Spoiler Alert Radio

Spoiler Alert Radio features conversations on the craft of film making. We discuss film making with some of the most engaging and talented cinematographers, production designers, editors, composers, sound designers, and more. Both entertaining and informative, Spoiler Alert Radio gives you a sneak peek behind the scenes in the world of film. It is aired on Pacifica Radio Network affiliates throughout the country. Please note that due to terrestrial radio syndication, there is a 3-4 week delay in publishing podcast episodes.

Maureen Hughes - Irish Casting Director - The Butcher Boy, Once, Love/Hate, This Must Be The Place, That They May Face The Rising Sun, and Small Things Like These

Maureen's casting work includes the films: Once, This Must Be The Place, Extra Ordinary, Apocalypse Clown, The Miracle Club, The Martini Shot, That They May Face The Rising Sun, and more recently Small Things Like These and the upcoming, Frewaka. Maureen's television work includes the projects: Raw, Love/Hate, Rebellion, Taken Down, and Louise Lives Large.

12-20
29:01

Ben Baird - Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer - Lady Macbeth, Limbo, The Wonder, Scrapper, Conclave, and The Teacher

Ben's film work includes: Lady Macbeth, Limbo, Disobedience, The Wonder, Scrapper, Conclave, and The Teacher, as well as the documentaries: 9/11: Phone Calls From The Towers and The Reason I Jump. Ben's television work includes: Prime Suspect, Merlin, The Lazarus Project, and War Of The Worlds.

12-13
29:01

Kendall Anderson - Set Decorator and Production Designer - Love Is Strange, Uncut Gems, Things Heard and Seen, Confess Fletch, Problemista, His Three Daughters, and The Room Next Door

Kendall's Set Decorator work includes the films: Love Is Strange, Chuck, You Were Never Really Here, Uncut Gems, Things Heard and Seen, Confess, Fletch, Problemista, and The Room Next Door. Her television work includes the series: Odd Mom Out, The Punisher, and The Changeling. Kendall's debut as Production Designer, the acclaimed His Three Daughters, received glowing reviews and is streaming on Netflix. 

12-06
29:01

Tracey Wells - British Makeup and Hair Designer - Batman Begins, Quantum Of Solace, Berlin Station, Gran Turismo, White Bird, and Tuesday

Tracey's feature film projects include: Batman Begins, Quantum Of Solace, The Raven, Urban Hymn, Extinction, I'll Find You, Gran Turismo, White Bird, and Tuesday. Tracey's television work includes: Dracula, Mars, and Berlin Station.

11-29
29:01

Zoe Jirik – Canadian Set Decorator – War For the Planet Of The Apes, Death Note, Light Of My Life, Flora and Ulysses, Peter Pan and Wendy, and Woman Of The Hour

Zoe's Set Decorator work includes the films: Death Note, A Dog's Way Home, Light Of My Life, The Art Of Racing In The Rain, Flora and Ulysses, and Love Hard, and was Assistant Decorator on films including: Into The Forest and War For The Planet Of The Apes. More recently, Zoe was Set Decorator on David Lowery's Peter Pan and Wendy, and Anna Kendrick's acclaimed directorial debut Woman Of The Hour for Netflix.

11-22
29:01

Nuria Guardia - Spanish Set Decorator and Production Designer - Sergio and Sergei, Love Gets A Room, Live Is Life, Bird Box: Barcelona, My Loneliness Has Wings, and A House On Fire

Nuria's film work in the Art Director role includes the films: Evolution, Sergio and Sergei, and One Year, One Night. Nuria's Set Decorator work includes films such as: Live Is Life, Love Gets A Room, and Bird Box: Barcelona, along with television series: The Crown, Top Boy, and Who Is Erin Carter. Recent Production Design work for Nuria includes the films: My Loneliness Has Wings and A House On Fire, and the upcoming series, A Muerte.

11-15
29:01

Zach Kuperstein - Cinematographer - The Eyes of My Mother, The Climb, Barbarian, Don't Move, and Woman Of The Hour

Zach's feature film work includes: The Eyes Of My Mother, Jonathan, The Climb, The Vigil, Paper Spiders, Barbarian, Woman Of The Hour, and Don't Move. Zach's short film projects include: No Longer Suitable For Use, Power Signal, and Young Mom. 

11-08
29:01

Angello Faccini - Cinematographer - Lapu, Milestone, Where The Light Shines, The Almost Legends, The Anatomy Of Horses, and Where The Silence Passes

Angello was born in Bogota, Colombia and studied filmmaking at ESCAC in Barcelona. He balances narrative, documentary and commercial work. Angello's short film work includes: The Last Two, Lina, and Dulce. Angello's feature film work includes: Lapu, Milestone, Where The Light Shines, and The (Almost) Legends. Angello's recent and upcoming features include: The Anatomy Of Horses, Carro Pasajero, and Where The Silence Passes. 

11-01
29:01

Gabriel Gutierrez - Spanish Sound Designer - Automata, Veronica, While At War, Klaus, My Loneliness Has Wings, and My Penguin Friend

Gabriel's feature film work include: Automata, Veronica, Greta, While At War, Klaus, La Abuela, Sister Death, My Loneliness Has Wings, and My Penguin Friend. Gabriel's television work includes: Criminal, La Unidad, The Girl In The Mirror, and Santo.

