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Bond on Cinema

Veteran Television host Ward W. Bond brings you the in-depth interviews with the top film directors, producers, screenwriters, editors, composers, actors and more. Learn about the art and beauty of filmmaking. Meet award winning film professionals as they tell their side of the creative journey of movie-making. The ”Bond on Cinema” podcast is interviews with filmmakers for filmmakers. Bond on Cinema is also available on Prime Video and YouTube

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48:57

Director Alex Kaplan Shows Us the Future of Short...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/03/08

Turning movies into a Primary Tool for Healing and Growth, Of Substance is an innovative nonprofit creating premium narrative short films - from uproarious comedies to heart-pounding thrillers - designed to explore mental health struggles in bite-sized brilliance. They make our films available for therapists to use as tools in treatment, rehab, hospitals, prisons, schools and beyond. Alex Kaplan’s mini-movies aren't just entertainment; they're catalysts for transformation, boosting engagement,

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59:45

Actor William Baldwin Discusses His New Movie NO...

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2025/03/04

Actor William Baldwin who has distinguished himself as an actor/producer/writer and who continues to showcase his multitude of talents in the world of film and television. He has starred in over 80 films of varied genres and over 30 television movies and series. He made his feature film debut in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July,” starring Tom Cruise who should have won the Oscar that year, and he is best known for his roles in Flatliners and Backdraft. In 2005, he starred with Laura Linney

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34:10

John Kelly's Animated Short RETIREMENT PLAN Really...

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2025/03/03

Ladies and gentlemen, in the throes of his overstimulated, energy poor midlife, Ray voice by actor Domhnall Gleeson fantasizes about everything he’d love to do in retirement, once he finally has the “time.” John Kelly’s touching and funny animated short is a meditative stream of possibilities on the beauty, curiosities and fears that we wish to embrace when confronted with an escalating awareness of our own finite mortality. RETIREMENT PLAN made its premiere at the Galway Film Festival and will

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30:28

Director Bianca Poletti Discusses her Short Film...

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2025/03/03

Bianca Poletti’s short film thriller VIDOE BARN will cause you to beg for more and in this case the desire to see a full length feature film. I know I want to see it. VIDEO BARN has the perfect feel of the 1980s with a dying business of video rentals as in VHS tapes, not DVDs. The cinematography is spot on, the sound mixing takes you back to the days when real horror or thrillers were made. Real acting, no CGI, just pure unadulterated filmmaking at its best. Bianca Poletti has directed numerous

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42:37

BAGGAGE The Animated Short Film That Will CHANGE Your...

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2025/03/03

The animated short BAGGAGE is about three girlfriends who check in their baggage at the airport, but one is carrying a little more than the others. As they travel along the conveyor belt to security, can she hide what’s inside? Lucy Davidson’s charming stop-motion animated short is a comedic, but poignant film that explores female friendship and the emotional weight that true friends help carry through life. BAGGAGE was selected for the London International Animation Festival and Flickerfest and won

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54:23

ANWAR Short Film: Would You Choose to Live Forever or...

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2025/02/23

Fawaz Al-Matrouk's new short film, ANWAR is a sci-fi about a mother who chooses to live forever and a son who longs for heaven. We see Anwar age from 8 to 18 to 80, while Mona, the mother remains eternal throughout, until he has a final moment of doubt, and she has a final moment of hope. This film has a storyline that is compelling, thought-provoking and shows how the human mind and the human spirit can clash in the areas of belief. The cinematography is beautiful using natural light in the

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37:35

Ethan Wu's DEATH EDUCATION Film Teaches Students To...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/02/22

Ethan Wu’s short film DEATH EDUCATION is about a high school teacher that has introduced a death education class for young students. On the traditional Tomb Sweeping Day, they bury unnamed ashes at a public cemetery where they contemplate and contextualize the meaning of death. In China, death is a taboo subject, whereas in America it is not. But one can learn a lot from death and in some ways help us to understand that life is precious and it can be short for some and long for others. The film

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33:20

Lost In The Shuffle: The Origin of Playing Cards & a...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/02/20

Ladies and gentlemen, the film LOST IN THE SHUFFLE features two-time world champion magician Shawn Farquhar, this documentary explores the unique relationship between the art of magic and playing cards. This is one of the most fascinating films I have seen as I love documentaries because it’s fun to learn new things. And this film is fun to watch. There is mystery, intrigue, history and even a bit of wisdom from some of the world’s more renowned magicians who have used a deck of playing cards to

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41:30

Matt Salzburger's short CHLOE: A Young Single Mother...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/02/18

Filmmaker Matthias Salzburger's newest short film CHLOE, premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September. It was granted a two-hour screening slot and Q&A event by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC). CHLOE stars British-Indian Netflix talent Charithra Chandran (Bridgerton, One Piece) and is executive produced by Paul Berges (Bend It Like Beckham) and Ambassador Gurinder Chadha. CHLOE is set in the nightmarish surroundings of Venice, Italy. Chloe, a young single mother, fights for the

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01:03:44

Can You Really Heal Strained Relationships After...

