Daddy Dailies

The Heart of "Couples Weekend" with Nora Kirkpatrick 27.05.2026 50m

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Nora Kirkpatrick the writer and director of this month's COUPLES WEEKEND to talk about her fascinating journey from rockstar and actor to filmmaker. Nora grew up in rural Iowa before graduating from UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television. Upon graduation, Nora joined Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, won a GRAMMY and toured the world, playing Coachella, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury and SXSW, among others. Nora honed her writing skills while on tour, and upon leaving the group, hit the ground running, selling shows to CBS, Hulu, Paramount and Comedy Central, among others. She was recently a writer on Amazon's Emmy and Golden Globe nominated hit series, DAISY JONES AND THE SIX, a writer/co-producer on the Amazon series, THE RUNAROUNDS, from the creators of OUTER BANKS. And prior to that Nora created, wrote and directed a 15- episode interactive television show for EKO and FunnyOrDie called THE COOP, co-starred Tony Hale, Bobby Moynihan, Bridget Everett and Margaret Cho. She created, wrote and directed DOOR NO. 1, a first of its kind live-action VR comedy series, starring Snoop Dogg and Ravi Patel, for Hulu, directed on THE GOLDBERGS and was the first woman ever to direct a campaign for Bud Light. She also recently wrapped production on her second feature, WHODUNNIT a rom-com starring Lana Condor and Jack Whitehall and will be released in late 2026, and is currently a writer/producer on Amazon's upcoming series ESCORTED starring Brett Goldstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Journey to Sundance with Director Giselle Bonilla 05.05.2026 59m

Giselle Bonilla received her MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute Conservatory. Her thesis film, THE BULLFIGHTER, won the Student Director's Guild of America Grand Prize Award, and received Special Mention for Best Comedy at Palm Springs' Shortsfest. Giselle is a Latino Film Institute x Netflix Inclusion Fellow, Telluride FilmLAB Fellow, and an alum of the Sundance Institute as an Ignite x Adobe Fellow. Her feature directorial debut, THE MUSICAL, premiered in U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and is based on a short of the same title she and her crew made while at AFI. The feature was executive produced by her mentors: director, Jonathan Levine, and producer, Gillian Bohrer. THE MUSICAL stars Tony-award winner: Will Brill, Gillian Jacobs, and is produced by and starring Rob Lowe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hooked on a Feeling: Composing for the Screen with Sherri Chung 21.04.2026 1h 12m

Three-time Emmy nominated composer Sherri Chung has been recognized internationally as a trailblazer in the world of film and television scoring. Sherri recently composed the scores for HBO Max/Amblin’s two season animated series Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai and Gremlins: The Wild Batch, for which she was nominated for 2 Emmy® Awards for Best Music Direction and Composition for An Animated Program. Other recent credits include Netflix’s live action feature film Happiness For Beginners, NBC’s Found, and the Peacock original series Based on a True Story, which gave Sherri her third Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score). Sherri was a 2024 nominee for the IFMCA Breakthrough Composer of the Year. Alongside her composing work, Sherri is also a pianist, vocalist, performer and songwriter. An active member of the film music industry,Sherri also served for 4 years as Governor of the Music Branch of the Television Academy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Online Personas & Feature Debuts with Bunnylovr Writer, Director & Star Katarina Zhu 14.04.2026 56m

Katarina Zhu is the writer, director and star of Bunnylovr -- in theaters right NOW (April 10th 2026). In Bunnylovr a cam girl navigates a toxic client relationship while reconnecting with her estranged, dying father. We talk about her writing process, how she managed to work in front of and behind the camera at the same time, and the experiences of financing and distributing the film. Zhu graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2018 with a BFA in acting. She spent her primary years focused on acting training before pivoting to academic semesters to further explore her interests in film and creative writing. After graduating, she fostered these interests by making her own short films. She's a fellow for the Women in Film Shorts Lab supported by Google. As a filmmaker, her work is mainly concerned with loss, love and the haunting that is inevitably borne of both experiences. As a second generation Chinese-American, she is always looking at these themes through the lens of someone whose identity and belief system are rooted in two, often conflicting, cultures. ⁠Bunnylovr⁠ Follow ⁠Katarina Zhu ⁠ Follow ⁠Daddy Dailies Podcast ⁠ Follow ⁠Vika Stubblebine⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faces of Death with Writer & Producer Isa Mazzei 09.04.2026 56m

