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Tobit Raphael Capati jumped onto FaceTime to record his DIF interview Tobit Raphael Capati’s film “Sextpert Advice” pulled in three awards at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  You can watch this hilarious, smart and touching short film in the Season 4 Episode 1 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video !  I apologize for the audio quality of this interview...

Patrick & Jeff at DIF HQ What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Patrick Connolly brought his feature film “Desire Lines” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 202 and brought home three awards!   You can watch it right now...

Patrick Connolly at the DIF HQ mic Patrick Connolly’s feature film “Desire Lines” brought home two grand Jury Prizes at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020; Best Screenplay and Best Lead Performance.   You can watch it right now on Prime Video!    You should ALSO watch Patrick’s short film “The Creeping Ritual” in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime...

Hayden with his crew at SOFF 2019 What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Hayden Croft is a three-time DIF interviewee! He has come in to discuss his films “Four Junkies” (SOFF 2019), “Last Wish” FILA 2018, and...

Hayden hopped onto FaceTime to record his record setting 3rd DIF interview Hayden Croft is a prolific filmmaker.  How prolific?  His most recent film, “Four Junkies,” pulled in two awards at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  His film before that, “Last Wish,” brought down that house at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2018.  And his film before that, “New Age, Olde...

David Thompson hopped onto Zoom in a dark room for his DIF interview What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out David Thompson wrote, directed, photographed, performed in, and edited the award winning film “Long Distance,” ea...

David Thompson on the set of his feature “Ojai” David Thompson created the award winning film “Long Distance,” and I say “created” intentionally because this unique film is truly an example of an artist creating something for all the right reasons, seeing where it might go and discovering exactly what it needs to be.  The great news is that you can watch “...

Curtis demonstrates proper contemplation with coffee cup technique What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Curtis Matzke wrote and directed “The Orchestra,” the Grand Jury Prize winner for Best Horror Short at the 2019 She...

Curtis hopped onto a Zoom chat for his DIF interview Award winning filmmaker Curtis Matzke brought his film “The Orchestra” to the 2019 Sherman Oaks Film Festival, and took the Grand Jury Prize for Best Horror Short back with him to Chicago.  We had hoped many times for an in-person DIF interview during his next trip to L.A., but we think you know what happened.  The great news is that...

Natalie & Ted demonstrate how she directs her DP between setups What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Writer/director Natalie Peracchio and cinematographer Ted Von Bevern collaborated on the film “Beast” that won a G...

Natalie and Ben right before recording their DIF interview Writer/director Natalie Peracchio and cinematographer Ted Von Bevern collaborated on the film “Beast” that won a Grand Jury Prize at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2019.  You can watch this wonderful film right now in Season 4 Episode 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ! If you want to learn more about thes...

Writer/Director Scott Cassidy takes my direction to “do the director looking up and thinking” thing What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Scott Cassidy hopped onto Zoom to talk about the Film Invasion Los Angeles 2020 Of...

Scott Cassidy calls in for his DIF interview Scott Cassidy sat down, in front of his computer’s webcam, to talk about his film “Passenger Man,” one of the wonderful films from Film Invasion Los Angeles 2020 that became a part of the Discover Indie Film TV Series.  You can watch this wonderful film right now in Season 4 Episode 9 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prim...

JOrdan Crabtree with Jeff Howard at DIF HQ What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Jordan Crabtree’s short film “The Myth of Winter” won a Grand Jury Prize for its star Chip The Shopping Cart at the Sherman Oaks Film...

Jordan Crabtree visits DIF HQ for his interview Jordan Crabtree’s completely original short film “The Myth of Winter” won a Grand Jury Prize that the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and you can watch this wonderful film right now in Season 4 Episode 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ! Jordan came into DIF HQ to discuss this film and his inspirations,...

Adrian Powers demonstrates his “blocking out the next scene” face for us What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Adrian Powers brought his award winning film “Brolga” to the Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2019,...

Adrian Powers calling from Australia for his DIF interview! Adrian Powers wrote and directed the award winning film “Brolga,” which won the Programmers Prize at the Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2019.  You can watch this wonderful film right now in Season 3 Episode 4 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ! Adrian is one of my favorite filmmakers.  I don’t thi...

When I asked Marcus for silly pose He Delivered! What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Marcus Baker wrote, directed and produced the delightfully original film “Counterweight” that played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festiva...

Marcus Baker calling in from Seattle! Marcus Baker wrote, directed and produced the delightfully original film “Counterweight” that played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020.  I’m proud to say that this film joined the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video , in Season 4 Episode 5, playing with two equally visionary films. Watch his film and then listen to thi...

The Macias Brothers prepare to answer the 4Qs on Skype What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Vinny & Drew Macias, better known as The Macias Brothers, brought their film “Shoot ’em Dead” to the Sherman Oaks Fil...

The Macias Brothers, Drew & Vinny, ready for their Skype DIF interview The Macias Brothers, Drew & Vinny, basically took the Sherman Oaks Film Festival by storm in 2019 by introducing their short film “Shoot ’em Dead” with a musical number longer than the film itself.  They may have a serious side, but The Macias Brothers are seriously funny.  You get to see them in actio...

John Venable (right) with actors Anita Leeman Torres and Charlie Baker at SOFF 2019 What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out In this podcast we find out what films inspired (and maybe didn’t inspire) filmmaker John Venable.  As a...

John Venable, Charlie Baker & Jeff Howard at SOFF 2019 Writer, Actor and Producer John Venable brought his film “First Person” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019 and this hilarious comedy found launches Season 3 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video  by being the first film in the first episode. At the festival Q&A John and his team shared the intere...

Skype brings Sam & Ryan to Los Angeles with not-so-great audio quality! What are the 4Q’s? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Sam Vartholomeos is the lead actor in Ryan O’Leary’s fantastic film “The Lost Weekend,”  We’re...

Ryan & Sam hopped onto Skype for their DIF interview Ryan O’Leary & Sam Vartholomeos are a blast.  Ryan wrote and directed “The Lost Weekend” and as the lead actor Sam made every scene of the film worth watching.  We’re proud to say that “The Lost Weekend” is in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video,  Season 4 Episode 4.  No wonder this film...