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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. Filmmaker James Oxyer came into DIF HQ discuss his  short film “Sorry” that took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022.  You can watch Sorry right now on YouTube by clicking right here !  As...

James Oxyer wrote, directed and produced the short film “Sorry” that took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022.  This fun and  entertaining horror short also received the “Pretty Spiff” honor from my 15 year old who has extremely demanding taste and exclusively watches horror films.  You can watch Sorry right now on...

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. Renetta Amador’s directed and produce the surreal horror film “Processing,” that rocked the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2021. It’s creative, original, and unforgettable.  Guess what?  You can watch “Processing” ri...

Renetta Amador’s film “Processing” played the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2021 and this unforgettable, surreal horror film will be with me forever.  Guess what?  You can watch “Processing” right now on the streaming service TVHi and it is in Season 7, Episode 4 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video . Renetta is a top professional in the...

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. Klaus Hoch wrote, directed and produced the film “Emergence,” which took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Music Video at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.   You can watch “Emergence” right now on the streaming service TVHi and i...

Klaus Hoch brought the piece “Emergence” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2019 and took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Music Video.  I intentionally  first minute of this podcast, “Emergence” is an art film, a performance piece, a dance film, and a music video all at once.  Guess what?  You can watch “Emergence” right now on the streaming servic...

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. Matthew Domenico’s pilot script “Nutt To Butt” was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June 2022 and his feature screenplay “Contact 360” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2022!  But there’s mor...

I first met Matthew Domenico as the writer of the pilot “Nutt To Butt,” an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June 2022.  Then he shows up at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November with the official selection screenplay “Contact 360.”  But there’s more.  Matthew shared his short film “If I Were To Speak Of War” with me and I immediately...

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. Ari Groobman wrote and directed the short film “Essentially Amy,” an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 that took home four awards.   And I should mention that Ari was a first time director. Four awards for his first film!...

First time writer/director Ari Groobman’s film “Essentially Amy” was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 and took home four awards.  Four! The Grand Jury Award for Best Lead Actress – Short Film – went to Stacy Chu who played the titular character. Meanwhile, a jury of Ari’s peers on the Filmmakers Board have “Essentially Amy” Outstan...

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. Soren McVay and Alan Sanchez collaborated on the film “Watcher,” with Alan writing, directing and producing and Soren producing and acting the lead role.  “Watcher” was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2023 and...

Alan Sanchez wrote and directed the short film “Watcher,” starring lead actor Soren McVay and these two both produced the short as well.  “Watcher” was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2023 and took home three Filmmakers Awards; Outstanding Short Film – Horror, Outstanding Screenplay – Horror – Alan “Poe” Sanchez, and Outstanding Performance, Indiv...

Fr3deR1cK Taylor was my guest on this podcast for Episode 294 , one that we recorded on Zoom back in 2022.  One of the joys of having podcast is that you get to know and like people.  When Fr3deR1cK came out to Los Angeles from Atlanta we met up for a bite and decided to follow-up that Zoom podcast by recording an in-person conversation.  This podcast is simply a filmmaker and producer (Fr3deR1cK)...

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. Michael Heubel  and Schyler Martin made the brilliant short film, “Lucky,” that took home the Audience Award for Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021.  And guess what?   You can watch “Lucky” righ...

Schyler Martin and Michael Heubel collaborated to make the short film, “Lucky,” the short film I’ve hoped for years that someone would make.  Why was I longing for a film like”Lucky”?  It is a film where comedy meets arthouse, abstract expressionism meets narrative structure, and it’s just generally f***ing great.  Schyler & Michael brought “Lucky&#822...

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. Alex Kannan produced and directed the documentary short “La Cita (The Appointment)” that took home the Audience Award for Short Film – Documentary and at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021.  Alex jumped onto Zoom from his car to record an inter...

Alex Kannan directed the documentary short “La Cita (The Appointment)” and brought it the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021, taking home the Audience Award for Short Film – Documentary.  Alex is such a busy person, fitting his film and music pursuits around his schedule as an attorney, that he had to record this Zoom from his car.  Our apologies for the audio quality! Discover Indie F...

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. Director Chris Hall & writer/lead actor Tommy Dickie brought their short comedy “The Perfect First Date” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2022 and took home more awards than I can list here.  This great film can be seen on the new...

Tommy Dickie & Chris Hall brought their short comedy “The Perfect First Date” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2022 and basically took home ALL the awards.  This smart, funny, and touching film can be seen on the new streaming service TVHi!  Click here to watch ‘The Perfect First Date’ on TVHi If you can’t tell from this interview, I consider myself l...

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. The comedy short “Across The Room” was written by Matt Clifford and directed/produced by Mellinda Hensley, and it was an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2020. I’m proud to say that this excellent film is in Se...

Mellinda Hensley and Matt Clifford brought their short comedy “Across The Room” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2020 and I’m proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 6 of the  Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ! These two lovely people hopped onto Zoom for this interview and it was a ton of fun.  In fact, I sound like I had several cups o...

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. The team behind the award winning film “Good Counsel” hopped onto Zoom for a DIF interview so of course I had to have them answer the 4Qs above.  Chandra Bond (actor/producer), Janelle Jones (actor), and Aaron Bennett (writer) take turns telling us...

The rare Four Guest podcast! Chandra Bond (actor/producer), Janelle Jones (actor), Aaron Bennett (writer) & David J. Levine (director) collaborated to make the film “Good Counsel,” an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and took home a Grand Jury Prize.  I’m proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 7, Episode 1 of the  Discover Indie Film TV...

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 Hassan El-Amin brought his short film “The Strong Box” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2021 and took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Horror and the   Award for Outstanding Acting by an Individual for lead actor J...

Hassan El-Amin wrote, directed and produced the short film “The Strong Box” that came to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2021 and took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Horror and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Acting by an Individual for lead actor Joseph Fox. You can more about Hassan’s work at the Instagram handles @mrhassanelamin  and  @thestrongbox.short...