Bond on Cinema

An Interview with Writer/Director Zineb Oukach about Her Film ”INTERRUPTION”.

Writer, director and producer Zineb Oukach is a native of Casablanca, Morocco. She has always loved films and has been inspired by them from a very young age. She attended the Cours Florent, a theater school in Paris and has since curated quite the body of work as an actress including RENDITION by Gavin Hood and THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, as well as in the science fiction television series Alien Dawn, that aired on Nickelodeon.
We’re here today to discuss Zineb’s Live Action Short Film, INTERRUPTION, which is a deeply emotional film. This incredibly thought provoking film not only touches on abortion, but the double standards that are still present between males and females. 
#roevwade #roevswade #abortion #prochoice #prolife #singlewoman #marriedwoman #oscars #shortfilm #shortfilms #cinema #bondoncinema #movies 
INTERRUPTION has qualified to be considered for a 2024 Academy Award. 

Interview with Oscar-Qualified Short Film ”THE ONE NOTE MAN” by Director George C. Siougas

George Suegas is from Athens, Greece and moved to the UK to study at the London Film School, where he made 5 short films which competed in more than 50 festivals worldwide and won between them, 5 Grand Prixs and 4 Best Director awards.
George returned to Greece in 2002 after being headhunted to direct Close Your Eyes, a #1 rated prime-time hour-long weekly drama for Mega TV. The series went onto become one of the most popular series in the history of Greek TV winning multiple awards.
He is here today to talk about his Oscar-qualified short film, THE ONE NOTE MAN that he wrote and directed. The film stars actor Jason Watkins, with the voice of Ian McKellen and music by Oscar winning composer Stephen Warbeck.
The film recently won the Grand Prize and Best Live Action Short at the Rhode Island Short Film Festival.
Let’s welcome writer/director George Suegas to the show.
#greek #greece #cyprus #theonenoteman #georgecsiougas #oscars #academyawards #shortfilm #rhodeislandfilmfestival #jasonwatkins #ianmckellen #stephenwarbeck #musiccomposer #orchestra #lovestory #romcom #comedy #filmdirctor #screenwriter #filmmaking 

Interview with Oscar-Qualified Director Sabina Vajrace about the ”SEVAP/MITZVAH” Short Film

Director and writer Sabina Vajraca was born in Bosnia, and immigrated to the US in 1994 as a war refugee.
Since then, she has accomplished a lot as a director/producer. Her critically acclaimed feature documentary BACK TO BOSNIA premiered at AFI Fest and screened at over 30 festivals worldwide winning Director’s Choice at the Crossroads Film Festival, and is featured in the top 100 of the greatest films directed by women by the BBC.
Sabina’s new short film, SEVAP/MITZVAH is a true story placed during WWII in Nazi-occupied Bosnia, a Muslim woman risks everything to save her Jewish friends. 50 years later the tables turned.
SEVAP/MITZVAH has qualified to be considered for a 2024 Academy Award and rightly so. One of the most beautiful true stories I’ve ever experienced watching.
Let’s welcome visionary filmmaker, writer/director Sabina Vajraca to the show.
#oscars #academyawards #sevapmitzvah #jews #jewish #bosnia #muslims #WW2 #filmdirector #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmproducer #screenwriter #truestory #queenesther 

Oscar Winning Directors Chris Overton and Rebecca Harris Discuss Slick Films

Chris Overton is an Academy Award winning director, producer and the CEO of Slick Films which won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for its debut, The Silent Child.
Rebecca Harris is Head of Film at Slick Films, and is an award-winning British film producer, also best known for 'The Silent Child’ as well. Winning the Oscar for for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
They are both here today to discuss their production company Slick Films, but also their three new short films, Isla Soledad, In Too Deep and George.
Without further a due, let’s welcome the Academy Award winning duo Director Christ Overton and Producer Rebecca Harris to the show.
#slickfilms #filmproduction #shortfilms #shortfilm #featurefilms #oscarwinners #academyawards #cinema #theaters #artificialintelligence #liveactionshorts

Oscar-Qualified Animated Short Film ”PIVOT” by Ana Gusson and Robyn Campbell

My guests today are Robyn Campbell and Ana Gusson. Robyn Campbell is an award-winning Canadian screenwriter with a passion for animated content, currently writing for LEGO FRIENDS produced by The LEGO Group.
Robyn creates characters and stories that are inclusive, diverse and encourage audiences to be themselves, even when it's difficult.
Ana Gusson is an award-winning director and an accomplished 2D Animator based in Vancouver.
She has worked as an animator in productions like MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE, Netflix’s ARCHIBALDS NEXT BIG THING and Dreamworks’ TROLLSTOPIA. Most recently, Ana directed PIVOT an award-winning short film that is on its festival run with great success.
They are here today to talk about their wonderful animated short film, PIVOT. Let’s welcome Ana Gusson and Robyn Campbell to the show.
#animation #animatedshortfilm #filmmaker #animator #filmmaking #filmdirector #screenwriter #dreamworks #netflix #oscars #academyawards 

Legendary Actress Ann-Margret

She is one of the most famous actresses that has ever graced the silver screen. She continues her career into the 21st century with no signs of slowing down.
In 1961, her single "I Just Don't Understand" charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 Charts and her acting debut followed the same year as Bette Davis' daughter in Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles. She appeared in the musical, State Fair a year later with Pat Boone before her breakthrough in 1963, with Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas opposite Elvis Presley, she then became a Top 10 Box Office movie star.
Many of you know her from films such a Carnal Knowledge with Jack Nicholson, Tommy with Roger Daultry and Grumpy Old Men with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemon. And one of my favorites, The Kominsky Method with Alan Arkin and Michael Douglas.
She has just released her first album in 30 years, a rock and roll collection of duets called Born to be Wild and she keeps that reputation going by still riding her motorcycle.
And she has debuted her signature fragrance, the limited edition Ann-Margret perfume, benefiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
#annmargret #legend #elvis #grumpyoldmen #carnalknowledge #jacknicholson #jacklemon #waltermatthau #lasvegas #singer #newalbum #perfume #vietnamveterans #USO #cinema #silverscreen #actress 

