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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.’ Josiah Polhemus joined me to discuss his film The Falling, which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror and took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Horror. And if you’ve listened to the show before, you know I’m never satisfied unit I’ve done the follow up 4 Questions with my guests! Instagram: @JosiahPolhemus Josiah's YouTube Superpowerless on YouTube _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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

We’ve made it to another Discover Indie Film Friday! Josiah Polhemus came on the pod to chat about his film The Falling, which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror and took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Horror I loved getting to know Josiah better and you can continue to dig deeper with these links! Instagram: @JosiahPolhemus Josiah's YouTube Superpowerless on YouTube _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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! Enrique Mendoza and Ren Olivieri came to record this podcast together in person… we just had to wait for Ren to visit Los Angeles from Toronto.                                                                                                                                                                                                       But this All-American trio you're about to hear – Ren from Canada, Enrique from Guatemala, and yours truly from the USA – represent pretty much every region North of South America! These two came by to discus their award winning film “Rob Roy,” an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 that tookhome three awards; the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Action-Thriller, the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director – Short Film – Action/Thriller to Enrique A. Mendoza, and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay – Short Film – Action/Thriller to Ren Olivieri.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    No wonder they like me! Each had been on the podcast before solo, Enrique on Episode 527. Enrique A. Mendoza “Fervor” and Ren on Episode 559. Ren Olivieri “The Trade” . Besides talking about how these two met at SOFF 2024, hit it off, watched each other's screenings and collaborated in time to submit “Rob Roy” for the next year's festival, they also wanted to talk about their new project, Fifty. Enjoy! Follow Ren on Instagram at @reno91 Follow Enrique on Instagram at @djurban01 Learn more about Enrique at themendozaproject.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! Dojin Kim’s animated short film “Where the Rain Stops” was an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival on 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Animation. This is unusual, but I think it is appropriate to share Dojin's post-podcast recording with everyone. He wanted to express himself more clearly after our struggles with live translation. Here are Dojin's own words: Thank you very much for your kindness and patience during the podcast recording. I know the language barrier must have made things less smooth at times, and I truly appreciate how thoughtful and generous you were throughout the conversation. In particular, when I did not fully understand the nuance of a short question and asked again, you kindly took the time to explain it in more detail, which made it much easier for me to understand. I am very grateful for that. It is always a wonderful thing to share something I have made with other people. Because of my full-time job and financial limitations, I was not able to visit Los Angeles in person, but having my film screened at SOFF was still a very meaningful experience for me. It was something truly special, and I would like to thank you again for making that opportunity possible.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                As with the themes in Where the Rain Stops, I feel that our world is living under dark clouds. From the climate crisis to the existential questions about humanity raised by AI, this is a dark and turbulent time.                  And yet, in the middle of that, the fact that human beings can communicate through creative work, and that people across the ocean, from different countries and different backgrounds, can share the emotions of the age with one another, reminds me of the value of art. More than that, it seems to offer us an answer, even if not a perfectly clear one, to the question of what it means to be human.                                                                      I want to express my respect for the work and dedication it takes to run a film festival and create a space where this kind of communication can happen.                                                                                                  Through today's podcast conversation, I was reminded once again of the value of art and communication. Thank you again for making that possible. Link for Dojin's favorite animated feature: The Boy and the World _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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.’ Zeshaan Younus came on the podcast to speak about his film “I've Seen All I Need To See,” which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Drama and took home an extremely long list of Grand Jury and Audience Awards. I so enjoyed chatting with Zeshaan and did not see all I needed to see but rather wanted to more- hence the 4 Questions follow up! Click here to see where to watch Zeshaan’s feature film I’VE SEEN ALL I NEED TO SEE Click here to watch Zeshaan’s previous feature film THE BUILDOUT on Tubi for free. Click here to watch Zeshaan’s short film PREFIGURED on Youtube/Dust. You can also find out more on IG @isaintsfilm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 for another exciting Discovery of Indie Film! Zeshaan Younus came on the podcast to speak about his film “I've Seen All I Need To See,” which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Drama. I’m clearly not the only one who saw what they needed to see to know this was a terrific film because it took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film –Drama,  Grand Jury Award – Best Director – Feature Film – Zeshaan Younus, Grand Jury Award – Best Score – Feature Film – Benjamin Doherty, Grand Jury Award – Best Sound Design – Feature Film – Aidan Neuner AND the Audience Award – Best Feature Film. You probably want to watch this film right now and you can! Click here to see where to watch Zeshaan’s feature film I’VE SEEN ALL I NEED TO SEE Click here to watch Zeshaan’s previous feature film THE BUILDOUT on Tubi for free. Click here to watch Zeshaan’s short film PREFIGURED on Youtube/Dust. You can also find out more on IG @isaintsfilm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 to the Discover Indie Film Podcast! And welcome back, Tatiana Blackington James. Tatiana returned to the podcast to talk about her film Lawyered Up, which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Short Film –SciFi that impressively took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – SciFi, the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Director – Short Film – SciFi – Tatiana Blackington James, AND the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – SciFi. Tatiana was first on in 2024 to chat about her amazing short “Homologies” and if you want to go back and listen that episode you can click HERE. You can find out more about what Tatiana’s up to on Instagram: @tbjscreenwriter @lawyeredupthefilm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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.’ Jesse Cook III came on the podcast to chat about his SOFF 2025 Official Selection LOOM that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Film – Short Film – SciFi. Jesse and I hit it off immediately when we met, but can I ever really feel close to someone unless I’ve asked them the 4 Questions? Follow Jesse on Instagram @jc3.mov _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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

