about a girl ever since they met, but she seems to have disappeared. In a cold Halloween night, he searches for her in the streets once again. Chased by a mysterious man, he soon discovers the darkest secrets of the city, initiatin…

Host Craig Horsley interviews Stamp Show director Michael Fishman. To learn more about Stamp Show, visit stampshowfilm.com. Synopsis: In 2016 the world’s largest stamp show, which takes place once every ten years, was held in NYC at the Javits Convention Center. The subject was intriguing though I knew it would be crowded and challenging (the offic…

Listen to host Craig Horsley discuss the making the short film Dames in Cars director Jason Spagnuoli & Dmitry Gubin, DP/Editor. Synopsis: A naive teenager finds himself in a predicament when he attempts to help a pretty stranger.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Listen to host Craig Horsley discuss the making the feature film Into the Valli with director Pat Bradley.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Listen to host Craig Horsley discuss the making the short film The Invaders with director Mateo Marquez, DP Mike Gialloreto and star Isra Elsalihie.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Listen to host Craig Horsley discuss the challenges of making the short film The Root of Happiness with with director Andy Truschinski! Synopsis: A young man and woman, desperate to escape their family issues, serendipitously meet in a park in Queens where they discover a jazz trio. Coaxed by the band’s blind Brazilian drummer, the night gives way …

Listen to host Craig Horsley speak with the cast and crew of the feature film Sushi Tushi or How Asia Butted into American Pro Football with director Ziad Hamzeh, producer Bob Altman, editor Sam Adelman and stars Eddie Mekka and Claire Kennedy. Synopsis: What do you when you’re a pro football franchise, The Portland Lobsters and have lost 32 games …

Host Craig Horsley interviews 88 Cents director Tyler Pina and star Matthew Weitz. Synopsis: After losing five years behind bars, a young man returns to San Francisco. But the system only gave him his freedom; it didn't prepare him to stand alone in a world stacked against returning citizens. With just the clothes on his back and the change in his …

Listen to host Craig Horsley speak with "One Bedroom" director Darien Sills-Evans and Producer Devin Williams. Synopsis: Breaking up is easy. Moving out is hard. After five years of ups and downs, an African American 30-something couple in a gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood spends their final afternoon together arguing and remember better days, as…

Host Craig Horsley interviews "The Soothing System" director Erik Spink and actress/producer Sarah Cronk. Synopsis: A young woman who fears she has a mental illness takes a tour of an unconventional treatment facility, against her brother's wishes.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Listen to host Craig Horsley speak with actor Chistopher Soren Kelly about the film Murder Made Easy. Synopsis: Best pals Joan and Michael host an elaborate dinner party for their dearest friends to remember the passing of Joan’s husband Neil. But as each guest arrives they find that their very lives are on the menu to protect a secret that links t…

Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema presents the KGFC Festival Talks Podcast with host Craig Horsley and Randy Redroad's "Edge of the World" stars Noah Alford and Will Meyers. Synopsis: Mitch Davis has a long winning history as the Boys Ranch cross country coach. Admired for his leadership with at risk young men, he is well respected by his peers. But, …

Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema presents the KGFC Festival Talks Podcast with host Craig Horsley and special guestBy KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Host Craig Horsley interiews Carlotta Summers, the creator of the independent short film Butterflies. Synopsis: Melanie and her best friend play together as children, marveling at swarms of butterflies. Later, the life cycle of butterflies becomes the metaphor of how Melanie negotiates her freshman year of high school during a difficult period when…

Director Kathrina Miccio discusses her challenges and journey of making her film St. Joseph. Synopsis: St. Joseph is a short comedy set in the suburbs of New Jersey involving two very different Italian families that live across the street from each other. Donna Adamo’s house is immaculately kept house inside and out. Elaine and Doug are more intere…

Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema presents the KGFC Festival Talks Podcast with Host Craig Horsley. In this episode Craig speaks candidly with director Austin Kase, whose film ANOTHER GIRL plays at KGFC this year. Synopsis: Sam’s ex-lovers aren’t so “ex” to him. In fact, they always seem to re-appear at the worst possible moment, sabotaging his hopes …

Director Michael Goldburg sits down with John Fallon at the KGFC Filmmakers Lounge - hosted by Ateaz Organic Coffee & Tea - to talk about his film “Sure Fire" “Sure Fire" was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Director Louie Cortes sits down with John Fallon at the KGFC Filmmakers Lounge - hosted by Ateaz Organic Coffee & Tea - to talk about his film “Good Day" “Good Day" was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Director Francesco Calogero sits down with John Fallon and Craig Horsley at the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Filmmakers Lounge at Ateaz Organic Coffee & Tea to talk about his film “Second Spring” “Second Spring” was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Writer/Director Brett Meyer sits down with John Fallon and Craig Horsley at the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Filmmakers Lounge at Ateaz Organic Coffee & Tea to talk about his film “Lost & Found; Road To Our Fathers” “Lost & Found; Road To Our Fathers” was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.…

Director Rodrigo Ayres sits down with John Fallon and Craig Hursley at the KGFC Filmmakers Lounge hosted by Ateaz Organic Coffee & Tea to talk about his film “Happy Here In New York” “Happy Here In New York” was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Director Vagabond Beaumont sits down with John Fallon and Craig Hursley at the KGFC Filmmakers Lounge hosted by Ateaz Organic Coffee & Tea to talk about his film “Coney Island Dreaming” “Coney Island Dreaming” was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Director Edwin DeJesus sits down with John Fallon and Craig Hursley at the KGFC Filmmakers Lounge hosted by Ateaz Organic Coffee & Tea to talk about his film “The Great Griffen” “The Great Griffen” was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Director Utsab Giri sits down with John Fallon and Craig Hursley at the KGFC Filmmakers Lounge hosted by Ateaz Organic Coffee & Tea to talk about his film “Life, Death & Maple Grove” “Life, Death & Maple Grove” was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Jeana Reilly sits down with John Fallon at the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Filmmakers Lounge at Ateaz to talk about their film "Danni" "Danni" was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Director Robert Vornkahl sits down with John Fallon at the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Filmmakers Lounge at Ateaz to talk about his film "Nowhere, Michigan" "Nowhere, Michigan" was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Writer/Director Bryan Fitzgerald sits down with John Fallon at the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Filmmakers Lounge at Ateaz to talk about his film "Under Water" "Under Water" was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Writer/Director Chris Goodwin sits down with John Fallon at the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Filmmakers Lounge at Ateaz to talk about his film "On The 7th Date" "On The 7th Date" was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Scot Bellis sits down with John Fallon at the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Filmmakers Lounge at Ateaz to talk about his acting role in the film "Grand Unified Theory" "Grand Unified Theory" was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast

Alex Gutterman & Aboubacar Camara it down with John Fallon at the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Filmmakers Lounge at Ateaz to talk about their film "In Winter" "In Winter" was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.By KGFC Festival Talks Podcast