10-25
29:01

Fatima Al Qadiri - Kuwaiti Musician and Film Composer - Atlantics, La Abuela, Seeking Mavis Beacon, and Skincare

Fatima's feature film scores include: Atlantics, La Abuela, Seeking Mavis Beacon, and Skincare. Fatima's musical releases include: Desert Strike, Brute, Shaneera, and more recently Medieval Femme and Gumar.

10-18
29:01

Claire Levinson-Gendler - UK-Based Set Decorator - Malice In Wonderland, VS., Vanity Fair, Chernobyl, Little Birds, The Pope's Exorcist, The Power, The Creator

Claire's feature film projects include: Dangerous Parking, Malice In Wonderland, VS., The Pope's Exorcist, and The Creator. Claire's television work includes: Vanity Fair, Chernobyl, Little Birds, The Power and The Day Of The Jackal.

10-11
29:01

Kenji Kishi - Film Composer - Somos Mari Pepa, Los Lobos, Ska'yaa, Loulou, La Falla

Kenji's feature film scores include the films: Somos Mari Pepa, Nap Time, The Blue Years, Entitled To Sail, Eight Out Of Ten, Storks, Los Lobos, and Ska'yaa. Kenji's more recent projects include the films: Loulou and La Falla.

10-04
29:01

Rene Sascha Johannsen - Danish Director and Cinematographer - The Red Chapel, Asphalt NYC, The Wolfpack, 7 Years Of Lukas Graham

Some of Rene's projects include: The Red Chapel, Life In The Emergency Lane, Asphalt NYC, The Wolfpack, and Homeless On Instagram. Rene's upcoming documentary subjects include, the pop singer Christopher and RED, the homeless rapper. Rene was nominated for Best Documentary at the Danish Academy Awards for his documentary film 7 Years Of Lukas Graham, following the pop group and lead singer over a seven year period.  

09-27
29:01

Jens Bjornkaer - Danish Film Composer - Melancholia, Vivos, 7 Years Of Lukas Graham, and Tell Them You Love Me

Jens' film scoring credits include: Lars Von Trier's Melancholia, Ai Weiwei's documentary Vivos, the WWII themed film Out Of The Darkness, and the documentary Markie In Milwaukee. Jens was nominated for a Danish Film Academy award for his score to the documentary 7 Years Of Lukas Graham. More recently Jens scored the acclaimed Netflix documentary, Tell Them You Love Me. 

09-20
29:01

Uli Hanisch - German Production Designer - Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, Cloud Atlas, The Queen's Gambit, Babylon Berlin, and The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes

Uli has collaborated with director Tom Tykwer on several films, including: Winter Sleepers, Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, A Hologram For The King, and Cloud Atlas, co-directed by The Wachowskis. Uli's film work includes: Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, The International, Cloud Atlas, In Secret, A Hologram For The King, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes. Uli's television work includes work on the acclaimed: Sense8, The Queen's Gambit, and Babylon Berlin.

09-13
29:01

Asta Hafthorsdottir - Icelandic Makeup Designer - Kon-Tiki, The 12th Man, Norsemen, The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle, Beforeigners, Everybody Hates Johan, and Touch

Asta's film credits include: 101 Reykjavik, The Good Heart, The Wave, Undercurrent, Summerland, Kon-Tiki, The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle, The 12th Man, The Quake, Everybody Hates Johan, Touch, and the upcoming, King and Conqueror. Asta's television credits include: Lazy Town, Dag, Norsemen (Vikingane), Beforeigners, and Welcome To Utmark.

09-06
29:01

Claudius Rauch - Special Effects Supervisor - Look Who's Back, Frantz, In The Fade, Chernobyl, Tar, Babylon Berlin

Feature film work from Claudius includes: Look Who's Back, Alone In Berlin, Goodbye Berlin, Frantz, In The Fade, Tar, and more recently, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Television works from Claudius include: Babylon Berlin and Chernobyl, for which he won an Emmy. Upcoming films from Claudius include: The Light and In The Lost Lands.

08-30
29:01

Kjartan Kjartansson - Icelandic Sound Designer - Reykjavk-Rotterdam, The Good Heart, Trapped, End Of Sentence, Against The Ice, Band, Touch

Kjartan's feature film work includes: As In Heaven, A Little Trip To Heaven, White Night Wedding, Reykjavik-Rotterdam, The Good Heart, Undercurrent, Summerland, The Deep, Virgin Mountain, End Of Sentence, Against The Ice, Band, and Touch. Kjartan's television work includes the series: Lazy Town, Trapped, and Arctic Circle. 

08-23
29:01

Coll Anderson - Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer - Trees Lounge, The Fog Of War, Restrepo, Mother, Chasing The Moon, The Whale, Barbie

Coll's feature film work includes: Trees Lounge, The Fog Of War, Restrepo, James White, Christine, Mother, The Whale, Barbie, and Mountain Queen: The Summits Of Lhakpa Sherpa. Coll's television work includes the series: Chasing the Moon, The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst, and Dr. Death.

08-16
29:01

Frederic Batier - French Still Photographer - Tatort, Beloved Sisters, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Spencer, Babylon Berlin, Helgoland 513, From Hilde With Love

Frederic's still photography work includes work for the films: Beloved Sisters, Resistance, A Hologram For The King, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Munich: The Edge Of War, and Spencer.   Frederic's television projects include: Tatort, Berlin Station, Helgoland 513, and Babylon Berlin.  His upcoming films include: From Hilde With Love and The Light.

08-09
29:01

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