Pernillas liv som Chris Jenner. Ska Sofia DJ namn vara Soff-i-Dropp? Prestigelös reklam för inkontinens väcker rektioner. En student håller på att gå övestyr. Vi svarar på frågor från lyssnare och "GES Teens” tar ton. Vi pratar med Julia som jobbar som sjuksyrra, men nu tar plats bredvid Kid, Simon och Tjuvjakt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings Listeners! The only thing I love more than chatting with a really talented filmmaker is chatting with a REALLY NICE and lovely person that also happens to be a very talented filmmaker.                                                                  Jesse Cook III is absolutely both and I was thrilled to have him on to chat about his SOFF 2025 Official Selection LOOM that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Film – Short Film – SciFi Follow Jesse on Instagram @jc3.mov P.S.- I also couldn’t NOT take a photo of these adorable pups that may have been trying to steal the spotlight during the interview. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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

Mia och Hampus är lediga denna måndag så Klara Zimmergren och Anna Spolander vikarierar. De är visserligen nya vänner men har ändå hunnit kickstarta vänskapen med hjälp av ett hyrsläp (119 kronor). Det blir solbleka skolavslutningsminnen och gråt i halsen av syrén samt en promenad mot ett garage som man inte bett om.Tack för att du lyssnar!Medverkande: Klara Zimmergren, Anna SpolanderProducent: Anna SpolanderRedigering: Mikael Solkulle, Anna Spolander, Klara Zimmergren Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mia och Hampus är lediga denna måndag så Klara Zimmergren och Anna Spolander vikarierar. De är visserligen nya vänner men har ändå hunnit kickstarta vänskapen med hjälp av ett hyrsläp (119 kronor). Det blir solbleka skolavslutningsminnen och gråt i halsen av syrén samt en promenad mot ett garage som man inte bett om.Tack för att du lyssnar!Medverkande: Klara Zimmergren, Anna SpolanderProducent: Anna SpolanderRedigering: Mikael Solkulle, Anna Spolander, Klara Zimmergren Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Vidhya Iyer wrote and directed the short film, “Giving Mom the Talk,” which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection and earned the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Comedy AND the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Director – Short Film – Comedy. I hope you enjoyed getting know know Vidhya as much as I did and you’re back for a little more with the 4 Questions! If you want to know even more, please follow her at @heyiyer  or @tingifilms _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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, Film Friends! Vidhya Iyer wrote and directed the short film, “Giving Mom the Talk,” which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection and earned the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Comedy AND the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Director – Short Film – Comedy. Vidya wasn’t able to attend the festival because she was traveling in India so I was very excited to get to know her a little bit with this great chat we had. If you want to know more, please follow her at @heyiyer  or @tingifilms _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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. Chad Andrews is the writer, director, and lead actor of “The Butchers”,  a fantastic SOFF 2025 Official Selection that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – Action-Thriller. Meeting someone at the festival is never enough so I was so glad Chad could zoom from Toronto so we could have a long chat and this follow up 4 Questions! Follow Chad on IG @thisischadandrews and @heybaphouse  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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

Bítið á Bylgjunni með Heimi, Lilju og Ómari. Guðmundur Ármann Pétursson, formaður Þroskahjálpar, ræddi við okkur um málefni fatlaðs fólks og síðuna flokkahjalp.is. Soffía Ámundadóttir, íbúi í Suðurhlíðum Reykjavíkur, ræddi við okkur um óánægju íbúa með líkbrennsluna. Blaðamennirnir Jakob Bjarnar Grétarsson og Stefán Einar Stefánsson fóru yfir það helsta. Hannes Jónsson, framkvæmdastjóri KKÍ, ræddi körfuboltann og evrópska körfuboltaþingið. Helgi Steinar Gunnlaugsson, blaðamaður Viðskiptablaðsins og sérfræðingur í Kína, ræddi heimsókn Donald Trump til Kína. Kolbrún Ósk Pétursdóttir og Hannes Sasi ræddu Hamingjuhlaupið.

Welcome back on this fine Wednesday! Chad Andrews is the writer, director, and lead actor of “The Butchers”,  a fantastic SOFF 2025 Official Selection that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – Action-Thriller. Chad lives in Toronto but was able to zoom so we could dive deeper on his life and artistic career. Follow Chad on IG @thisischadandrews and @heybaphouse  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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, Film Folks! Ahmed Zayani wrote and directed “Hope,” a horror short that was an Official Selection at both Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 and Film Invasion Lima 2026! In fact, Ahmed took home the Programmers Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking at SOFF 2025 and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short – Horror at FI-Lima 2026!                                                                                                                                                                    As I type this, I realize that even Ahmed's title gives away the depth of his film. Yes, it is a horror film, but the title “Hope” certainly does suggest there is more to to this film than jump scares. Ahmed was not able to travel to either festival from his home in Bahrain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I was delighted that the DIF podcast gave me the opportunity to have a quality conversation with this talented filmmaker! Follow Ahmed on Instagram at @theahmedzayani _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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

