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Feature & a short

by Fourwind Films

Feature and a short is an monthly screening hosted by Fourwind Films where an appointed contributor presents their chosen feature motion picture and a short movie. There is only one condition for screening selection: the presenter must have been directly involved with one picture, but not the other.

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Episodes

  1. The 1940's Fresh Air Award

    Episode #44 - Welcome to the sixth Fresh Air Award! Four cinephiles continue a Fourwind Films tradition of awarding a film that pushed cinema forward the most as an artform during a particular decade. To be nominated, a motion picture has to have advanced cinema in some way and made a lasting...

  2. The 1930's Fresh Air Award

    Episode #44 - Welcome to the fifth Fresh Air Award! Four cinephiles continue a Fourwind Films tradition of awarding a film that pushed cinema forward the most as an artform during a particular decade. To be nominated, a motion picture has to have advanced cinema in some way and made a lasting...

  3. Riki McManus: Rated, Purple Rain

    Episode #43 - Riki McManus began with her own talk show on KQRS Radio in Minneapolis while still in high school. She went on to the commercial industry in Minneapolis as On Camera and Voice Over Talent. McManus continued as an agent and then became the Director of Plaza Three Model and Talent...

  4. Justin Joseph Hall: Marcellus Hall an Artist in New York City, Fog of War

    Episode #42 - Justin Joseph Hall is an award-winning, multilingual multimedia director and founder of Fourwind Films and Quatre-Vents. His work has been acquired by major television networks such as HBO and he’s worked as a lead creative on projects that received awards at The Emmys, TriBeCa Film...

  5. Colin Buckingham: November Ninth, Unidentified Objects

    Episode #41 - Colin Buckingham is an actor and writer who’s worked on Mr. Robot & Sleep No More. He cares deeply about how to improve society as a whole and reflects that in the work he pursues. We held the live event an intimate Fourwind Films studio with a small group of friends and colleagues....

  6. The 1920's Fresh Air Award

    Episode #40 - Welcome to the third Fresh Air Award! Four cinephiles continue a Fourwind Films tradition of awarding a film that pushed cinema forward the most as an artform during a particular decade. To be nominated, a motion picture has to have changed movies in some way and made a lasting...

  7. Justin Joseph Hall: Yeon-Gi, Samsara

    Episode #39 - Justin Joseph Hall’s work has been acquired by major television networks such as HBO and he’s worked as a lead creative on projects that received awards at The Emmys, TriBeCa Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, and more. He is Director and Founder of Fourwind Films. Dorie Hall...

  8. Choosing Hard Drive Differences

    Episode #38 - WARNING: This episode is a workflow episode. It is made for people with extensive knowledge in post-production and can be a confusing listen if you do not have an interest in the material. If you do not have that particular background skip to another one of our episodes. Welcome to...

  9. Ellen Goosenberg Kent: Anastasia, Afghan Dreamers

    Episode #37 - Ellen Goosenberg Kent is an Oscar winning documentarian who knows how to produce a compelling story first and foremost. She is always interested in the price paid by common people going against difficult odds, often fighting government systems often unintentionally. She is…

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  10. Shirley Venard: The Railroad Lady, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

    Episode #36 - Shirley Venard is an incredible Minneapolis-based actress who uses her life experiences to embody a character. She’s kind, thoughtful, and a teacher. She loves to tell stories which is why we love her. Shirley brought Oscar-winning short movie The Railroad Lady (La Femme et la TGV)....

  11. The 1910's Fresh Air Award

    Before getting into the nominations with the panelists, our host Justin Joseph Hall reads an excerpt from film historian David Kiehn of the Niles Film Museum about the second full decade of cinema. The four cinephiles who select the nominees in this panel are cinephiles Elizabeth Chatelain…

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  12. Justin Joseph Hall: Halfway Home: A Father's Story, High on Crack Street: The Lost Lives of Lowell

    Episode #34 - Justin Joseph Hall love sifting through mounts of footage to carve out the most interesting aspects of what he discovers in a short amount of time. Today he honors Downtown Community Television where he learned to cut their style of vérité footage by showing his favorite movies...

  13. Ilaria Polsonetti: Dulce, Black South Rising: Inside Charlotte's Mostly Black and Brown Government

    Episode #33 - Ilaria Polsonetti is an Emmy nominated Editor of documentary films. She creates smooth edits in her edits and enjoys creativity in her work. She is kind and collaborative in her process which she goes through today in our episode. Ilaria brought the New York Times OpDoc Dulce. It’s…

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  14. Rebecca Stern: Snowy, The Thin Blue Line

    Episode #32 - Meet Rebecca Stern, a producer, and director of documentary films. She has absolutely soared in her career since one of her first jobs as a Production Coordinator on the Oscar-nominated feature documentary Cartel Land. Her directorial debut Well Groomed is now streaming on HBO....

  15. Creating a Master File Differences

    Episode #31 - Welcome to another COVID Feature & a Short episode: Mastering File Differences. In this workflow process share, Director/Editor Justin Joseph Hall explains how to export the proper master file for your archives or for delivery. This is important in order to future-proof your final...

  16. The 1900's Fresh Air Award

    Episode #30 - The four cinephiles in this panel are filmmakers Elizabeth Chatelain, Justin Joseph Hall, and Inga Moren Tapias, as well as actress and public speaking coach, Shirley Venard. If the piece has moving images and came out in the appropriate decade, it’s up for nomination. This group...

  17. Megan Masur: We're All Alright, Short Term 12

    Episode #29 - Megan chose a short film she shot called We’re All Alright, which she fell in love with as soon as she finished reading the script. She talks about the film’s central themes of depression and female friendship, what it was like working with a majority female team, and the challenges...

  18. Justin Joseph Hall: Prologue, The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    Episode #28 - There’s a connection between 70’s cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and Justin Joseph Hall’s directorial debut, “Prologue,” which he gets into this episode of Feature & a short. After watching the two films, Justin answers audience questions. He shares what it was like...

  19. Coloring Differences

    Episode #27 - WARNING: This episode is a workflow episode. It is made for people with extensive knowledge in Post-Production and can be confusing if you do not have that background. If you do not have that background skip to another one of our episodes. Welcome to another COVID Feature & a short...

  20. Assistant Editing Differences

    Episode #26 - WARNING: This episode is a workflow episode. It is made for people with extensive knowledge in post-production and can be confusing if you do not have that background. If you do not have that backgorung skip to another one of our episodes. Welcome to another COVID Feature & a Short...

  21. Setting Up in Post-Production Differences

    Episode #26 - WARNING: This episode is a workflow episode. It is made for people with extensive knowledge in post-production and can be confusing if you do not have that background. If you do not have that background skip to another one of our episodes. Welcome to another COVID Feature & a Short...

  22. Black Media Matters

    Episode #24 - Welcome to another COVID film list Feature & a short Black Media Matters which focuses on the importance of black voices within the film industry and how diversity within the cinema space benefits the art form. For so long black talent has been suppressed within the industry but…

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  23. Contagion Films

    Episode #23 - Welcome to a totally COVID kind of Feature & a short. Fourwind Films has decided to dedicate a podcast to talking about the best of the contagion films seen by our accountant Laura Davi, and your host, Justin Joseph Hall who has been called a movie encyclopedia. We redirect our...

  24. Christian Felix: Book Club, Blue Collar

    Episode #22 - Christian Felix is an actor from Chicago now based in New York City. He now regularly does a specific kind of acting in diversity training, which is one of the coolest jobs you’ve never heard of previously. No matter what you say about Christian, he is definitely a professional...

  25. The 2010's Fresh Air Award

    Welcome to a totally different kind of Feature & a short. Inspired by the podcast format of Filmspotting’s Best of episodes and award shows, Fourwind Films has decided to dedicate a podcast to talking about the best of the 2010 decade. We’ve picked a panel of four people who love films to discuss...

  26. Piper Werle: Veronica, The Last Unicorn

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  27. Justin Joseph Hall: Wasp, Rock & a Hard Place

    Episode hosted by Daria Huxley.

  28. Ace Allgood: Chromium Hook, Network

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  29. Inga Moren: Luz Marina, I'm So Excited!

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  30. Olga Loginova: Volte, Sacred Leaves

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  31. Andi Obarski: Overslept, Thelma

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  32. Shonali Bhowmik: The Hike, Valley Girl

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  33. Bruce Lithimane: Échappé, Postman Blues

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  34. Gary Jaquez: Abuela's Luck, Children of Men

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  35. Stephanie Gould: Dreaming, Mural Murals

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  36. Uta Seibicke: Last Christmas, Good Bye, Lenin!

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

  37. Steve Girard: Lisa Bass' Unreleased Short, Asphalt Watches

    Host, Editor, & Mixer - Justin Joseph Hall

  38. Elizabeth Chatelain: Sundogs, Certain Women

    Episode hosted by Justin Joseph Hall.

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Feature and a short is an monthly screening hosted by Fourwind Films where an appointed contributor presents their chosen feature motion picture and a short movie. There is only one condition for screening selection: the presenter must have been directly involved with one picture, but not the other.

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Feature and a short is an monthly screening hosted by Fourwind Films where an appointed contributor presents their chosen feature motion picture and a short movie. There is only one condition for screening selection: the presenter must have been directly involved with one picture, but not the other.

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