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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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30:41

Interview with Director Lochlainn McKenna and the...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/12/14

Lochlainn McKenna, a multi-award winning writer and director from Cork City, has directed music videos for bands such as Westlife and Keane. Two For the Road won the RTÉ Francis McManus Short Story competition before it was made into a short film with its original title Guinness & Coke. His short film Two For The Road is the story of a father and son enjoying their weekend together despite the father, played by Steve Wall, letting the pub derail their time together. Set in 1990s Ireland, Two For

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32:16

Interview with the Creators of the Animated...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/12/11

My guests today are Robyn Campbell and Ana Gusson. Robyn Campbell is an award-winning Canadian screenwriter with a passion for animated content, currently writing for LEGO FRIENDS produced by The LEGO Group. Robyn creates characters and stories that are inclusive, diverse and encourage audiences to be themselves, even when it's difficult. Ana Gusson is an award-winning director and an accomplished 2D Animator based in Vancouver. She has worked as an animator in productions like MY LITTLE PONY: THE

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40:32

Interview with Director Liam LoPinto -...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/12/09

Filmmaker and animator Liam LoPinto is a first generation Iranian-American and his work focuses on diaspora, refugees, immigrants, and dissidents. He graduated from NYU Tisch's UGFTV program in 2017. He also studied at Waseda University in Tokyo and attended CalArts' Character Animation program from 2017-2021. His past film French Fly was selected for CAA Moebius' Showcase. His documentary “Karam Camera" was made in partnership with Karam Foundation focusing on empowering young Syrian

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58:41

Interview with Film Director Hugo Becker -...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/12/09

Director Hugo Becker’s OSCAR-qualifying and incredibly terrifying short MUKBANGER takes being an influencer to an uncomfortable edge. We follow social media phenomenon Mika on his journey to becoming the next best thing in the world of mukbangs. As of today, Hugo has starred in 20 feature films, among them THE LAST JOURNEY with Jean Reno, or the historical epic movie VICTORY OR DEATH. And in various international series, acting in French, English or Spanish, such as: BARAN NOIR for Canal+, OSMOSIS

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42:59

Interview with Rev. Paul Rasmussen and the...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/12/03

Rev. Paul Rasmussen, who is the Senior Minister at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, and the producer of the Oscar-qualified film documentary Into the Spotlight. INTO THE SPOTLIGHT shares the backstories and journeys of adults with differing disabilities from the first call, offering them the part to stepping on stage. The film highlights the unique challenges and triumphs of the Spotlight Musical Theater program’s participants and provides an inspiring look at the power of

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32:10

Interview with Film Director Ary Zara:...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/26

Writer/Director Ary Zara is an activist and he is transgender. He studied Cinema in Lisbon and Austin. His debut short film AN AVOCADO PIT won the OSCAR-qualifying awards at both Outfest and Guadalajara International Film Festival. The Grand Jury Special Mention for Best Lead Acting at the AFI Festival. Alongside both the Best Queer Short Award and International Student Prize at Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand France. AN AVOCADO PIT has become a multi-award winning short film. This

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42:36

Interview with Turkish Film Director Turan Haste and...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/25

Director and co-producer Turan Haste is based in Istanbul, Turkey. He made his debut as a director in 2016 with the movie HARVEST ZAMANI. He produced the films NAFTALIN, AT A RIVERSIDE and achieved successful results both nationally and internationally. He directed his current short film THE MOISTURE in 2022. THE MOISTURE had its World Premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. THE MOISTURE follows a teacher serving in Anatolia who is struggling to balance his professional and personal

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33:42

Interview with Producer Nicky Bentham of Netflix’s...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/22

Our guest today is Nicky Bentham, who has over twenty year’s experience in the film industry, having studied film production in her native Australia before taking on freelance production roles that eventually led her to producing her own projects and establishing Neon Films in London. Recently she produced the thriller LOCKED IN directed by Nour Wazzi. In 2020, saw the release of THE DUKE, starring Academy Award winners Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren, which launched at Venice and then Telluride, as

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44:51

Legendary Actor Robert Davi: Actor/Singer of DieHard,...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/21

Robert Davi is an award-winning actor, screenwriter, director, producer and jazz vocalist. From his portrayal of the opera singing bad guy in "The Goonies" and one of the most popular James Bond villains in "Licence to Kill" to FBI Special Agent Big Johnson in" Die Hard" to most recently Leo Marks in "The Iceman”. Robert Davi is one of the film industry's most recognized tough guys. He has also starred on the small screen in hit shows like Profiler, Stargate Atlantis, Criminal Minds and CSI. With

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41:21

Interview with the Founder of the American Film...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/20

Oscar winning film director George Stevens, Sr once said, “Life is a journey, and it’s most interesting when you’re not sure where you’re going.” Today, we have the founder of the American Film Institute. The Co-Creator and in my mind the creator and founder of the Kennedy Center Honors, George Stevens, Jr. His resume and life’s accomplishments are so long, one would need to write a book to fit them all in, and he did just that. Mr. Stevens memoir, My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of