Writer, producer, and filmmaker Isa Mazzei is redefining horror for the modern age. Mazzei is best known for writing and producing Blumhouse’s breakout hit CAM. From there, Mazzei went on to write for director Sam Raimi’s horror series “50 States of Fright,” as well as publish her first book CAMGIRL, which was named one of NPR’s best books of 2019. Mazzei produced the thriller HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE, from director Daniel Goldhaber. Now the duo is back at it with FACES OF DEATH, out tomorrow 4/10/26!! The film follows a content moderator who stumbles upon a series of violent videos that appear to re-enact death scenes from the infamous 1978 film of the same name. The film stars Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Charli XCX & more. FOLLOW Daddy Dailies Podcast FOLLOW Isa on Instagram Faces of Death Cam on Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something Very Bad is Going to Happen... Is Very Good: A Conversation with Creator Haley Z Boston 31.03.2026 1h 3m

Haley Z. Boston, is the showrunner, creator, and executive producer behind Netflix’s forthcoming atmospheric horror series, SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN. The series launched globally on March 26. It’s produced by STRANGER THINGS helmers Matt & Ross Duffer, who championed Haley as a bold new voice in genre television. The completely original story centers on a bride and groom, played by Emmy nominee Camilla Morrone and Adam DiMarco, during the week leading up to their ill-fated wedding. Haley brings a distinctive, darkly funny horror sensibility to the series. She created the show at just 29 (!), after writing for Guillermo del Toro’s CABINET OF CURIOSITIES and BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR, both cult-favorites for Netflix. Most recently, her directorial debut, BEACH LOGS KILL, premiered at SXSW in the Narrative Shorts Competition and screened with Not Your Daddy's Films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from SXSW with Director Vicky Jewson 25.03.2026 1h 6m

We had the joy of sitting down with writer, director, and producer Vicky Jewson who directed and executive produced PRETTY LETHAL, a female-driven action film starring Uma Thurman, Lana Condor, and Maddie Ziegler after seeing the world premiere at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival. In this conversation we talk about her approach to directing action, her love for ballet and the magical experience of making Pretty Lethal. and you can watch it right NOW on Prime Video. In 2006, Jewson launched her production company Jewson Film alongside her longtime producing partner, writing partner, and creative collaborator Rupert Whitaker. Jewson Film creates female driven action narratives that are character-specific, emotionally grounded, and driven by authentic, complex protagonists, where every moment of action earns its place and carries real stakes and consequences. As an extension of the company, Jewson and Whitaker are working to launch a cooperative movement and talent incubator to ensure more films are made in the action space written, directed by and starring women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dearest Gentle Reader: BRIDGERTON & beyond with Gia-Rayne B. Harris 03.03.2026 1h 19m

Bridgerton season 4 is a true Cinderella story that has captivated audiences for yet another year. Gia-Rayne B. Harris, the director of THAT pivotal 5th episode, "Yes or No", is here to chat about her experience on the show, directing Chicago P.D., and her experience in a multitude of programs for aspiring directors and how they helped shaped her career path. Not Your Daddy's Films was thrilled to be introduced to Harris when we screened her short film Pens & Pencils, and continue to be huge fans of her work -- and now we know you will be, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Get Your Movie Financed: A Conversation with Samantha Peel 17.02.2026 1h

You asked, we answered! You want to know how film sales and financing works and Samatha Peel is here to shed light on that confusing aspect of the industry. Samatha Peel is the head of Worldwide Sales and Distribution at Fortitude International, Before Fortitude, Samantha worked at Aldamisa International, where she spearheaded all aspects of international marketing and publicity, in addition to negotiating international deals for a variety of foreign territories. Films Samantha has handled include Machete Kills, Jon Favreau's Chef and Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Follow Daddy Dailies on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daddydailiespod/ Check out Fortitude International here;https://www.fortitudeint.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fandom, Friendship & Ranch Dressing: A Conversation with KPOP DEMON HUNTERS Writers Danya Jimenez & Hannah McMechan 10.02.2026 59m

HUNTRIX FANS, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU!! Today Carlye and Nicole sit down with Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan, two of the writers behind KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. Danya and Hannah met as college freshmen and have been best friends/roommates/writing partners/co-workers/sisters/enemies/etc. ever since. The duo, most recently named to Variety’s prestigious Screenwriters to Watch for 2025 list, were just 24-years-old when they co-wrote KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, which exploded into the zeitgeist last summer – becoming Netflix’s most-watched film of all time and topping global music charts with its soundtrack. Since its release, the film has won two Golden Globe and two Critics’ Choice Awards and have earned 10 Annie Award nominations (including Best Writing – Feature) as well as five Grammy nominations. The film was also named TIME’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Up next, the duo are set to write Tim Burton’s reimagining of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, alongside Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, who are developing and producing. Currently, the two are taking out their original series A REALLY BAD PERSON with Legendary producing, as well as an original feature, a queer western. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I Really Love My Husband", Microbudgets & Creative Partnership with GG Hawkins & Madison Lanesey 03.02.2026 1h 8m

