Discover Indie Film

What is DIF4Q?  It’s the Discover Indie Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 Zach Kanner was the lead actor and producer of the feature film Stay,  which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2017.  He pla...

What is DIF4Q?  It’s the Discover Indie Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 Devin Brooke was onscreen for nearly every minute of the feature film Stay,  which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2017. ...

What is DIF4Q?  It’s the Discover Indie Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 Do you want to make a movie?  Then you should know Christopher James Cramer.  He can be a one-man crew today (getting quality pictures  and sound) and t...

Besides winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2017, the feature film Stay is the indie movie that everyone thinks about making and either doesn’t or fails trying.  A bunch of talented, dedicated friends pulled together the script, performers, and equipment that they needed to make a 90 minute film in a week in the home of one of the lead performers.  And it’...

What is DIF4Q?  It’s the Discover Indie Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 I met actor/writer/producer Seth Coltan because his film obSETHed: Memorial Day  brought down the house as one of the funniest films of the year.  I was...

The Blind Center won a Grand Jury Prize at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2017, and it also brought down the house.  It’s not available online yet, but it will be soon.  I got to talk to both director/producer Tim Cruz and actor/writer/producer Lindsay Nyman in separate interviews… I can’t say this for sure, but I think Lindsay’s interview is the first that I didn’t mak...

What is DIF4Q?  It’s the Discover Indie Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 I met director/producer Tim Cruz at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2017, where his film The Blind Center won a Grand Jury Prize.  If you listened to his i...

The Blind Center won a Grand Jury Prize at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2017, and it also brought down the house.  It’s not available online yet, but it will be soon.  I got to talk to both director/producer Tim Cruz and actor/writer/producer Lindsay Nyman in separate interviews… Tim made it over to the house first, so Tim’s interview goes up first.  But Lindsay is next, so stay...

What is DF4Q?  It’s the Discover Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 Mylissa Fitzsimmons is super-talented and super-cool.  She won the Audience Award at Film Invasion Los Angeles for her short film  That Party That One Night. ...

In 2017, Filmmaker Mylissa Fitzsimmons won the Audience Award at Film Invasion Los Angeles for her short film  That Party That One Night.  Whether it’s the directing, the cinematography, the lighting, the writing or the performances, there’s an art and a sophistication to all the elements you see in That Party That One Night  that we see all too rarely.  Whenever I see a movie this goo...

What is DF4Q?  It’s the Discover Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 The first time I met Mikhael Bassilli it was because he had won the screenwriting competition 100 Screenplays  in 2017.  (You can see me about to hand him the...

If I was to use one word for filmmaker Mikhael Bassilli it would be  industrious.   Just wait until you hear his story. Mikhael just cannot stop creating, whether it is a business, a screenplay, a film, or a structure to make all of that happen.  But I don’t want to give too much away before you hear this interview.  Needless to say, Mikhael completely surprised and impressed me during this...

What is DF4Q?  It’s the Discover Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 Miri Stone wrote and directed  The Hunter  which opened the festival at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2016.   The Hunter is a beautifully made film that takes t...

The first time I ever programmed a film festival was Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2016.  The first film that screened was The Hunter .  Which means that my first  Q&A with (as the Q, not the A) was Miri Stone.  Like all Q&A’s, we only had around 10 minutes to talk, so this filmmaker from Seattle with a New Zealand accent who made an incredible original short film remained a mystery t...

What is DF4Q?  It’s the Discover Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 Hayden Croft and producer/actor Jay Eftimoski made the great film  New Age, Olde English  together.  This original and unique comedy with a lit...

One of the hits at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2016 was  New Age, Olde English.   The team behind this film, writer/director Hayden Croft and producer/actor Jay Eftimoski, came in for an interview.   New Age, Olde English  is an original and unique comedy with a little touch of horror. Click here to watch New Age, Ole English and then listen to the podcast! And ONE MORE THING.   On this podc...

We all made a bunch of predictions in The Oscars Prediction Podcast , so of course we had to meet again to discuss the Oscars results.  Three filmmakers who weren’t able to make it to the Prediction Podcast were available for the Results Party… In fact, ELEVEN filmmakers took part in the Discover Film Oscars Pool.  Some have already done a podcast interview, and some are on my to-do li...

At the last minute I thought it would be fun to bring in some filmmakers who’d previously done the podcast, and after sending out some invites I managed to get three people on the mic at the same time. Caroline O’Brien (Episode 28), Alex Merkin, (Episode 41) and James Medeiros (Episode 28) came in and we shared out picks and favorites for all of the top Oscars. This is a fun one, and j...

What is DF4Q?  It’s the Discover Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 2017, Ché Baker won the Grand Jury Prize for feature film at Film invasion Los Angeles for  Blue World Order , a science-fiction epic that blows audiences a...

In 2017, the Grand Jury Prize for feature film at Film invasion Los Angeles went to Blue World Order , a science-fiction epic that blows audiences away with everything it manages to accomplish for a truly independent film.  Ché Baker is the creative force behind  Blue World Order  and thankfully I’ve managed to meet up with this Australian during his last two visits to Los Angeles. As always...

Jeff & Alex at the 2016 Sherman Oaks Film Festival. What is DF4Q?  It’s the Discover Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 Alex Merkin has been directing like crazy for over a decade, completing four shorts, a cable series, an...

Jeff & Alex at the 2016 Sherman Oaks Film Festival. This Modern Man Is Beat  won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2016, and I never stopped thinking about how beautifully cinematic it is.  I knew from working with the filmmakers that there would be a good story behind it, and director Alex Merkin did not disappoint.  What I didn’t know is how many fils Alex has b...

Jeff Simpson is a director, writer, and actor… and he has worked at both Film Invasion Los Angeles and the Sherman Oaks Film Festival.  Besides being a great help at the festivals, Jeff is a film lover who takes the time to watch most of the festival’s films.  I invited him to come do a DF4Q. If you want to see some of Jeff’s work, check out  May God Forgive and Kingfisher . What...

Jean-Marie Marbach is a Paris-based filmmaker who won the Grand Jury Prize for Music Video at Film Invasion L.A in 2017.  I was blown away by his vision and could not wait to hear his DF4Q. What is DF4Q?  It’s the Discover Film Four Questions . Name your favorite film 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 yo...

Click this poster to watch “Fiebre En La Disco” At Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2017,  Fiebre en la Disco  won the Grand Jury Prize for Music Video.  It might be a music video, but from the first time I saw it I knew that I was actually watching a visionary short film.  The music video’s creator, Jean-Marie Marbach, lives in Paris and came out to Los Angeles for the festival.  He...