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Meet the Subway® Fresh Artists™ Filmmakers

Meet the Subway® Fresh Artists™ Filmmakers

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While at SXSW, we had the pleasure of speaking with the filmmakers who were named the Subway® Fresh Artists™ for their outstanding short films featured on My Damn Channel! Among those honored include Jen Suhr, Colin Whitlow, and Geoff Mansfield ("Sandwich Confessionals"); John Ryan Johnson, Forest Conner, and Zach Kerschberg ("Double Crossed"); John Berardo, Magee Clegg, and Jenny Koreny ("Bite Night"); Conor Fetting-Smith, Trish Pham, and Annabel Seymour ("Thoroughly Melted Millie"); and Christian Contreras and Victoria De La Torre ("Herman")! Check out all the winning films at http://tinyurl.com/cjaov4j Congrats to all! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak).

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Young Hollywood

I'm here with MaGhee, Jenny, and John with Christian and Victoria, Connor, Annabelle, and Trisch, Jeff, Colin, and Jen, Zach, Ryan, and Forest. They are Subway Fresh Artists filmmakers. Your film was selected as one of the winners. Congratulations.

Guest

Thank you. Second guest: Thank you.

Young Hollywood

It's gonna be featured on My Damn Channel which is, well, it is featured on My Damn Channel. It's a pretty big deal. Every year this event gets bigger and better and the work just blows our minds. In fact, this year the work was so good, we had trouble choosing all the winners. So, we have a lucky strike fifth winner. Yes. Applause. Applause. And of course, uh, none of this would be possible without Subway. You guys really are the future filmmakers, TV makers of tomorrow. So we'd love, you know, starting on the ground level with you as you progress in your careers, and, you know, definitely encourage you to stay in touch with us. Your film was entitled Sandwich Confessional. Subway's pitch was every sandwich tells a story. And I think we decided to take it very literally. Okay, tell me this. Is it poppin' in the club? You know that. What? What the fresh? Your film, Double Cross is about, you know, set in the prohibition times. Ever since Big Burger leaned on the feds to enforce the sandwich restriction, this town's like an unplugged toaster. For those looking to score a second meal, I offer them that opportunity. I appreciate the fact that you scared the crap out of me when I watched your film. We have a video that was recorded on a cellular phone from the stands of your race last night. The Horribly Melted Minnie. She was the face of frozen peas, but she was accidentally frozen for 57 years. World watch out. It's the Horribly Melted Minnie. I was the face of frozen peas. Yeah. And this face was plastered on every billboard from here to Chattanooga. You won. You are one of the winners. With this little guy. Yes. Hi. My name is Herman and ever since I popped out of that oven, I've wanted to be an actor. So, uh, three weeks ago, I packed my bags and moved to sunny Los Angeles, California with my wife Mona. Can we have a collective reaction when you found out you won?

Guest

What?!

Young Hollywood

Are you like when people win an Oscar and they're like, I didn't prepare a speech.

Guest

It came true. I would like to thank all the Subway Fresh Artists out there. Subway, people that work at Subway. The people that are so enthusiastic when you walk into Subway and say, welcome to Subway, eat fresh. Being a Subway Fresh Artist is like a huge honor and having a company like that distribute our content, like, gives us such a great opportunity. We couldn't be more thankful about it. All we need as young filmmakers is somewhere to show the crazy stuff that we make. The Subway Fresh Artist program is really amazing and, uh, it's great to be here in Texas and be here at SXSW. We're so thankful that Subway has given us the opportunity to be ourselves and make this crazy web series. Yeah, we couldn't have done it without Subway.

Young Hollywood

I think that's awesome. So you get to know the sandwiches inside and out, basically. Their heart, their soul, their spirit. We got the Italian collection over here. The Italian BMT, the Chicken Pizzaiola Melt, and the Meatball Pizzaiola Melt. Which are, which are you choosing of the three?

Guest

Meatball. Definitely meatball. Second guest: I'm going meatball. Third guest: I'm going to switch it up and go chicken pizzaiola.

Young Hollywood

He changed it up. See, I love how the females are getting the meatball and you're getting the chicken. Ladies like meatball too.

Guest

Meatball all the way.

Young Hollywood

How do you normally take your sandwich? What's your go-to?

Guest

I'm simple. I like turkey. Second guest: I go for Black Forest ham and cheese. Third guest: BMT, Breakfast Melt. Fourth guest: I like Buffalo Chicken and I get cilantro with it. It's really special. Fifth guest: The Veggie Delight is actually my go-to. Sixth guest: I like the tuna and honey oat with avocado. Seventh guest: Tuna with avocado, light on the onions, light mayo.

Young Hollywood

And what are you being so quiet for back there? What's your go-to sandwich? I mean, look at this. I mean, I have this to compete with. I mean, we got blazers and I know, but she's got the nice New York pea coat on. So Subway is introducing the new $3 6-inch select. I mean, $3 for a sandwich, you can't beat that. So in the spirit of that, three films that influence you guys.

Guest

City of God. Second guest: Science of Sleep, Michel Gondry. Third guest: The Life of Pi. Fourth guest: Psycho, definitely. Fifth guest: Slacker. Sixth guest: I Heart Huckabees. Seventh guest: Gone with the Wind. Eighth guest: Casablanca. Ninth guest: First of all, favorite film all time. Tenth guest: Queen of Versailles. Eleventh guest: Rebel Without a Cause. Twelfth guest: Double Indemnity. Thirteenth guest: I love the movie Love Actually. Fourteenth guest: Cowboy Bebop the anime series. Fifteenth guest: In the Bedroom. Sixteenth guest: Sunset Boulevard. Seventeenth guest: Scream.

Young Hollywood

Well, I'm going to make you guys do a movie scream. And I'm going to do it with you. The sound guy's not gonna like it. Ready? In the spirit of My Damn Channel, that was pretty damn good. Now, are you really comfortable? Show me what's really comfortable. Back to back. Oh, really? Good. I rolled back into. I have a nice view on this side. Yeah. That's it.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jen Suhr

    Filmmaker for 'Sandwich Confessionals'

  • Colin Whitlow

    Filmmaker for 'Sandwich Confessionals'

  • Geoff Mansfield

    Filmmaker for 'Sandwich Confessionals'

  • John Ryan Johnson

    Filmmaker for 'Double Crossed'

  • Forest Conner

    Filmmaker for 'Double Crossed'

  • Zach Kerschberg

    Filmmaker for 'Double Crossed'

  • John Berardo

    Filmmaker for 'Bite Night'

  • Magee Clegg

    Filmmaker for 'Bite Night'

  • Jenny Koreny

    Filmmaker for 'Bite Night'

  • Conor Fetting-Smith

    Filmmaker for 'Thoroughly Melted Millie'

  • Trish Pham

    Filmmaker for 'Thoroughly Melted Millie'

  • Annabel Seymour

    Filmmaker for 'Thoroughly Melted Millie'

FAQ

What is the Subway Fresh Artists program?+
The Subway Fresh Artists program honors filmmakers for their outstanding short films, providing them with a platform to showcase their work and opportunities in the film industry.
Where were the Subway Fresh Artists films featured?+
The winning films by the Subway Fresh Artists were featured on My Damn Channel.
Which film was about prohibition times?+
'Double Crossed' by John Ryan Johnson, Forest Conner, and Zach Kerschberg was set in prohibition times.
What is the new Subway promotion mentioned?+
Subway is introducing a new $3 6-inch select sandwich.
Who hosted the interview with the filmmakers?+
The interview with the filmmakers was hosted by Nikki Novak.

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