May the 4th be with you, Listeners! Leo Berkeley wrote, directed, produced and is the sole performer in the film “Dark Matter,” a brilliant film that will forever be the first to film to ever win awards at Film Invasion Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks Film Festival, and Film Invasion Lima in succession. (I don't get to say, “During a single calendar year,” because SOFF was held in December 2025 and FI-Lima was held in January, 2026.)                                                            Needless to say, Leo's film has won more awards than I have time to list here! Leo is a filmmaker and a retired academic, who has looked at interesting ways to combine these two roles.                                                                                                                                                                               He has had a 40- year career as an independent filmmaker and, before retiring in 2018, he taught and researched in film, television and video production at RMIT University in Melbourne for 20 years. You can see much of Leo's work by visiting LeoBerkeley.com I highly recommend ALL OF IT! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 to Darren Coyle's third appearance on the DIF Podcast!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Darren has had three films as well as a screenplay be Official Selections at Sherman Oaks Film Festival, starting in 2018 with “Chasing Sunshine” and continuing in 2025 when his short comedy, “Devil's Dilemma” screened at SOFF 2025!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   In fact, “Devil's Dilemma” took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Comedy at last year's festival. At this point having Darren on the podcast feels like a visit from an old friend. I hope you enjoy it! Visit Darren's website at darrencoyle.com Follow Darren on Instagram at @darren_w_coyle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 reality for any Coachella-goers. Daniel Padulo wrote, produced, and directed the hilarious short film “A Haunt in Bushwick,” an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 that won Daniel the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay, Short Film – Comedy. Daniel also co-stars along with lead actor Sophia Drapeau, whose character Daniella has what you might call a complicated relationship with Daniel's character Vincent. We held the Los Angeles premiere for “A Haunt in Bushwick” at SOFF 2025 and it remains on the festival circuit, but as soon as Daniel's ready to release it online we'll have a link for you here. In the meantime, you can follow Daniel on Instagram at @the_padulo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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

Við munum heyra í Benedikti Hjartarsyni prófessor í almennri bókemenntafræði og meningarfærði við háskóla íslands, en hann gaf nýverið út bókina Gáttir, heimsbókmenntir á Íslandi 1913-1943. Í Gáttum hugar Benedikt að áhrifum heimsbókmenntanna á íslenskt menningarlíf á fullveldis árunum. Mikil áhersla var lögð á að byggja upp íslenska nútímamenningu og liður í því verkefni var að kynna nýjustu strauma alþjóðlegra bókmennta fyrir íslensku lesendum. Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir rýnir í ljóðabókina Söngur tímafuglsins og fleiri ljóð, eftir Ægi Þór Jähnke. En við hefjum þáttinn á því að hverfa aftur til 11.aldar með Hauki Þorgeirssyni.

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. Kathy Meng wrote and directed the short film “Willow and Wu,” a fantastic drama that had its Los Angeles Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025. “Willow and Wu” earned Kathy and her co-writer Harry Bacon the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay -Drama, as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Cinematography – Short Film. Kathy lives in Berlin and was not able to attend SOFF 2025, so I extra excited to chat with her and find out what types of films inspire her with the 4 Questions. Follow the film on Instagram at @willowandwu_film Follow Kathy on Instagram at @kathy_meng _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 (and Oscars weekend to all who celebrate!) Kathy Meng wrote and directed the short film “Willow and Wu,” a fantastic drama that had its Los Angeles Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025. “Willow and Wu” earned Kathy and her co-writer Harry Bacon the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay -Drama, as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Cinematography – Short Film. Kathy lives in Berlin and was not able to attend SOFF 2025, which made getting to know her through this interview very welcome. Follow the film on Instagram at @willowandwu_film Follow Kathy on Instagram at @kathy_meng And now for a fun tidbit! Guess what? Part of my job is pulling names out of the credits of a film when an individual who worked on it wins an award. When I looked up the cinematographer for “Willow and Wu” I was delighted to discover that SOFF alumni Sancheev Ravichandran was Kathy's cinematographer! Sancheev's comedic short film “Well-Rounded” took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Creativity in Comedy at SOFF 2024! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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, Listerners! Kristina Sullivan wrote, produced, and starred inthe short film “What If … You Had The Perfect Person,” a SciFi short that was an official selection at Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – SciFi and Outstanding Screenplay – Short Film – SciFi for screenwriter Kristina Sullivan! Not only did Kristina bring this excellent film to SOFF 2025, but she and her team were a wonderful presence at the festival.                                                                                                                                                  You know I love filmmakers who come to the festival, meet their peers and then hit screenings to see as many films as possible.                                                                                                                                        Kristina was there throughout the festival, as was her co-stars Clifton J. Williams, Don Daniels Jr., Ivonnah Erskine, and director Brandon Fobbs. You can follow Kristina on Instagram at @misskristina617 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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

Bandaríska tónskáldið, fiðluleikarinn og söngkonan Caroline Shaw kemur fram með Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands á föstudagskvöld. Shaw er ein sú mest spennandi rödd sem ómar í samtímatónlist og allar hennar viðurkenningar eru til vitnis um það. Á tónleikunum verða flutt fjögur verk og ásamt Shaw sjálfri syngur Kammerkórinn Aurora, undir stjórn Sigríðar Soffíu Hafliðadóttur. Sigríður Soffía lítur við í hljóðstofu til að ræða við okkur um tónlist Shaw. Gauti Kristmannsson rýnir í nýútkomna skáldsögu Steinunnar G Helgadóttur, Síðustu dagar skeljaskrýmslisins. En við hefjum þáttinn á frásagnarlist, því annað kvöld hefur nýstofnað félag, Söguhringur frásagnarfélag, boðað til kvöldvöku í Mengi. Stofnendur félagsins eru þær Birgitta Björg Guðmarsdóttir, Karólína Rós Ólafsdóttir og Maó Alheimsdóttir skáld, ásamt Hönnuh Rós Sigurðardóttur Tobin, sagnaþulu, en þær Maó og Hannah mæta í hljóðstofu til að segja okkur af Söguhringnum.

