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Joe and Graham celebrate and explore cinema, new and old, through the lens of the first time viewer. Such a wide angle includes popular films, cult classics, rare films, genre films, the woefully-underserved medium of shorts, as well as glancing into the future through film festivals and upcoming releases!
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Signup to Generate a PitchJoe and Graham celebrate and explore cinema, new and old, through the lens of the first time viewer. Such a wide angle includes popular films, cult classics, rare films, genre films, the woefully-underserved medium of shorts, as well as glancing into the future through film festivals and upcoming releases!
Films at First Sight is hosted by Joe Ferry & Graham Brinkert. The show has published 160 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Death of a Gunfighter (1969) | Ep 110" (13 October 2026, 87 minutes), "Bad Timing (1982) | Short Ends Ep 19" (29 September 2026, 24 minutes), and "They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) | Ep 108" (25 September 2026, 100 minutes).
Films at First Sight publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 73 minutes across 160 episodes.
Booking probability for Films at First Sight is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Films at First Sight requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Films at First Sight's contact route on record: verified email.
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Joe Ferry & Graham Brinkert hosts Films at First Sight, a tv podcast with 160 episodes published.
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Episode #110
We have a brand new theme for the month and are kicking things off with a bang! Our dive into the filmography of the ever-notorious Alan Smithee starts at the very beginning with the Richard Widmark led western, Death...
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In this episode of Short Ends, we chat about Nancy Savoca's student film, "Bad Timing", a story of two adolescents with dreams of bigger and better lives, that learn some tough lessons while trying to make it on their...
Episode #108
The sounds of power and control are still being broadcast to the masses as we dive into the world of exploitative dance marathons with Sydney Pollack's They Shoot Horses, Don't They? . Will Joe & Graham have enough...
Episode #107
Join Joe and Anya in the real back room where they talk about the grief & kink symposium that is J-P Valkeapää's Dogs Don't Wear Pants . Will the Finnish black comedy stand up on its own two feet in the corridors of...
Episode #106
This week we are joined by director, David Dylan Thomas to discuss Maya Annik Bedward's new documentary Black Zombie , a formative look at how Haitian Vodou as well as the Haitian Revolution helped create one of the...
Joe is joined by Steve and new guest to the show, Sarah Beck from the West Chester Film Festival, to kick off a series of four films intertwined in various themes of power & control. First up is Elio Petri's masterful...
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Joe is joined by Steve to go on one last journey in our trek through post-apocalyptic cinema with La Jetée , a French experimental short film that tells the tale of a man sent back through time to help find a solution...
Episode #104
Joe is joined by Rachel and Tillie from the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network to discuss the explicit joy that is the slapstick comedy of the year, Lady Champagne . It's a night of big hair and bigger euphemisms with...
It may not be the end of the world as we know it, but it is the end of our monthlong look at post-apocalyptic cinema. Wit from Another '80s Podcast joins us to chat about Ranald MacDougall's The World, the Flesh and the...
Deke from Sidetrackd16 enters the post-apocalyptic fray as we discuss a film that is an audacious blend of Mad Max , Escape from New York , and Planet of the Apes . That's right! It's Sergio Martino's 2019: After the...
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What's a film festival without friends and offbeat cinema? Find out as we recap this year's Chattanooga Film Festival with a gaggle of some of the most excellent folks that we know! Podcast pals Rachel (B loody Good...
Episode #101
The fellas are heading to another planet in a far-off galaxy as they continue to explore post-apocalyptic cinema. Luckily, they have proper representation as they are joined by Space Lawyer Adam while they discuss the...
Episode #100
Levi from the Well-Adjusted Horror Podcast, joins us to kick off a new theme for the month as we dive into the speculative world of post-apocalyptic cinema. First up is the French/Canadian sci-fi romance/drama The Beast...
Episode #99
We are wrapping up our "Star Search" month with a woman responsible for one of the most intense stares in cinema history, Meiko Kaji. Thanks to Graham, we are talking Teruo Ishii's ballad of erotic violence, Blind...
Episode #98
Our "Star Search" is still shining bright as we dive into Graham's star selection, Harry Dean Stanton. Unfortunately for him, Joe is at the reins and is taking them into the Deep South with Monte Hellman's Cockfighter...
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It's summertime and that must mean one thing, we are headed down South to visit that special "Summer Camp for Cinephiles" that sits along a bend of the Tennessee River, the Chattanooga Film Festival!! Joe and Rachel...
Episode #97
Caitlin from the Plug It Up! podcast joins us to chat about Julianne Moore and Todd Hayne's historical melodrama, Far from Heaven . Will the crew be swept away by the lush technicolor musings on life in America circa...
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Jody and Mando from the Dads from the Crypt podcast join Joe to talk about Sam Fox's funny and colorful short film, "The Blue Diamond". Will this farcical funeral indoctrinate the fellas or will the slopes be a bit too...
Episode #96
Deke from Sidetrackd16 joins us for our "Star Search" month which kicks off with Robert Mitchum! Oh, and we're throwing in Elizabeth Taylor and Mia Farrow as well in Joseph Losey's Secret Ceremony ! So, join us for an...
Episode #95
We're celebrating the start of summer with friends and intimate stories from the South Jersey Shore. Rachel and Tillie join Joe to discuss AGFA's recent release of Carol Weaks Cassidy and Ruth Leitman's documentary...
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