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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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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...

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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...

Bond on Cinema ·

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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50:55

WE'RE NOT DONE YET Short Film Discussion - Official...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/18

Ladies and gentlemen, WE’RE NOT DONE YET is one of the very few short films that have been selected as an Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival.The film is about Alex who visits his newly single mother for a weekend at her beach house. But when he is confronted with her new independence, Alex is forced to face his own controlling nature. This film is a lesson in behavior and it causes ourselves to take a look inside. We need to realize that being controlling can be sign of fear,

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47:47

THE WAITING GAME: The Powerful Untold Story of the...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/13

Ladies and gentlemen, THE WAITING GAME is a powerful film documentary that gives a history of the ABA, the American Basketball Association and how it pioneered what we know as the NBA today.But a merger of the two organizations left the players of the ABA without a pension while the NBA is known to have one of the best pensions in the country. THE WAITING GAME also follows the investigation of the legal trail of the ABA-NBA merger, key impact journalism and the advocacy for justice, the film

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33:27

You Won't Believe the INSPIRING True Story Behind...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/11

Ladies and gentlemen, BRAVE THE DARK is a deeply personal film reflecting Nate's journey of overcoming adversity, highlighting the transformative influence of a devoted teacher, Mr. Stan Deen, who became a pivotal figure in his healing process. If you loved the movie THE HOLDOVERS with Paul Giamatti, you will love BRAVE THE DARK.This film is based on Nate Deen’s own story. It is the type of film we need more of, real stories about real people who face adversity and then one person stands up to help

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37:18

Oscar-Shortlisted Short Film PARIS 70: A Mother with...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/10

Ladies and gentlemen, PARIS 70 is about Jan's life suddenly changing after his mother Angela started to succumb to Alzheimer's. He's in charge of taking care of her, which tests his commitment and resistance. Is there a way for Jan to ensure that his mother does not suffer?PARIS 70 is a beautiful film. It is an emotionally captivating and inspiring story that seeks to honor caregivers and highlight the importance of their work. The drama is the most awarded short film of the year, and has

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01:01:01

THE STRANGER I LOVE Short Film: The Silent Destroyer...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/06

Theresa’s new short film, which she wrote, directed and starred is THE STRANGER I LOVE. It’s is powerful, compelling and heartbreaking short film that focuses on the parental alienation. An unfair cruel form of abuse.Ladies and gentlemen, parental alienation is the co-ercive control of a child by one parent against the other. It is psychological child abuse. It affects children and parents across the world. Often failed by family courts, most families remain separated for many years. The

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56:17

Filmmaker Carol Polakoff's Feature Film SPEAK...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/05

Ladies and gentlemen, Carol Polakoff’s SPEAK SULIGHT is a beautiful story that you must see. After 30 years in exile, a couple return to their homeland. Manolo and Maruja work as butler and cook/nanny at the Jolis diplomatic residence in Paris. Alanito,15, considers the kitchen his spiritual home, where he can laugh, misbehave, get a shot of port or a puff of a cigarette from Maruja. She adores and spoils him while his parents entertain scores of guests, paying him little attention. Maruja

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46:01

Oscar-Shortlisted Short THE LAST RANGER with Director...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/05

Ladies and gentlemen, The Last Ranger is an incredibly compelling, heart stopping and heart breaking short film. It teaches us many things about life. We have been called to steward, amplify and enjoy creation on Earth. We’ve been the keepers of the gate since the days of Adam and Eve, but we’ve left the gate open to poachers. THE LAST RANGER is a multi-award winning film and Oscar-qualified for good reason. The most important element of this film is that it reaches to the very depths of our soul

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46:13

Oscar-Shortlisted Short THE MASTERPIECE Interview:...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/05

Ladies and gentlemen, Alex Lora’s Oscar-shortlisted short film THE MASTERPIECE, is about Leo and Diana, a rich couple, bring a broken TV to a recycle point. They meet Salif and his son, two scrap dealers. Diana asks them to come to their house to get more objects. Once there, Leo looks at them collecting objects with mistrust, until they see the scrap dealers have something they want. There are so many layers to this short film and you have to truly watch it with a cinematic eye. Every element of

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47:58

INTO THE BLOO Film Documentary with Director Austin...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/04

Ladies and gentlemen, Into The Bloo is a music documentary short film that captures drag musician; Lagoona Bloo (David Brumfield) as they prepare for a show and tell us their story of loss and triumph in the intimate confines of their dressing room. A wonderful documentary short that is sure to make waves and fans through the film festival circuit in 2025. Film director Austin Nunes and recording artist and performer David Brumfield known as Lagoona Bloo. Austin Nunes is a filmmaker who discovered

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57:01

SEW TORN: Interview/Film Breakdown with Director...

Bond on Cinema ·

2025/01/02

Writer/director Freddy Macdonald. He is a Student Academy Award winner, and the youngest Directing Fellow ever accepted to the AFI Conservatory. His critically acclaimed feature film debut, SEW TORN, premiered at SXSW and headlined Locarno on the Piazza Grande. SEW TORN was acquired by Searchlight Pictures. It received an Oscar-qualifying theatrical release nationwide alongside READY OR NOT. Freddy's AFI thesis film, SHEDDING ANGELS, won a Student Academy Award and was shortlisted for a student

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42:06

Creator Todd Komarnicki Discusses His New Mini-Series...

Bond on Cinema ·

2024/12/23

Todd Komarnicki is a prolific writer, producer and director of film and television as well as an acclaimed novelist. He is back today to talk about a new streaming mini-series EARTH ABIDES. After months of isolation, the main character Isherwood Williams, learns that most of the world has fallen to a mysterious illness. Yet despite his instincts to further isolate, he leads the charge to develop a new civilization. This isn’t science fiction, this films brings the reality of seeing a new world. If

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54:34

Actress Meredith Thomas Talks Life, Television, Film...

Bond on Cinema ·

2024/12/21

My guest today is actress Meredith Thomas who spent her early childhood in Alaska, in one of the northernmost settlements in North America where her parents taught Inuit grade school students through the Bureau of Natives Affairs. Meredith's first professional acting role as Tessie in "Annie" came while still in elementary school. She continued to act in summer stock productions in the northeast throughout her youth, but soon headed west securing a role in her first big-budget feature film,

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45:04

What Happens When Michael Jackson's Music Inspires a...

Bond on Cinema ·

2024/12/16

Ladies and gentlemen, the feature film, I’LL BE THERE is about a blended family. The film focuses on Grace, who never had an easy time explaining to her friends about her family.After the opening scene of Grace and her brothers and sisters as children, the film then finds her more than a decade later, she has built a new life for herself in Los Angeles and cemented her place as the outsider of the family. But her new life is upended when she learns that her older brother AJ has cancer and her now

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57:35

TIME FOR CHANGE DOCUMENTARY with Director Daniel...

Bond on Cinema ·

2024/12/14

Ladies and gentlemen, TIME FOR CHANGE is a 2-hour landmark documentary that was filmed after the death of George Floyd and chronicles the tragic event of his death and the subsequent worldwide social impact. This unbiased and compelling documentary is replete with hard-hitting interviews, as well as a historical retrospective regarding the roots of racism in America and practical steps we need to take as a nation to bring peace and lasting change.Change only happens if we want it too and it can

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