Episodes
The Film Cult Podcast is pleased to cover this years 20th anniversary Tribeca Film Festival.    Interviews include: Dan Chen director of Accepted Nicholas Bruckman director of Not Going Quietly Emmett Brennan director of Reflection: A Walk With Water   Bonus Coverage: Jon Boorstin on The Parallax View   Other Films Mentioned: Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bordain d. Morgan Neville No Sudden Move d. Steven Soderbergh The Kids d. Eddie Martin Larry Flynt For...
Published 08/07/21
Its CUFF time again and we here at The Film Cult Podcast are pleased to cover this years Calgary Underground Film Festival.    Lloyd Kaufman director of Shakespeare's Shitstorm Jasmine Stodel director of Kid Candidate (25:40) Kyle Thomas director of Range Roads (40:15) Christopher Boone & Kevin Smokler directors of Vinyl Nation (47:10)   other films mentioned: Riders of Justice d. Anders Thomas Jensen Summertime d. Carlos Lopez Estrada Together Together d. Nikole...
Published 08/02/21
The Film Cult Podcast is proud to be apart of the longest running film festival in the Americas. SFFILM has some great things to offer you and please come check out the wonderful interviews attached.   Prano Bailey-Bond director of Censor Nefise Ozkal Lorentzen director of Seyran Ates: Sex, Revolution and Islam (12:25) Tasha Van Zandt director of After Antarctica (24:55)   other films mentioned: Zumiriki- d. Oskar Alegria Captains of Za'atari- d. Ali El Arabi Radiograph of a...
Published 08/02/21
Founder of The Dillinger Escape Plan and Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, current live member of Suicidal Tendencies, manager for the Grammy Award winning Kimbra, not to mention film composer and all around great guy Ben Weinman joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast. Keep up with Ben over on Party Smasher Inc.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 07/07/21
Beth B, the pivotal figure in the Cinema of Transgression and No Wave movement joins Robert to discuss her new film Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.    bethbproductions.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 06/28/21
Cinematography master Lol Crawley is on The Film Cult Podcast. We talk craft and so much more, not an episode to be missed!   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 06/15/21
He's the Cinematographer all the cool kids talk about... The man behind the looks of Good Time, Her Smell, Queen of Earth, Heaven Knows What, Listen Up Philip, The Black Balloon, The Color Wheel, Sea Legs, 86'd, The Follower, Tesla, Trigonometry, Sportin' Life and so many other classics, not to mention the upcoming Abel Ferrara film Zeros and Ones. Its Sean Price Williams! Come sit in with Sean and Robert over here on The Film Cult Podcast.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and...
Published 05/30/21
Rising actress Jamie Kirsten Howard is here to beak down this years Academy Awards. Find her on insta @jamiekirstenhoward   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 04/26/21
Acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost) and acclaimed journalist Jillian Lauren talk to Robert about their new project (out now on Starz and Crave) Confronting a Serial Killer; about the most prolific serial killer in American History, Sam Little.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 04/22/21
Michael Ignatieff is an author, academic, former leader of The Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008-2011, Privy Council and Order of Canada recipient and current President of Central European University joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 04/12/21
Selema “Sal” Masekela the host, commentator, journalist, musician, and producer best known for his work presenting ESPN’s Summer and Winter X Games; NBC’s Red Bull Signature Series; his cultural reporting in South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup; hosting E!’s DAILY 10; and hosting and executive producing the award-winning TV show VICE WORLD OF SPORTS (2017 Producers Guild of America award winner for “Outstanding Sports Program”), joins Robert to talk everything from Social Justice to...
Published 04/09/21
Josh Kolenik of the chill wave pioneers Small Black joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss their new album Cheap Dreams out April 9, 2021 through 100% Electronica.    also check out the new Establishment Brew Astronomie Domine available at The Establishment Brewing Company.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 04/05/21
Coming to you from the 2021 South By Southwest Festival, its The Film Cult Podcast! Join in on the SXSW festivities.   Interviews The Oxy Kingpins: Brendan Fitzgerald Drea Bernardi   The Drovers Wife: Leah Purcell   The Lost Sons: Ursula Mcfarlane   Swan Song: Udo Kier Todd Stephens   Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break: Finn Bruce   Potato Dreams of America: Wes Hurley    Clerk: Malcolm Ingram    Recovery: Mallory Everton Whitney Call Stephen Meek   We Are As Gods: Jason Sussberg David...
Published 03/24/21
Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Producer, Law Professor and all around great individual Adrian Young joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss his new album "The American Negro" and accompanying film T.A.N. and of course his new podcast Invisible Blackness.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 03/23/21
Chad VanGaalen, Sub Pop's darling and Calgary's poet joins me to discuss groceries, trips and all other things you'd talk about. Grab his new album "World's Most Stressed Out Gardener" and check out his live stream on April 8 over at noonchorus.com chadvangaalen.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 03/16/21
Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, Down, Crowbar, The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight, Corrosion of Conformity and Superjoint Ritual joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss the new Eyehategod album A History of Nomadic Behavior.    Intro: The Smalls Eyehategod- Built Beneath the Lies Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 03/11/21
Skinner Myers, the award winning filmmaker and LMU professor who just destroyed the competition in our eyes at this years Slamdance festival, joins Robert to discuss his process and his new film The Sleeping Negro. skinnermyers.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 03/08/21
Doug Pray the Emmy and Grammy award winning, member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, filmmaker behind the documentaries Hype!, Scratch, Sundance 20, Surfwise, Art & Copy, Levitated Mass and Apple+'s Home joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast. dougpray.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky  
Published 03/03/21
Karam Gill that guy you hear about every time there is a list of filmmakers and documentary filmmakers to look out for, sits down with Robert to discuss his new project Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine. Catch Karam over at karam-gill.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 03/01/21
From Jackass to Slint, Portlandia to Vice; Lance Bangs has done it all. Join us as Robert sits down with Lance to discuss process, politics, Alberta record stores and so much more on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 02/25/21
Alicia Bognanno of Bully sits down with Robert to discuss the process and her new album SUGAREGG out now through Sub Pop records. Catch Bully over at bullythemusic.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 02/24/21
Laurent Bouzereau has been behind the scenes of all of your favourite directors (from Spielberg to Hitchcock to DePalma), now he shares his experiences and his know-how in this sit-down with Robert for his release of Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind. Catch Laurent over at www.nedlandmedia.com and make sure to check out Five Came Back over on Netflix. Intro: The SmallsOutro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky  
Published 02/22/21
Thats right Christian James Hand is back! The first guest and the first returning guest and we try to cover it all. Tune into his sessions over on Instagram @thesessioniglive every single day 11am PT and Wednesday nights 7pm PT. thesessionwebsite.com Intro: The SmallsOutro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky 
Published 02/17/21
Roger Clark Miller the musician and conceptual artist best known for Mission of Burma, The Alloy Orchestra, The Trinary System and Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar sits down with Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast. Catch Roger over at rogerclarkmiller.com and even though Mission of Burma is no longer it doesn't mean you need to stop cranking it.  Intro: The SmallsOutro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky
Published 02/16/21
Dave Markey the filmmaker behind 1991: The Year Punk Broke, The Slog Movie, Reality 86'D, My Career As a Jerk (not life as my Freudian slip would suggest in the bumper) not to mention the man behind so many music videos from Black Flag, Shonen Knife, Nirvana, Mudhoney, The Breeders, Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets, At The Drive In, Bob Mould and so many more, joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast. Catch Dave over at wegotpowerfilms.com Intro: The SmallsOutro: Zak Pashak and Chrome...
Published 02/11/21