Today, on the Cinema Flow Podcast, I’ve gathered three friends (Luke Morton, Aidan Eck, and Katie Isherwood) to watch five of my favorite short films. We’re going to review the films and discuss them from a filmmaking perspective.

If you’re an aspiring director, you can learn a lot from these shorts. Most of the people who made these movies did not have a lot of resources. Some of them were even film school students.

All of the films are FREE to watch online. Links to these movies are available down below.

#1 – “FAUVE”

Director: Jeremy Comte

https://youtu.be/CnxYtSKgbgs

#2 – “PARVANEH”

Director: Talkhon Hamzavi

https://youtu.be/ItoEwcGi8Ig

#3 – “DEKALB ELEMENTARY”

Director: Reed Van Dyk

https://vimeo.com/729475176

#4 – “THE PRESENT”

Director: Farah Nabulsi

https://www.netflix.com/watch/81424328?source=35

#5 – “GOD OF LOVE”

Director: Luke Matheny

720p: https://youtu.be/Ene7vSejlEw

1080p: https://www.kanopy.com/en/chapman/video/2202057 (USA only)

Aidan Eck is a director and film production major at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts where he recently collaborated with Hannah Campbell on a fantastic music video! Here is the link to his YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/_unut4EV_Lo

Luke Morton is a screenwriter and filmmaker who graduated from Chapman University with a dual BFA in Screenwriting and Advertising. He currently works for the production company Buffalo 8 and is a proud North Carolinian.

Katie Isherwood is the writer and director of the short film “CREATIVE REASONING”. You can keep up to date with the release of that film by following her Instagram page. She is based in Los Angeles.

Timecodes:

Fauve – (1:35)

Parvaneh – (15:29)

Dekalb Elementary – (31:02)

The Present – (46:02)

God of Love – (01:01:37)

Cinema Flow Awards – (01:12:27)

Instagram handles:

Luke Morton -> @lmorton18

Katie Isherwood -> @isherwood.katie

Aidan Eck -> @ace_platinum_25

Cinema Flow Podcast -> @cinema_flow_podcast

Jaden Benenfeld and Liam Harrington, dear friends of the show (and hosts of the No Sequel Podcast) stop by to recap the 2023 summer movie season!

We go through all the major releases from May 1st to August 31st and let you know our favorite (and least favorite) films of the season.

Will we pick “Barbie”, “Oppenheimer”, “Across the Spider-Verse”, or something completely different?! You’ll have to tune in to find out!

Timecodes:

8:07 May recap

16:08 June recap

28:06 July recap

40:40 August recap

49:43 Summer TV shows

58:17 Most Anticipated for the Rest of 2023

1:04:37 Two Film Challenge (Game)

If you liked this episode, then check out the No Sequel Podcast! They have a wonderful library of amazing episodes! Here’s a link:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1wXu9v7SNgv30C0tRXR4PV?si=a351ad15594c4cb6

Instagram handles:

No Sequel Podcast -> @nosequelpodcast

Jaden Benenfeld -> @jaden_benenfeld

Liam Harrington -> @muffenboy2003

Jaden Reviews -> @jadenreviews

Cinema Flow Podcast -> @cinema_flow_podcast

Katie Ann O’Keefe is a cinematographer and director that has worked on many films, including the documentary, “Live From the Space Stage: A Halyx Story” which you can watch for free on the Defunctland YouTube channel.

Link to watch -> https://youtu.be/f0rDLvg-Lfs

We also talk about an upcoming short film she directed called “The Shadow in the Mirror”. As well as several short films she’s worked on, including “Creative Reasoning” and “The Stardust Motel”.

Instagram handles:

@katieannsvisuals

@cinema_flow_podcast

Jane Simonetti joins the Cinema Flow Podcast to chat about her award-winning short film “Polterguest” which you can find on YouTube now!

Link to the film:

https://youtu.be/0vanf1HXSb0

Timecodes:

Jane’s Origins (00:44)

Makeup Special Effects (10:18)

Polterguest (21:51)

Conner Piers (29:30)

The Haunted House Location (35:14)

Editing Process (47:04)

Musical Score (53:37)

Jane’s website (you can see her makeup work here):

https://janesimonetti.wixsite.com/portfolio

Social media:

https://www.instagram.com/janesimonetti/

 https://www.instagram.com/cinema_flow_podcast/

Be sure to rate “Polterguest” on IMDb & Letterboxd:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21299632/?ref_=nm_knf_i1

https://letterboxd.com/film/polterguest/

If you’re an up-and-coming filmmaker living in California, then you should definitely submit your short film to “The Great Film Club”. You can submit any short film you’ve made for free, then have it shown up on the big screen in Los Angeles.

For more information, visit: https://linktr.ee/thegreatfilmclub

The founder of the club, Sabrina Torres, joins the Cinema Flow Podcast to celebrate the club’s 1 year anniversary. She also discusses her short film, “Tape”, as well as her upcoming role in; “The Spliffin Pigeons”.  

Watch her short film “TAPE” here: https://linktr.ee/tapeashortfilm

Instagram handles:

@sabrinathegreat_

@thegreatfilmclub

@tapeshortfilm

@the_spliffin_pigeons

Linktree:

https://linktr.ee/sabrinathegreat_

TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@sabrinathegr8t?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

In honor of the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film, my guests and I take a look back at the original Direct-to-DVD Barbie movies from our childhood. There are 42 Barbie movies, several of which made over $200 million in home video sales, so we dive deep into the lure and history of the Barbie films and discuss how they hold up in these modern times.

Note: If you just want to see us rank our favorite Barbie movies, skip ahead to this timecode -> 00:59:18

Instagram handles:

Cynthia Wang -> @cynwang

Katie Isherwood -> @isherwood.katie

Lindsay Newland -> @lindzynewland

Feel free to DM Lindsay if you want to see her Barbie-inspired pilot titled “Carly Dolls”!

Karim Alkhouli is a filmmaker who joins the Cinema Flow Podcast to review Tom Cruise's latest action epic, "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning: Part One". He and Zack are both massive fans of the franchise, so they will be diving into spoilers as well as what they expect to see in "Part Two".

In this episode, they also discuss Karim's plans to achieve the Guiness World Record for "Most times a human being has watched the same movie in cinemas". 

That's right! Karim plans to see "Dead Reckoning" 300 times in theaters, which would beat the previous record holder who watched "Spider Man: No Way Home" 292 times in theaters.

Click on this timecode (18:32) if you want to skip ahead to that part of the discussion.

Please make sure to follow Karim on social media if you want to keep up to date with his journey toward the world record!

Instagram: 

@karimalkhouli

He also hosts a podcast called "Open Box Productions" which you can find here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/3g2K07pZDHKy0IcYhm6JAL?si=93dc0aa6f3774bfc

Karim's website:

https://www.karimalkhouli.com/

Farhan Hussain joins the show for a hangout episode where he and Zack reminisce about the days of making their film, “The Candy Cane Spiral.”

It’s been five years since that movie came out, so they also discuss how the film industry has changed since then and what the future of raunchy R-rated comedies might look like.

By the way, if you need influencer marketing or promotional content for your business, be sure to contact Farhan through his LinkedIn page (or Instagram):

https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhan-hussain-a08278167/

Instagram handles:

Farhan Hussain -> @farhanhussain.9

Cinema Flow Podcast -> @cinema_flow_podcast