THE SHORT OF IT
A weekly vodcast discussing and supporting independent filmmakers of short films and content creators.
Episodes
15 episodes
Goldie Jones | Writer/Director
Goldie Jones is a writer, director, aerialist, and author with 20 years of experience in commercial production, post-production, and animation—and a passion for circus arts.As a screenwriter and filmmaker, their gritty genre stories foc...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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53:01
Joe Taft | Writer/Producer/Director
Joe Taft is an award-winning writer/director and editor of 'The Innkeeper' (2023) and 'Hey, Missy!' (2025)
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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45:42
Landi Maduro | CEO - Author/Producer/Director
Landi is the CEO of the production company Bluechild Entertainment and Founder and President of Women of Color Filmmakers, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit. She has produced, written, and directed various industrials, small business commercials, music v...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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43:32
Rain Pryor | Actor/Director/Producer
Rain Pryor is a director, writer, and actress known for her solo show, "Fried Chicken and Latkes," which explores her unique background as the daughter of comedian Richard Pryor, growing up both Black and Jewish. She is also a community activis...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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48:45
Malik Williams | Music Composer/Producer
Malik Williams is a platinum selling composer, producer, engineer & music supervisor whose work has appeared in records, film, television shows, and in national advertising campaigns. His successful work as a composer, multi-instrumentalist...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:02:36
Brendan Manning | Filmmaker
Brendan Manning is a 27-year-old filmmaker, working in the Mass Commonwealth in production as well as writing and directing his own projects. He has worked with HBO, Sony, Netflix, Universal, and Disney, to name a few.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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47:31
Mike Pratt | Actor, Producer, Writer
Mike Pratt is a New England-based higher education professional, actor, and writer. Mike's been heavily involved in the realms of acting for film and television and writing for several years now. In April of 2022, he released his de...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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40:10
Joseph D. Reitman | Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Joseph D. Reitman, actor, director, producer, and writer, who you may recognize from TV and movies. He's played characters like Very Bad Santa in "Happy!" and Creepy Ed in "The Punisher." He's appeared in over 50 TV episodes, with recent roles ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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37:21
Seth Rigby | Digital Imaging Technician, Filmmaker
Seth Rigby is known for his expertise as a Digital Imaging Technician, Script Supervisor, Editor, Writer, and Filmmaker! What else can this guy do? Learn more about his work in this episode of The Short Of It.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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34:47
Daniel Laurent | Writer, Producer, Director, Cry For Me
Daniel Laurent, also known as DL, made a name for himself on the New England Hip-Hop scene in early 2005 with his hit single “MASSterpiece (The Anthem)” (also called simply “The Cheers Song”). In the song, DL metaphorically travels Boston's str...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:21
Anita Allison | Filmmaker, Cuffe
After a career as an Executive Video Producer in corporate America, Anita felt an urgent need to shift from selling products to telling meaningful stories. This desire led her to travel and explore new possibilities. In 2022, Anita visited Free...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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42:48
Ania MacIndewar & Allison Thompson | Filmmakers, Dream Girl
False Awakening ProductionsHighlighting the human condition through non-traditional writing & filmmaking, and in doing so, inspiring profound thought and reflection.Ania MacIndewar is a Massachusetts filmmaker an...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:24
Lisa Olivieri | Producer, Director, Recovery City
Lisa Olivieri is an award-winning documentary filmmaker in the Boston area. Her first documentary, Blindsided, is an intimate portrait of a female artist slowly losing her sight and hearing while surviving her abusive girlfriend. The f...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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43:42
DK Racine | Writer/Director, Mercy
DK is a freelance creative from Massachusetts and writer/director of the short film, Mercy.DK's main areas of focus are photography, videography, and filmmaking. DK is someone who feels the most creatively inspired by music. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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39:13
Rui Lopes | Co-Owner/CEO, Anawan Studios
Growing up in his home country of Cape Verde, his mother would buy him coloring pencils and clay to keep him busy. His high school years at Brockton High School engraved into his mind an obsession with expressing his thoughts via oil paint and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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42:28