The Grove with special guests, Travis Ayers with students from Futures Explored!

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Happy Monday, Goons! Welcome to a very special episode of Slashers Podcast! For our final Monday in September, we have special guests, film producer Travis Ayers, along with his students at Futures Explored. Today, we discuss The Grove, a film made by Futures Explored students and currently streams on Tubi. We urge you all to watch, as every view donates proceeds to the Futures Explored organization. This school is very near and dear to our hearts, as it creates equitable access to relevant programs, supports, and advocacy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Travis’s class focuses on marketing, branding and producing, and we are joined by his current students (Angel, Brandon, Blake, and Kevin).

The Grove was written, directed, and stars all individuals with IDD and is just a small piece of all the extensive and talented projects run by these incredible students.

Please be sure to support and follow Futures Explored on their Instagram and Facebook pages, as well as YouTube, and check out their mission on futures-explored.org

Give Travis a like and follow, along with his films, @travis_ayers on Instagram!

Don’t forget to support the Step Right Up Film Festival in Stockton, California, at The Well on Oct 04 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Tickets are available for streaming and in person at this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/abb98f53-8c9e-4761-8087-5ada9916ca9b

Finally, if you you’d like to follow and support all the amazing projects by Travis’s students, please feel free to do so below:

• Eryn Torres (who could not make the episode): please give them a follow on their Instagram pages @unknownuser1013 and @indie_artist707. Eryn is currently working on a film called Reconnected, which is an LGBTQIA+ film about how two colleagues rekindle a friendship.

• Nic Allen (who could not make the episode): Nic delves into both directing and acting at Futures Explored and has a great story with Joey Travolta–be sure to listen for it in the episode!
• Brandon Salazar: currently working on a Dr. Who Fan-Edit entitled Dr. Who: The Epic Saga. Please give his YouTube Channel a follow on https://www.youtube.com/@salazarentertainment/featured
• Angel Vazquez Garcia: currently working on The Spirit of Drawings, which is a horror film told through a slideshow of children’s drawings
• Blake Goias: currently working on a project that involves a guy who hunts monsters and uncovers secrets from his past…More to come!
• And finally, Kevin Levine: Please follow Kevin at: https://www.instagram.com/kevinlevineproductions/ . He is currently working with Travis on a documentary about a military organization from the 1960s called MacV-Sog.

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Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/