Repairing Parental Estrangement, in the Indie Film "Last Shot"

About this episode

The episode discusses the indie film 'Last Shot' and its themes of parental estrangement and grief.

One of the most anticipated films being screened at the 2026 Dallas International Film Festival, Last Shot tells the story of a young basketball prodigy who faces grief over the death of his father and an estranged relationship with his mother. Producer/Writer Tod Friedman & Director Andy Palmer join me to talk about this film and the personal elements that are there, especially for Friedman. Follow the film @hemlockcircle on IG and other platforms or go to www.hemlockcircle.com The highlighted charity this month is Kids & Art, using art to help children in cancer treatment. visit www.kidsandart.org to learn more an support their work. New patrons of the Broken Brain will have 50% of their monthly donation go to Kids & Art as long as they remain donors. www.patreon.com/brokenbrain

People in this episode

Host: Unknown Host

Guests: Tod Friedman, Andy Palmer

Topics covered

• parental estrangement
• indie film
• grief
• basketball
• art therapy
• charity

Keywords

• Last Shot
• Tod Friedman
• Andy Palmer
• parental estrangement
• grief
• Dallas International Film Festival
• Kids & Art
• art therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kids & Art, Popped Collar Productions

Books & works: Last Shot

Places: Dallas

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