Actor Louis Mandylor of ”My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” Talks Filmmaking

Australian film and television star, Louis Mandylor returns to the big screen reprising his role as Nick Portokalos in the third installment of the Academy Award-nominated, box office smash hit comedy MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3, hitting theaters nationwide on September 8th 2023.
The film will open just over 20 years after My Big Fat Greek Wedding established itself as the top-grossing romantic-comedy of all time.
Louis Mandylor’s film career also includes his work opposite Scott Adkins in THE DEBT COLLECTOR films a few years ago, which led to work on RAMBO: LAST BLOOD, MEMORY opposite Liam Neeson and BATTLE FOR SAIPAN, in which Louis did all his own stunt work.
He is also recognized for his leading credits in “CSI: Miami,” “CSI: NY” and famously played Joey’s twin (Matt LeBlanc) on “Friends.” 
Let’s welcome one of the hardest working and busiest men in Hollywood, actor/producer and director Louis Mandylor.
#mybigfatgreekwedding #australia #actor #theoffer #cinema #film #movies #filmmaking #filmdirector #filmproducer #screenwriter #storyboard #rambo #battleforsaipan #3daysinmalay #csi #friends

Animated Short Film Interview ”AMERICAN SIKH” with Director/Producer Vishavjit Singh and Director Ryan Westra

Director/Producer Vishavjit Singh is an illustrator, writer, performance artist, diversity speaker and creator of Sikhtoons.com. He got his spark for cartooning in the post 9/11 tragedy when Americans with turbaned and bearded countenance became targets of hate crimes. 
For the past few years Vishavjit has been traveling across the U.S. with his Sikh Captain America persona, a Sikh man equipped with his turban and beard — fighting against bigotry, intolerance and perceptions of what an American should look like.
The short film, American Sikh will receive its world premiere at the OSCAR-qualifying Tribeca Film Festival. The film was created in partnership with Singh as the producer and Los Angeles-based director Ryan Westra.
Director Ryan Westra has been fortunate to capture many powerful and important stories. He’s traveled rural Punjab capturing undocumented stories of a Sikh genocide, documented the struggle of native peoples against oil companies in Montana.
He followed the HIV/AIDS outreach work of an NGO in Mozambique, edited an HBO feature documentary on reproductive rights, to name a few, and has had minor roles on Netflix and HBO series that deal with wrongful conviction and bringing cult leaders to justice. 
#skih #bigotry #racism #superhero #captainamerica #sikhgenocide #animation #animatedshort #shortfilm #shortfilms #cinema #tribecafilmfestival #filmmaker #filmdirector #filmproducer #animator #HBO 

Short Film Interview ”LET LIV” with Director Erica Rose and Actress/Writer Olivia Levine

Award-winning writer and director Erica Rose and writer/actor Olivia Levine’s new short film called LET LIV starring Christine Taylor, Rosaline Elbay, as well as Olivia herself. The film will premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival 2023.
Erica Rose is an award-winning writer/director with a focus on queer and female-driven stories. She co-created, executive produced, and directed episodes for the ROKU ORIGINAL SERIES, THE LESBIAN BAR PROJECT which received a special Recognition Award at the GLAAD Media Awards. After screening in over 40 festivals internationally, her short film GIRL TALK premiered online and currently has over 36 million views. She also directed season 2 of the award-winning web series INTERESTED IN that premiered Fall 2022. She’s in development for various television and film projects, including the feature queer comedy TITTERS co-written by comedian Ali Clayton.
 Olivia Levine is a queer actor, comedian and writer. She received her B.A. in Theatre from Barnard College, Columbia University. Olivia’s film credits include TALLULAH opposite Allison Janney and I HATE KIDS with Tituss Burgess and Tom Everett Scott. Olivia is currently developing LET LIV into a feature with director Erica Rose, and she has another feature in development with Proton Entertainment. 
The must see live action short film, LET LIV is a real life tale of abandonment, addiction, pain, love, facing our faults, and discovering understanding that can lead to forgiveness. One of the best storylines that I’ve seen in the last couple of years when it comes to short films.
#shortfilm #shortfilms #tribecafilmfestival #family #LGBTQ #alcoholicanonymous #addiction #filmmaker #filmmaking #screenwriter #actor #filmdirector #filmproducer #abandonment 

Actor Richard Cambridge and the Gran Turismo Movie

Our special guest today is RICHARD CAMBRIDGE who plays GT race mechanic Felix in the Sony Pictures upcoming blockbuster GRAN TURISMO alongside Orlando Bloom, Darren Barnet and David Harbour, which is set to hit cinemas and IMAX screens this August.
Richard Cambridge’s career began to take off when he landed his first lead role in the Sundance feature film DISTANT BRIDGES. He rose to fame as fan favorite Peter Webster in the popular British TV series HOLLYOAKS.
Beyond his acting pursuits, Richard Cambridge is also a co-founder of the actors' community and app WeAudition, which he tell us all about more in today’s show.
#granturismomovie #movies #film #theatrical #newrelease #newmovie #actor #britian #autoracing #gamer #gamers #hollyoaks #weaudition