Ep. 301 - Jon Bielich

Season 3 of the deadCenter Film Podcast is here! In this return episode, Nick talks with stunt coordinator and performer, Jon Bielich. They discuss how he started his career in stunts by performing at amusement parks, growing in the Oklahoma film industry on films like Cowgirls 'n Angels and August: Osage County, the career highlight moment he had with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, and more. 

On this episode, Nick talks with the team behind the short film Auganic, which won Best Live Action Short at the deadCenter Film Festival, director Krit Komkrichwarakool and producer King Louie. They discuss the Canadian film scene, King Louie's time working in the VFX department on the Emmy-winning show The Last of Us, what it was like to win for their film Auganic in an Oscar-qualifying category at deadCenter, and more.

On this episode, Nick talks with filmmaker and actress Makinley Paige Montez about how she got discovered creating comedy sketches, why she moved from Atlanta to Oklahoma to pursue a film career, what it was like starting out acting on Zoom to learning acting with others at OFA Studios, writing and directing her film Lost & Found with deadCenter Education, what it was like to see her work on the big screen, and more.

On this episode, Nick talks with deadCenter Feature Programmer, Camila Chaves Rojas, about how 2010's independent films impacted her, how an OU speaking engagement led to her interning and eventually working at deadCenter, how programming for a film festival is similar to curating a playlist, and much more.

On this episode, Nick talks with Oklahoma City filmmaker Matt Barse about his experience bringing one of his films to the 2012 deadCenter Film Festival, what he's learned making short films over the years, the things he's learned while attending a UCLA screenwriting program, upcoming horror projects he's working on, and more.

On this episode, Nick talks with choreographer and filmmaker Lauren Bumgarner about how she found her love for dance and film as a kid, what she learned from her time working on the set of Uncut Gems in New York City, what it’s meant to have her work featured at deadCenter over the years, and much more. 

On this episode, Nick sits down with actor/writer/producer Caitlyn Sponheimer. They discuss her film Wild Goat Surf, what she learned directing her first feature, why it's important to find your people in the film industry, and more.

On this episode of the deadCenter Film Podcast, Nick talks with So Young Shelly Yo, the writer/director of Smoking Tigers, about what she learned from working in the television and commercial world, how making short films helped prepare her for a feature film, what it was like to adapt real life experiences into a screenplay, her favorite film festival experiences, and more.

On the Season 2 opener episode of the deadCenter Film Podcast, host Nick Hodge sits down with the team at OKCThunder Films to discuss their latest film BISMACK that screened at the 2024 deadCenter Film Festival. Nick discusses with director Michael Zubach and producers Nick Gallo and Paris Lawson about how the film BISMACK came together during a busy OKC Thunder season, how Bismack Biyombo became the story they chose to focus on for this film, and what OKCThunder Films is all about.

Live from 2024's deadCenter Film Festival! On this episode of the deadCenter Podcast, Nick talks with 2024 deadCenter Film ICON, Dylan Brodie. They talk about his journey in Oklahoma film over the years and how he became the producer he is today, the importance of collaboration within the Oklahoma film community, the films he produced on that screened at 2024's festival, and more.