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Another film from the recently held SIFF 2014 was Bringing It Home. We had filmmaker Linda Booker on to tell us all about it. About Bringing It Home: BRINGING IT HOME explores the question of why a crop with so many widespread benefits cannot be farmed in the United States by illustrating its history, current industries and talking to both […]
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It’s always fun to have a local join us on the show. Especially if their film is being screened at the Sonoma International Film Festival. Casey Beck, talked to us about her feature documentary, The Organic Life. About the Organic Life: A year in the life of an hopeful organic farmer and his skeptical girlfriend reveals that a changing climate, […]
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Another short filmmaker using our area as an additional character was Georgio Litt. He called to tell us all about Waking Marshall Walker, which was one of my favorite shorts of the Sonoma International Film Festival. About Waking Marshall Walker: A short film about a father in mourning, trapped between worlds – the past, the present, this life and the […]
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Billy Higgins created a suspenseful short called GPS which screened at the Sonoma International Film Festival. He called in to tell us all about the film which featured some local scenery. About GPS: Grace Paula Salvatori (LaRue) is a young housewife in Napa who does not trust her wealthy husband. When she uses G.P.S. to spy on him, her discoveries […]
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It’s March so it’s all SIFF all the time! The next filmmaker we interviewed was Joel McCarthy from Canada. He and other cast mates were attending with their film, and my favorite of the entire festival, Taking My Parents to Burning Man. About TMPTBM: A parental coming-of-age story that follows a sixty-year-old couple getting dragged to Burning Man by their […]
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Two of the Marin based filmmakers from Roxie came into the studio for their interview. We chatted with Nick Frangione and Kelly Burk about their film and having it almost local in the Sonoma International Film Festival. About Roxie: Roxie is an independent dramatic feature film shot on location in the San Francisco Bay Area. The movie is now streaming […]
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One of the cutest shorts shown at SIFF 2014 was an animation called “Missing U.” We talked with creator Brooke Wagstaff about the short. About Missing U: Follow along with I as she journeys to discover her missing U! To find out more, visit Brooke’s website, and also check out Missing U on Facebook. Here is the interview followed by […]
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One of the most delightful people from 2014’s SIFF was Michael Mueller who called in about his film, City Slacker. He then surprised us by putting lead actress, aka his wife Fiona Gillies, on the line to talk about her role in the film. About City Slacker: Amanda is a corporate highflier who needs a slacker so she can have […]
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This was the first of our 2014 coverage of the Sonoma International Film Festival films. The month before every festival we dedicate to telling you as much as we can about the films and introduce you to the filmmakers. First up was Canadian, Hannah Cheeseman, writer/director as well as lead actress in the short film, Brunch Bitch. About Brunch Bitch: […]
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We had filmmaker and actress, KT Baldassaro, on the show to talk about her short film, Girl in the Basement. About Girl in the Basement: A young woman is kidnapped by a serial killer. Before he can finish her, he accidentally dies, leaving her trapped in his basement. The film has a Facebook page, and you can find out more […]
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