Fourwind Films

11/21/2025

Tune in to Episode 12 of our podcast Feature & a short where Director and Animator was the appointed contributor. In this episode, Mack presented a short animated documentary that he directed called Michael Jackson’s Return to Gary, IN, (2013). It’s based off a true story told by Freddie Gibbs for the Pitchfork series FRAMES.

For the feature, Mack presented “What About Bob?” (1991), directed by Frank Oz. From discussions about the films, animation workflow, what makes Richard Dreyfuss’ performance so great in “What About Bob?”, and more, make sure you don’t miss this episode! You can listen to it via the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.

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11/14/2025

Check out Episode #11 of our podcast Feature & a short where Actress, Director and Producer was the appointed contributor. For her short picture, Shonali presented Variety SHAC’s release, The Hike (2018), which explores the SHAC members meeting up to go on a hike after not seeing each other in a while. Variety SHAC is a group which began as a comedic quartet consisting of Shonali, Heather Lawless, Andrea Rosen, and Chelsea Peretti. For the feature, Shonali presented the Martha Coolidge film Valley Girl (1983).

In this heart-warming and funny episode, Shonali celebrates women in film, and sheds light on Variety SHAC’s influences on various comedians in the industry. She also shares the interesting story behind how actor Nicolas Cage got cast for Valley Girl, and much more. You can listen to the episode via the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts!

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11/11/2025

Our documentary was shot worldwide with cameras just in our backpacks which allowed us to be very mobile and capture all around the city. We also avoided a lot of handheld (except when necessary) so we have a consistent controlled look with everything we shot. Smoother pans and shifts.

Frames of Reference is a documentary that takes you to 7 schools with very different educational situations. See the variance for yourselves sitting in a culture. Screening this Friday in Manhattan. Message us for details!

10/31/2025

Check out Episode 7 of our podcast Feature & a short where Los Angeles-based freelance Cinematographer was the appointed contributor.

In this episode, Gary presents Fourwind’s release, Abuela’s Luck (2018), directed by . He takes us through wearing multiple hats and creative decision-making on set, and he also flips the table during the event discussion, asking other people present about their roles in the short.

For the feature, Gary presents Children of Men (2006), directed by Alfonso Cuarón and shot by his hero, Emmanuel Lubezki.

From eye-opening conversations about the films, behind-the-scenes details on Abuela’s Luck and more, make sure you don’t miss this episode! You can listen to it via the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.

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10/22/2025

Tune in to Episode 6 of our podcast Feature & a short where Editor was the appointed contributor.

In this episode, Gladys presents two films linked by her mentor, legendary editor Geof Bartz. For the first film, she presented the 2013 documentary short Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall, directed by Edgar Barens. Prison Terminal was made by a small film team Gladys was a part of and was nominated for an Academy Award.

For the second film, Gladys presented the 1977 feature-length documentary Pumping Iron, directed by George Butler and Robert Fiore. During this film, we brought out some greens along with some Brooklyn-breaded chicken and some hotel-fried eggs and toast.

From an inside look on how Prison Terminal was made, conversations about Pumping Iron and more, make sure you check this episode out! You can listen to the episode via the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.

10/15/2025

Tune in to Episode 5 of our podcast Feature & a short where Post-Production Expert, Director, and Cinematographer was the appointed contributor.

In this episode, she presents her impressionistic, experimental short film Dreaming (2015) which was shot in 8mm (photo in the second slide is a still frame from Dreaming!) and the 1981 feature-length documentary Mural Murals by Agnès Varda. From conversations about the two great films, the beauty behind shooting with film and more, make sure you give this a listen!

You can listen to the episode via the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.

10/10/2025

In the powerful fourth episode of our podcast Feature & a short, you get to hear Brooklyn based filmmaker and photographer Michael Fequiere presenting his short documentary Kojo (2016) and Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, the 2008 documentary by filmmaker Kurt Kuenne.

The episode goes into great detail about the making of Kojo, captures the inspiration behind creating documentaries, why they’re powerful modes of film and more.

Make sure to check the episode out on our website!

10/10/2025

If you have some time today, make sure to check out Episode 3 of our podcast Feature & a short with East German born Director, Writer, and Casting Director Uta Seibicke.

In this episode, she presents her short film Last Christmas (2014) and the 2003 feature Good Bye, Lenin! directed by Wolfgang Becker.

What’s so special about this episode is you get to hear the amazing work that went into making Last Christmas and engaging, eye-opening conversations on insomnia, Berlin, Christmas and more.

You can listen to the episode on our website!

10/03/2025

Fourwind Films October 2025 Newsletter is out! Check out the latest including a one time Brooklyn screening with wine, cookies, & dogs. - https://mailchi.mp/e242b2fb67d3/fourwind-films-almost-spring-newsletter-13907188

08/25/2025

Need a quick tariff history lesson? Check out our latest blog post by Justin Joseph Hall

Tariffs in film history have a long history, smaller less popular filmmaking  countries than the United States of America have implemented them to increase local production so there are less imported films abroad and it works seemingly about half the time if the citizens pay to see the new

08/14/2025

Fourwind Films 2025 3rd Quarter Newsletter - New Feature & a short Fresh Air Award episode out today! https://mailchi.mp/598f2ca5e90d/fourwind-films-almost-spring-newsletter-13906122

08/05/2025

Of course if we talk about movies that influenced the 1940's we can't forget about Citizen Kane, but was it influential enough to win our award? Did it push cinema forward more than any other film of the decade? We have 14 other contenders. Subscribe to Feature & a short wherever you get your podcasts to hear the new episode out Thursday, August 14th.