Rock Your Beauty!

Jonny opens the episode with returning guest and Cindependent Board Member, TJ Peloquin. Jonny and TJ discuss this year's "Cindesocial" film screenings, and preview the upcoming Cindependent Pride Shorts Program, taking place at the Mariemont Theatre on Thursday, June 20th. Then Jonny is joined by artist and experimental filmmaker, Anna Kipervaser (23:25). Jonny and Anna discuss Anna's new role with Cindependent as the curator of a designated experimental film block at the 2024 festival, her journey to experimental filmmaking, tombstone inscriptions, communicating with plants and animals, the evils of capitalist bureaucracy, and much more!

Jack Crumley and Sian Bitner-Kearney talk with Brian Ibold and Eric Anderson, a couple of Cincinnatians who are making their own webseries: Typical Westsiders

It's a ScriptShopShow reunion as guest host Jack Crumley teams back up with Allyson West! Jack and Allyson talk with Cindependent Film Festival board member Sian Bitner-Kearney about her Rock Your Beauty fashion show. Allyson has curated a women's film block during the event and we talk with Emily Skyle-Golden about her film '10 SYLLABLES'

Jonny hands over the CindePodcast reins to Jack Crumley to talk about an evening with film critic and all-around cool guy Elvis Mitchell. There was a recent screening of Elvis' doc, IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!? (2022), in Cincinnati and we talk about the film, Elvis, and more!

Jonny is joined by returning guests, Lydia Smith and TJ Peloquin to break down each of their top 5 films of 2023. The episode celebrates the Cindependent Film Festival's 2023 return and dives deep into the rich roster of this year's films, which Jonny, Lydia, and TJ, bring their unique perspective and insight to.

Cincinnati writer and director, Silas Tibbs, joins Jonny on the podcast for a broad ranging conversation. Silas shares his thoughts on adapting to current media trends (2:00), the impact of AI on the creative space (20:30), solving the decline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Disney (45:50), the potential of the Cincinnati film scene (54:40), the upcoming premiere screening of his film Attrition at the Woodward Theater on New Year's Day (1:05:00), his influences for Attrition (1:13:35), and more!

Jonny is joined by 2023 Cindependent Festival alum, Ingrid Woode (director of the Cincinnati based short film, "Fresh")! The episode opens with reflections on Ingrid's Cindependent experience (1:00). Then the conversation moves into Ingrid's music background and the inspiration for her new documentary project, "Songology" (15:45), Ingrid's approach to channeling her creativity (21:15), her experience of recovering from a spine injury during the pandemic (24:00), the concept of building a soundtrack for your life (31:30), Songology's upcoming premiere at the City Base Kenwood Theater (37:37), and more!

Jonny welcomes former Cincinnati Enquirer film critic (1995-2005), Margaret McGurk, to the show! Margaret shares about the film criticism landscape in the 90's (4:30) and how she got her start at the Enquirer (8:40), before getting into her perspective on the current film and film criticism landscape (15:45), her recommendations on where to find helpful criticism/curation these days (36:00), and more!

Jonny is joined by Cindependent curator, TJ Peloquin, and Cindependent 2023 award nominated director, Bretton Miller, to reflect on the beautiful 2023 Cindependent Film Festival. Then Jonny chats with Justin Zuckerman (46:40), director of the indie gem, Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater - screening Monday, October 2nd at the Woodward Theater in downtown Cincinnati. Justin tells Jonny about shooting the film on Mini DV format, Yelling Fire's place in the mumblecore pantheon, the film's festival journey, and more!

This week's episode opens with a segment from "Trash Flow Radio," a Cincinnati WAIF 88.3 radio program, which featured Jonny Shenk as a guest on Saturday, September 23rd (3:45). On the segment, Jonny previews Cindependent 2023 with Trash Flow Radio host, Ken Katkin. Back in the interview chair, Jonny is joined by actor, writer, director, and Cincinnati native, Andre Hyland (22:20), for a wide ranging conversation. Topics include - making "The Death of Dick Long" (26:45), memories of working at the Esquire Theatre in Clifton (30:49), a "speed round" of Cincinnati related questions (45:10), Andre's experiences at the Sundance Film Festival (1:02:25), getting confused with Andre Holland (1:16:20), and more!