EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 52 MIN
Episode 11: Building Your Community with Tiffany Albright
from Midnight Horror Picture Show · host Hiraeth Podcast Network
Today’s guest, Tiffany Albright describes herself as a deviant queer writer/producer living in the South. Her work centers women and LGBTQ+ stories, and explores identity, gender, sexuality, and class in genre settings – from horror to romance. Tiffany has been an artist in residence at Wildacres and the Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities. She’s placed in the Academy Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship, Austin Film Festival, the Stowe Story Labs Fellowship, the Page Awards, and ScreenCraft. Tiffany is a high school dropout with a master’s degree, who has lived on three continents but always felt home tugging her back. She now lives in North Carolina, where she founded and runs the nonprofit Queer Fear Film Festival, the production company Lunar Kitchen Films, and the imprint The Crackling Quill. Chapters:(00:00) Introduction to Tiffany Albright(01:20) The Origin of Queer Fear Film Festival(05:00) Discovering Queer Cinema & Entering the Film Industry(08:30) Building a Film Festival During the Pandemic(12:15) Why Queer Horror Deserves Its Own Space(16:00) Running a Nonprofit Film Festival: Challenges & Lessons(20:20) Creating Opportunities for LGBTQ+ Filmmakers(24:10) Screenwriting Fellowships, Competitions & Breaking In(28:00) Writing Queer Horror, Romance & Genre Stories(32:15) Producing Independent Films Through Lunar Kitchen Films(35:50) Publishing, The Crackling Quill & Supporting Writers(39:10) Building Creative Communities in the American South(42:30) The Future of Queer Horror & Independent Film(45:15) Upcoming Projects: Astrogenesis(47:40) Amerinoid: A Timely Psychological Thriller(50:05) Where to Follow Tiffany Albright & Final ThoughtsDiscover how Queer Fear transforms the film festival experience for queer filmmakers and audiences. Learn about its inclusive approach and community-building efforts.Follow Tiffany @tiffany.a.albright on Instatiffany-albright.comFollow Queer Fear Film Festival @queerfearfilmfestival on Instaqueerfearfilmfestival.orgOur theme music is by @nick_ferreri | Insta: @nick_ferreri Please subscribe to our channel and leave a 5 star review. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!Follow us on instagram @midnighthorrorpictureshowPart of the Hiraeth Podcast Network #QueerFear #IndieFilm #FilmFestival #LGBTQ #HorrorFilms #midnighthorrorpictureshow #podcast #filmmaking #filmmaker #horrorcommunity #thelastgoodbye #podcastclips #filmtok #indiefilm #shorts #horrorfilms
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Today’s guest, Tiffany Albright describes herself as a deviant queer writer/producer living in the South. Her work centers women and LGBTQ+ stories, and explores identity, gender, sexuality, and class in genre settings – from horror to romance. Tiffany has been an artist in residence at Wildacres and the Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities. She’s placed in the Academy Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship, Austin Film Festival, the Stowe Story Labs Fellowship, the Page Awards, and ScreenCraft. Tiffany is a high school dropout with a master’s degree, who has lived on three continents but always felt home tugging her back. She now lives in North Carolina, where she founded and runs the nonprofit Queer Fear Film Festival, the production company Lunar Kitchen Films, and the imprint The Crackling Quill. Chapters:(00:00) Introduction to Tiffany Albright(01:20) The Origin of Queer Fear Film Festival(05:00) Discovering Queer Cinema & Entering the Film Industry(08:30) Building a Film Festival During the Pandemic(12:15) Why Queer Horror Deserves Its Own Space(16:00) Running a Nonprofit Film Festival: Challenges & Lessons(20:20) Creating Opportunities for LGBTQ+ Filmmakers(24:10) Screenwriting Fellowships, Competitions & Breaking In(28:00) Writing Queer Horror, Romance & Genre Stories(32:15) Producing Independent Films Through Lunar Kitchen Films(35:50) Publishing, The Crackling Quill & Supporting Writers(39:10) Building Creative Communities in the American South(42:30) The Future of Queer Horror & Independent Film(45:15) Upcoming Projects: Astrogenesis(47:40) Amerinoid: A Timely Psychological Thriller(50:05) Where to Follow Tiffany Albright & Final ThoughtsDiscover how Queer Fear transforms the film festival experience for queer filmmakers and audiences. Learn about its inclusive approach and community-building efforts.Follow Tiffany @tiffany.a.albright on Instatiffany-albright.comFollow Queer Fear Film Festival @queerfearfilmfestival on Instaqueerfearfilmfestival.orgOur theme music is by @nick_ferreri | Insta: @nick_ferreri Please subscribe to our channel and leave a 5 star review. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!Follow us on instagram @midnighthorrorpictureshowPart of the Hiraeth Podcast Network #QueerFear #IndieFilm #FilmFestival #LGBTQ #HorrorFilms #midnighthorrorpictureshow #podcast #filmmaking #filmmaker #horrorcommunity #thelastgoodbye #podcastclips #filmtok #indiefilm #shorts #horrorfilms
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