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Welcome back listeners and a special thank you to anyone who came out to Film Invasion Los Angeles this past weekend! There are many things I love and adore about the two festivals I run, but one of them is having an exciting new crop of filmmakers to invite onto the podcast. Nicholas Burns wrote and directed the short film “Intertitle” that took home both the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality - Drama at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2024. He ALSO brought it to Sherman Oaks Film Festival later that year and took home- Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writing – Arthouse/Experimental – Nicholas Burns This uniquely original film brings a lot more to the table than simply its use of silent film era intertitles.                                                                                                                                                                              In fact, it tells one of the most compelling, personal and authentic stories that I have seen in my decade of festival programming. Nick hopped onto Zoom for this interview and I hope that you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed chatting with him. Nick is NOT on social media, but you can visit his website nicholasburns.net _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Vernon Davidson brought the feature length documentary “SEGAL” for a World Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Documentary. Apparently I'm not the first to find Vernon an absolute blast and I was happy for the excuse to keep the party going with the 4 Questions. SEGAL-DOC.COM @SEGALMOVIE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

TGIFF (Filmmakers Friday!) Today is not just any Friday-- it's also opening night of Film Invasion Los Angeles, one of the two festivals I run! To browse the films & screenings just click here. But back to today's episode! Vernon Davidson brought the feature length documentary “SEGAL” for a World Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Documentary. Vernon co-directed and co-produced the film with Ryan Krayser, and this wonderful retrospective about historic actor George Segal is a work that every movie fan should see.                                                 Vernon and Ryan did extensive interviews with George as they had worked with him on The Goldbergs and earned his trust.                                                                                                                                  Add in their great nose for archival footage and “SEGAL” turned into a film that, in my opinion, should enjoy a big'ole nationwide release. Please enjoy our chat and find out more at: SEGAL-DOC.COM @SEGALMOVIE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. David Lazaro, or Kuya Quatro to some, showed his Immersive music video “V. - Freaky Friday” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival's VR Pavillion and took home the Grand Jury Award – Outstanding Immersive Short. It doesn't take long meeting and/or listening to David to see that he is a true artist and was very eager to see what inspires him in his 4 Questions!   @KUYAQUATRO KUYAQUATRO.COM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Monday, Everyone! David Lazaro, or Kuya Quatro to some, showed his Immersive music video “V. - Freaky Friday” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival's VR Pavillion and took home the Grand Jury Award – Outstanding Immersive Short. If you need any of this explained, you're not alone. The term “Immersive” basically means that instead of watching the music video on your TV oron a movie screen, you're watching it on a virtual reality headset. Got it? Because I am too darn busy at the festival to enjoy the VR Pavillion for myself, David Lazaro came over to my home, showed me “Freaky Friday” on his Meta Quest 3, and BLEW MY MIND.                                It is simply amazing. In around 4 minutes I went from being a person who never considered getting a VR headset to being a person who shouted for his wife and teenager to both watch “Freaky Friday” before David went home with his amazing work. And guess what? David is also a kickass person and awesome conversationalist who gave a great interview. Enjoy! @KUYAQUATRO KUYAQUATRO.COM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith came on to the DIF podcast to chat about his career and specially his excellent  film Handle with Care that was an Official Selection: Short Film – Drama at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and took home the Programmer's Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking. I thoroughly enjoyed  the chance to moderate Michael's Q & A at the festival and to have the chance to dive deeper with our chat posted Wednesday. If you know me or are a regular listener of this podcast, you know my journey with Michael could not be complete without the follow up 4 Questions! You can find more about Michael on his IG @whitecitycinema or Splittoothmedia.com   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Welcome back, Listeners! Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith's superb film Handle with Care was an Official Selection: Short Film – Drama at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and took home the Programmer's Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking. I was thrilled to moderate Michael's Q & A at the festival, and even more so, to dive back in to deeper with this talented and genuinely nice guy over zoom. You can find more about Michael on his IG @whitecitycinema or Splittoothmedia.com   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. On the last episode I throughly enjoyed chatting with Donato De Luca, who I learned actually goes by Joe! Joe and his team brought their short film “Grand Romantic Gestures” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Creativity - Drama. I was definitely excited to follow up this interview with Joe's 4 Questions. You should definitely follow Joe's work at @grandromanticgestures and @donatojoedeluca _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Friday, Listeners! Donato De Luca and his team brought their short film “Grand Romantic Gestures” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Creativity - Drama. Amusingly, the young gentleman who I thought of as “Donato” for the entire run of the festival hopped onto this podcast and told me that he goes by Joe!                                                                                       