Indie Movie Mega-Review: FirstGlance Film Festival Edition, Part 1 – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast

Title: Service Animal [IMDb]

Director: Wendy Pennington (@WendyPenningtn)

Producer: Wendy Pennington (executive)

Writer: Stuart Glass

Stars: Wendy Pennington, Sharon Garrison, Steve Corder

Release date: June 1, 2019

 

Title: White Christmas [IMDb]

Director: Jeff Kanew (@JeffKanew)

Producers: Camryn Kanew, Jeff Kanew

Writer: Camryn Kanew

Stars: Camryn Kanew, Keith Aaron Jarvis, John Colella

Release date: May 21, 2019

 

Title: Ramel Carter [IMDb]

Director: Chris H. Greene

Producers: Louie Pizzle (@Louiepizzle), Greg Packs (executive)

Writer: Louie Pizzle

Stars: Louie Pizzle, Chris H. Greene, Cienna Jade, Jelani Jeffries, Spencer Du Boff, Darren Holmquist, Justin Parker, Lionel Sylvestre

Release date: November 9, 2018

 

Title: Eyes Open [IMDb]

Director: Jawed J.S.

Producer: Jawed J.S.

Writer: Jawed J.S.

Star: Angela Bell

Release date: September 12, 2019 (CA)

 

SHOWNOTES: Collateral Cinema was contacted by multiple directors, writers, and producers participating in the 2019 Los Angeles FirstGlance Film Festival (@FirstGlanceFilm), and we decided to review a few at a time! In the first of two parts focusing on FirstGlance Films, we analyze four short films: Wendy Pennington's Service Animal (2019), Jeff Kanew's (Revenge of the Nerds) White Christmas (2019), Chris H. Green's and Louie Pizzle's Ramel Carter (2018), and Jawed J.S.'s Eyes Open (2019). We love to celebrate indie filmmakers, and we hope you enjoy this episode and go support these guys! Stay tuned for Part 2, where we'll delve into a few feature-length movies at the festival!

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