Talking Indies in my Undies

Curt Willis is the Co-Founder/Director of Film Fest Knox - an international film festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, hosted by Visit Knoxville and the Visit Knoxville Film Office in partnership with Regal and The Public Cinema. The First Annual Film Fest Knox took place on November 9-11. I speak with Curt about the his first experience organizing a film festival and discuss what to expect in years to come. Get your new favorite nostalgic Knoxville t-shirts at Knoxtalgia.com

Former Knoxville Film Festival Director Keith McDaniel gets in his undies. My reaction to the announcement from Film Fest Knox's Elev8or Pitch Film Competition

The heart is a mystery. The mind is a mystery. Let's ramble about it.

The Knoxville Comedy Film Festival takes place at Central Cinema on August 12th. It's FREE! Come hang out and watch some funny short films, make friends, be less lonely, find meaning in the meaninglessness.

Nick Crockett gets in his undies and talks about his new 4 part web series, Glass Valley. View the episodes on YouTube @nicholascrockettfilms Link to episode one: https://youtu.be/--pufjwYXWM

Knoxville filmmaker, Seth Young, talks about his experience in the Middle TN 54 Film Fest.

The Knoxville Film Festival closes its doors after 19 years of serving the viewing public. I speak with the Knoxville Film Festival's founder and director Keith McDaniel on his decision to end the festival and the wisdom he's gained over his years running a successful film festival. I also give Keith the opportunity to crown the greatest 7 day shootout film of all time.

I catch up with a couple friends at the Knoxville Horror Fest at the Parkway Drive-in Movie theater in Maryville, TN to discuss the 2022 Grindhouse Grindout trailers and the film festival in general. Featuring Daniel Fersner, Ronnie George and Tiffie Stalsworth.

A ramble about a burying the hatchet and dealing with conflict.

Jeff Snell calls in via burner phone while on the run to discuss the beefs between him and Kevin Wines, and also Tyler Broadway vs Bing Fu. According to Jeff, Keith McDaniel's video addressing the drama within the community is layered with hidden messages which we break down in this episode.

Just saying Hi and talking some local film news and recent movies that I've seen.

A couple quick conversations with Knoxville Filmmakers Jamison Stalsworth and Gabriel Crutchfield about their entry's in the Knox Film Fest's 7 Day shootout. The Knoxville Film festival is taking place September 18-20. Visit Knoxfilmfest.com for more details.

A few BRIEF words about this Year's 7 Day Shootout for the Knox Film Fest.

I talk with Kevin Wines about his kidnapping at the hands of the MethGator movement.

Knoxville Filmmaker Jeff Snell is on his way to creating the greatest movie of all time. METH GATOR. I talk to him about it.

Kelly Burke talks his first entry into a Tennessee 10 "Best of the Best" Film Competition. And I ramble about the 11th year of the 7 Day Shootout. But I keep it BRIEF. Both local film screenings take place at the Knoxville Film Festival on September 13-15 at Regal Downtown West Cinema 8. Get tickets at knoxfilmfest.com

Rose Marie Machario is an author, actress, model and Host of the web series DREAM BIG where she interviews aspiring creatives about their pursuits and also shares her own creative journey. Season 4 drops on February 18th. Learn more at: https://www.rosemariemachario.com And watch DREAM BIG on Youtube: Dream Big YouTube Channel Also learn more about the TN10 Filmmaking Competition: https://www.knoxfilmfest.com/tn10

The Southern Oasis Film Festival is planning it's first year in Knoxville in January. Fest Director Thomas Moore gets in his undies and discusses the origins and vision for the fest. We also address the controversy and resistance to a new film festival for Knoxville's film community. Go to Southernoasisff.com for more information about the festival including the Two Week Twister and the general submissions.

I'm joined by fellow East TN filmmaker, Nicholas Crockett, to discuss the TN10 "Best of the Best" Filmmaking challenge that we both participated in earlier this summer. The screening for the TN10 is this weekend at the Knox Film Fest. Nick's movie is called "THE HERETIC IN LOWLAND" and mine is called "WE SAW A BRIGHT SPOT ON THE MOON." We discuss the making of these movies and share excitement for this weekend's screening. For tickets ($10) go to Knoxfilmfest.com or just show up at Regal Downtown West movie theater on Friday September 14th, at 7pm.

After participating in the Knox Film Fest's 7 Day shootout filmmaking competition, I ramble some thoughts about it.