I'm not sure if I called him Joe during this podcast, but hopefully he will come to a Festival Mixer soon for me to try it out in person. Joe is one of those filmmakers, in this case producer and lead actor, who we love to have at a festival.                                                                                                                                                                       He came to many screenings other than his own and when you listen to the interview you'll hear of the interactions we had that led to our amusing rapport. You should definitely follow Joe's work at @grandromanticgestures and @donatojoedeluca _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Monday Director Daniel DelPurgatorio and producer Todd Friedman chatted with me about their feature film “Marshmallow,” a feature length horror movie that gets its VOD release on June 6! “Marshmallow” has managed the impossible, an above 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Hopefully after hearing how this ambitious team took their film from the page to the theater (and now into our homes), you are back to hear their 4 Questions! Use these links to learn more: Instagram: @marshmallowmovieofficial TikTok: @marshmallowfilm Instagram: @hemlockcircle TikTok: @hemlockcircle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Monday, Film Lovers! I can't believe we are already in June which means we are just weeks away from the 2025 Film Invasion Los Angeles Film Festival. This episode is for all of you horror fans out there. Director Daniel DelPurgatorio and producer Todd Friedman collaborated on the feature film “Marshmallow,” a feature length horror movie that gets its VOD release on June 6! “Marshmallow” has managed the impossible, an above 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In this podcast you get to hear how Andy Greskoviak's screenplay for “Marshmallow” struck a chord with everyone who got their hands on it and the process this team took getting from the page to the theater and now into our homes. Use these links to learn more: Instagram: @marshmallowmovieofficial TikTok: @marshmallowfilm Instagram: @hemlockcircle TikTok: @hemlockcircle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. On Wednesday's Episode of Discover Indie Film,  Producer Samantha Baugnon hopped onto Zoom to talk about “Homeschooled,” a feature length documentary releasing to streaming VOD on June 1! You should visit their official website at https://homeschooledthemovie.com/ right now and find out where to see it! This wonderfully made documentary takes a fresh, respectful and in- depth look at diverse variety of homeschooled kids and brings them together for a Prom at the end. It is truly the perfect conclusion of a beautiful film and I'm hoping this follow up 4Qs serves as an equally worthy ending of our chat. You can also follow the film on Instagram at @homeschooledthemovie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Welcome Back, Listeners! Producer Samantha Baugnon hopped onto Zoom to talk about “Homeschooled,” a feature length documentary releasing to streaming VOD on June 1! You should visit their official website at https://homeschooledthemovie.com/ right now and find out where to see it! If you can watch the trailer on that website and not want to see the movie,                               then I'm just going to move you to the “dead inside” column. You might think that the title “Homeschooled” tells you all you need to know about this movie, but you'd be wrong.                                                                                                                                                      This wonderfully made documentary takes a fresh, respectful and in- depth look at diverse variety of homeschooled kids and brings them together for a Prom at the end. How cool is that? I already gave you the website, but you can also follow the film on Instagram at @homeschooledthemovie I hope you enjoy this podcast AND the movie! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Friday I shared my chat with Jacob Langsner, who I know as the filmmaker behind the award winning animated short, “SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife.”                                                                                                  The film had its world premiere at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Animation as well as the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writing – Animation – David Eagleman I was thrilled to have the opportunity to get deep with Jake and follow up with the 4 Questions. You can learn more about Jacob and his work at Jacoblangsner.com as well as on Instagram at @jakelangsner _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Friday Folks. We have a terrific interview to kick off your weekend. This episode's guest is Jacob Langsner, who I know as the filmmaker behind the award winning animated short, “SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife.”                                                                                                  