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Rock Springs is a horror film that follows a young girl and her mother as they move to a remote house after the death of her father, only to discover a monster hidden in the town's history and the woods behind their house. Director Vera Miao and star Kelly Marie Tran join us to discuss the Chinese American diaspora, being Asian American women in the entertainment industry, and the importance of legacy work.

In Mam, Jerald - a self-taught chef from small-town Texas - falls in love with Vietnamese cuisine after a life-changing trip abroad, and moves to NY with one goal: to open his own restaurant. Director Nan Feix, and actors Jerald Head and Nhung Dao Head join us to discuss the importance of community, how neighborhood faces became integral characters in the film, and why Jerald and Nhung's real life story helped the film come to life.

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My Brother's Killer chronicles the unsolved murder of Billy London, a gay adult film performer who was brutally killed in West Hollywood more than 30 years ago. Director Rachel Mason and producer/editor Dion Labriola join us to discuss the importance of memorializing Billy's life, the one and only Penelope Spheeris coming on board as executive producer, and collecting gay porn.

Time and Water is a documentary that follows renowned Icelandic poet and author Andri Snær Magnason as he writes a memorial for the death of a glacier while interlacing his family's history as an overall reflection of home, loss and change. Director (and returning guest) Sara Dosa joins us to share why she went back to film a second documentary in Iceland, approaching the environment and climate change through an emotional connection, and how our past and memories provide a road map for the future.

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Edie Arnold is a Loser is a coming-of-age film about a group of high school outcasts who stir up trouble at their all-girls Catholic High School when they form a punk band. This interview was a full on party, as we are joined by co-director/writer Megan Rico, co-director Kade Atwood, and the film's stars Adi Madden Cabrera and McKenna Tuckett. We discuss our shared Catholic school trauma, their unique casting process, and the struggles of a horny teenager.

Plantman and Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film is a comedy about a plant vigilante that rescues neglected houseplants, and enlists a lonely man to join his cause. We're joined by co-writer/actor/comedian Frankie Quiñones to discuss how a real life Fiddle Leaf was an inspiration for this story, the origins of The Dress Up Gang, and what makes his mom such a natural actor.

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