The 3rd annual Fredericksburg Film Festival runs from June 25 – 28. Today’s guests are Dalton Okolo, President and Executive Director, and Carlos Naranjo, Partnership Director of the festival. Our discussion includes:
– How the festival began?
– How it’s changed in 4 years.
– Working with the community
– This year’s theme
– Extended discussion of “Shallow”

LINKS
Fredericksburg Film Festival
1108 website
Lucas Huff’s website
My podcast with Melody Rocher about “Bird in Hand”
Silent Music Revival at Dogwood Dell
My review of “Obsession”

Jon Burkett started at CBS 6 as a photographer and worked his way up to become known as the “Crime Insider,” reporting on thousands of cases. He recently announced his retirement, which will be official on September 29, marking the day he started 26 years ago. We’ll talk about:
– Getting his start at Wendy’s
– A mistake that took him from radio to TV in the Navy
– Getting the job at CBS 6
– The creation of Crime Insider
– Witnessing executions
– The most unusual fan encounter
– Developing sources
– How crime & reporting has changed
– His next job

LINKS
Jon’s CBS 6 page
Crime Insider Facebook
Jeanne Meserve podcast

Filmmaker Sasha Waters was on this podcast in 2022 to talk about her previous doc: “Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable.” She returns with her new film, “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” about the acclaimed poet. It will air Aug. 26 on the on the PBS series “American Masters.” Our discussion includes:
– Where Pieshake Pictures got its name
– Making short films
– Why she chose Mary Oliver as her next project
– Landing interviews with Steve Colbert, John Waters, Oprah Winfrey, Maria Shriver, Lucy Dacus, Helena Bonham Carter and Steve Busemi
– A new editing workflow
– Dealing with thousands of fan letters
– Finding a middle school group who are now adult fans

LINKS
The trailer for “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” on PBS
Pieshake Pictures
Sasha’s podcast on “Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable”
Justin James Reed’s website
Lights in the Sky Gallery
My podcast with Departure Point Films
Good for Her Films