Today on Daddy Dailies with talk with the creative duo behind the SXSW feature film, I REALLY LOVE MY HUSBAND. GG Hawkins (writer/director) & Madison Lanesey (actor) share how they collaborated on the film, their partnership, and offer advice for microbudget filmmaking. GG Hawkins is a writer-director whose debut feature, I Really Love My Husband, premiered at SXSW 2025 to critical acclaim, won the first time director award at Chattanooga and best film at the Female Eye Film Festival. GG also hosts the No Film School podcast, exploring the craft of filmmaking. Madison Lanesey is an actor, comedian, writer, and director who wrote and starred in the viral short Yes, Daddy, which screened at Mammoth Film Festival, HollyShorts, and Salute Your Shorts. She stars in I Really Love My Husband -- available to stream NOW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breadcrumbs, Representation & Paving the Future of Film with Director Ally Pankiw 27.01.2026 1h 10m

Carlye chats with Canadian filmmaker Ally Pankiw, an accomplished writer and director and an advocate for women and nonbinary filmmakers. A firm believer in apprenticeship, Ally shares how she aims to create more opportunities for aspiring directors. Ally Pakiw made her TV debut with Netflix’s Feel Good, created by comic Mae Martin. She directed and executive produced the show’s first season, which was critically acclaimed as one of the best series of 2020 and boasts a "100% Fresh” score on Rotten Tomatoes. Since then, Ally has written on 2 seasons of Dan Levy’s Schitt’s Creek, directed on Hulu’s Shrill, The Great, & helmed the much lauded “Joan Is Awful” and “Common People” episodes of Netflix’s Black Mirror. In 2024, Ally wrote, directed, and served as EP on her first film, Utopia’s I Used To Be Funny, starring Rachel Sennott. Her latest feature, Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery, made its world premiere at TIFF to rave reviews, and is currently streaming on Hulu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All Your Screenwriting Questions Answered with Coach Julia Meltzer 20.01.2026 1h 12m

Julia Meltzer's multicam spec script YOURS, MINE & PAUL'S sold to 20th Century Fox Television Studios in a competitive situation, and later to ABC with Sarah Hyland attached to star. Her second pilot MARRIED WITH FRIENDS sold in the room to CBS and she has since written for Amazon, Audible, Broadway Video, and various commercial campaigns. She currently has original TV comedy projects in development with Miramax, Shoot To Midnight (Leslye Headland), and Loudmouth (Idina Menzel), as well as an original female-driven R-rated comedy feature in development with Feigco. She is also an intuitive writing teacher, coach, and cheerleader who is passionate about helping her clients find ease, joy, and fulfillment in their unique creative processes. Her coaching has been described as “a magical drug,” “a godsend,” “perceptive as hell” and “legit brilliant.” Join the EAT PLAY WRITE retreat in Crete!! Follow Julia on Instagram and TikTok Follow Daddy Dailies on Instagram and TikTok! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tell Me Lies: A Conversation with Showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer 13.01.2026 55m

"Nothing stays secret forever" and Tell Me Lies showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer is here to spill the tea on season 3! She shares her creative process, how she works with directors, intimacy coordinators and how she aims to create interesting characters as well as how season three will continue to explore toxic relationships in new ways. The first 3 episodes are out NOW on Hulu. Watch and listen along with us, Daddy! Oppenheimer was recently named one of the top 50 TV producers of 2025 in Variety’s annual TV Producers’ Impact Report . She began her career when her first screenplay “The Remains” made the 2013 Black List, after which she co-wrote the Zac Efron film “We Are Your Friends” for Working Title Films. Meaghan then wrote on AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” before going on to sell her original pilot “Broken” to ABC which was made with Anna Paquin and Blair Underwood and produced by Bruna Papandrea and Reese Witherspoon. In 2018 Meaghan created and show ran her 1/2 hour dark comedy “Queen America” for Facebook Watch, starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Judith Light. She is currently in development on an original feature with Netflix, as well as various television projects under her overall deal with 20th Television. Follow @daddydailiespod on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Superhero Costume Design: A Conversation with THE BOYS Laura Jean Shannon 23.12.2025 1h 21m