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01:01:31

A Front Row Seat with Film Legend Nancy Olson Livingston

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2023/11/20

From her idyllic childhood in the American Midwest, to her Oscar-nominated performance in Sunset Boulevard (1950) and the social circles of New York and Los Angeles, actress Nancy Olson Livingston has lived abundantly. In her memoir, A Front Row Seat, Nancy Olson Livingston treats readers to an intimate, charming chronicle of her life as an actress, wife, and mother, and her memories of many of the most notable figures and moments of her time. Entertaining and engrossing, A Front Row Seat deftly

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36:34

An Interview with Afghan Director Elham Ehsas -...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/14

With us today is Afghan writer/director Elham Essas. After hearing the sad news that the Taliban were forcing women in Afghanistan to wear the Chadari (the blue full body veil), he wrote and created the short film, YELLOW. Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Actor, Writer and Director, Elham Essas fled the Taliban and came to the UK when he was a young boy. He likes to make films inspired by stories from his home country, Afghanistan. His debut short film, OUR KIND OF LOVE, was BAFTA long-listed in 2019

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41:31

An Interview with Jordanian Director Ahmad Alyaseer -...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/13

Ahmad Alyaseer is a Jordanian director, producer and writer. He recently directed the Emmy Award nominated kids show (Ahlan Simsim - Sesame Workshop). His Sci-Fi experimental feature (When Time Becomes a Woman, 2012) was screened at various film festivals including Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. Additionally, Ahmad has more than nine years of experience directing and producing TV series for regional platforms including Shahid, VIU and MBC. Ahmad Alyaseer’s new short film, the Oscar-qualified Our Males

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34:10

An Interview with Director Lloyd Lee Choi -...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/13

Lloyd Lee Choi is a Korean-Canadian writer/director who is passionate about representation in front and behind the camera, Lloyd is deeply driven to highlight the minority and immigrant experience, one rich with new and compelling stories to tell. Stories that reflect the real world around us. Lloyd's recent short film, Closing Dynasty, was supported through the Future Gold Film Fellowship, being 1 of 3 filmmakers selected by Netflix, Tribeca, and Gold House. Closing Dynasty has been

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33:40

An Interview with Columbian Director Duvan Duque -...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/12

Duván Duque is a Colombian writer/director. His work has explored the relationship between the Bogota upper-class, power, money and corruption, as well as the effect these tensions have on the most intimate realms of family and friends. ALL INCLUSIVE is his latest short film. After its premiere at TIFF, it has become a recurrent title in the international festivals, playing in over 50 festivals and receiving 17 awards. He is currently writing his first feature, based on the themes in ALL

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43:14

An Interview with Director Mike Donahue -...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/12

A neighbor has loud sex and the couple next door get emotionally involved in this thought-provoking, but humorous short film. Director Mike Donahue's award-winning Oscar qualifying debut short film, TROY, premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and has gone on to screen at another 66 festivals internationally, including the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. It has won over a dozen awards, including the Jury Award for Best Comedy at Aspen Shortfest 2023, the Audience Award for Best Narrative Short at

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47:49

An Interview with Director Luis Gerard -...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/12

Growing up in Puerto Rico, Luis Gerard spent his youth in the projection room of his father’s small art house movie theater, where he earned an appreciation for independent cinema. While studying at the University of Puerto Rico, his first success, a 35mm black-and-white silent short that was an official selection at the prestigious Venice Film Festival. Branching into advertising, Luis has won numerous international awards, including Cannes, London International Festival, New York Film Festival,

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39:46

An Interview with Director Aisling Bryne...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/12

Aisling Byrne is an award-winning theatre director, screenwriter and filmmaker. She is the founder and Artistic Director, at Run of the Mill, an award-winning arts organization at the forefront of inclusive arts practice in Ireland supporting learning disabled artists and performers. Their recent work includes a 9 venue National Tour of the award winning MAKING A MARK and the All Abilities Casting initiative in collaboration with the National Talent Academy aimed at leveling the playing field for

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36:40

An Interview with Jenna St. John the Creator of...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/08

Writer/Producer/Actress Jenna St. John is a hopeless romantic, born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to the US at age 16 and was a ballet dancer until an injury led her to pursue writing. Jenna has two written features in post production for Epic Pictures and is currently penning a feature with Hallmark. Jenna is committed to telling female-led stories for a broad audience, and today if you have been hooked on the new hit streaming series, SEXPECTATIONS then you’re in for a hot treat

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36:29

An Interview with Film Producer Natalie Metzger on...

Bond on Cinema ·

2023/11/07

Our guest today is Spirit Award nominated producer Natalie Metzger. She has had films premiered at top festivals around the world including Sundance, Cannes, SXSW, and Tribeca. Her feature credits include WEREWOLVES WITHIN, THUNDER ROAD, GREENER GRASS, Sony Pictures Classics documentary IT AIN’T OVER, to name a few. She is also known for producing numerous shorts, most notably POOF, DRESS A COW, and THE ROBBERY. Natalie is currently the Vice President of Production & Development at Vanishing

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