• Episode 109 Jennifer Podemski
    Mar 31 2026

    In this episode of UNLEASHED: A Producer's Guide to Indie Film, Avi Federgreen chats with actress, producer, director, and CEO of Redcloud Studios, Jennifer Podemski, about her experiences as an Indigenous woman in the entertainment industry. Prepare to be inspired and gobsmacked.

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    57 mins
  • Episode 108 Megan Follows
    Sep 24 2025

    In this episode of UNLEASHED: A Producer's Guide to Indie Filmmaking, Avi Federgreen speaks with Megan Follows about Stealing the Sky, a mosaic of interlocking stories set against the backdrop of Toronto's swelling urban landscape she directs and stars in. And so much more!

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    59 mins
  • Episode 107 Mike Repsch - President at Dark Star Pictures
    Sep 2 2025

    In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with Mike Repsch, President at Dark Star Pictures.

    A graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Michael has distributed over 200 films to date. As the SVP of Distribution & Sales at Breaking Glass Pictures, Michael strategically managed the digital, festival and theatrical releases on all films on the domestic front. Michael launched his new venture Dark Star Pictures at the American Film Market in November of 2017, with the company's first commercial release in February of 2018.

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    59 mins
  • Episode 106 Justin McConnell - Owner/CEO of Unstable Ground, Inc.
    Aug 19 2025

    In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with Justin McConnell, Owner and CEO of Unstable Ground, Inc.

    Justin splits his time equally in multiple forms of media – as a producer/director of feature films and home entertainment (The Collapsed, Working Class Rock Star, Skull World), in providing a growing list of high-profile clients with every production/post solution available (including trailer editing, DVD/BD authoring, etc.), as the lead programmer of the monthly horror short-film festival LITTLE TERRORS (which he co-runs with Rue Morgue Magazine), as a Programmer & Print Traffic for TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL, and as an acquisitions exec for Canadian distributor INDIECAN ENTERTAINMENT.
    Most notably, Justin has four feature films in distribution: the well-received horror/thriller ‘The Collapsed’ (released in over 12 countries worldwide, via companies such as Anchor Bay & Lions Gate), the counter-culture documentary ‘Skull World’ (available worldwide), the dark comedy ‘Junkie’ (producer only, recently released in multiple territories), and the documentary ‘Working Class Rock Star’. With multiple features currently in various stages of development, including the action/horror ‘The Eternal’ (set to star Michael Biehn), the horror novel-adaption 'Mark of Kane', and the horror/comedy ‘Tripped’, Justin looks to contribute his brand of genre insanity to the growing independent scene in Canada.

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    55 mins
  • Episode 105 Joanne and Bill Howard of Small Dog Design
    Jul 31 2025

    With over 30 years of design experience in the music and film industry, Small Dog Design is Avi's trusted partner for custom designs with impact. From visual identities to key art, posters, and more, they've collaborated with both the industry giants and the up-and-coming talents.

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    56 mins
  • Episode 104 Karen Lam: Love for Film and Genre Filmmaking
    Jun 24 2025

    In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen chats with Canadian director, writer and producer Karen Lam.

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    46 mins
  • Episode 103 Stu Stone: 5'7 Films
    Apr 23 2025

    In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with 5'7 Films co-founder Stu Stone about his experience making movies in Canada, Avi's journey to make Home Free, and Avi's exciting new announcement.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 102 Marvin Kaye: Less Than Kind
    Feb 27 2025

    On this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with Less Than Kind series creator Marvin Kaye about Canada's broken series creation system.

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    50 mins