The film had its world premiere at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, but I was in another theater moderating a Q&A and never got a chance to truly meet Jacob at the festival. That's why I love this podcast, I get to make up for the fact that I didn't get to discuss this truly wonderful film with its creator. And guess what? Jacob absolutely knocked me out by revealing that he is both a filmmaker and a recent law school graduate, working full-time in Las Vegas at a prestigious law firm.                                        Talk about a well rounded individual! SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Animation as well as the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writing – Animation – David Eagleman You can learn more about Jacob and his work at Jacoblangsner.com as well as on Instagram at @jakelangsner _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Lauren Moreno directed and co-wrote “Palmdale,” an official selection at the 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette - Drama as well as Best Lead Performer - Featurette for Isabelle Marchard. I felt a deep and instant connection to Lauren and her powerful film and couldn't wait to dig deeper with her 4 Questions. You can learn more about Lauren and her work in Instagram at @laurenmorenofilms as well as get a glimpse of a future project at @bagboysfilm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Monday, Everyone and thank you for tuning in. I know that sometimes I kind of turn into an instant-uncle with some of the filmmakers on the podcast.                                                                                                                                                                                I will come right out and confess Lauren Moreno joins this club.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I am absolutely crushed by the authenticity of “Palmdale,” a film that Lauren directed and co-wrote the was an official selection at the 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival.                                                             The film took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette - Drama as well as Best Lead Performer - Featurette for Isabelle Marchard.                                                                                                                   And it took home a little piece of me, as this wonderful movie lives in my heart.                                                                                                                                                                                                          And, through the transitive property, this means that my new unofficial niece Lauren Moreno is in there, too. You can learn more about Lauren and her work in Instagram at @laurenmorenofilms as well as get a glimpse of a future project at @bagboysfilm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Jonathan Latona has returned to DIF because last year his latest feature, “DESTINATION:HOLYWOOD” was an official selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival.                                                                                         We had another fantastic chat and follow up 4 Questions. After listening,  I highly recommend check out his work at https://www.jonathanlatona.com And you should also hit Jonathan's very own podcast about indie film, Guerilla Film Fam, that you can find on the above website or Instagram at @guerillafilmfam _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Hey Folks, it's time for another returning champion! Jonathan Latona was on DIF episode 193, back on Sept 27, 2021, to talk about his feature film “DOUG.”                                                                                                                                                                       But I met Jonathan even earlier than that, because his short film “Circles” played at Sherman Oaks Film Festival back in 2018. Jonathan has returned to DIF because last year his latest feature, “DESTINATION:HOLYWOOD” was an official selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival.                                                                                         I highly recommend check out his work at https://www.jonathanlatona.com And you should also hit Jonathan's very own podcast about indie film, Guerilla Film Fam, that you can find on the above website or Instagram at @guerillafilmfam _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Christopher Saint wrote, directed and produced the film “Śokasana,” a beautiful film that had its world premiere as an official selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and it took home a Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. Christopher impressed me with his professionalism, artistic vision, and, of course, his 4 Questions! You can follow Chris on Instagram at @bychristophersaint _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Welcome back, DIF Listeners! Christopher Saint wrote, directed and produced the film “Śokasana,” a beautiful film that had its world premiere as an official selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and it took home a Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. I don't want to spoil what Chris reveals during this podcast; suffice to say that he completely surprised me with his professional and artistic background. It was a pleasure to learn the origins of “Śokasana.” If you listen to enough of these podcasts you will come to know that for me there are no topics more important to human storytelling than grief, loss and pain. You can follow Chris on Instagram at @bychristophersaint _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Kevin Lee brought his Horror-Rom-Com short film “Aly” to the 2024 edition of the Sherman Oaks Film Festival and took home the Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking! I truly enjoyed my chat with this unique and talented filmmaker and was eager to get to his 4 Questions. Use these links to follow Kevin and his film and, importantly, check out Aly on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/film/aly/. Aly on Instagram @aly.shortfilm Kevin on Instagram @kleeplusfilms Kevin on Twitter/X @klee_filmreview _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Cinco de Mayo to those who celebrate! Kevin Lee brought his short film “Aly” to the 2024 edition of the Sherman Oaks Film Festival and took home the Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking!                                                                               