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Listen to film fanatics Jillian Leigh Garner and Josh Wagner interview writers, directors, and actors from the Anchor Bay family. This duo discusses everything from upcoming releases to cinematic history, incorporating their own industry experience and witty anecdotes. Come, walk THE PLANK with Jillian and Josh.
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Jillian Lee Garner
Jillian Lee Garner
Jillian Lee Garner
Jillian Lee Garner, an LA native and actor, has been working in the podcast industry for the past 4 years since graduating from the University of Michigan. She was the previous host of the True Crime podcast, I Met My Murderer Online, as well as worked on various productions in short films, web series, and television. She's a dedicated traveler, dog mom, and reality TV enthusiast.
Josh Wagner
Jillian Lee Garner
Jillian Lee Garner
Joshua Wagner studied film at Columbia College in his hometown of Chicago before moving to Michigan to attend The Motion Picture Institute. After graduating, he wrote and directed his first feature film, THE SWEEPERS. His works include the award-winning horror movie, MIMESIS (Anchor Bay 2011) in which he co-wrote, and the award-winning i
Joshua Wagner studied film at Columbia College in his hometown of Chicago before moving to Michigan to attend The Motion Picture Institute. After graduating, he wrote and directed his first feature film, THE SWEEPERS. His works include the award-winning horror movie, MIMESIS (Anchor Bay 2011) in which he co-wrote, and the award-winning indie thriller, THE BADGER GAME (Stadium Media 2015).
His first documentary, GONG, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: The Original Johnny Blaze story was self released in 2016. The story follows a delusional Gong Show winner on a quest to be a late night talk show host. The same year he attached John Hawkes and John Leguizamo to his heist drama, KILROY WAS HERE, but unfortunately ran into some budget issues. The project got put on ice, but he plans to thaw it out later this year.
Amidst the pandemic, Josh wrote a directed several short films and his next feature, TURNING POINT, starring DJ QUALLS and LYDIA HEARST. Soon to be distributed by Lionsgate. He also finished post production on a documentary about war veterans and PTSD called BORNE AGAIN.
His screenplay, SANCTUARY was a Nicholl Fellowship semi-finalist and continues to get attention. Currently Josh is in development on a few projects that he hopes to get into production this year.