deadCenter Film Podcast

Nick Hodge
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  • FILM INTERVIEWS
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Welcome to the deadCenter Film Podcast! Hosted by Nick Hodge and deadCenter's programmers. Tune in twice a month to hear the latest about filmmaking in Oklahoma and around the world, the latest in deadCenter news, and exciting interviews with filmmakers in the industry.

  1. Ep. 301 - Jon Bielich

    04/10/2025

    Ep. 301 - Jon Bielich

    Season 3 of the deadCenter Film Podcast is here! In this return episode, Nick talks with stunt coordinator and performer, Jon Bielich. They discuss how he started his career in stunts by performing at amusement parks, growing in the Oklahoma film industry on films like Cowgirls 'n Angels and August: Osage County, the career highlight moment he had with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, and more.

    38 min

  2. 12/20/2024

    Ep. 208 - King Louie & Krit Komkrichwarakool

    On this episode, Nick talks with the team behind the short film Auganic, which won Best Live Action Short at the deadCenter Film Festival, director Krit Komkrichwarakool and producer King Louie. They discuss the Canadian film scene, King Louie's time working in the VFX department on the Emmy-winning show The Last of Us, what it was like to win for their film Auganic in an Oscar-qualifying category at deadCenter, and more.

    30 min

  3. 12/03/2024

    Ep. 207 - Makinley Paige Montez

    On this episode, Nick talks with filmmaker and actress Makinley Paige Montez about how she got discovered creating comedy sketches, why she moved from Atlanta to Oklahoma to pursue a film career, what it was like starting out acting on Zoom to learning acting with others at OFA Studios, writing and directing her film Lost & Found with deadCenter Education, what it was like to see her work on the big screen, and more.

    20 min

  4. 11/12/2024

    Ep. 206 - Camila Chaves Rojas

    On this episode, Nick talks with deadCenter Feature Programmer, Camila Chaves Rojas, about how 2010's independent films impacted her, how an OU speaking engagement led to her interning and eventually working at deadCenter, how programming for a film festival is similar to curating a playlist, and much more.

    30 min

  5. 10/29/2024

    Ep. 205 - Matt Barse

    On this episode, Nick talks with Oklahoma City filmmaker Matt Barse about his experience bringing one of his films to the 2012 deadCenter Film Festival, what he's learned making short films over the years, the things he's learned while attending a UCLA screenwriting program, upcoming horror projects he's working on, and more.

    25 min

  6. 10/14/2024

    Ep. 204 - Lauren Bumgarner

    On this episode, Nick talks with choreographer and filmmaker Lauren Bumgarner about how she found her love for dance and film as a kid, what she learned from her time working on the set of Uncut Gems in New York City, what it’s meant to have her work featured at deadCenter over the years, and much more.

    28 min

  7. 09/30/2024

    Ep. 203 - Caitlyn Sponheimer

    On this episode, Nick sits down with actor/writer/producer Caitlyn Sponheimer. They discuss her film Wild Goat Surf, what she learned directing her first feature, why it's important to find your people in the film industry, and more.

    20 min

  8. 09/17/2024

    Ep. 202 - So Young Shelly Yo

    On this episode of the deadCenter Film Podcast, Nick talks with So Young Shelly Yo, the writer/director of Smoking Tigers, about what she learned from working in the television and commercial world, how making short films helped prepare her for a feature film, what it was like to adapt real life experiences into a screenplay, her favorite film festival experiences, and more.

    25 min
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Welcome to the deadCenter Film Podcast! Hosted by Nick Hodge and deadCenter's programmers. Tune in twice a month to hear the latest about filmmaking in Oklahoma and around the world, the latest in deadCenter news, and exciting interviews with filmmakers in the industry.

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  • Creator
    Nick Hodge
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Nick Hodge
  • Show Website
    deadCenter Film Podcast