Echo Chamber - CIFF - Vol.2 (SŪNNA aka ‘Listen’)
No mistakes people, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is BACK in Cleveland for more Festival goodness!
Once again, London Flair PR came through and it was actually Shaimaa Khan who organised our first chat (episode 383 https://www.podcaphilia.com/echo-chamber/ep383) with our returning guest Radha Mehta https://youtu.be/A-CceLRehws So it's great we get to do it all again, for her brand new short film, which is having it's North American Premiere at the 50th Cleveland International Film Festival. If you dug the first convo, people, this one is sooooo immersive in storytelling soul, Radha is sonically hypnotising. Like her work, it's an incredible human embrace, you will not want to miss a second!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/IIYQNbbm_pk
Echo Chamber - CIFF - Vol.1 (Hand)
Well, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is off to another Festival, this time in The Forest City!!!
It's the 50th Cleveland International Film Festival, and thanks to Anthony Hon at London Flair PR, we have a short film that takes an intimate look at immigration life, through the lens of an undocumented chef. THEN, we chat with the writer / director behind the project, to explore motivations, inspirations, storytelling and a lot more!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/V83pmJ0x9Hs
Echo Chamber - BFI Flare 26 - Vol.1 (Body Of Our Own)
This year's 'BFI Flare' @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage wasn't what we were hoping for to mark the 40th anniversary (a LOT of flaky creatives) BUT, we made it work!
HUGE thanks to Media House Global's Fagun Furia, who came through with a really interesting project. A documentary that pulled back the curtain on a community that never gets talked about. THEN, giving us the opportunity to sit down with a first time director, but experienced storyteller, to really get into what it took to gain trust and shine a light on these individuals and the legacy of their community!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/JrVk8uWlk6I
Echo Chamber - BFIFlare26 - Introduction (40th anniversary of BFI Flare)
Every year, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ tries to cover 'BFI Flare', and as this year marks its 40th anniversary, we're starting things early!
So, to start our Festival coverage, thanks to Phoebe Brown, we get to chop it up with Festival Programmer, Diana Cipriano, and really explore what makes 'BFI Flare' special and what to look out for in this 2026 Edition!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/ieSfrtNYWP4
Echo Chamber - IFFL25 - Vol.1 (Michael Hayden & Irish Film Festival London 2025)
It's back to the Festival scene, and thanks to the one, Cynthia Amsden, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ ventures to the 'Vancouver International Film Festival' (VIFF) for the first time!!!
Just one bit of coverage, BUT, this one is something special! We have a documentary that peels back the curtain on identity, cultural appropriation, stigmatization, and discrimination around tattoos in the Philippines. It also explores through the director, what it means to be Filipino in Canada and the Philippines. THEN, we sit down with the director of the film, and his producer, to really get some insights into the source of the feelings, why the documentary made sense, what it was like being back in the Philippines, and traveling to Buscalan. As well as the experience of being around Apo Whang-od and her very first apprentice Grace Palicas! We manage to squeeze in so much over the course of 67 minutes, so you REALLY won't want to miss this one!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/DrJjrTiqm0g