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2025/02/14

The short film CONTACT HOURS is about a university caretaker's routine that is disturbed when he unlocks the door of a student's room who hasn't been seen for days. This tragedy prompts him to try and mend the ailing relationship with his son.This film explores many facets on how suicide can affect those around those who choose this path. A person’s pain may end after the suicide, but those still living are left with pain, unanswered questions and guilt of never seeing the signs that led up to that

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51:00

What Happens When WAR Meets Human Resilience in the...

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2025/02/12

ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS is based on a true story from the ongoing conflict between Ukraine-Russia. The film explores themes of human resilience, courage and sacrifice in the face of the cruel randomness of war. The story follows the courageous journey of Ivan, a 17-year-old Ukrainian boy, and his father, who find themselves trapped in a makeshift bunker as war rages on around them. Ivan and his father, operating a makeshift hospital at the frontline of war, are tested when a platoon of Russian

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50:57

Oscar Nominated Short A LIEN Discussion: The American...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/02/12

Ladies and gentlemen, the Oscar nominated short A LIEN is a film with a message. The story follows a couple and their daughter into the immigration office in New York City to legally obtain a green card. They all have passports and everything is going to plan until ICE shows up to arrest immigrants who are literally going through the process legally. This film brings up an issue that is nothing short of being the Gestapo and removing the rights of people who want to be a part of the American Dream,

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31:40

The Film Festival Doctor Rebekah Smith Discusses Why...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/02/09

Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith who is an award winning film festival strategist & founder of The Film Festival Doctor. She creates film festival strategies for filmmakers, so their films can be seen by audiences around the world. Rebekah and her team have helped their clients win over 2,500 awards and have secured hundreds of festival screenings including the Locarno, Tribeca, Palm Springs, Sundance, Cinequest & BFI London Film Festivals to name a few. Ladies and gentlemen, Rebekah Smith is known

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53:40

Former Green Beret Michael Taylor Discusses Creating...

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2025/02/06

Michael L. Taylor is the founder of Vitamin 1 and a former U.S. Special Forces Green Beret and international security expert, internationally known for orchestrating what is said to be the greatest escape in history of Carlos Ghosn (Goan), the former CEO of Nissan and Renault, from Japan in December 2019.Michael has a long career in elite military service, including experience in counterterrorism, covert operations, and high-risk extractions, which honed his skills in tactical planning and

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37:47

BACK OF THE NET: Female Footballer is Torn Between...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/02/03

Ladies and gentlemen, Back of the Net is a pertinent short film exploring the journey of Maya, a passionate young footballer torn between her aspirations to go professional, and her care responsibilities to her grandmother, who was once a skilled footballer of her time, but now dealing with dementia. I love this short film. The cinematography is perfect, the framing of the characters and scenes flow from frame to frame telling the story in such way we can clearly understanding the emotion and

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36:17

BAFTA Nominated Short MARION: The only female...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/02/01

Ladies and gentlemen, MARION is an impactful short film set against the backdrop of La Course Landaise – the French tradition of bull-jumping. The story follows Marion played by the real-life bull-jumper and the only female bull-jumper in France, Caroline Noguès-Larbère. Marion is a mother as she prepares for her grand performance in a live arena, battling against misogyny and prejudice while also juggling motherhood in the pursuit of her passion. This short film absolutely deserves to be nominated

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58:15

WAR and JUSTICE: A 25 Year Look at the Inside of the...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/31

Ladies and gentlemen, The documentary WAR AND JUSTICE tells the 25-year history of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its mission to end the most serious crimes against humanity. But can war crimes in war be prevented at all? Or is Ben Ferencz, former prosecutor of the Nureberg Trials, right when he says that the greatest war crime is war itself? The film focuses on the Argentinian Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who was appointed the ICC's first Chief Prosecutor in 2003, and Karim Khan, the current

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38:36

PROSLAVA - A Croatian Feature Film Explores the...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/31

Ladies and gentlemen, PROSLAVA, Croatian for the word celebration, is a film about Mijo who is hiding in the woods as a soldier at the end of the second World War. Through his life, the film explores the circumstances that lead to the expansion of extremism. By witnessing his father's cruel act driven by poverty and after carrying out the municipal authorities’ undue order to get rid of the family dog, Mijo became easy prey for right-wing ideology which offered him false hope for a better life and a

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47:52

THE CASCADE, A Man Discovers He has been Crying for...

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2025/01/26

Ladies and gentlemen, THE CASCADE, a man discovers he has been crying for two months without even realizing it. His face has an impenetrable serious gesture. Strangely his tears have decided to work in an inverse manner, transforming his interiors into a waterfall. The water has started to pool at his feet. The man will have to find a way to stop a cry that he can't even feel. Everything about this film is stunning. The storyline engages the audience, the cinematography along with the acting of

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58:57

ROADIE: My Documentary - A Discussion with Director...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/26

TJ Hoffman and his film documentary Roadie: My Documentary spans his 20-year career of being roadie turned filmmaker that includes insight from many of his friends in the touring industry. TJ spent most of the 1990s and 2000’s crisscrossing the planet with bands like M.O.D, Agnostic Front, Ignite, and many more. One of his fondest memories during this period was pulling triple duty as tour manager, drum tech, and guitar tech for Skid Row, the opening act for the legendary KISS Farewell Tour, the

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