305: Is This Podcast Real?

Rob Alicea is the Director of Serena (2026), a critically acclaimed science fiction screenlife thriller in which a down-on-his-luck rock star (Steven Strait - The Expanse) becomes a beta tester for a revolutionary new chat bot (Andi Matichak - Halloween, Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends). Serena premiered at CineQuest 2026 to rave reviews. Rob was nominated for Best First Feature at the 2026 Miami Film Festival. At the age of 19, Rob wrote and directed his first film, End of Our Day, based on the Howie Day song of the same name. His breakthrough pilot Adulthood (2017), which he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in, took home Audience Favorite at 2017 TMFF and Best Ensemble Cast at the 2017 Bilbao Film Festival. He would then go on to co-write, direct and produce The Hat Man (2022) and the upcoming feature Operation Fastlink, Directed by Jerry Careccio.MENTIONS:Rob Alicea on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2236012/?ref_=fn_t_1Serena on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35047940/reference/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1Serena on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serenathefilm/Rob Alicea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robalicea/JoBlo Review of Serena: https://www.joblo.com/serena-review/Learn more about the TSP: https://tsp.esta.org/tsp/index.htmlSupport the TSP: https://tsp.esta.org/tsp/inv_in_innovation/sponsor.html?v=eUNc33MfXgISupport our food drive: https://teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participant/NYCombatSamboFILM FIGHTS WITH FRIENDSDo you listen to our show as an audio podcast? Give video a try. Subscribe to our Youtube for the video version with awesome behind the scenes pics and video! https://www.youtube.com/@FilmFightsFriendsPod?sub_confirmation=1Dig the show? Consider supporting our Patreon. There are some cool perks! http://patreon.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodcastJoin our e-mail list! Hit us up here: [email protected]: http://instagram.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodFacebook: http://facebook.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodSteve’s Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sambosteveSteve’s IMDB: http://imdb.me/stephenkoepferPaul’s on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/KravMagaChefPaul’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8062990/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Breakfall Studios’ Instagram: http://Instagram.com/breakfallstuntsSPONSORSStunt Contact (use discount code FFWFPOD for 25% off a daily subscription and 15% off a weekly)https://stuntcontact.com/Stunt Accesshttps://stuntaccess.com/PRODUCERSExecutive Producers:Stephen KoepferPaul VaracchiProduced by:Press Record Studios-Matthew Kaplowitz-Richard Butler-Andrea Levinehttp://www.pressrecordstudios.comVideo EditorMatthew KaplowitzOriginal music by:Ahrue LusterBrought to you by Breakfall Studios®Film Fights With Friends LLC