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Have you waited too long for an all female cast film since 2008's The Women? Marie Everett (Maya), Chynna Walker (Hattie), Amanda Michaud (Rebecca) and Tegan Mordt (Anna) star in The Imposters, a thriller by British director Nicholas Winter.

"Only Love Matters" is one of the few films profiling intersex characters and doing so respectfully. Dr. Kamran Qureshi and Dr. Iram Qureshi spoke about their movie and the everyday lives of intersex people. Filmed in London, Beaconsfield, Norwich and the Great Indian Desert!

Voice actor Brent Mukai began with improv and the Las Vegas standup comedy circuit. In the past year, he has moved to Los Angeles with great demand for his work in video games, anime and animation, and he shares all about it in today’s episode. Bonus: learn which high school he went to in Hawaii!

Filmed over six days, Caroline Spence and James Smith (Agent Kelly, Surveilled) made a horror thriller feature film! Set in London, Casting Kill follows a faux casting director luring auditioning actors into the unknown.

Marketing a screenplay, the old Hollywood "schmooze," so many questions. Screenwriter Brooks Elms answers the questions you are probably thinking about screenwriting in a very special episode themed on bettering your career!

Have you ever wanted to be called James Bond? Film director Matthew Bauer searched and found men around the world sharing the secret agent's identity in real life! He stopped by with the documentary's composer Alastair McNamara (assistant composer on "The War of the Worlds" on Disney+) to chat about their documentary being released theatrically this month.

Is writing your first book a dream of yours? Does life or procrastination get in the way? Book coach and book editor Nailah Harvey has some tips on hiring a book coach and what to expect. All she does for a living is helping people like you! Remember, a “fictional” book can be autobiographical: channel your life experiences through fiction if you don’t feel up to telling us it is your life story.

When a therapist told Beth French, then suffering from chronic pain, she needed to make a bucket list, Beth decided to swim all seven of the world’s channels. Her story was documented in Against the Tides. I caught up with the film’s director Stefan Stuckert, a BAFTA nominee himself for his television work, and cinematographer Damian Paul Daniel about following Beth on the epic global dream.

For his thriller set most days on a city train, director Kevin Ward sought comedian/actor ("Whose Line Is It Anyway?") Jonathan Mangum for his first dramatic role. The change in his standard material is appreciated, with Mr. Mangum carrying the film beautifully. INTERVIEWED: film writer/director Kevin Ward, cinematographer/producer Harrison Reynolds, film score composer Rob Houle, actor Jonathan Mangum.

What would you do if a witch wearing your neighbor’s skin terrorized people in your area? “The Wretched” delves into that very idea, taking us into trees, summer partying and witchery in one horror feature film. Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce spoke with me at their Austin Film Festival screening about casting their lead actress and…their dad, Bart Pierce, a special effects artist on “The Evil Dead,” had to steal the spotlight!

Filmed on Long Island, “Family Obligations” is the story of a single man discovering life outside solitude when he takes care of a terminally ill uncle. The movie’s budget was a mere $16,000! The director Ken Frank and others discussed filmmaking on a tighter budget, making things happen at festivals, their characters, and the importance of strong writing. INTERVIEWED: Kenneth R. Frank, director and writer; Shawna Brandle, executive producer; Chris Mollica, actor and co-editor; Chandler Rosenthal, actress; Kevin Wolfring, assistant director and co-editor

Voiceover actress Cristina Milizia has acted in work for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Netflix, and Disney. Topics covered in the interview: marketing herself as a bilingual actress, lots of tips for newbie voiceover actors, wearing "silent" clothes in the recording studio, and developing a range of character voices.

Sher Bautista and William Jones produced the Filipino film about Delia, an ill-tempered former actress, who has to find family to leave her equally difficult husband with before she dies, forcing themselves back into the lives of people they've hurt, estranged and antagonized.

Desperate to find a subject for his next novel, Ernesto Navarro follows the tracks of a mysterious killer, a man obsessed with drinking human blood and becoming immortal.

After his father's death, a young man, Walt (Andrew J. West), moves to his dad's hometown in order to learn more about who his father was. Walt decides to stay with his awkward aunt and her family, whose denial makes his search nearly impossible. He accepts a job in a local antique mall where his boss quickly offers him the possibility of a management position; however, a mean-spirited co-worker isn't pleased by his new competition and proceeds to sabotage any chance Walt has. Walt then meets Ellie (Ashley Greene), an eccentric and crude free-spirit who still manages to be irresistibly charming. He finds himself completely enamored, though both are hesitant to pursue a relationship. Walt ends up not only finding out who his father really was, but learns more about himself than he ever thought possible. Starring Andrew J. West, Michaela Watkins, Michael Gladis, with Ashley Greene and Mary Steenburgen, with music by Jesse Ingalls and Jason Mozersky of Relentless7.