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    Jack McDonald’s ‘Call of the Void’ Provides Psychological Thrills – dCFF23

    June 11, 2023
    Call of the Void
    Jo Light talks with the Okie Short director Jack McDonald and cinematographer Todd Blankenship about their new film, Call of the Void.

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    ‘Time Bomb Y2K’ Recaptures Mass Hysteria – dCFF23

    June 11, 2023
    Peter de Jager tries to warn the world in Time Bomb Y2K from Brian Becker and Marley McDonald. The film screened at deadCenter film festival 23.
    Daniel Bokemper reviews Brian Becker and Marley McDonald's 'Time Bomb Y2K,' a riveting documentary about the panic surrounding the year 2000.

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    A Disturbance In The Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened – dCFF23

    June 10, 2023
    How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
    Jeremy Coon, co-director of A Disturbance In The Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened, joins The Cinematic Schematic podcast at deadCenter 2023 to talk about how he managed to piece together these unique tidbits and insights about the mythological TV special.

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    ‘The Awkward Stage’ Tries to Sing the Dirge of Public Education – dCFF23

    June 10, 2023
    Harrison Higdon as Eugene in The Awkward Stage from Jeremy Choate and Kara Choate. The film was an official selection of the 2023 deadCenter film festival.

    Middle school can get weird. But if crushes, bullies and puberty weren’t enough, imagine if your classroom was literally falling apart. Insolation and chunks of a dropped ceiling drape the gutted computer lab. A janitor has barely touched the bathrooms in decades. As for the teachers —…

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    deadCenter 2023 Featured Film Festivals Interviews

    Preserving Indigenous Language: An Interview with ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak) Co-Director Michael McDermit -dCFF23

    June 9, 2023
    We Will Speak
    Jo Light interviews Michael McDermit, the co-director of the vital documentary, ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak) ahead of its deadCenter Film Festival premiere.

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    ‘Plan C’ Delivers a Message of Hope For Dire Women’s Rights – dCFF23

    June 9, 2023
    Tracy Droz Tragos joins The Cinematic Schematic at deadCenter 2023 to discuss her urgent documentary regarding women's access to healthcare, Plan C.

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    deadCenter 2023 Featured Interviews The Cinematic Schematic

    ‘The Awkward Stage’ Showcases the Angst of Pre-Teenhood in the Pandemic – dCFF23

    June 8, 2023
    The Awkward Stage
    In this deadCenter 2023 podcast interview, The Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters sits down with the Blood Relative Films directing duo of Jeremy and Kara Choate to learn more about their sophomore feature, The Awkward Stage.

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    deadCenter 2023 Featured Film Festivals Interviews The Cinematic Schematic

    ‘Hell Hath No Fury’ Brings Dark Comedy to deadCenter – dCFF23

    June 7, 2023
    Hell Hath No Fury
    The Cinematropolis's exclusive deadCenter 2023 coverage continues with a podcast interview featuring Planet Thunder Productions' new film, Hell Hath No Fury. First-time feature film director Zachary Burns, Jacob Leighton Burns, and stars Leah N.H. Philpott and Jacob Ryan Snovel join the show before the film's Oklahoma premiere.

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    deadCenter 2023 Featured Film Festivals Interviews The Cinematic Schematic

    ‘What Rhymes With Reason’ Score And Licensed Music Channel Its Timely And Heartfelt Message – dCFF23

    June 6, 2023
    Kyle Roberts rejoins The Cinematic Schematic alongside composer Nikolas Thompson and What Rhymes with Reason star Giselle Torres to discuss the film's approach to music that "earns the right to be heard."

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    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review – The Cinematic Schematic

    June 5, 2023
    Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse
    The Cinematic Schematic is joined by comic book scholar, Joshua Unruh, and Geek Girl Features' Chelsea Ratterman to review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Does it have the previous film's lightning in a bottle magic?

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