THE SHORT OF IT
A weekly vodcast discussing and supporting independent filmmakers of short films and content creators.
Episodes
Ilene is a 20+ year production professional, serving in the roles of writer, producer, and director. She has worked in numerous production capacities including Script Supervisor, Producer & Co-Writer for 3 Alliance's adventure travel series andiamo!. Her work can be seen on PBS where she was a producer on the Emmy-nominated PBS Kids show Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, Assistant Director for three seasons of Sim...
Dave is a Massachusetts native who served 5 years of Active Duty in the United States Army as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic from 2013-2018. He was medically retired from the army after sustaining injuries during a training incident in which his neck was fractured.
Dave lives in Central Massachusetts with his wife and 3 children and is a musician who also enjoys video gaming in his off time.
Every film starts with a story. It takes an imaginative mind to create the characters, scenes, and structure that bring it to life. These creative people are called writers.
Cynthia Johnson, who is Tonia's mom, and Suzette Stranding talk about what makes storytelling powerful, how they create characters, and why they love what they do.
Zak Lee is a professor of film in the communications department of Fitchburg State University. Zak is also a filmmaker, musician, and lover of bike riding. Zak sat down with us to discuss his process and the ins and outs of the film festival business.
Oscar's Post Show!
The Short Of It sits down with Sarah G. Vincent of sarahgvincentviews.com to discuss Oscar wins and snubs. Plus, Ashleigh Collins of @_hairbyash joins us for this year's fashion hits and misses!
Sarah G. Vincent is a freelance writer and film critic, who writes for sarahgvincentviews.com, Boston Movie News, In Between Drafts, and AwardsWatch. She is a regular contributor on Reel Reviews on NBC-10/NECN and WGBH on WGBH News’ Rooted and Morning Edition and made a guest appearance on WBZ-TV/CBS News Boston. She is a Tomato-approved critic and a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics, Critics Choice Asso...
Derek Tirrell is a producer and filmmaker from Abington, Massachusetts. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Fitchburg State University, he works as a freelancer, advancing his knowledge, applying his skills, and gaining meaningful experiences in the Boston film/video community.
Derek discusses his upcoming series, Requiem; how to be successful in your internship, and his first love - producing!
Mario Holguin - aka YoungOjeezus - is a writer, recording artist and documentary filmmaker. His upcoming project, "Arose From Ash" will be his autobiographical work about being a young artist trying to make a way for himself and his family. YoungOjeezus has bet on himself, and so far, this married man with two children, is winning!
Worcester filmmaker and music producer Cyrus Alexander has done a lot in his career, from producing songs for artists across the country to realizing his dream: writing, producing, directing, and editing his award-winning feature film, Year of the Rat.
Alexander said he is already working on his next feature film, a crime story revolving around a group of students at a historically Black university in the 1990s that ...
Samantha deManbey is a freelance filmmaker who has worked in Rhode Island and Central Massachusetts.
In 2021 she finished a short documentary, Every Moment, about her friend Sahar Ghavimi, a multi-talented artist who emigrated from Iran to the United States. From 2018 to 2021 she was part of the leadership team of a small theater company, The Forge Theater Lab, which was dedicated to developing and produci...
Jaden Blake wrote, directed, and edited the award-winning short film, "The Black Gig" which won Best Experimental Film at the 2025 Africa USA International Film Festival.
Blake discusses how he fell in love with filmmaking and why telling this story was so important to him.
Buffy has always had a passion for television and movies. When she was 8 years old, she received her first camera. With that first camera, she made countless videos with her friends and family. Once she entered Hudson High School, Buffy became involved with Hudson Public Access Television (HudTV). Buffy spent her entire four years of high school volunteering and working as a summer intern at HudTV.
After high school...
Keith Mascoll SAG-AFTRA,AEA M.Ed is an Actor, Producer, Mental Health advocate, Sneaker-head, and Founder of the Triggered Project. Keith is a co-host of the Living a Triggered Life Podcast with his wife Roxann, and a Luminary for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Keith strives to use his art for social change in the black and brown community. As a survivor of sexual abuse, Keith hopes to help end the stigma t...
Jonah is an award-winning screenwriter, FSU alum, and producer currently refining his craft by continuing to write screenplays and submitting them to screenplay competitions.
Evelyn Brito is a dynamic producer, writer, and creative strategist with over 18 years of experience crafting impactful content and culturally resonant events. A skilled storyteller and visionary, Evelyn is known for her ability to bring ideas to life—from docu-series and digital campaigns to corporate conferences and community programs.
She currently works as a freelance producer for Anawan Studios, where ...
Robert Harris is an educator, film-poet, traveler, and recently retired professor of film production at Fitchburg State University. Before that, Bob served as Curator of Video at Anthology Film Archives (NY) and PS#1 (Queens, NY), and Artistic Director of the New York State Summer School of the Arts: Media Arts. He has taught at the University of California, San Diego, Palomar College, the School of the Art Institut...
Christopher Milton aka Director C is a creative and technically-savvy video production specialist with more than 10 years of progressive experience in broadcast television and film. Chris has a proven ability to visually conceptualize, manage multiple projects, and collaborate with others to achieve a common goal.
Goldie Jones is a writer, director, aerialist, and author with 20 years of experience in commercial production, post-production, and animation—and a passion for circus arts.
As a screenwriter and filmmaker, their gritty genre stories focus on characters across the gender spectrum, finding sparks of hope in the darker parts of the world.
They're a Universal Writers Program Finalist, Stowe Launc...
Joe Taft is an award-winning writer/director and editor of 'The Innkeeper' (2023) and 'Hey, Missy!' (2025)
Landi is the CEO of the production company Bluechild Entertainment and Founder and President of Women of Color Filmmakers, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit. She has produced, written, and directed various industrials, small business commercials, music videos, online courses, shorts, virtual live broadcasts, and films.
Over her 15 years as an indie professional, Landi developed skills to make visually dynamic films, no matter ...
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