I love this film for several reasons, but it truly comes down to the originality of its story and the authenticity of the characters he wrote in a genre that is best known for cheap thrills.                                               In fact, just its genre alone, Horror-Rom-Com, says it all! Use these links to follow Kevin and his film and, importantly, check out Aly on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/film/aly/. Aly on Instagram @aly.shortfilm Kevin on Instagram @kleeplusfilms Kevin on Twitter/X @klee_filmreview _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Enrique A. Mendoza brought his film “Fervor” to Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2024 and took home the Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. I'm assuming you already listened to our fantastic conversion and enjoyed it so much you rushed back for Enrique's 4 Questions! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

A Beautiful Wednesday to all you Beautiful Listeners! Enrique A. Mendoza brought his film “Fervor” to Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2024 and took home the Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.                                                                                     And I will always remember meeting Enrique at the Opening Night Gala because not only was it the first time I thought of his film's title as a Spanish word, but I got to witness Enrique meeting fellow SOFF 2024 filmmaker Ren Olivieri with whom he has already made a film! You can learn more about Enrique at themendozaproject.com or on Instagram at @djurban01 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Andy Cochrane's Immersive Short “The Carrier” played at both FI-LA and Sherman Oaks Festival to rave review and, in fact, he is largely responsible for the festivals adding a new category called “Immersive Short - AR/VR/MR/360”.  Nerding out with Andy is a happy place for me which is why Friday's interview is 2 1/2 hours long. I was definitely eager to get to his 4 Questions to see what inspired an endlessly creative talent like Andy. Make sure to visit Andrew-cochrane.com and Loud-movies.com to see the awesome things that Andy does on a regular basis. @avclubvids _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Friday, Everyone! Should I apologize for this 2 1/2 hour episode? Probably, but I refuse to do so because Andy Cochrane has gone from the guy who sent a random email to Sherman Oaks Film Festival with the subject, “VR Submissions,” in August of 2023 to a guy I consider my friend. Besides our many shared interests, the day I went to his studio and met Andy in person to see this VR thing, instead of my just putting on a headset we went off on a tangent about the solar panels that had just been added to my home and... the rest is (personal) history. With a LOT of help from Andy we added a new category to the festivals called “Immersive Short - AR/VR/MR/360” and this cutting edge format has been a huge hit at the festivals since we introduced them at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June of 2024.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Andy's Immersive Short “The Carrier” played at both FI-LA and Sherman Oaks Festival to rave reviews. There is a lot more to Andy than just immersive video and that's why this podcast is so dang long. Listen to it, enjoy the nerdy chatter, and make sure to visit Andrew-cochrane.com and Loud-movies.com to see the awesome things that Andy does on a regular basis. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Real life couple Jerry van de Beek and Betsy De Fries brought their incredible animated short “Allure” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film - Animation as well as the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Direction - Animation for its co-directors Jerry & Betsy. It was an absolute delight to chat with them about their talents, partnership and pets and I was thrilled to get to their 4Qs. Enjoy! https://www.littlefluffyclouds.com instagram.com/little_fluffy_clouds _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Monday, Film Friends! One of the highlights of the 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival was the film “Allure” from animators Jerry van de Beek and Betsy De Fries.                                                                                                             This real life couple founded Little Fluffly Clouds (https://www.littlefluffyclouds.com), an award- winning Bay Area production studio specializing in high-end motion graphics and animation in all forms.                