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Melody C. Roscher’s debut feature film as a writer and director, <a href="https://www.futureoffilmisfemale.com/bird-in-hand" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bird in Hand</a>, premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival in the U.S. Competition category and is out now in theaters. The film is preceded by a companion short film she wrote and directed, White Wedding, that premiered at 2021’s Sundance Film Festival, and played in dozens of festivals around the world. Her directing and writing work comes off years of producing film, television and commercial work. Some notable works include Borderline Films Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin, and Josh Mond’s works Christine; James White, Simon Killer, and Martha Marcy May Marlene. For these works she was nominated for two Independent Spirit awards including Best First Feature for James White, and Piaget Producer’s Award for Christine. Other cult favorites include Dean Fleischer-Camp’s Catherine, starring Jenny Slate, and Robin Comisar’s Great Choice. Melody hails from both New York City, and Richmond, Virginia where she now resides. She’s a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Melody C. Roscher

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Swapmeet is a band from Kaurna Land, South Australia. Their latest record, Mount Zero, is out now on Winspear.

Swapmeet

Music

Swapmeet and Joyer Rank Their Favorite Fruits

Emma Ruth Rundle is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, poet, and multi-disciplinary artist based in Portland, OR. Her latest record, These Killing Times, is out now on Errant Child. 
(Photo Credit: Mason Rose)

Emma Ruth Rundle

Mood Board: Emma Ruth Rundle’s These Killing Times

Josefin Öhrn is a London-based Swedish singer-songwriter. Her debut solo album Cherry is out now.
(Photo Credit: Colette Slater Barrass)

Josefin Öhrn

Anton Newcombe and Josefin Öhrn Are Inspired By Everything

Your favorite musicians, filmmakers, and other creative minds one-on-one. No moderator, no script, no typical questions. The Talkhouse Podcast offers unique insights into creative work from all genres and generations. <a href="https://pod.link/Talkhouse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe now</a>, and explore more illuminating shows on the <a href="https://talkhouse.com/category/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Talkhouse Podcast Network.</a>

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Comedy trailblazer and actor Dane Cook is currently the subject of the new documentary <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/funny-money-the-dane-cook-story/umc.cmc.7bpcjxhy42pl3uekhh3fpdxkq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story</a>, which is now on digital. He has released a number of record-breaking comedy specials including Vicious Circle, Isolated Incident, Harmful if Swallowed, Retaliation, Tourgasm and Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden. In addition to stand-up comedy, he is known for his various acting roles in movies such as Mr. Brooks, My Best Friend’s Girl, Dan in Real Life, Employee of the Month, Good Luck Chuck, Waiting… and more. He was the second comedian to ever sell out multiple shows at Madison Square Garden and is about to announce a massive 2027 tour which can be found on DaneCook.com. Cook, originally from Arlington, Massachusetts, currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Kelsi Taylor, and their two dogs, Chopper and Ripley.

Dane Cook

Three Great Things: Dane Cook

Nick Dawson talks with filmmakers, musicians and comedians whose work he loves, avoiding the mundane, predictable questions they&#8217;ve heard numerous times and instead asking substantive, thoughtful questions that get to the heart of who they are.

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That

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Acclaimed producer and actor Leonardo Nam can now be seen returning to his fan-favorite role as Maddox Hatter in Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, now streaming on Disney+. He is best known for HBO&#8217;s Westworld, where he starred opposite Thandiwe Newton as Felix Lutz, as well as standout roles in Marvel’s Werewolf by Night, Netflix’s Yes Day, and in films such as Origin, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants franchise, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Off-screen, Leonardo is also entering a major new chapter creatively with the launch of Good On Ya Productions; his independent film and television banner focused on globally minded, character-driven storytelling. Born in Argentina to Korean immigrant parents and raised in Australia, Leonardo brings a uniquely international perspective to both his acting and producing work.

Leonardo Nam

Someone Sent My Family a Hateful Homophobic Note. We Responded to Fear with Visibility.

Jay Baruchel is currently starring in the 1970s-set biopic <a href="https://www.independentfilmco.com/films/the-stunt-driver" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Stunt Driver</a>, now in theaters through IFC, and recently starred in the award-winning film BlackBerry, portraying co-founder Mike Lazaridis. He has starred in numerous studio feature films including This Is The End, Knocked Up, She’s Out of My League, Tropic Thunder, The Trotsky, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and the Academy Award-winning Best Picture Million Dollar Baby. He is also the voice of “Hiccup” in DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon franchise and TV credits including the critically acclaimed comedy Man Seeking Woman and Judd Apatow’s cult hit Undeclared. Baruchel co-wrote the cult hockey film Goon with Evan Goldberg, starring alongside Seann William Scott, Alison Pill and Liev Schreiber, and reprised his role in Goon: Last of the Enforcers, which he also co-wrote and directed, marking his directorial debut. In 2019, Baruchel co-wrote, directed, and starred in the horror thriller Random Acts of Violence, alongside Jesse Williams and Jordana Brewster.

Jay Baruchel

Three Great Things: Jay Baruchel

Song of Rimbaud

Warped depravity in pop bubblegum packaging, Emma Higgins is a writer and director interested in telling stories she hasn’t seen before through a genre lens. Emma’s debut feature as writer-director, <a href="https://fela.tv/work/special-projects/sweetness-first-look/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sweetness</a>, premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival to rave reviews and is out now in theaters. A coming-of-age story for the digital age exploring the line between innocent fandom and twisted obsession, it stars Kate Hallett and Herman Tømmeraas. A self-taught filmmaker, Emma established herself directing commercials and music videos, helming Jessie Reyez&#8217;s music video “No One’s in the Room,” which earned the esteemed Video of the Year win at the 2021 Juno Awards. Emma currently lives in Los Angeles, where she enjoys living amongst the coyotes and nurturing the filmmaking community.

Emma Higgins

Sinking into Sweet Uncertainty – Otherwise Known as Making a Movie

Writer-director Carmen Emmi’s award-winning debut feature,<a href="https://www.magpictures.com/plainclothes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Plainclothes</a>, starring Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Maria Dizzia and Amy Forsyth, premiered at Sundance in 2025, was released theatrically by Magnolia and is out now on digital. Set in 1997, the film follows a promising undercover officer assigned to entrap gay men, who defies professional orders when he falls in love with one of his targets. Emmi is a filmmaker with deep roots in Syracuse, New York, where he grew up in a family of farmers. After graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Carmen began his career as an independent Director of Photography, contributing to a range of projects, including short films, commercials, and feature-length productions. (Photo by Lindsy Avritch.)

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