Chatting with Asta

This episode I'm joined by Filmmaker Izzy Lee. We chat her upcoming feature debut, glimmers of weirdness, telling people we think they are rad, and asking the world "What do you want from me"? Named as one of A.V. Club's 10 female filmmakers to hire, Izzy Lee is a director on the rise. Her award-winning tales have screened at major international genre festivals such as Fantasia, Overlook, Morbido, FrightFest, Fantaspoa, Brooklyn Horror, Boston Sci-Fi, Boston Underground, Chattanooga, and more. She's directed nearly two dozen shorts. From 2022-2023, Lee earned five Certificates of Completion from a variety of Sundance Collab’s Directing and Producing courses. Additionally, Lee shadowed director Adam Egypt Mortimer on the SpectreVision feature Archenemy and her first novella, I Can See Your Lies, will be out on February 13, 2024 from Dark Hart Books.​She’s currently developing her long-awaited first feature HOUSE OF ASHEShttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...via https://www.nihilnoctem.com/Support the show

On this episode I'm delighted to be joined by Actor Nelson Leis. We talk his work on THE LAST OF US, creating visceral performances, and making shadow work that brings light. Support the show

On this episode I am delighted to be joined by Cinematographer Karim Hussain! We talk Visual Language, defending provocative art (literally), and how he works with bold performers.Karim Hussain csc was born in Ottawa, Canada. A cinematographer who loves to work in all genres, he is particularly passionate and knowledgeable about the horror, sci-fi and action genres.Starting very young shooting short movies on Super-8 film, he began his first 16mm underground feature at the age of 19, that ultimately was completed after 6 ½ years of hard work, him doing many of the important positions on it, including directing, writing, editing, sound editing, production and of course cinematography. After collaborating on the early years of the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal and helping make it an international premiere festival, he embarked on his second and third feature, where as well many hats were worn, the films circulating widely on the genre film circuit. He also worked as a screenwriter in Spain. Hussain then decided to fully concentrate on the cinematography aspects of his career, as that was the part of filmmaking that made him most passionate, as well as close collaboration with others. Working very intricately with his directors on the visuals of his projects, his subsequent productions have played around the world to great acclaim, and screened in such film festivals as the Sundance Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival and many, many more. Hussain’s goal is to continue to collaborate with his directors and production teams in delivering visually stunning, innovative projects that get noticed.https://www.karimhussaindp.com/Support the show

Today's episode I'm delighted to be joined by Director Josh Forbes. We talk the world of music videos, his upcoming film DESTROY ALL NEIGHBORS, and the importance of sincere goofiness in storytelling.https://joshforbes.com/Support the show

Today I'm excited to be joined by April Consalo. We talk social media and her crowdfunding for her directorial debut LIKE SUBSCRIBE. We also discuss Queer identity and the power in telling your own authentic stories.https://aprilconsalo.com/Link to the Seed and Spark:https://seedandspark.com/fund/like-subscribe#story Support the show