BIO ~ John Scott
Historian at Old Tucson
I was raised in Florida and after high school attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.
After graduation I got steady work as a performer including three Broadway shows and a couple years doing extra work in the soap opera, “The Guiding Light.”
I moved out to Arizona in 2002 to be in the heart of the Old West. I am currently employed at Old Tucson as a film historian and also run the Arizona Ghost riders YouTube channel which has about 115,000 subscribers.
Arizona Ghost riders began as an Old West reenactment group back in 2008. In 2016 I decided to start a YouTube channel about the history of Western Expansion and how we relive it with living history, shows, and movies.
I research, narrate, film, and edit every week since 2016 and that requires many hours of work. I also gather likeminded folks and cast members to appear in the videos.
In 2022 we won a Best Web Series award at the Wild Bunch Film Festival which sits proudly next to the YouTube Silver Play Button. This is all done when I have time outside of my main job as historian at Old Tucson.
Company Website: http://www.youtube.com/arizonaghostriders
Meet the Hosts:
About Ben Freese
Ben Freese, a writer, director, actor and editor in the movie industry is the host of this exploratory emporium of ideas and insights into the local scene here in Tucson. Ben, with his trusty co-host Zach Rhein (himself a local producer, filmmaker and writer), sets out to make movies fun and entertaining while pushing what the local community has got going on. With his upcoming directorial debut feature film, “In Terror” releasing in 2023, Ben has his plate full with new upcoming projects as well, like his short horror film “Witchery”. Ben loves to chat it up with his guests every month and hit it off with his buddy Zach the only way they know how: Talking about the movies!
Contact number: (520) 909-9170
About Zach Rhein:
Zachary or Zach for most people is originally from Spokane, Washington and developed a love of the arts at an early age. One of my earliest experiences making movies was helping on a music video a friend.
I then moved down to Tucson, AZ where I continued my love of the arts and joined the theater department. While I didn’t pursue acting I rediscovered my love of filmmaking and am ready to become the local mogul.
While I may not have decades of experience handling a full fledge business, I make up for it in my drive and determination and am willing to learn from the school of hard knocks.
My current business is In Flight Productions, a local film production company ready to make high quality movies of all genres that give people a chance to see themselves in the movie.
Contact number: (520) 975-0847
Email:
zachary.rhein0925@gmail.com
ABOUT THE SHOW
Each month, we take a deep dive into the state of the movie industry, with a focus on local Tucson projects. Every month, we will have a guest from who started in the Tucson independent scene and pry their brain for knowledge of filmdom while we hype their latest works.
WHY MOVIES MATTER
During the course of our podcast, we will go over details such as the past month’s box office, the top wrung movies, independent film, Blu Ray and 4K releases for the diligent movie fan and ending with a on Tucson talent, including a podcast guest connected our local film industry.
SHOW GOALS
We are here to educate and have fun discussing film. Explore what Tucson has to offer in a meaningful way and entertain while doing it. We have arrived!
