In part 1 of our Heartland Film Fest episode, Tiny and I recount our experiences at the festival. I also go into detail about the best films I saw out of the 21 features and 23 shorts I watched during Heartland’s 10-day run. This episode also includes interviews with filmmakers Patricia Riggen (The 33), David Manougian (The Big Lonely), Heather Jack (Let’s Not Panic), and Ian & Eshom Nelms (Waffle Street).

Timestamps

Interview: Director Patricia Riggen (The 33) - 00:00

• Show Start - 01:03
• About Heartland Film Festival - 01:55
• Matt’s Stats for HeartlandFF - 08:39

Interview: Director David Manougian (The Big Lonely) - 15:30

• Tiny’s review of Under Construction - 24:38
• Tiny’s review of The Champions - 30:49

Interview: Writer/Director Heather Jack (Let’s Not Panic) - 38:12

Best Short Films of HeartlandFF

• The Gnomist - 44:53
• The Way of Tea - 46:28
• World of Tomorrow - 48:37
• The Leap - 49:28
• Let’s Not Panic - 50:52

Interview: Writers/Directors Eshom & Ian Nelms (Waffle Street) - 51:14

Best Feature Films of HeartlandFF

• Raiders! - 58:17
• Peace Officer - 1:00:18
• Fourth Man Out - 1:02:33
• Sunny in the Dark - 1:04:03
• Homeless - 1:05:40

• To Be Continued… - 1:07:50
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:09:58

Show Notes

• Heartland Film Festival
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