Aug 18, 2026 · 31 min · 10 segments
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I interview Deborah Lee Smith and Brian Leahy, producer, star, writer, and director of the short film…
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Brian LeahyGuestJonathan ItterbergHost[upbeat music] Welcome back to The Oscar Project Podcast, the show where I discuss Oscar-nominated films year by year.
I'm your host, Jonathan Etreberg, and today I'm bringing you an interview with Deborah Lee Smith and Brian Leahy, producer, star, writer, and director of the new short film, Glitterbomb.
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Deborah Lee Smith is an award-winning actor, Emmy-nominated producer, writer, and founder of Pink Flutes Productions.
Her most recent film, Butterfly in the Sky, is a documentary about Reading Rainbow that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and is available on Netflix.
Brian Leahy is a Los Angeles-based writer, filmmaker, and founder of Paper Cut Productions.
His short film, Five Stages of Grief, was awarded the Shift Creative Fund Grant, and his films have screened at more than 40 festivals worldwide.
They both join me on the podcast to discuss their recent collaboration, Glitterbomb.
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