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Kim & Nate at DIF HQ with Jeff Howard 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 Nate & Kim Ellis brought their film “Delivery” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019, and you can now watch it in the Discover Indie...

Kim & Nate Ellis at the DIF HQ mic The kickass film “Delivery” played in the Kickass Spotlight at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019, and you can now watch it in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video  in Season 3 Episode 6.  If we named DIF TV episodes, then that one would be called the Kickass Episode. Nate wrote and directed “Delivery” with Kim i...

TJ Power gets ready for his second DIF interview Do you want to know why “The Bus to Birra Birra” from filmmaker TJ Power is in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video ?  Maybe the fact that it won four awards at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020 has something to do with it?  Go to Season 4 Episode 2 of the DIF TV series too see why this film won Best Short Film –...

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 Joey Bravo kicks off his 4Qs with the statement that he has devoted himself to watching a film every night for years!  You should definitely watch his film “Hammer Jackson” in the  D...

Joey Bravo coming to ya from Bisbee, Arizona Joey Bravo wrote and directed the fun-as-hell short film “Hammer Jackson,” a crowd favorite at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2019.  It was time to finally interview Joey for the DIF podcast because his film is in the  Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video  — just go to Season 3 Episode 8 to check it out. Listen to Joey&#82...

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 If you saw “First States” then you know that Bond Richards has a unique cinematic vision.  And if you have not seen this film, you can watch it now on the  Discover Indie Film TV Ser...

Bond Richards virtually sitting at the DIF HQ mic Bond Richards made the superb short film “First States” and we get to talk to him all about it to celebrate this film joining the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video  — just go to Season 4 Episode 1 to check out this darkly hilarious and extremely satisfying film. “First States” is one of my favorite fi...

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 Alana de Freitas wrote and directed the award winning film “Nancy” which you can watch right now in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video  — just go to Season...

Alana de Freitas Alana de Freitas wrote and directed the film “Nancy” which took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – Drama at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  (Actor Michael Yavnieli also picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Performance, making “Nancy” was a double-award-winner!)  The great news is that you can watch “Nancy” right n...

Cory Aycock at the DIF mic’s with Jeff Howard 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 Cory Aycock’s film “Lydia of the Desert” is a personal, passionate film that has the courage to exercise restraint throughou...

Cory Aycock visits DIF HQ for his podcast interview Cory Aycock brought his film “Lydia of the Desert” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2020 and, in all honesty, I can tell you that when I first watched this film as a member of the festival’s selection jury I was already hoping to see it become a part of the Discover Indie Film TV Series.  This personal, passionate work of utter...

Rosalie Alspach at DIF HQ with Jeff Howard 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 Rosalie Alspach was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020 with her film “The Hostess.” And I’m proud to say that...

Rosalie Alspach enjoyin’ her coffee at DIF HQ Rosalie Alspach’s short film “The Hostess” rocked Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020 and I was delighted when she gave a thumbs up for this film to join Season 4 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.  Catch it in Episode 6! “The Hostess” is everything you look for in a short film.  Well written,...

Danda Russo & Luciana Battistini at DIF HQ with Jeff Howard 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 Luciana Battistini & Danda Russo co-directed “The Scarf,” a short film that was an official selection at the Sherm...

Luciana Battistini & Danda Russo at the DIF HQ microphone Danda Russo & Luciana Battistini co-directed “The Scarf,” a short film that was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and is now featured in Season 4 Episode 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV series on Amazon Prime Video .  “The Scarf” is a compelling, thought provoking film that takes...

Pedro Patricio SOFF 2017 Q&A with “Tirachinas” actor Emma Maddock & Jeff Howard 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 Filmmaker Pedro Patricio brought his film “Tirachinas” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2017 and retur...

Writer/Director Pedro Patricio at SOFF 2017 with his friend and fellow filmmaker Fei Yu. Filmmaker Pedro Patricio has been a part of the Discover Indie Film family from the beginning.  His film “Tirachinas” was a smash hit at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2017 and that film is in the very first season of the Discover Indie Film TV Series . Pedro returned with his remarkable follow-...

Hayden Croft and his “Last Wish” team at FILA 2018 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 one of my favorite filmmakers.  He writes every day and has even published a wonderful book of short stories that I...

Hayden Croft at FILA 2018 Hayden Croft’s short film “Last Wish” was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2018 and, honestly, would have likely won “Best Short Comedy” if that award had existed at the time.  (We realized the next year that we had to expand our award categories.). This nuanced, daring comedy will always be one of my favorites, because i...

DIF host Jeff Howard leans in with Rosie Grace & Nate Hapke 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 Rosie Grace has written and produced two films that have been at either Film Invasion Los Angeles or Sherman Oaks Film Festival, &...

Rosi & Nate at DIF HQ in August 2019 Rosie Grace and Nate Hapke have been collaborating on film productions for a few years now.  Before their work together truly took off I had interviewed Nate about his film “One More” (SOFF 2017) but get this list… after that film came three Rosie & Nate collaborations; “She & Her” (FILA 2019) “To The Moon and Bac...

David M. Weiss with his friend Leslie Easterbrook at SOFF 2018 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 M. Weiss brought his action-thriller feature film “Black Luck” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2016 and then came...

David M Weiss’s virtual interview in July 2019 Filmmaker David M. Weiss brought his action-thriller Black Luck to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2016 and then came back to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival with his incredibly touching and inspiring film Kap, shot entirely in Haiti about the practice of “restavek” (to stay with) which is a form of child slavery affecting over 300,000 c...

Lonnie Martin & Jeff Howard ready to record their voices 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 Lonnie Martin brought his superb feature film “The Last of the Manson Girls” to Film Invasion Los Angeles back in 2019, where it was...

Writer/Director/Instructor Lonnie Martin at DIF HQ Lonnie Martin brought his superb feature film “The Last of the Manson Girls” to Film Invasion Los Angeles back in 2019, where it was an audience favorite and puled in some awards. I got lucky and in December of 2019 Lonnie was visiting Los Angeles and took a break from his busy schedule to sit down for a Discover Indie Film interview....