Santa Barbara Film Festival - A Place in the Field and Fresh to Frightening: The Sharon Green Story

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Santa Barbara Film Festival! We were unable to join in person, but we still got to cover two very different yet captivating films, A Place in the Field and Fresh to Frightening: The Sharon Green Story. The feature film A Place in the Field follows veteran Gio Scuderi as he receives a package in the mail that sends him on a road trip to fulfill a promise, but ends up fulfilling so much more. We were honored to be joined by director Nicole Mejia, co-writer and star Don DiPetta, producer Heliya Alam, and cinematographer Kadri Koop. We discuss the significance of having a woman direct (and other key roles in the crew) a story about a military vet, how the film's many beautiful locations (much like the film itself) came together in a serendipitous way, the power of horse therapy, and how life imitated art during the making of the film. In the short film Fresh to Frightening: The Sharon Green Story, we're introduced to Sharon Green, one of the best yacht racing photographers in the game. Director Gareth Kelly and Sharon Green herself joined us to share how they met and decided to make this film, Sharon's fearlessness and success in a world dominated by men, and some of her scariest "oh shit" moments while photographing a yacht race from a helicopter. You can follow the film A Place in the Field on IG & FB You can follow the film Fresh to Frightening: The Sharon Green Story on IG & FB You can follow director Nicole Mejia on IG You can follow actor Don DiPetta on IG & Twitter & FB You can follow producer Heliya Alam on IG You can follow cinematographer Kadri Koop on IG You can follow director Gareth Kelly on IG & Twitter You can follow yacht race photographer Sharon Green on IG & Twitter & FB -- Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 600 episodes without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for Support the show Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk here! Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM