Episode 314

A Live Chat with Filmmakers at the Austin Revolution Film Festival

On this very special episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sets up a live conversation at the 2025 Austin Revolution Film Festival. On the night of the awards gala where George's "Minus One Plus" was nominated for Best US Short Script - SciFi, George opened the floor to any filmmakers who wanted to share their experiences when it came to putting their films together and enjoying the festival itself.

The attending filmmakers (and the films they represented) are as follows:

Michael Charron, "The Time Capsule"

Darwin Reina, Katie Reyes, and Scott Simpson, "A Hell of a Trip to Delicias"

Jay Strong, "Smoke and Mirrors"

Anjelica Hymel, "Twice as Shy"

For more information about the Austin Revolution Film Festival, please click HERE.

PLEASE NOTE: I only had one microphone so I set it up in the middle of the table in the break room at the festival, so please forgive the audio quality of this one.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The night that this episode was filmed, George's screenplay "Minus One Plus" won the award for Best US Short Script - SciFi.

The Excelsior Journeys podcast exists primarily as a platform for creatives of all kinds (authors, filmmakers, stand-up comics, musicians, voice artists, painters, podcasters, etc) to share their journeys to personal success. It is very important to celebrate those voices as much as possible to not only provide encouragement to up-and-coming talent, but to say thank you to the established men & women for inspiring the current generation of artists.

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