Bítið á Bylgjunni með Lilju, Sigmari og Ómari. Víðir Reynisson, formaður allsherjar- og menntamálanefnd, ræddi heildarendurskoðun á lögum um almannavarnir. Soffía Ámundadóttir, verkefnisstjóri námssamfélaga á NýMennt á Menntavísindasviði HÍ,  leiðir verkefnið Menntafléttuna. Hún ræddi skólaforðun við okkur. Hart tekist á um óvænt hitamál. Jens Garðar Helgason, þingmaður Sjálfstæðisflokks og Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson, varaformaður velferðarnefndar, þingmaður Samfylkingar, fóru yfir hitamálið í dag - tenging almannatrygginga við launavísitölu. Helgi Steinar Gunnlaugsson, blaðamaður ræddi Chinamaxxxing við okkur. Magnea Gná Jóhannsdóttir, borgarfulltrúi Framsóknar, ræddi götuhreinsanir við okkur. Bjössi Thor

„Ég kalla þessi stóru leirker stundum bara táraglös, þau minna á stundaglös, en telja tár og tengjast okkar innri sjó, okkar innri sjávarföllum,“ segir Á. Birna Björnsdóttir um einkasýninguna Þegar ég lít upp hefur tunglið breytt um lögun, sem opnaði nýverið í gallerí Berg við Klapparstíg. Við lítum við í Berg Contemporary í Víðsjá dagsins. Sölvi Kolbeinsson lítur einnig við í hljóðstofu og segir frá einu lagi af nýju plötunni, Collage. Við heyrum líka rýni Tuma Árnasonar í Myrka músíkdaga og Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir fjallar um Fröken Dúllu Kristínar Svövu Tómasdóttur.

Þórarinn ræðir við Brynjar Níelsson, stórvin þáttarins.Líkt og svo oft áður er farið um víðan völl. Rætt er um stöðu Sjálfstæðisflokksins í samhengi við stöðu Miðflokksins. Brynjar telur Miðflokkinn tala tæpitungulaust um raunveruleg vandamál í íslensku samfélagi og að það sé ástæðan fyrir uppgangi Miðflokksins. Þórarinn spyr Brynjar um það hvort að hann gæti betur átt heima í Miðflokknum og hvort að hann gæti hugsað sér að ganga til liðs við hann.Í kjölfarið er rætt um fjölskylduna, menntun barna, aumingjavæðingu háskólanáms á Vesturlöndum, Soffíu Frænki, Reykjavíkurborg, búrkuna, írönsku byltinguna, vísindalegan sannleik vinstrimanna, fjölmenningu, útlendingamál, landamærin og hvort að átök muni eiga sér stað í Evrópu á næstu árum.Að lokum er rætt um það hvort að Brynjari hugnist frekar að ganga til liðs við Evrópu eða Bandaríkin.- Myndi Brynjar sjá fyrir sér að ganga til liðs við Miðflokkinn?- Afhverju eru ungir karlmenn að ræna sig náttúrunni?- Er fjölmenning della?Til að fá þætti hlaðvarpsins án auglýsinga og undan öðrum má fara inn á: www.pardus.is/einpaeling eða Leggja málstaðnum lið með því að greiða inn á:  Rkn. 0370-26-440408Kt. 4404230270  Samstarfsaðilar:  Poulsen  Happy Hydrate  Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur  Alvörubón  FiskhúsiðDrifa.isPalssonfasteignasala.isHeitirpottar.is

A Marvelous Monday to all you Listeners! John Schlag brought his film “Panes Taking” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film - Dance.                                                                                                      Little did I know that this beautifully artistic piece brings together the diverse interests of a throughly creative and technically proficient person.                                                                                                                    John has a long, distinguished career in visual effect that began with Terminator 2: Judgment Day and continued through films like Forrest Gump, The Matrix Reloaded and Watchmen.                                                  John also learned a love for dance while studying at Carnegie Mellon University that continues to this day, and that love inspires him to sit on the board of the Smuin Contemporary Ballet in San Francisco (https://www.smuinballet.org/) and to combine his artistic pursuits by making dance films. I do not have words for how much I respect a person such as John, who has accomplished much in his careers and yet never stops seeking to create new and original works.                                                                  Even the name of his production company, Infinovation Film, clearly states his personal desire to be infinitely innovative. Many do not know this, but I adore dance and dance films and even sit on the jury of a EDIFF, the Exeter Dance International Film Festival in the UK.                                                                                                    Between us, I am always envious of the beautiful dance films that EDIFF receives and John Schlag's “Panes Taking” is the rare Official Selection at SOFF or FI-LA that eases my jealousy of EDIFF. There are many ways to follow John and his work and I highly recommend that you do so! Infinovation Film Instagram @infinovationFilm Infinovation Film Website John Schlag on IMDB John Schlag on Instagram @johnschlag Panes Taking on IMDB Panes Taking Trailer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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

