CineManiax: Podcast Transcripts

Tribeca Festival 2026

Episode Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Host Chris Reed and film critic Stephen Saito share their favorite films from this year’s Tribeca Festival. Chris also talks with Irish director Gar O'Rourke about his documentary, The Siege of Paradise.

SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026

Episode Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Host Chris Reed and film critic Tina Kakadelis share their favorite films from this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival. Chris also talks with three filmmakers at the festival: Maya Annik Bedward, who made the documentary Black Zombie; Gloria Mercer, who made the dramatic thriller A Safe Distance; and Emily Robinson, who directed and starred in the horror film Ugly Cry.

Sundance Film Festival 2026

Episode Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Host Chris Reed and film critic Jack Schenker share their favorite films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Chris talks with director, Felipe Bustos Sierra about his Sundance documentary, Everybody to Kenmure Street.