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Shownotes: Going For Gold - EP # 22

In this warm and witty In Bed with Phil episode of Sh!t Happy, Toni shares the origin story of the Heart of Gold International Film Festival—a dream sparked by a short film that changed her life. Together, she and Phil reveal the highs and heartbreaks of building a festival with heart: from screener groups of avocado farmers and pornographers, to miracles, wonder, and devastating loss. A raw, funny, and deeply human look at community, creativity, resilience, and why storytelling matters for wellbeing and mental health.

Topics

• How a short film led to founding a festival
• Why valuing filmmakers and audiences matters
• The power of storytelling to shift perspective
• Building community through screener groups
• Joy, resilience, and lessons from loss

Episode Specific Links

• Transcript:https://shithappy.com/in-bed-with-phil-going-for-gold/
• Looking Good: https://youtu.be/fm6rE_TTQ-Q

Related Episodes (as they become available)

• #18 Curing My Crisis Creativiely: https://youtu.be/kcmicakIVyU
• #19 The Shootout: https://youtu.be/5ZIIu9iPIuc
• #21 An Unlikely Story: https://youtu.be/RqbTLffR0Gw
• #24 Dream to Disaster (soon) https://youtu.be/HFaa8BogzZU
• #25 Shitshow to Shift (soon) https://youtu.be/vOdFxJ_6GRo

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