About this episode

The episode discusses films showcased at the 2026 Florida Film Festival, focusing on themes of art, protest, and belief.

The 2026 Florida Film Festival has come and gone. From April 10th to the 19th, we spent most every day in screenings, seeing the tales of Floridians and Floridian filmmakers on the big screen. Today, we chat about the work from three of these films, focusing on art, protest, cryptids, poems, and belief. Frogtown, the story of a small Florida town finding meaning in the elusive Frog King. The Call, which details Morocco's historic Green March, hosted by Orlando's arts instigator. Welcome, profiling Shawn Welcome, Orlando's former poet laureate. Thank you to all of our guests! Vote for us as Best Local Podcast at Orlando Weekly! Read more of my writing with the Community Paper right here! Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here! All of the music was originally composed.

People in this episode

Guest: Shawn Welcome

Topics covered

• Florida Film Festival
• Filmmaking
• Art
• Protest
• Cryptids
• Poetry
• Belief

Keywords

• Florida Film Festival
• Frogtown
• The Call
• Shawn Welcome
• art
• protest
• cryptids
• poems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orlando Weekly

Books & works: Frogtown, The Call

Places: Florida

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