Episodes
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David and Susan "Yak" About The 2022 Festival
With pictures, anecdotes, and costume breakdowns- David and Susan give an inside look at all of the happenings at the 2022 Vero Beach Film Festival!
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We Interview Sean Cisterna ("FROM THE VINE")
"From The Vine" is the story of a downtrodden CEO experiencing a moral crisis that travels back to Italy to recalibrate his moral compass. Combining magic realism and Italian neorealism, and set against the backdrop of wine country Italy, the film is about finding your roots in your family when...
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We Interview Kevin Kline ("DELIVERING HOPE") and Bonnie Monteleone, TJ Fletcher ("356")
"Delivering Hope" is a feature film documentary that tells the ultimate story of people coming together for something bigger than themselves. On November 16, 2019, eight days before his 50th birthday, ultra-runner Kevin Kline set out to become the first person in history to run the northernmost…
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We Interview Shara Ashley Zeiger ("I MUSTACHE YOU") and Chris Sexton Fletcher ("THE PUNISHMENT")
"I Mustache You" is a whimsical magical realistic comedy, inspired by Buster Keaton, Looney Tunes, and NYC about Abby, a woman with social anxiety, OCD and agoraphobic tendencies who receives an invitation to love, self acceptance, and the outside world. Shara Ashley Zeiger is an award winning...
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We Interview Alex Kanter ("MAKING THE CUT SPECIAL PRESENTATION") and Steve Stein ("LIVES ON THE LINE")
Alex Kanter is from Indian River State College and presented "Making the Cut Special Presentation" about the future of the Film and media industry and education. From "Lives on the Line" Kyle is an Afghanistan war veteran, suffering from chronic pain, who falls victim to a broken system while...
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We Interview Milo Thornton, Wes Samons, and Roger Rapoport ("COMING UP FOR AIR")
Winner of five best feature awards including Grand Prize Winner Culver City Film Festival, Los Angeles. When single mom Anna Russell, a ceramic artist, discovers that her son Stan, an outstanding college diver and academic star is unraveling, she must act quickly to avoid tragedy. In denial and...
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We Interview Doug Roland ("FEELING THROUGH" and "CONNECTING THE DOTS")
"Feeling Through", the first film to star a DeafBlind actor, is a coming of age story that follows Tereek, a teen wandering the streets of New York, desperate for a place to crash when he encounters Artie, a DeafBlind man in need of help getting home. From an awkward meeting between strangers...
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We Interview Rob and Steven Waldman (Sons of Myron Waldman) and Jada Poon ("CODE RED")
Rob and Steven Waldman are the sons of the late Myron Waldman, a great American animator. Myron is known for his famous works such as Betty Boop, Superman, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Popeye and so many more. "Code Red" is a whimsical, coming-of-age film that deals with the lack of easy...
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Gaspar Gonzalez ("ERROL FLYNN'S GHOST: HOLLYWOOD IN HAVANA") Lisa Belcher ("JAVELINA RUN")
In the 1940s and '50s, Havana boasted more movie theatres than even New York City. Almost all of them showed Hollywood films. Errol Flynn’s Ghost chronicles this phenomenon, while recalling the last great real-life adventure of the legendary Hollywood swashbuckler: the Cuban. Gaspar González has...
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We Interview Carsen Jessell ("INTO THE FLAMES") and Adam Davis ("EEVY IVY OVER")
"Into the Flames" is a Film about young, active and retired firefighters as tell their stories as first responders and how trauma has affected their mental health. Experts help paint a bigger picture for how we thought mental health affected people, the way society has changed over the past…
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We Interview Em Johnson/ Katherine Waddell ("BALLOON ANIMAL) and Chloe Cappelen ("MISSED SIGNAL)
BALLOON ANIMAL Balloon Animal is a story grounded in fantasy and realism set against the backdrop of a lackluster circus and a vibrant small town. This Film plays with themes of identity, independence, familial expectations, and sacrifice. Throughout Poppy's journey of rebellion and…
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We Interview Alyn Darnay ("BOXED") and Jack Kauffman ("Uncorked Potential)
BOXED is a fictional short film set against the anguish and heartbreak of WWII, recounting the story of a husband-and-wife dance team and their journey in a boxcar on the brink of desperation. Alyn's peers and producers have consistently recognized his Directorial and Writing work as some of the...
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We Interview J.R. Poli and his Film "Marcus"
Marcus struggles mightily with mental illness and with new opportunity for him to right old wrongs and make amends, he leaves his life behind and sets off on an adventure to find purpose, forgiveness and redemption. J.R. Poli has been involved with the film and television industry for over…
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We interview Lynn Marvin Dingfelder and her Film Saving Paradise
Lynn Marvin Dingfelder Banking on my years of TV News /production experience & community connections I created "Visual Communications, Marketing & Media" a full service TV production & marketing company about 20 years ago. I have produced for PBS, videos for non-profits, local government…
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About this show
Produced by the Vero Beach Film Festival, Yak About Film is dedicated to the independent filmmaker with interviews, reviews, and general discussion.
Hosted by
David Yakir
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