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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. Writer/director Ty Clancey brought his short film “Thank You For Staying” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home two awards!  I’m proud to say that “Thank You For Staying” is in Season 7 of the  Discover Indie Fil...

Ty Clancey wrote and directed the short film “Thank You For Staying” that took home two awards at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021.  Not only did Ty write, direct and produce the film, he shot the entire thing on security cameras and played all the roles along with his wife.  I’m proud to say that “Thank You For Staying” is in Season 7 of the  Discover Indie Fil...

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. Brett Nicoletti makes wonderful documentary shorts when not working as a full-time editor.  “The Running Man of Pasadena” and his follow-up “Greg is Here” both took home awards on the festival circuit.  I’m proud to say that &#822...

Veteran film editor Brett Nicoletti shoots and directs documentary shorts on his own time and the results are always wonderful.  His film “The Running Man of Pasadena” was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018, taking home the award for Best Documentary Film.  And his follow-up “Greg is Here” was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles w...

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. Four guests answering the 4Qs above… madness!  This episode features the directors and leads of two films, “This Sucks” and “Driven: The Tony Pearson Story.”   These lovely people are Cameron A. Mitchell (writer/director, “T...

Four guests for two films!  Talk about a fun podcast.  This episode features the directors and leads of two films from Tequila Mockingbird Productions.  These lovely people are Cameron A. Mitchell (writer/director, “This Sucks”), Andrew Menjivar (director, “Driven: The Tony Pearson Story”), April Denise Scott (lead actor, “This Sucks”), and Tony Pearson (documen...

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. Christine Celozzi brought her short film, “My Friends The Plants,” both the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022, taking home awards from both festivals!  Christine wrote, directed, and stars in the film which ha...

Christine Celozzi wrote, directed, and stars in the multiple award winning short film, “My Friends The Plants.”  In fact, she took home the award for Outstanding Short Film – Comedy at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and then the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Comedy at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022. The good news is that you can watch “My Friends The Plant...

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 Vitória Vasconcellos brought her film “Pathei Mathos” to the Sermon Oaks FIlm Festival in 2021 and took home the Programmers Prize for Exceptionally Unique Filmmaking.  I’m proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 7 of the...

Vitória Vasconcellos wrote, directed and co-produced the film “Pathei Mathos.”  At the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021, Vitória took home the Programmers Prize for Exceptionally Unique Filmmaking.  I’m proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 7 of the  Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ! Vitória hopped onto Zoom to do this interview and I hope you e...

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. Alix Angelis wrote and directed the short film “Seance-ing” at Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 that took home two awards!  One for Outstanding Short Film – Comedy and the other for Outstanding Screenplay – Comedy.  I&#8...

Writer/Director Alix Angelis brought her film “Seance-ing” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2020 and took home two awards!  One for Outstanding Short Film – Comedy and the other for Outstanding Screenplay – Comedy.  I’m proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 7 of the  Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ! Alix hopped onto Zoom to do this i...

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. Noel David Taylor wrote, directed, and stars in the feature film “Man Under Table OR ‘I’m Writing A Movie’.” The film premiered at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019 and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Outstanding Filmmak...

Noel David Taylor made the film “Man Under Table OR ‘I’m Writing A Movie'” and it premiered at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  And when I say he “made” the film, I mean it.  He wrote, directed, played the lead role, shot most of it, did the set decoration… in many ways I consider it one of the ultimate indie films.  That’s why it took home the Pro...

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. Clare Cooney and Alyssa Thordarson made the film “After (A Love Story),” with Clare as director, Alyssa as the writer and co-lead actor, and both producing.  The film took home five awards from the Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in November 2022 and yo...

Alyssa Thordarson and Clare Cooney collaborated to make the film “After (A Love Story),” which played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2022 and took home five awards!  So many awards that I am not listing them here.  You can watch their film right now at this link:  After (A Love Story) on Omeleto . Clare
 and Alyssa hopped onto Zoom to do this interview and I hope you enj...

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/Producer Shelley Daniels and Actor/Director/Producer Cheryl Graeff
 made the TV pilot “The Resentful Angel,” which was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020.  I’m proud to say that this excellent film...

Chicago-based filmmakers Cheryl Graeff
 and Shelley Daniels brought their TV pilot “The Resentful Angel” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival and, personally, I will always remember this delightfully dark film about what the afterlife is like for a crank.  I’m proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 7 of the  Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ! Cheryl
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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 Céline Tshika brought her award winning short “The Wapidemic” to the 2021 Sherman Oaks Film Festival and it is one of the best satires you’re going to see for a long time.  I’m proud to say that this excellent short is in Seas...

Céline Tshika wrote, directed and produced the award winning short “The Wapidemic,” one of the most intelligent and hilarious satires you’re going to see for a long time.  I’m proud to say that this excellent short is in Season 7 of the  Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ! Céline and I hopped onto Zoom to do this interview, as she lives in Cape Town, South...

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. Pieter Coudyzer made “The Passerby,” writing and directing this beautiful animated film.  Pieter took home Outstanding Short Film – Animation and Outstanding Screenplay – Animation at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021.  I need every superlativ...

Writer/Director/Animator Pieter Coudyzer made the remarkable film “The Passerby.” This film played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home two awards; Outstanding Short Film – Animation and Outstanding Screenplay – Animation.  I already called this film “remarkable,” but honestly I would use every superlative in the book for this film.  It is an absolute mus...

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 Grossman jumped onto Zoom to discuss his film “Me Is You,” a great piece that rocked the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Uniquely Original Filmmaking.  This excellent short is in Season 7 of t...

Kevin Grossman brought his film “Me Is You” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Uniquely Original Filmmaking. I’m proud to say that this excellent short is in Season 7 of the  Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video !  “Me Is You” is smart, funny, and completely original. Kevin and I hopped onto Zoom to...

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. Jerome Marshall wrote and directed the film “Soft Spot,” an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020.  I’m proud to say that it is in Season 7 of the  Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ! As long as Jerome...