Á sunnudag tekur svokallað Tónfölsunarverkstæði yfir Salinn í Kópavogi. Á verkstæðinu starfar hópur ungs tónlistarfólks sem hefur sérhæft sig í svokölluðum sögulegum spuna, en hópurinn býður áheyrendum upp á tónlist af fjölbreyttu tagi og stíl, en af óljósum uppruna. Við lítum inn á Tónfölsunarverkstæðið og forvitnumst nánar um málið. Við höldum líka áfram með bókarýnina, að þessu sinni rýnir Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir í skáldsögu Fríðu Ísberg, Huldukonuna. Katla Ársælsdóttir fjallar um hina umtöluðu Óristeiu, í leikstjórn Benedicts Andrews, sem frumsýnd var í Þjóðleikhúsinu um jólin og við förum á flakk í dag með Henný Hafsteinsdóttur minjaverði Reykjavíkur. Að þessu sinni hittum við Henný framan við byggingu sem eitt sinn var mikil umferðamiðstöð og hálfgert móttökuhúsnæði borgarinnar fyrir ferðamenn. Þetta er að sjálfsögðu BSÍ, sem Gunnar Hansson hannaði um miðja síðustu öld.

September: Arnhildur Hálfdánardóttir var með pistlaröð um botnvörpuveiðar og stöðu hafsins umhverfis Ísland. Í einum pistlanna ræddi hún við Snjólaugu Árnadóttur, dósent við lagadeild Háskólans í Reykjavík og forstöðumann Sjálfbærni- og loftslagsréttarstofnunar Háskólans í Reykjavík um hafréttarmál. Samfélagið hitti Sigríði Gísladóttur, framkvæmdastjóra samtakanna Okkar heimur, og fékk að fræðast um samtökin og stöðu þeirra barna sem alast upp hjá foreldri með geðrænan vanda. Í Árskógum hefur Rauði krossinn boðið upp á hópkennslustundir í íslensku sem leiddar eru af reyndum kennurum í sjálfboðaliðastarfi. Samfélagið fékk að fylgjast með kennslustund og heyrði meira um starfið. Október: Samfélagið fékk að kíkja á æfingu hjá yndislegum hópi fólks með þroskahömlun sem æfir undir leiðsögn Nönnu Guðbergsdóttur í World Class, Ögurhvarfi. Hópurinn gengur undir nafninu Breyttur lífsstíll. 24.október var Kvennafrídagurinn haldinn. Af því tilefni fékk Samfélagið þrjár konur til að ræða stöðuna í jafnréttismálum. Þær Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir, formaður BHM, Saga Davíðsdóttir frá Feministafélaginu Emblu við Menntaskólann í Hamrahlíð og Helga Haraldsdóttir, formaður Hinsegin daga, settust niður með Ástrós Signýjardóttur og Elsu Maríu Guðlaugs-Drífudóttur. Elsa María Guðlaugs- Drífudóttir hitti Benedikt Traustason frá Reykjavíkurborg við Tjörnina. Hjá borginni eru uppi áætlanir um að komast að því hversu menguð tjörnin er og grípa til aðgerða til að hjálpa lífríki hennar. Samfélagið kíkti á kóræfingu hjá Happy hour kórnum eitt kvöldið en kórinn hefur verið starfræktur í sex ár. Sigríður Soffía Hafliðadóttir, kórstjóri, segir markmiðið með kórnum að fá konur til að hittast og njóta þess að syngja saman. Nóvember: Fríbúðin er rekin í Gerðubergi í Breiðholti, í henni er allt ókeypis. Pétur Magnússon heimsótti verslunina en þangað getur hver sem er komið við, tekið hluti úr hillum og skilið eftir hluti sem aðrir geta tekið með sér heim. Svæðið við Elliðaárstöð í Elliðaárdal iðar nú af lífi árið um kring.. Gamlar byggingar hafa fengið nýtt hlutverk og saga svæðisins er vel varðveitt. Ástrós Signýjardóttir heimsótti svæðið og hitti Brynhildi Pálsdóttur, hönnuð, sem hafði þá nýverið tekið við Hönnunarverðlaunum Íslands. Laura Sólveig Lefort Scheefer, formaður ungra umhverfissinna, og Þorgerður María Þorbjarnardóttir, formaður Landverndar, færðu okkur reglulega pistla um framgang mála á COP30 loftslagsráðstefnunni í Brasilíu. Desember: Pétur Magnússon lagð leið sína í Þjóðminjasafnið og ræddi þar við þjóðfræðinga um jólahefðir, fáheyrða jólavætti og hlýddi á jólatóna. Stefán Gíslason flutti pistil þar sem hann fjallaði um eitraðar rúsínur og aukna notkun þeirra. Við fjölluðum töluvert um rólega aðventu og kíktum í heimsókn á leikskólann Hlíðarenda þar sem unnið er með rólegt umhverfi í kringum börnin í desember.

