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Never Seen It Podcast — CRAFT EPISODE: Inner Child

What does it take to get your independent short film selected for the San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival? This week, we sit down with Mauricio Dzierwa, writer and director of Inner Child, and VFX artist Joshua Allen to discuss their ambitious independent short film ahead of its San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) screening. We…

Never Seen It Podcast — Episode 89 Shelby Oaks (2024)

May 19, 2026

In this episode of the Never Seen It Podcast, we review and analyze Shelby Oaks — the highly anticipated indie horror movie directed by Chris Stuckmann and produced with support from Mike Flanagan. We discuss how a former YouTube movie reviewer successfully crowdfunded one of the biggest horror Kickstarter campaigns ever, eventually landing backing from…

Never Seen It Podcast — Episode 62 The Doom Generation (1995)

October 13, 2025

Welcome back to The Never Seen It Podcast! This week, the gang—Adrian (@b00tz2big), Alex (@filipinogrigio), Justin (@ghostnerd88), Donnie (@donnieappleseed_), and Arnold (@arnieda1manparty)—take a wild trip through The Doom Generation (1995), Gregg Araki’s cult classic of sex, violence, and absurdity. Chosen by Alex, the film sparks a lively discussion about Araki’s place in ‘90s indie cinema…