Their work is fantastic in every way and it should come as no surprise that a conversation with them is as enjoyable as watching their films. I nearly did not mention that “Allure” took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film - Animation as well as the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Direction - Animation for its co-directors Jerry & Betsy. I hope you're ready for a fascinating conversation about filmmaking, animation, and pets. And I hope you enjoy listening to this half as much as I enjoyed recording it! @little_fluffy_clouds _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Jacqueline Linares wrote, directed and produced the short film “What Friends Do” that played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December 2024 and took home the Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. Our conversation was incredibly fun to have and her 4 Questions were an equally enjoyable follow up. You can follow Jacky on Instagram at @jackyiguess (https://www.instagram.com/jackyiguess) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Welcome back, DIF Listeners! Jacqueline Linares wrote, directed and produced the short film “What Friends Do” that played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December 2024.                                                                                              As you'll hear early in this interview, I find her film wonderful, genuine and heartwarming to the point that when I met her at the festival's Opening Night Gala and saw “What Friends Do” on Jacky's badge I immediately said, “Is it OK if I hug you?” (I learned when she booked the podcast recording that she goes by, “Jacky.”) “What Friends Do” took home the Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking and I was delighted when I saw Jacky's name pop into my calendar for this podcast.                                                                       I did not get to moderate Jacky's Q&A at the festival, making this podcast particularly important to me. This conversation was incredibly fun to record and I have no doubt that all who listen will enjoy. Jacky has a very bright future ahead and I look forward to seeing more films! You can follow Jacky on Instagram at @jackyiguess (https://www.instagram.com/jackyiguess) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

Dedicated listeners of this podcast know that whenever Fr3deR1cK Taylor comes out to Los Angeles from Atlanta, we find time to record a podcast.  The good news is that Fred often comes out to L.A.!  The last time he visited, Fred and I talked for a whopping three and a half hours.  We have gotten feedback from people that perhaps we shouldn't talk this long, but since I am incapable of any form of self control while recording I chose a retroactive compromise; I chopped this conversation into three one hour and ten minute bits. Perhaps I made that decision pointless by releasing them all on the same day and giving them the same episode number with a letter suffix.  As they say, you can lead a podcaster to water but you cannot make them drink. Technically this is Fred's ninth guest appearance on Discover Indie Film and the fifth to earn the "shoot the s**t" title, indicating that Fred came by with no specific project to discuss. Learn more about Fr3deR1cK Taylor at these links: Fr3deR1cK.com tomorrowpictures.com @fr3der1ck on Instagram _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

Dedicated listeners of this podcast know that whenever Fr3deR1cK Taylor comes out to Los Angeles from Atlanta, we find time to record a podcast.  The good news is that Fred often comes out to L.A.!  The last time he visited, Fred and I talked for a whopping three and a half hours.  We have gotten feedback from people that perhaps we shouldn't talk this long, but since I am incapable of any form of self control while recording I chose a retroactive compromise; I chopped this conversation into three one hour and ten minute bits. Perhaps I made that decision pointless by releasing them all on the same day and giving them the same episode number with a letter suffix.  As they say, you can lead a podcaster to water but you cannot make them drink. Technically this is Fred's ninth guest appearance on Discover Indie Film and the fifth to earn the "shoot the s**t" title, indicating that Fred came by with no specific project to discuss. Learn more about Fr3deR1cK Taylor at these links: Fr3deR1cK.com tomorrowpictures.com @fr3der1ck on Instagram _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

Dedicated listeners of this podcast know that whenever Fr3deR1cK Taylor comes out to Los Angeles from Atlanta, we find time to record a podcast.  The good news is that Fred often comes out to L.A.!  The last time he visited, Fred and I talked for a whopping three and a half hours.  We have gotten feedback from people that perhaps we shouldn't talk this long, but since I am incapable of any form of self control while recording I chose a retroactive compromise; I chopped this conversation into three one hour and ten minute bits. Perhaps I made that decision pointless by releasing them all on the same day and giving them the same episode number with a letter suffix.  As they say, you can lead a podcaster to water but you cannot make them drink. Technically this is Fred's ninth guest appearance on Discover Indie Film and the fifth to earn the "shoot the s**t" title, indicating that Fred came by with no specific project to discuss. Learn more about Fr3deR1cK Taylor at these links: Fr3deR1cK.com tomorrowpictures.com @fr3der1ck on Instagram _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Wednesday I chatted with actor, writer and producer Alex Frnka about her film “Blue Moon” that took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film, Drama at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022. Welcome back to check out Alex's 4 Questions! You can follow Alex on Instagram at @alexfrnka (https://www.instagram.com/alexfrnka). And if you appreciate a good book, Alex has her own podcast “Babes In Bookland” that explores the wide, wide world of women's memoirs. Check it out at Babesinbookland.com or on Instagram at @babesbinbooklandpod (https://www.instagram.com/babesinbooklandpod) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Spring Wednesday! Actor, writer and producer Alex Frnka brought the film “Blue Moon” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022 and the film blew everyone away.                                                                                                   