Hreiðar Ingi Þorsteinsson er höfundur Jólalags Ríkisútvarpsins árið 2025. Lagið samdi hann við gamla þjóðvísu, Kerling heitir Grýla, sem birtist án tilgreinds höfundar í Stafrófskveri handa börnum, útgefnu á Akureyri, árið 1873. Hreiðar Ingi er jafnframt stjórnandi kammerkórsins Huldar, sem flytur lagið, en Huldur er óvenjulegur kór sem frumflutt hefur fjölda íslenskra kórverka á skammri ævi sinni. Hreiðar Ingi leit við í hljóðstofu fyrir frumflutninginn. Gauti Kristmannsson og Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir rýna síðustu tvær bækurnar fyrir jól, Ósmann Joachims Schmidt og Þyngsta frumefni Jóns Kalmans, en við eigum þó eftir að heyra fleiri umfjallanir um bækur eftir áramót, enda jólabókaflóðið langt í frá uppurið. En við byrjum á því að gera upp leikárið, með Trausta Ólafssyni.

Í jólabókaflóðinu þetta árið er að finna bók fyrir allra yngstu lesendurna sem er algjör perla. Bók sem kom fyrst út árið 1972 en hefur nú verið endurútgefin, Rauði fiskurinn eftir Rúnu. Á löngum og fjölbreyttum ferli hefur myndsköpun Rúnu fundið sér farveg innan leirlistar, bókskreytinga, málverks og hönnunar. Rúna er fædd í nóvember árið 1926 svo hún verður hundrað ára á næsta ári, en hún flutti nýverið á Hrafnistu í Hafnarfirði þangað sem Víðsjá heimsótti hana. Fyrir hver jól, frá því að hann tók við tónlistarstjórn í Breiðholtskirkju fyrir 14 árum, hefur Örn Magnússon útsett jólalög úr íslenskum tónlistararfi fyrir kór Breiðholtskirkju, hljóðfæraleikara og einsöngvara. Nú eru þessi jólalög komin út á plötu og við báðum Örn um að líta við í hljóðstofu og segja okkur nánar af tilkomu hennar. Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir rýnir í Veg allrar veraldar eftir Sigríði Hagalín

Þórunn Valdimarsdóttir, sagnfræðingur, rithöfundur og skáld, sendi nýverið frá sér bókina Stúlka með fálka, sem hún skilgreinir sem Skáldævisögu - fullorðinsminningar til aðgreiningar frá fyrri ævibók. Þórunn á 40 ára höfundarafmæli á næsta ári en í þessu verki fer hún í gegnum störf sína og ævi en eins og hún segir sjálf í inngangi bókarinnar er „ævisaga afbragð til að skoða kjarna þess að vera maður.” Brynja Sveinsdóttir forstöðumaður Gerðarsafns kemur í þáttinn og segir frá nýbökuðum Gerðarverðlaunahafa: Sólveigu Guðmundsdóttur. Og við heyrum einnig rýni í þætti dagsins. Að þessu sinni rýnir Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir í bók Kristínar Ómarsdóttur, Móðurást: Sólmánuður.

Tíminn flýgur, jólin nálgast óðfluga og eftir þau eru áramótin handan hornsins. Upptökur á Skaupinu hafa staðið yfir og klárast fljótlega og við ákváðum að taka aðeins púlsinn á því hvernig gengur. Allan Sigurðsson og Hannes Þór Arason eru leikstjórar Skaupsins í ár. Þeir hafa báðir talsverða reynslu úr leikstjórn og framleiðslu grínefnis fyrir sjónvarp. Við kynntumst þeim aðeins betur í dag og heyrðum hvernig gengur með Skaupið í ár. Tvíeykið Soffía og Anna Sigga voru víðfrægar í kringum 1960 og skipuðu sér þá í hóp skemmtikrafta dúetta eins og Baldur og Konni ofl. Þær voru jafnframt meðal allra fyrstu barnastjarna Íslandssögunnar. Þær Soffía Árnadóttir og Sigríður Anna Þorgrímsdóttir voru ungar að árum þegar þær urðu stjörnur í íslenskri dægurlagamenningu. Við fundum viðtal við þær stöllur frá áttunda áratuginum og þá vorru þær orðnar ungar mæður og voru þarna að hittast í fyrsta skipti í 15 ár þar sem þær minntust þessara tíma. Valdimar Þór Svavarsson var svo hjá okkur eins og undanfarna fimmtudaga og við héldum áfram að ræða margbreytileika mannlegra samskipta með honum. Við tókum upp þráðinn frá því í síðustu viku þar sem Valdimar fór yfir mörk og markaleysi og það að setja mörk. Það er um nóg að ræða þegar kemur að því og mannlegum samskiptum. Tónlist í þættinum í dag: Ég hlakka svo til / Lón (Gianni Bella, texti Jónas Friðrik Guðnason) Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer / Ella Fitzgerald (Johnny Marks) Órabelgur / Soffía og Anna Sigga (Árni Ísleifsson, texti Númi Þorbergsson) Komdu niður / Soffía og Anna Sigga (Jón Sigurðsson) Santa Claus is Coming to Town / Dolly Parton (Fred J. Coots & Haven Gillespie) UMSJÓN: GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR OG GUNNAR HANSSON

Nýlega lék jazzgoðsögnin Wadada Leo Smith á stappfullum tónleikum í Iðnó, í lok sinnar síðustu tónleikaferðar um Evrópu eftir 60 ára feril. Wadada hefur sótt Ísland heim í nígang og haft mikil áhrif á íslensku jazzsenuna og Tumi Árnason ætlar að segja okkur af því í þætti dagsins. Við hringjum líka norður í Eyjafjörð, því þar tekur myndlistarkonan Aðalheiður Eysteinsdóttir vel á móti fólki á aðventunni og eitthvað kemur jólakötturinn þar við sögu. Auk þess fjallar Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir um nýútkomna bók Sigrúnar Ölbu Sigurðardóttur, Þegar mamma mín dó, og Sigríður Kristín Þorgrímsdóttir, sagnfræðingur, kemur í hljóðstofu, en hún sendi fyrir skömmu frá sér bókina Piparmeyjar, - Fröken Thora og saga einhleypra kvenna á Íslandi.

