Feature & a short

About Feature & a short

Feature and a short is an monthly screening hosted by Fourwind Films where an appointed contributor presents their chosen feature motion picture and a short movie. There is only one condition for screening selection: the presenter must have been directly involved with one picture, but not the other.

Publisher

Fourwind Films

Category

arts · arts · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Oct 2017

Latest episode

14 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Aug 2025

   The 1940's Fresh Air Award

   Episode #44 - Welcome to the sixth Fresh Air Award! Four cinephiles continue a Fourwind Films tradition of awarding a film that pushed cinema forward the most as an artform during a particular decade. To be nominated, a motion picture has to have advanced cinema in some way and made a lasting impression on how movies are made. This episode delves into the decade frought with the greatest war ever known to humanity, World War II. To start the episode, our host, Justin Joseph Hall goes through a quick history lesson on what was happening in cinema business during the decade. The four cinephiles who select the nominees in this panel are cinephiles Kevin Cecil, Justin Joseph Hall, John Robert Hammerer, and Kevin Hinman. Any moving images that came out in the appropriate decade is eligible for nomination. Nominations spanned documentaries, shorts, animated films, and feature films. They featured cinema with thoughtful use of the first green screen, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome patients, and maybe the most immediately influential film in all of cinema’s history. Here is the link to all the nominations: 1940’s Fresh Air Award Nominees - Letterboxd list There were several overlaps, but here are the main nominations made by each panelist: Kevin Cecil’s nominations Citizen Kane (1941) The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Hellzapoppin’ (1941) Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) Bicycle Thieves (1948) Justin Joseph Hall’s nominations Thief of Bagdad (1940) Bicycle Thieves (1948) Von Gogh (1948) It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Begone Dull Care (1949) John Robert Hammerer’s nominations Citizen Kane (1941) Cat People (1942) Fantasia (1940) Fireworks (1947) Rome, Open City (1945) Kevin Hinman’s nominations Citizen Kane (1941) Children of Paradise (1945) Let There be Light (1946) Fireworks (1947) The Red Shoes (1948) We hope you enjoy this episode! Share with us your own lists, comments, arguments, and films that we left out via social media @fourwindfilms. We’re on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our cinephiles who did joined this out of their passion. Credits for podcast: Production Company - Fourwind Films Fresh Air Award Contributors for 1940’s Decade - Kevin Cecil, Justin Joseph Hall, John Robert Hammerer, & Kevin Hinman Host, Producer - Justin Joseph Hall Sound Mixer - Hans Bilger Intern - Olaf Jiménez Special Thanks - Laura Davi The theme song of Season 6 is New Tires by Silent Partner. Additional Music - One Machine at a Time & Driving Nowhere by Shonali.

2. 

   8 Apr 2024

   The 1930's Fresh Air Award

   Episode #44 - Welcome to the fifth Fresh Air Award! Four cinephiles continue a Fourwind Films tradition of awarding a film that pushed cinema forward the most as an artform during a particular decade. To be nominated, a motion picture has to have advanced cinema in some way and made a lasting impression on how movies are made. This episode delves into the decade that saw the first full decade with sound becoming mainstream in film and the introduction the Technicolor three color process, 1930-1939. To start the episode, our host, Justin Joseph Hall goes through a quick history lesson on what was happening in cinema business and technology in the decade. The four cinephiles who select the nominees in this panel are cinephiles Elizabeth Chatelain, Justin Joseph Hall, John Robert Hammerer and Kevin Hinman. Any moving images that came out in the appropriate decade is eligible for nomination. Nominations spanned documentaries, shorts, animated films, and feature films. They featured cinema with thoughtful use of sound design, the first feature animation, films with the Technicolor three color process, the template for romantic comedies, and maybe the most famous film of all-time. Here is the link to all the nominations: 1930’s Fresh Air Award Nominees - Letterboxd list There were several overlaps, but here are the main nominations made by each panelist: Elizabeth Chatelain nominees Rules of the Game (1939) M (1931) Colour Box (1935) Sisters of the Gion (1936) It Happened One Night (1934) Justin Joseph Hall nominees The Wizard of Oz (1939) Gone with the Wind (1939) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) Land Without Bread (1933) Lampião, o Rei do Cangaço (1937) John Robert Hammerer nominees Duck Soup (1933 ) Freaks (1932) Porky in Wackyland (1938) Rules of the Game (1939) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) Kevin Hinman nominees M (1931) Flowers and Trees (1932) King Kong (1933) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) The Wizard of Oz (1939) To find the 1930’s Fresh Air Award winner click on this link! We hope you enjoy this episode! Share with us your own lists, comments, arguments, and films that we left out via social media @fourwindfilms. We’re on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Thanks for listening, Season 8 to come shortly! Thank you to our cinephiles who did joined this out of their passion. To hear more from them, visit links below: Elizabeth Chatelain Quatre-Vents Post-Production Movie Directing & Writing Justin Joseph Hall Quatre-Vents Post-Production Fourwind Films John Robert Hammerer Director's site Kevin Hinman Magnum Opus Spesh to Death Credits for podcast: Production Company - Fourwind Films Fresh Air Award Contributors for 1900s Decade - Elizabeth Chatelain, Tracey Goessel, Justin Joseph Hall, & Kevin Hinman Host - Justin Joseph Hall Editor - Billie Jo Laitinen Sound Mixer - Hans Bilger The theme song of Season 6 is New Tires by Silent Partner. Additional Music - The Beat Goes On by Backyard Wrestling & As the Stars Turn by Pandelion.

3. 

   5 Jan 2024

   Riki McManus: Rated, Purple Rain

   Episode #43 - Riki McManus began with her own talk show on KQRS Radio in Minneapolis while still in high school. She went on to the commercial industry in Minneapolis as On Camera and Voice Over Talent. McManus continued as an agent and then became the Director of Plaza Three Model and Talent Agency. She opened the first casting company in Minnesota, where Purple Rain was the first feature she casted. Since then, she has cast approximately 20 feature films. She won a Clio Award for a self-promotion piece she did with The Fallon Agency in Minneapolis for her company. Our screening took place at the Minnesota Discovery Center the largest museum the largest museum complex in Minnesota outside the Twin Cities. For her short, Riki brought Rated Directed by John Fortson with his directorial debut that won 14 Best Short FIlm Awards at Festivals. We have to say our audience would have given it award as well. The subject matter of the film is so relevant in our technilogical world, it’s a short about social media commenting how kind we are in our society. We had The Rustic Pig pack a school lunch for each of our audience members to enjoy during the screening. The feature Riki brought to screen was Purple Rain, which was not only Prince’s debut feature, but also the first feature Riki worked on as well. She tells stories of when she met Prince, the difficulties in casting the film, and experiencing one of Prince’s famous free concerts. So check this out and don’t forget to drink some champagne and celebrate Prince as we did on this very memorable night at the Minnesota Discovery Center. Credits: Host - Justin Joseph Hall Production & Event Space - Minnesota Discovery Center Food - The Rustic Pig Post-Production - Quatre-Vents Editor - Billie Jo Laitinen Sound Mixer - Hans Bilger Production Assistant - Elizabeth Chatelain Production Company - Fourwind Films The theme song of Season 7 is New Tires by Silent Partner.

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