Wonderfully written, wonderfully acted, wonderfully shot, and wonderfully directed by FI-LA alum Diliana Deltcheva, “Blue Moon” took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film, Drama.                              This was no surprise, as the film's authentic intensity impacts everyone who sees it. We had around seven people onstage for the “Blue Moon” Q&A at FI-LA 2022, which means that this podcast marks my first opportunity to have an extended conversation with Alex.                                          She did not disappoint! I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as I enjoyed recording it. You can follow Alex on Instagram at @alexfrnka (https://www.instagram.com/alexfrnka). And if you appreciate a good book, Alex has her own podcast “Babes In Bookland” that explores the wide, wide world of women's memoirs. Check it out at Babesinbookland.com or on Instagram at @babesbinbooklandpod (https://www.instagram.com/babesinbooklandpod) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Monday, Folks! Previous to this podcast, my only interaction with Parker Croft was via email.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 He was super busy when his film “As Easy As Closing Your Eyes” screened at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, leaving it up to writer and producer Aaron Golden to represent the film.                             It was great to have Aaron at the festival and he gave an excellent Q&A, but if you know me then you know that I was delighted that this podcast granted an opportunity to get to know Aaron's creative partner in that film, director, co-writer and producer Parker Croft. By the way, “As Easy As Closing Your Eyes” won several awards at SOFF 2024, but I will just mention this one, Best in Fest - Featurette.                                                                                                            Sure, I could list the rest, but who has time? This chat with Parker is a truly enjoyable one. I hope listening to it is half as fun as it was to have this conversation. If you want to see this remarkable film that took home NINE awards, you can find it on FilmShortage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HlLcZyeQEQ) If you want to learn more about the production company that Parker, Aaron and more have going, visit Paper Horse Pictures (https://www.paperhorsepictures.coms) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Screenshot Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Claire Chubbuck directed the film “A Way Home” that played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2023  and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette - Drama and Best Performance by a Cast - Featurette. On Wednesday's episode Claire and I cover a wide range from Cathartic Realism to her legendary acting coach mother. I'm hope you already listened and are returning to catch Claire's 4 Questions! You can learn more about Claire at @claire_chubbuck (https://www.instagram.com/claire_chubbuck/) or at the website catharticrealism.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Welcome back, Discover Indie Film Listeners. We have a great show for you today! If I wrote fun titles for these podcasts, I just might name this one, “Claire Chubbuck is awesome.” Because Claire is freaking awesome!                                                                                                                   But what I should do is play the normal rules, letting you know that Claire directed the film “A Way Home” that played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festiva   l in 2023                                                                               and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette - Drama and Best Performance by a Cast - Featurette. “A Way Home” amazes me with its authenticity and emotional truth, as well as the brilliant performances in it.                                                                                                                                                                   In this podcast we get to learn how Claire's process, Cathartic Realism, is exactly what made this a great film. You can learn more about Claire at @claire_chubbuck (https://www.instagram.com/claire_chubbuck/) or at the website catharticrealism.com We do discuss Claire's mother, a highly respected acting teacher, in this podcast and if you want to learn more you can visit ivanachubbuck.com or                                                                   @ivanachubbuckstudio https://www.instagram.com/ivanachubbuckstudio _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Jared Hall is the epitome of an artist and he proved this when his beautiful short film, Anansi the Spider, played at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film - Animation and for Outstanding Cast Performance Animation. I hope you get as much inspiration listening to our talk as I did partaking. I couldn't wait to get to what inspires Jared with his 4 Questions. If you want to learn more about Jared, go to @thatishall (https://www.instagram.com/thatishall/) or his website at https://thatishall.myportfolio.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Talk with a Filmmaker Friday! I normally refer to people as filmmakers, but when I think about Jared Hall the word that actually comes to my mind is, “artist.”                                                                                                                                             Jared is an animator, filmmaker, and illustrator, but what unifies all of his talents is that he's an artist. There you go... Artist! Jared's short film, Anansi the Spider, played at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film - Animation and for Outstanding Cast Performance Animation.  