About this episode
ONE HOT FEST – BIFF is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Brisbane International Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, stories, and chaos that, in its heyday, made it one of Australia's unmissable film events. Synopsis: Balthazar (Jaeden Martell) is a wealthy teenage boy attending a private school in New York with the help of a life coach. The catch is that he can cry on command, prompting him to upload videos of himself fake-crying about political issues to the internet in an attempt to win over his activist crush. Things become serious when a would-be mass shooter (Asa Butterfield) begins trolling him for speaking against gun violence, causing Balthazar to travel to Texas to confront him. Billy Ray Brewton Billy Ray is an award-winning writer/director for the stage and screen, a film festival professional with over 20-years of experience programming festivals both large and small, and a podcaster who can be heard on some of the most popular film podcasts around. He was the subject of the 2014 documentary, "Skanks", which world premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival. In 2016, Billy Ray made his directorial debut with the award-winning dramatic horror film, "Show Yourself". Since, he served as an associate producer on "The Mortuary Collection", released by Shudder; a producer on the documentary, "Socks on Fire", which took home "Best Documentary" at the Tribeca Film Festival; a producer on the short film, "Pool Shark", which has 100+ million views on YouTube; and is currently producer of "Coroner to the Stars" (world premiering Slamdance 2025), and an associate producer on the upcoming documentary, "Mental Health and Horror". Billy Ray launched Make Believe Theatricals in 2025. One Heat Minute Productions WEBSITE: oneheatminute.com TWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPods MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productions Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy