Andy Edmunds, Director of the Virginia Film Office, is back for this 5th year to talk about the activity in Virginia’s production industry last year. This also includes a discussion of the film that Andy wrote and directed here.

LINKS
Virginia Film Office
“The Cashier” on Insta
“The Cashier” on Facebook
The Byrd Theatre

Previous podcasts mentioned
Griffin in Summer
Bird in Hand
Daphne Reid
Bunt Young
Rex Teese

This year’s RVA Environmental Film Festival runs from 2/21 to 3/7 in venues all over town. Today’s show features 2 locally made docs. CATCHING PINECONES tells the story of Jan and Herb Conn, who were pioneering rock climbers, cavers and nature preservationists. Director Chad Heddleston discusses:
– The 10-year journey to get this made
– Inspiration from the lives of the Conns
– The meaning of the title
– Using jaunty jump cuts instead of pan and zoom
– Jan’s music in the soundtrack

ALL FORWARD profiles an intensive training program for river rafting guides in Richmond, which has the nation’s only class III/IV urban whitewater. Director Justin Black returns to talk about his new short:
– An update on “Headwaters Down”
– Being a raft guide
– Using a GoPro in his mouth
– Things that went wrong

LINKS
RVA Environmental Film Festival
Catching Pinecones website
Chad’s Mockumentary “Almost Alpine”
Headwaters Down website
Podcast with Justin Black about “Headwaters Down”
The Richmond Film Network (upcoming meeting)
My podcast with the creator of the SONG SUNG BLUE documentary

Patrick Michael has been acting since the 3rd grade. His big break came from “Travelers,” an early reality series that ran on the Discovery Channel from 1996 to 1998. He was one of the hosts who visited cities around the world to experience the culture. He later went to Hollywood where he worked in TV shows and movies before returning back here. We’ll cover:
– His real name
– What is “Travelers” and how he got the gig
– Some of the most unusual experiences on the show
– Working on “Beverly Hills 90210”
– Partying at the mansions of William Shatner and Aaron Spelling
– Landing a small part in “Star Trek 6”
– Being the TV spokesperson for Haley Auto Group

LINKS
Travelers on the web
Patrick’s IMDB page
Betty Bodine podcast
Exposure: Nu West film series at the ICA
My review of FALLOUT (includes a foto of Richmonder Annabel O’Hagan)