This film is beautiful and it was difficult for me to not make that word in all caps. And it's fun! And it's cool!                                                                                                                            Honestly, Anansi the Spider is one of those films I feel comfortable stealing a line from a childhood friend, “It's okay if you don't like it, but if you don't like it then I don't like you.” If you want to learn more about Jared, go to @thatishall (https://www.instagram.com/thatishall/) or his website at https://thatishall.myportfolio.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Pablo Riesgo's engaging feature film “Marco Polo” was an official selection at BOTH Film Invasion Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home an impressively long list of awards including FILA 2024 Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Drama. For someone who so clearly understands what it takes to make a GREAT film I was very eager to ask Pablo the 4 Questions! You can follow Pablo at: Instagram: @pabloriesgo (https://www.instagram.com/pabloriesgo/) Web: www.cinederiesgo.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Monday and welcome back to the Discover Indie Film Podcast! Pablo Riesgo's feature film “Marco Polo” was an official selection at BOTH Film Invasion Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024.                                                                                            Something you might not know is that we do allow films to be official selections in both festivals, but we do only have them play in the theater once.                                                                                             There's too many great films to have the same film in the theater twice! But thanks to being an official selection twice, “Marco Polo” has a long awards list. Here it is! FILA 2024 Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Drama Grand Jury Award – Best Screenplay – Feature Film – Pablo Riesgo Almonacid SOFF 2024 Grand Jury Award – Best Supporting Performer – Feature Film – Jorge Zuloaga Grand Jury Award – Best Performance by a Cast – Feature Film Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Feature Film – Marko Alonso I know that I don't usually list the awards this way, but hey... “Marco Polo” is a special film that is near and dear to my heart.                                                                                                                                           It is an honest, painfully authentic coming of age film that includes moments of loss, addiction, family, and friendship. I highly recommend that you see this film! Finally, Pablo is a great person. He lives in Los Angeles and has come to some of our mixers. It is always a pleasure to talk to Pablo, which made it extra fun to get to know him better by interviewing him for the podcast. You can follow Pablo at: Instagram: @pabloriesgo (https://www.instagram.com/pabloriesgo/) Web: www.cinederiesgo.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Wednesday I had the pleasure of posting my chat with filmmaker Jess Paul, whose touching film "Burying Baby" was an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival last year and took home the Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. If that names sounds familiar, Jess actually was my surprise interviewer for our special 500th episode where I agreed to have the mic turned on myself for questioning for the very first time. In getting to know Jess I've learned she is truly a die hard film lover so I was very excited to get to her 4 Questions! You can follow Jess on Instagram @thisisjesspaul (https://www.instagram.com/thisisjesspaul/) and if you should also check out her supercool website https://jesspaulart.com and, if you want to be even cooler, check out her Etsy site https://www.etsy.com/shop/JessPaulArt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

Hello to all my DIF Listeners and Friends! For me, one of the highlights of the 2024 Sherman Oaks Festival was writer/producer/artist Jess Paul using the All Access Pass that she got for her film “Burying Baby” being a Official Selection to attend many screenings throughout the festival. Obviously I started this podcast because I love indie films and talking about them, and every time I ran into Jess at the festival we would have a great chat about the films she had seen and about the festival in general. “Burying Baby” is a touching, authentically surprising short film about loss that is very close to my heart and it took him the Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.                                                                                                                                                                     I will not go into it too much, but Jess and I did email about her film prior to the festival and this classy, kind person gave me a lovely gift that is hanging on my All Access Pass as I type. We had a great chat on this podcast and Jess's intelligence and perspective struck me so that when I had to give podcast producer Karina Wolfe a list of potential interviewers for DIF Episode 500 in February, I added her to this list! I did not want to choose my interviewer and left that up Karina. This is my way of saying that Jess is now a part of Discover Indie Film history. That's right. Jess will forever be the person who interviewed the interviewer. You can follow Jess on Instagram @thisisjesspaul   (https://www.instagram.com/thisisjesspaul/) and if you should also check out her supercool website https://jesspaulart.com and, if you want to be even cooler, check out her Etsy site https://www.etsy.com/shop/JessPaulArt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Friday I chatted with filmmaker Clarke Wolfe about her short film “A Shining Example” (a darkly comic tribute to The Shining) that she brought to Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and pulled in a pair of awards for; the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing, Horror and “Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.” Clarke directed, co-wrote and played the lead character in the film. I was not able to moderate Clarke's Q&A so I was thrilled to chat with her on the podcast and equally eager to follow up with the 4 Questions! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

