ABOUT THIS EPISODE
How do we find the work we’re meant to do—and how do we trust our instincts when that path takes a few unexpected turns?
In this episode of Mixtape Chronicles, we sit down with a filmmaker and arts advocate whose journey into a creative career was anything but linear. From an early fascination with music to building a life around filmmaking, creative projects, and supporting the arts community in Saratoga Springs and Upstate New York, his story teaches us that one moment can change everything.
We talk about career pivots, rediscovering childhood interests, finding a new calling, and the people, places, and songs that can help move us from one chapter of life to the next.
It’s a conversation about filmmaking, creative careers, community, and what it means to recognize the moment when something in your life begins to change.
[Listen along to Spencer’s mixtape on Spotify]
Guest Bio:
Spencer Sherry is a filmmaker and the Grants and Community Outreach Coordinator at Saratoga Arts, a local arts center that cultivates a vibrant and welcoming arts community in Saratoga Springs, NY. Through this work, and his work as the President of the 518 Film Network, he helped found the Saratoga Film Showcase which features films from and beyond our region and raises scholarships for kids to go to Art Week at Camp Stomping Ground, a radically empathetic summer camp located in Middle Grove, NY. As a filmmaker, he is best known for his film, “The Monkey” which was the first film adaptation of Stephen King’s short story by the same name. He is currently touring, “Las Hada del la Sombra,” which he helped Produce and Edit. In 2025 he was featured in the publication, “Saratoga Living” as “Saratogian of the Month” where it was said that, “Lots of people have big ideas. Spencer Sherry actually makes his happen.”
Show Notes:
- Spencer’s mixtape on Spotify
- Stay connected for all of Spencer's upcoming events!
- More of Spencer’s work featured here
We also discussed:
- ”Saratoga Living” article, “Saratogian of the Month: Spencer Sherry”
- Interview with Spencer about his film, “The Monkey,” on Play It Forward
- Interview with Spencer about his film, “The Monkey” on WMHT’s AHA (A House for Arts)
