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Film Festival Friends

Brandon R. Nicholas
Queer Cinema
Filmmaking
Two Black Boys In Paradise
Kyle Casey Chu
Film Festivals
Bafta
LGBTQIA+ Artists
After What Happened At the Library
Black Queer Stories
Stop Motion Animation
Masculinity
Intimacy
Police Interactions
Denim
Pop Collaborative Culture Grant
SXSW
AI In Filmmaking
Baltimore
Dark City
New Fest

The queer stories behind our queer stories!

Film Festival Friends is an interview podcast hosted by filmmaker Brandon Nick, featuring conversations with indie filmmakers celebrating queer cinema, craft, and community. Brandon has intimate, process-driven conversations with filmmakers he's met during his festival circuit run and explores the work behind the work: the triumphs, the tragedies, the tr... more

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Latest Episodes

Brandon Nick sits down with first-time filmmaker Trey Sherman to chat about how his film Make Some Room, about the kiki house of Marciano, made some room for him both as a member of Ballroom and as a filmmaker. Trey relives the trauma of losing his h... more

Filmmaker and drag artist Kyle Casey Chu joins host Brandon Nick to pull back the curtain on After What Happened at the Library, his autofictional short about surviving a viral hate crime and the raw, disorienting aftermath of public trauma. Kyle sha... more

Brandon Nick sits down with Tedra Wilson aka TT the Artist to talk DENIM, her genre-bending, SXSW award-winning doc celebrating LGBTQIA+ creativity. TT lifts the curtain behind the films’ journey, which includes a thieving, sabotaging producer. Then ... more

In this episode of Film Festival Friends, host Brandon Nick connects with Dean Atta and Baz Sells to talk about their BAFTA-nominated animated short, Two Black Boys in Paradise. They reflect on the five-year journey to bring the evocative stop-motion... more

FILM FESTIVAL FRIENDS 🎙️

A podcast rooted in queer cinema, community, and craft. Not press. Just real conversations with indie LGBTQ+ filmmakers I’ve met on the festival circuit. Launching soon. Follow for the first drop.

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TT the Artist
Filmmaker and artist known for her innovative storytelling and celebration of LGBTQIA+ creatives.
Episode: This Indie Director Uses AI in her Filmmaking | DENIM

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A Drag Queen Survived a Hate Crime. Then Made a Film About It | After What Happened At the Library
Q: What was your emotional reaction after finishing the film?
There was a sense of catharsis, although it didn't resolve everything; creating it allowed me to deal with the trauma more safely.
A Drag Queen Survived a Hate Crime. Then Made a Film About It | After What Happened At the Library
Q: How did you navigate acting in a personal story?
Initially, I didn't plan to act, but after not finding the right actor, I auditioned and was chosen, which was a challenging but ultimately rewarding process.
A Drag Queen Survived a Hate Crime. Then Made a Film About It | After What Happened At the Library
Q: How did you fund the film?
It was entirely grant funded for $80K from various sources including a $10,000 Sundance grant and larger contributions from the California Arts Council.
This Indie Director Uses AI in her Filmmaking | DENIM
Q: Can you talk to me a bit about your New Fest experience and your festival experience?
I felt like the New Fest, the Black Mixtape experience was different from New Fest, the Film Festival that happened later this year.
This Indie Director Uses AI in her Filmmaking | DENIM
Q: When did you start filming interviews and when did you export the final version of the pilot that we got to see?
I filmed it, I wanna say I filmed it in 2023, like end of the year of 2023.

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