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Toronto based journalist / filmmaker Mark R. Hasan interviews film composers, directors, and soundtrack & home video producers for the film / filmmusic media site KQEK.com, and the filmmaking site Big Head Amusements.com.
BHA+ Season 2, Episode 01: Interview with musician & music video director Maxwell Farrell - 2026-01-06
Musician and music video director Max Farrell spent almost 8 years gathering footage for what became a roughly half-hour short film that supports the release of Blessings Infinity's latest album, Season One.
With a specific interest in experimental imagery, he crafted the film's sections into meticulously layered collages of landscapes wild, cultivated, and urban, and although the final work is in HD, for the limited VHS edition, he recomposed the widescreen footage to suit the standard 4:3 ratio of a CRT monitor – the optimum way to enjoy VHS.
Whether you prefer to sample Season One or any of Farrell's video work before or after the podcast is up to you; you can listen to our conversation as an audio-only podcast via Libsyn, or as a visually enhanced version on YouTube (https://youtu.be/bbiDEq71fik).
In addition to the current Editor's Blog at Big Head Amusements, I'll have a separate blog about creating the visuals for the YouTube version, as well as the workflow used to transfer digital to analogue tape, but here are the necessary links to Farrell's work:
Max Farrell's Website:
https://fakoandro.world/
Blessings Infinity: Season One - Full Length Video
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPl2nNWk2of/?igsh=MjJkcnd0bmFlZ2xh
Blessings Infinity - Season One on bandcamp:
https://blessingsinfinity.bandcamp.com/
Other videos mentioned in podcast:
COLA - "Water Table"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzT9QJbEssU
Karen Ng - "Tactile Black"
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPl2nNWk2of/?igsh=MjJkcnd0bmFlZ2xh
Additional Music Videos by Max Farrell on YouTube:
Bodywash - "Kind of Light" (khotin remix):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0WD1ce_S7g
COLA – "Blank Curtain":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odpAsB6Umf0
Phyla – "Run Until the Sky":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeY5qwF_yoc
Reves Sonores – "Mondial":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTHytya3Tds
Connect with BHA+ on Facebook and Instagram for further info on the latest posts, blogs, and podcasts at BHA+ - the Patreon-sponsored media channel specializing in reviewing & using vintage video gear in short, narrative, and experimental works - and to inquire about custom audio & video services at Big Head Amusements.
--- MRH (2026)
18 Oct 2025
KQEK.com --- The Great Tape Swap: A Salute to the 15th Annual Video Store Day 2025
To mark the 15th Annual Video Store Day [VSD] in Anno 2025, I've recorded a short nostalgia piece originally published in the second issue of Film Fvckers. “The Great Tape Swap or: How I Learned Even More About Films and People Thanks to VHS” is a true recollection of a special period when friends swapped VHS tapes and expanded their cinematic horizons, and discovered new genres and filmmakers – in my case, schlock, sexploitation, and direct-to-video B-movies.
For a related (and rather barbed) blog on some of the piquant trends in home video, do check out the Editor's Blog at KQEK.com, which also contains links to prior VSD blogs, featuring some then-jarring trends, bits of graphic ephemera, and mentions of now long-gone shops that used to pepper Toronto's downtown and mid-town.
If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/KQEKcom) and Instagram.
3 Dec 2024
BHA+ Episode 03: Interview with filmmaker-musician schnudlbug - 2024-12-03
Canadian filmmaker-musician Schnudlbug shares insights into his short film Roach, combining cinematic influences with practical skills and a unique sonic palette.
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