Gagnagíslatökur, álagsárásir og svikapóstar eru meðal þeirra áskoranna sem netöryggissveit íslenskra stjórnvalda, CERT-IS, þarf að eiga við í sínum störfum. Starfsmönnum þar hefur fjölgað úr tveimur í fjórtán á fimm árum, sem er til marks um aukið álag og áherslu á netöryggi hér á landi. Magni Sigurðsson, forstöðumaður CERT-IS, fræðir okkur um störf sveitarinnar í þættinum í dag. Happy Hour kórinn hefur verið starfræktur í húsnæði Domus Vox í sex ár. Sigríður Soffía Hafliðadóttir, kórstjóri, segir markmiðið með kórnum að fá konur til að hittast og njóta þess að syngja saman. Við kíktum á kóræfingu í gærkvöldi og nutum þess að hlýða á fallegan söng. Edda Olgudóttir kemur til okkar í sitt reglulega vísindaspjall. Í dag ætlar hún að segja okkur frá rannsóknum á þunglyndi. En þunglyndi er algeng geðröskun sem lýsir sér þannig að depurð eða leiði varir í lengri tíma. Umsjón: Ástrós Signýjardóttir og Elsa María Guðlaugs Drífudóttir. Tónlist þáttarins: GDRN - Af og til

Fyrrverandi forstjóri Innheimtustofnunar sveitarfélaganna krefst þess að stofnunin greiði honum rúmar níutíu milljónir. Hann er með réttarstöðu sakbornings í rannsókn héraðssaksóknara sem er á lokastigi. Innheimtustofnun hafnar öllum kröfum og telur forstjórann fyrrverandi hafa valdið henni miklu tjóni með ákvörðunum sínum. Freyr Gígja Gunnarsson reifar málið. Talið er kosta allt að sjö og hálfum milljarði að ráðast í nauðsynlegar endurbætur á raforkukerfinu á Norðausturlandi svo hægt verði að flytja nægt rafmagn til allra byggðarlaga. Núverandi afhendingargeta rafmagns er að mestu uppurin með tilheyrandi áhrifum á orkuskipti, búsetuþróun og atvinnumál, segir Kristín Soffía Jónsdóttir í viðtali við Ágúst Ólafsson. Frétta- og tökumenn bandarísku sjónvarpsstöðvanna ABC, CBS, NBC og CNN og Fox News eru í óða önn að tæma skrifstofur sínar í Pentagon, höfuðstöðvum bandaríska varnarmálaráðuneytisins, sem nú heitir reyndar stríðsráðuneyti. Sama á við um nánast alla aðra fjölmiðla, bandaríska og alþjóðlega, sem voru með aðstöðu í ráðuneytinu. Ástæðan er nýjar reglur ráðuneytisins sem fjölmiðlar telja stjórnarskrárbrot sem heftir getu þeirra til að fylgja grunngildum blaðamennsku og sinna skyldum sínum við almenning. Ævar Örn Jósepsson ræðir við Sigríði Dögg Auðunsdóttur, formann Blaðamannafélags Íslands. Umsjón: Ævar Örn Jósepsson. Tæknimaður: Mark Eldred.

Ólafur Þór Ævarsson geðlæknir var hjá okkur í dag, en hann skrifar mikið af pistlum og hugleiðingum sem hann deilir meðal annars á akureyri.net. Þar hefur hann meðal annars skrifað um geðheilsu aldraðra, orkuveitu heilans, það að vera öðruvísi og það að gleyma sér. Við ræddum við Ólaf í dag um mikilvægi þess að gleyma sér og nokkrar aðferðir til þess. Við litum inná æfingu í Salnum í gær, þar hittum við óperusöngvarana Kristinn Sigmundsson Kolbein Ketilsson og píanóleikarann Matthildi Önnu Gísladóttur. Á morgun halda þau tónleika með söngvum úr suðri og norðri, en dagskránni verða íslensk og erlend sönglög úr ýmsum áttum. Valdimar Þór Svavarsson ráðgjafi var svo hjá okkur í dag það sem við köllum Mannleg samskipti. Hann hefur fjallað undanfarna fimmtudaga um áföll og afleiðingar þeirra, sem til dæmis hafa áhrif á samskipti. Svo talaði hann um meðvirkni, til dæmis í uppeldi og þau áhrif sem geta fylgt. Í dag talaði hann svo um innra og ytra virði okkar og hvernig getur verið misræmi þar á milli. Tónlist í þættinum í dag: Ég vil fara upp í sveit / Ellý Vilhjálms (Carasella, texti Jón Sigurðsson) Allt í gúddí / Ólöf Arnalds (Ólöf Arnalds) Fly me to the Moon / Frank Sinatra og hljómsveit Count Basie (Bart Howard) Það er draumur að vera með dáta / Soffía Karlsdóttir (Edward Brink, texti Bjarni Guðmundsson) UMSJÓN: GUNNAR HANSSON OG GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR

Rithöfundurinn Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir hefur gert árstíðir, dagatöl og vikudaga að útgangspunktum í örsagnassöfnum sínum, sem nú eru orðin þrjú. Það nýjasta ber titilinn Vikuspá, og geymir áttatíu og sex sögur á einföldu máli, sem líka eru aðgengilegar þeim sem eru að læra íslensku sem annað eða þriðja mál. Á vordögum kom út úrval úr ljóðum norksa ljóðskáldsins Knuts Ødegård, í þýðingu Gerðar Kristnýar, sem ber yfirskriftina Áður en hrafnarnir sækja okkur. Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir rýnir í verkið í þætti dagsins. Sýningin Algjörar skvísur er sú fimmtánda í haustsýningarröð Hafnarborgar en að þessu sinni var tillaga þeirra Jösu Baka og Petru Hjartardóttur valin úr fjölda umsagna. Með sýningunni vilja þær kanna þemu sem tengjast mýkt, krafti og kvenlegri orku í samtímalist og við lítum við í Hafnarborg til að taka á þeim púlsinn.

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. Rob Neilson's film “The Word” was an official selection at both Film Invasion Los Angeles as well as Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, which you might know is a rare feat. I should also mention that at FI- LA “The Word” took home the Grand Jury Awards for Best Short Film, Comedy and Best Cast Performance, while at SOFF it took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film - Comedy. Clearly I'm a fan of Rob's work and I couldn't wait to see what type of films inspired him. Here's the link to watch The Word yourself: https://youtu.be/ZPQA-gmSS6g?si=D-W4Jxs9LQrN1g-N If you want to learn more about Rob and his work, check out www.savagehenryfilms.com or www.robmneilson.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 and thank you for starting your week with a new installment of Discover Indie Film! Rob Neilson's film “The Word” was an official selection at both Film Invasion Los Angeles as well as Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, which you might know is a rare feat.                                                        I should also mention that at FI- LA “The Word” took home the Grand Jury Awards for Best Short Film, Comedy and Best Cast Performance, while at SOFF it took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film - Comedy. You should watch this wickedly funny and cuttingly smart film right now! Here's the link: https://youtu.be/ZPQA-gmSS6g?si=D-W4Jxs9LQrN1g-N If you want to learn more about Rob and his work, check out www.savagehenryfilms.com or www.robmneilson.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

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

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

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. 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

A beautiful March Monday to you all! What I am about to type is the absolute truth. The first time I watched “Down Town,” the crime-comedy-adventure feature film from writer director Gavin Gaitan,                                                                                I said out loud, alone in front of the TV, “Holy f***ing sh*t.” And I probably said it three to four times in a row, because Gavin's film simply blew me away.                                                                                                                                                                     I wasn't alone! The selection jury for the Sherman Oaks Film Festival gave “Down Town” the Best In Fest award! In fact, at SOFF 2024, Gavin's film 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 By the way, I was extra excited that Gavin was among the first of the SOFF 2024 alumni to jump onto the podcast.                                                                                                                                                         I was moderating the Q&A's in theater 7 when “Down Town” was playing in theater 8, so that I was not able to moderate Gavin's Q&A and tell him all of the things that I admire about his film. That's what I love about the Discover Indie Film podcast; it gives me a second chance to have a conversation the filmmakers whose Q&A's I did not get to moderate. 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 – BlueSky The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – TikTok

A Wonderful Wednesday to you all! Filmmaker Adam Linkenhelt should have been on this podcast a loooooong time ago. Why do I say that? Because not only did Adam have two films in the festivals that I run in 2024, way back in 2016 a film that he co-directed was in the first ever festival that our team presented when Film Invasion Los Angeles (FILA) debuted. Time for the list? In 2016, Adam's film “Passports” was at FILA. Then in 2024 his film “The Unreliables” was at FILA 2024, earning Adam and his co- writer Jen Robyn Jacobs the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay - Drama. And get this. Adam directed two films that were submitted to FILA's sister-festival, Sherman Oaks Film Festival, also in 2024. We had to pick one, even though both were great, but right now I will just give a shoutout to both “Rattled” and “A Close Encounter.” Not only does Adam always do great work, but he told me at FILA 2024 that he had accepted the role of festival runner at the Anchorage Film Festival in Alaska! I was delighted that he wanted to pick my brain a little bit for it and I could not have been happier to see the great things happening up in Anchorage while I was busy at SOFF. Needless to say, we spent more than a little time talking “festival running” in this podcast. Consider this a chance to see behind the festival curtain a little! @AdamLinkenhelt anchoragefilmfestival.org _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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. If you listened to Tuesday's episode, you heard my excitement that I got to chat with accomplished filmmaker John Gray, once again. John is a very prolific filmmaker and to date I have seen no fewer than eight of his short films, including Household Demons, Exit Package, Extra Innings, The Third Defector, The Desecrated, The Little Drummer Boy, and The Overlook. We've had the privilege of presenting John's films in numerous festivals over the years, most recently The Unquiet Dead, which was featured at SOFF 2023. It's been a pleasure to get to know more about John over the years, and I'm always eager for his 4 Questions. You can learn more about John Gray at these links: Official Website: https://www.johngrayofficial.com Instagram: @bayrdge - https://www.instagram.com/bayrdge/ Twitter/X: @jthomasgray - https://x.com/jthomasgray Bluesky: johntgray - https://bsky.app/profile/johntgray.bsky.social _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok