Charles D. Thompson Jr. is a prolific author and director. His most recent documentary is Rock Castle Home, which is about this unique community in the Blue Ridge Mountains and how it evolved and later vanished. Its being screened as part of a series o

WRIC’s Showcase started a few years back, but was updated to a full one-hour show, when it launched September 8 with co-hosts Amie Carter & Melissa Chase. We had a lively discussion which includes:– Their backgrounds and how they came t

David Crank is a Richmond-based film Production Designer. He was Oscar-nominated for News of the World in 2021 (theres a link to that podcast below). His latest project was for The Lost Bus (Apple TV), which stars Matthew McConaughey as the bus drive

Joey Clift is a Los Angeles-based comedian, TV writer, director, Emmy-nominated producer and member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. His film POW is an animated short about a young native kid trying to charge his video game console at a powwow. Hes one of

Andrew D. Kaplan has made several documentaries about 19th century writers and In Search of Edgar Allen Poe is his latest. This extensive 3-hour doc is now streaming on PBS. Well talk about:– His PhD in mass communications– Acting as the

Daniel Poler comes from Venezuela and Panama and his new film is coming to this years Virginia Film Festival (10/22-26). ESPINA is the film he made about and starring his best friend, Jonathan, whos confined to a wheelchair. The movie explores the subje

Jeff Rathner started his career shooting news at CBS6 right here in Richmond. He ultimately ended up in DC working for 36 years at the PBS Newshour. Our discussion includes:– A wise mouth anchor at PM Magazine– Sharing a cigar with Fidel C

The American Miracle is a docudrama inspired by Michael Medveds book of the same title. It states that God’s “providential hand” intervened in the founding of the United States. Douglas B. Maddox had a number of jobs on the film, incl

This is the 2nd year for the Inthrive Film Festival, which features the voices and talents of incarceration survivors. Its coming to Richmond October 3-6 at various locations. Well meet the makers of 2 entries about the closing of prisons that take very

Bunt Young is a Richmond native who started his career as a cinematographer when he was still a teen. Hes worked on TV shows, motion pictures and commercials. We discuss:– His affinity for impressions– Differences between A camera, B camera