Hard Faith Podcast
Join us at Hard Faith™ Welcoming honest, gritty, redemptive stories Hard Faith™ is a media production company established for the purpose of bringing compelling stories about the human condition to a film going audience in a way that artistically and speaks truth to this present generation in a fresh and powerful way. The world needs quality entertainment and art that speaks truth boldly. We need stories that are set in real-world settings with characters that talk about the ultimate truth. We accomplish this with realistic, real world scenarios and real life characters. Hollywood has been the masters of compelling storytelling for generations. These artists of dramatic cinema have produced some of the worlds greatest existential films dealing with human existence. Our desire is to make hard hitting, thought provoking secular art with characters who are portrayed as real life, flawed people who still find hope.
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Episodes
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Today we talk with filmmaker David Pozdyrka about his Hard Faith Fest 2023 winning short film "Cohabitation" as well as announcing our new streaming channel to find Hard Faith Films! You can now rent films on the HardFaith.org website. David lives in the country of Moldova and we talk about Christians depicted in art, the use of art to portray ourselves and moral themes, as well as David's process for creating his film.
Also please be sure to check out and attend the upcoming Hard Faith Film Festival on July 19 + 20 2024 at the Garland Hotel in Hollywood CA. We have a great lineup for films and submissions. Filmmakers will be attending from all over the world and we will have talks from distributors, producers, and a pitch fest competition.
Thanks for listening and please be sure to subscribe and share!
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Today we interview filmmaker Benjamin Ironside Koppin and lead actress Courtney Bandeko of the upcoming theatrical release of "Pastor's Kid" (2024).
The film comes out March 15
Pastor's Kid in theaters nationwide March 15, 16, 17.
https://pastorskidthemovie.com/
https://www.fandango.com/pastors-kid-2024-235233/movie-overview
Benjamin Ironside Koppin Bio:
Benjamin Ironside Koppin is an award winning Director and Cinematographer who intermixes humor with honesty in each of his films. As an Emmy Winning Cinematographer he shoots his own films allowing his passion for collaborating with actors to push each other to find what is authentic within each moment. As a student of improvisation himself, he loves to allow actors the freedom to explore pursuing beautiful mistakes instead of manufactured moments.
Courtney Bandeko Bio:
Courtney Bandeko is an accomplished actress, gaining a cult fan following after playing the character Finch on the hit CW show Legacies. She brings both honesty and depth to each role, pulling the audience deeper into her character's journeys. Courtney is unafraid to take her performances to raw and vulnerable places.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
We are excited to announce Season 2 of the Hard Faith Podcast. We kick off this new season catching up and recapping on our long break. It has been a busy few months, but we are eager to get back to regular episodes and guests. We have an exciting lineup this season featuring filmmakers, theologians, film festival news, and film updates.
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
All faith is Hard Faith! We talk all things related to our upcoming 1st ever Hard Faith Film Festival happening 1 month from today on July 22nd 2023 at the Arena CineLounge on Sunset from 11am - 7pm. See you there and pre order your ticket before supplies run out.
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Our guest today is Jessica Boss, a filmmaker who is tackling difficult subjects with a faith perspective. Her company Boss Pictures is making feature films about important topics. Her lasting word of advice to filmmakers is to keep pushing forward and to not rob audiences of the experience of your story!
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
We talk today with filmmaker William McCann and his film "The Liberator". His film won top prize at our last film festival and we wanted to share the details about our next in person film festival event taking place in Burbank CA on July 22nd. Please submit today at www.HardFaith.com/Fest
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Hard Faith Beginning - My First Book Release!
This is a book about my time at Adventure Bible School in New Zealand 12 years ago. This is where I converted to Christianity and began having the first ideas about telling Hard Faith stories. This is a very personal journey, but I hope that it is encouraging to others.
Purchase the book on Amazon today!
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
McKenna Folmar today talks about healing hurt and how to process spiritual abuse. Important topic with my darling wife discussing “Healing Church Hurt”. Episode 4 of the Hard Faith Podcast is out now! McKenna is a children's book author, a specialty and wedding events planner, and podcaster herself!
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Nathan Clarkson is an award winning actor, a Publishers Weekly bestselling author, a hit indie filmmaker, and a podcast philosopher on The Overthinkers. He lives between Los Angeles and New York City. His most recent book, Finding God in Hollywood is out now.
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Legendary director, writer, and producer Paul Schrader talks about the state of the faith based industry. He discusses his films as well as inspiration behind some of his classic scripts.