Happy Friday, Everyone! Filmmaker Clarke Wolfe brought her short film “A Shining Example” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and pulled in a pair of awards; the Filmmakers Award, chosen by our jury that is entirely made up of alumni, gave Clarke and co-writer Dylan Guerra the award for Outstanding Writing, Horror and a jury of one gave the film what we call, “Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.” Don't come at me too hard for saying this, but this darkly comic tribute to The Shining is, for me, better than the original book or film because the perspective is fresh and authentic. Clarke directed, co-wrote and played the lead character in the film.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Much to my chagrin, “A Shining Example” played in the theater where I was not moderating Q&A's, an unfortunate fact that kept me from praising Clarke's work in front of an audience.                                 Happily Clarke is among the first to hop onto the Discover Indie Film podcast after SOFF 2024, which made e feel a lot better that I was in the theater next door during her Q&A. You can follow Clarke on Instagram at @clarkewolfe (https://www.instagram.com/clarkewolfe/) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Monday I posted my chat with writer/director ETA and lead actress Gemi Rubi about their thought provoking & engaging horror film, "White Gaze,"                                                                                                   that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette - Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles  in 2024. I'm hoping you already listened to that great talk and here to follow up with their 4 Questions! You can follow ETA on Instagram at @etawashere (https://www.instagram.com/etawashere)   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

A new podcast is out to ail your case of the Mondays! Writer/Director ETA had a vision, and that vision turned into the incredibly compelling film “White Gaze.” This thought provokingly authentic parable about gentrification and appropriation is also an engaging horror film,                                                                                                                                                       and it took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette - Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles  in 2024. ETA pulled their lead actor Gema Rubi onto the podcast with them, which was extra fun because ETA literally pulled a non-actor friend into their film and it was a great choice.                                                    We had a lot of chatting the evening away on Zoom and I hope that everyone enjoys listening as much as we enjoyed talking. You can follow ETA on Instagram at @etawashere (https://www.instagram.com/etawashere) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

TGIF! Ty Clancey is a returning champion! Ty was on episode 366 to talk about his short film “Thank You For Staying,” an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021.                                                     After the podcast, he sent me his hilarious human-puppet hybrid comedy “Support.com and You!” and I loved it so much that we instantly threw it onto The Indie Channel. Ty came back to the podcast because in 2023 his beautiful, stylistic horror short “Drawn” was an Official Selection in Sherman Oaks Film Festival.                                                                                                 In In classic Ty fashion, he didn't realize that “Drawn” won the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette, Horror and Best Cinematography for Stephen Tringali until I told him on the podcast! (If memory serves, he didn't know about the awards “Thank You For Staying” won until he came onto the podcast. Not gonna lie. I enjoy my conversations with Ty so much that I may have to think of an excuse to bring him on again even before he makes another film.                                                                                        He was on episode 366 in March 2023 and here he is, back on episode 504 in March 2025. Maybe I should that he come back for a March 2027 episode? You can more about Ty's work at victorhousefilms.com and tyclancey.com , or hit Ty's instagram at @tyclancey _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – BlueSky The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – TikTok

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Writer/director Gavin Gaitan brought his film "Down Town" to SOFF 2024 and took home four awards:                                                                                                                                                                     Best in Fest - Feature Film Grand Jury Award - Best Feature Film - Comedy Grand Jury Award - Best Director - Feature Film - Gavin Gaitan Grand Jury Award - Best Screenplay - Feature Film - Gavin Gaitan I was truly blown away with Gavin's film and I because I was not able to moderate his Q&A at the festival, I was thrilled to for the chance to have him on the podcast. And his follow-up 4 Questions didn't disappoint either! If you want to follow Gavin's feature film on Instagram, he's @downtownmovie (https://www.instagram.com/downtownmovie/) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok