Send us Fan Mail Jay and Tim chat with JT Rees, writer and director of the short film White Room about making fiction out of personal experience, grief, and making his first film. Then we talk about the 2026 Newport Beach Film Festival (October 15-22) and the films we're looking forward to seeing. White Room is playing twice at the festival, in the short film block "The Short List" (get tickets) and then by itself (get tickets). NEGU - Jessie Rees Foundation Jessie's Story (short video) Some of the films we mention in this episode: Retirement Plan (the short film Tim couldn't remember); The Cycle, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, Minotaur, Wild Horse Nine, Mimic (short), White Room (short), Something Wild (short), Ithaqua, Unleashed Spirits: The Rise of the Hollywood Vampires, Joybubbles, One of Us, 4000 Days, A Talent For Murder, Behemoth!, Paper Tiger, Fatherland, Die Ältern/Empty Nesters, The Liberation, Summer Project (short), 99 Fantasmas/99 Ghosts (short), Manchester by the Sea, Alps, The Lobster, Monty Python and the Holy Grail Come find us: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube (starting with Episode 81) Opening music: "Let's Start at the Beginning," Lee Rosevere Closing music: "Découvre moi," Marc Senet & Simon Grivot
