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.
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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.
Episode #39 - Justin Joseph Hall’s work has been acquired by major television networks such as HBO and he’s worked as a lead creative on projects that received awards at The Emmys, TriBeCa Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, and more. He is Director and Founder of Fourwind Films. Dorie Hall hosted the podcast which was held as a private screening in Minnesota.
For his short, Justin brought a never publicly screened version of Yeon-Gi, an experimental Buddhist themed movie. This version was created in 32x9 aspect ratio, and includes a full reflections visible on screen. The emotional short created a lot to talk about in our discussion.
The feature Justin chose to screen is the famous location documentary, Samsara. During the screening Fourwind chefs served a mouthwatering combination: potstickers, burgers, fries, and a cola.
Through the visuals of nature and human altered locations, Samsara shows nature on land nearly void of life until we encounter various locations of cities and former settlements. It’s an emotional journey around the earth with seemingly no connection except our location on the earth and what the montage movie weaves together through the beautiful images.
Credits:
Host - Dorie Hall
Editor - Billie Joe Laitenin
Sound Mixer - Hans Bilger
Event Space - Hall Family Home
Photographer - Laura Davi
The theme song of Season 6 is Getting It Done by Kevin MacLeod.
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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.