In our LAST EPISODE of 2025 (!!) we think that everyone — costume designers, directors, producers, etc. — could learn a thing (or 5) from the fantastic Laura Jean Shannon, a Specialty Costume Designer with a focus on Superhero’s and other sci/fi & fantasy characters. She brings her knowledge of unconventional designs and construction principles to Specialty Character development in Film and TV projects from the course of her 30 plus year career. LJ serves as the Super Hero Costume Designer and Associate Producer on Amazon’s hit shows THE BOYS and GEN V as well as the highly anticipated origin story, VOUGHT RISING. Her most recent work includes the Robots on critically acclaimed MURDERBOT as well as Specialty Characters in RED ONE. Collaborating with Director Jake Kasdan and Star Dwayne Johnson again as she did Costume Designing the smash hit “JUMANJI:WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE” and the forthcoming 3rd installment of the JUMANJI franchise. Shannon’s other film credits include: IRONMAN, ELF, CHEF and ZATHURA , directed by Jon Favreau. TWO GUNS, directed by Baltazar Kormakur, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, directed by Edgar Wright; REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, directed by Darren Aronofsky; and many more… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ted Lasso, Shrinking & Harrison Ford: Men Written By Women with Ashley Nicole Black 16.12.2025 1h 12m

This week Carlye & Kourtney talk with Ashley Nicole Black, a two-time Emmy Award-winning writer, actress, and producer best known for her work on Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Bad Monkey, and A Black Lady Sketch Show. Ashley began writing for television in 2016 on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Now, she is currently working on Ma 2, the sequel to the iconic horror film starring Octavia Spencer, as well as preparing to return to the writers’ room for Season 3 of Shrinking. Follow Ashley Nicole Black Follow Daddy Dailies on Instagram & TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Couple of Stone Cold Foxes: Feature Debuts with Sophie Tabet & Julia Roth 02.12.2025 59m

In today's episode we learn how best friends writer/director Sophie Tabet and writer/actor/producer Julia Roth brought their incredibly vibrant action thriller to life (spoiler alert: it took 7 years!). STONE COLD FOX (avail to watch HERE ) is set in 1986 when the defiant Fox breaks out of an abusive commune in search of her family. But when the queenpin kidnaps her little sister and sends a crooked cop after her, Fox has no choice but to infiltrate the very place she escaped. Since the release of the film Julia Roth and Sophie Tabet write under their banner, Bang Bang Pictures. Here us talk about their writing process, how they achieved the look of the film, string theory and lesbian cults... Follow Sophie Tabet Follow Julia Roth Follow Daddy Dailies Apple TV - https://bit.ly/49FBsqu Prime Video - https://bit.ly/481OcX9 Fandango at Home - https://bit.ly/4p37uRX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vampires, Girlhood, and Strong Female Characters: A Conversation with Writer and Critic Hanna Flint 25.11.2025 1h 31m

You're in for a treat. In today's episode we chat with Hanna Flint, a London-based film critic, podcaster, author of Strong Female Character: What Movies Teach Us, and a co-founder of Cinema For Gaza and the LFF Critics’ Support Fund. Hanna's book struck a cord with Carlye and Vika and talking with her about cinema was a real treat. Hanna has been covering film and culture for nearly a decade, and interviewing some of the biggest stars in the world, from actors Rebecca Ferguson, John Boyega, Ruth Negga and Emma Corrin to directors M. Night Shyamalan, Paul Thomas Anderson and Spike Lee. In 2020, Hanna was invited into the London Critics' Circle for Film and has served on the juries for the BFI Future Film Festival, London East Asian Film Festival, Cheltenham International Film Festival and the BIFA awards where she is also a member of the BIFA nomination committee. FOLLOW DADDY DAILIES: https://www.instagram.com/daddydailiespod/ FOLLOW HANNA: https://www.instagram.com/hannainesflint/ Website: https://www.flintonfilm.com/ Buy the book:https://footnotepress.com/books/strong-female-character-paperback/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Summer I Turned Pretty and Other Teenage Love Triangles: Episodic Directing with Katina Medina Mora 18.11.2025 58m

Katina Medina Mora is a Mexican-American director and writer working across television, film, and theatre. She has built a dynamic international television career directing series like The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon, where one of her episodes became one of the season’s top rated. She has directed episodes of Emily in Paris on Netflix, Firefly Lane, Selena: The Series, and is one of the lead directors of XO, Kitty, Netflix’s global YA series shot in Korea. She also helmed the Season 2 finale of Swagger on Apple TV. On stage, she most recently directed Spirit of the People, the new play by Jeremy O. Harris at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. In this episode Katina shares how she approaches episodic directing, how she got her start and advice for filmmakers like you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Social Media the Path? A Conversation with Reagan Yorke and Jillian Smith 11.11.2025 1h 2m

Reagan Yorke and Jillian Smith turned their success as content creators into S&Q Films, a production company and community where they share every moment of their filmmaking process with their online community. in this episode we discuss their business model, their partnership, and how elements of making videos on social media taught them important filmmaking tools like editing and marketing. Out now, everywhere you listen/watch podcasts. https://www.sqfilms.co/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/sqfilms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices