Feature Film Storytelling and the iPhone Part One with Justin Ho

Episode 213: This episode was recorded March 26, 2025 and published May 13, 2025.

My guest in this episode is Justin Ho, the winner of the Best Feature Film 2025 at the International Mobile Film Festival  in San Diego on April 27. Justin shot “Broken Pieces” with the iPhone 14 Pro. 

This episode is the first of a two part interview recorded March 27. Meeting Justin in person felt like the frosting on the cake. The second part of the interview, episode 214, will be out next week. Justin goes a deeper on some topics. Including some he mentions in part one. 

In this episode we discuss his feature film which was 1 hour and 23 minutes long. Justin discusses his film, an early start with cameras, cinematography in college and for his film, and details about the making of the film, without giving away too much. Except…there’s an incredibly well shot chase scene. Find out how he pulled it off.

Broken Pieces: Writer, Director & Cinematography: Justin Ho
Editor: Justin Ho
Producers: James Orfanos, Teddy Orfanos, Justin Ho Associate Producer: John Amedro; Costume Designer: Allison Windhausen; Score: Lee Armbrust and Andrija Lazarevic
Cast: John Amedro, H. Lynn Pai, Sam Pearce, Sylvie Pratt, James Riley, Diana Salina, Joe Messina, Elisha Jachetti, Ian Allen Jones, Katherine Vollenweider, Gillian Dittmer

Synopsis:
One day in NYC the lives of five people cross paths with each other in unexpected ways, revealing the subtle yet important interconnectedness of their lives as they grapple with their own issues and try to make sense of the chaos that surrounds them. Love is a complicated and messy thing, and sometimes it takes being broken to find the pieces that fit.

Watch the Trailer for Broken Pieces: https://youtu.be/zATIJnRuZAg 

Congratulations to everyone who won an award at the festival this year and everyone who participated!  

SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones. 

Producer, writer, director, editor, composer, graphics and host: Susy Botello. This podcast does not use AI voices or generative AI.

Community resource and support:
https://subscribepage.io/mobilecommunity 

Your support means the world, thank you! 
BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/susybotello 
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast 

Podcast Update Page: https://subscribepage.io/svpkFh

Subscribe to listen in your own app: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/kOpp1Xtzvu6l 

IMFF Fiscal Sponsor Angaelica: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/support/

Follow Justin Ho:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jjho8/ 
Broken Pieces Movie: https://www.instagram.com/brokenpiecesmovie/
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3729964/ 
LinkedIn: https://vimeo.com/justinjohnho  

Susy:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susybotelloofficial/ 
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@susybotelloofficial 
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/susybotello.bsky.social 
Susy’s Substack: https://susybotello.substack.com 

Our Links: 
SBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.com 
Smartphone Filmmaking Publication: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking
Podcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast   
Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast      
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilefilmsd/  
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3QbEFUm

© 2025 S. Botello Productions. All rights reserved.