Road to SilverVox

Episode 10: Richard Jeffries (Screenwriter, Director)

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Screenwriter, director, and SilverVox Film + Music Festival judge Richard Jeffries joins host Jordan Miller to talk about returning home to Frederick from Hollywood, transitioning from the studio world to indie film, and the growth of Frederick’s creative community. He also teases his upcoming talk The Surfer’s Secret: Inside the 90s Marvel Movie You Never Saw (11Am Sat. June 20th @ The MET stage 2).

Episode 9: Dan Franko (Actor)

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:52:49 -0400

Actor Dan Franco, who appears in two films that will be screened at the SilverVox Film + Festival: Danielle Weinberg’s Invasion ’53 and Emily Ginnona’s The Disproportionate Man – talks to host Jordan Miller about the evolution of the local filmmaking scene and his experience working with horror legend Jeffrey Combs on Invasion ’53.

Episode 8: Scott Crawford (Documentary Filmmaker)

Fri, 29 May 2026 12:45:00 -0400

Filmmaker and SilverVox Film + Music Festival judge Scott Crawford – whose documentary Salad Days chronicled the influential D.C. punk underground scene of the 1980s – joins host Jordan Miller for a wide-ranging discussion about the evolution of the D.C. scene and the influence of punk across music, film and beyond. Crawford’s new film: Something Better Change, the story of legendary D.O.A. frontman Joe Keithley’s surprising pivot to politics, screens Saturday, June 20th at the YMCA Ausherman Arts Center.

Episode 7: Michael Streissguth (Doc Filmmaker, Author)

Tue, 26 May 2026 14:50:00 -0400

Author, Documentary Filmmaker and SilverVox Film + Music Festival judge Michael Streissguth discusses the complex process behind long-form narrative documentaries like his new film Tiananmen Tonight. A powerful drama about Dan Rather and the CBS Evening News team’s courageous reporting during the 1989 student uprising, Tiananmen Tonight screens Friday, June 19th at New Spire Arts.

Episode 6: Martin Schmidt & Drew Daniel (Matmos)

Thu, 21 May 2026 13:28:00 -0400

Host Jordan Miller talks to SilverVox Film and Music Festival judges Martin Scmidt and Drew Daniel from the experimental electronic music duo Matmos – best known for their collaborations with Bjork - about their creative process, finding sounds in unexpected places, and the intersection between music and film.

Episode 5: Eduardo Sánchez (Director)

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:43:00 -0400

Director Eduardo Sánchez – the filmmaker behind The Blair Witch Project and one of the judges for the first SilverVox Film+Music Festival – joins host Jordan Miller to offer his advice to aspiring filmmakers, talk about the transition from indie film to episodic television, and explore the local production scene in Maryland.

Episode 4: Making a Festival Great

Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Melissa Wintringham, Director of Festival Experience and Operations with the SilverVox Film + Music Festival, joins host Jordan Miller for a wide-ranging discussion about festival logistics, the film crew experience and the challenges – as well as the opportunities – inherent to building a creative community outside the NYC/LA bubble.

Episode 3: The Strange Journey of Rocky Horror

Tue, 05 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

SilverVox board member Jeff Keilholtz - an award-winning producer, writer, and creative strategist whose work spans from film to Broadway – brings the backstory on how the SilverVox Film + Music Festival landed filmmaker Linus O’Brien’s acclaimed documentary Strange Journey: the story of Rocky Horror for this year's festival.

Episode 2: Volunteering & Building Community

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

SilverVox Film + Music Festival Volunteer Coordinator Tayler Parsons-McCoy and Jordan Holt from Movie Knight (Frederick’s monthly local filmmaker showcase) talk about how creativity builds connections while cultivating community, and discuss the many opportunities to be a part of Frederick’s inaugural film and music festival.

Episode 1: Building SilverVox

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

In the premiere episode, SilverVox Film and Music Festival Creative Director Clark Kline and Film Programming Director Walter Chalkley join host Jordan Miller to discuss festival's origins, predecessors, and the inspiration that put them on the road to SilverVox.