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Happy Friday, Friends! Actor, writer and producer Eddie Alfano brought his short “Mondays At The Office” to Film Invasion Los Angeles and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film, Comedy.                             This personal, well-crafted comedy manages to not just bring the laughs but to make a genuine emotional connection between the characters and the audience.            ...

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. Mother and daughter, Melissa Jean Martinez- Areffi and Bella Zoe Martinez brought their unbelievable OSCAR- QUALIFYING short, “Once More, Like Rain Man”  to  Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025, and took home the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Direction,...

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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. Ari Flesch’s debut film  “It’s Not For Me To Say” took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film, Animation at FI-LA 2025. Ari and I were wearing almost the same outfit, have similar heritage  and discovered that neither of us participate in social me...

Welcome Back To All You Indie Film Discoverers! I met filmmaker Ari Flesch at the Opening Night Gala of Film Invasion Los Angeles in June 2025.                                                                                                                                                                               Ari’s animated short “It’s Not For Me To Say” was an official selection and, this...

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. Annie Girard and Diana Wright co-directed and co-wrote the short film “1 in the Chamber” that took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Comedy at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles 2025.                                                     I was e...

Welcome back, Listeners! We have a great episode for you today. Annie Girard and Diana Wright are officially one of my favorite creative teams.                                                                                                                                                                                                          They co-directed and co-wrote the short film “1 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. A.J. Lising wrote and directed “Papa’s Corner,” a film that was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Short Film, for Val Victa’s performance as Papa. A.J. was not able t...

A Marvelous Monday to You All! A.J. Lising wrote and directed “Papa’s Corner,” a film that was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Short Film, for Val Victa’s performance as Papa. I was in the theater for this screening and even though I had already seen it as a member of the jury, after the film’s beautif...

Happy Friday! Time for something different! The guest for this podcast is Jessie Sparrow, Executive Director of RE:IMAGINE ATL, a community-based nonprofit in Atlanta that’s reshaping access to film, media, and digital storytelling for the city’s youth. RE:IMAGINE ATL reached out to me about this and even though the main focus of this podcast is indie filmmakers and their work, in this case...

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. Sweden-based Henrik Larsson co-directed, co- wrote and co-produced “Pierre West” with Jakob Arevärn, a drama about hope & darkness spanning 17 years. This remarkable film took home two awards at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June, 2025 (Grand Jury Award – Be...

Happy Labor Day, Listeners! I hope everyone is kicking back today, firing up the bbq and popping on your favorite indie film podcast while you flip burgers for your friends and family. It’s a good one too! Sweden-based Henrik Larsson co-directed, co- wrote and co-produced the film “Pierre West” with Jakob Arevärn.                                                                              ...

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. Jesseca Ynez Simmons had her film “Heaven in a Wild Flower” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Cinematography – Arthouse/Experimental. I was thrilled for the chance to finally sit down (virtually)...

A Wonderful Wednesday to everyone listening! Jesseca Ynez Simmons brought her film “Heaven in a Wild Flower” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Cinematography – Arthouse/Experimental. Jesseca wasn’t able to attend the festival, but thanks to this podcast I finally got to “meet” Jesseca on Zoom and confirm that all the amazing cinematograp...

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. Graham High directed “The Housesitters,” a smart and hilarious film that played at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 and took home Best Lead Actress – Short Film – The Housesitters – Erin Pineda and Best Lead Actor – Short Film –...

TGIFF! (Film Friday) Graham High directed a film that will forever live in my heart, “The Housesitters,” because not enough people make wonderfully acerbic comedies. Written by lead actors Erin Pineda & Matt McConkey, who co-produced with Graham and his sister Brittany High, “The Housesitters” is smart and hilarious, and it makes me love its two lead characters even if they show close to zero...

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 Lindsay Nyman returns to the podcast to chat about her new film, “They Call Me The Tattoo Witch.”                                                                                                                                                         T...

It’s a great day today because Filmmaker Lindsay Nyman returns to the podcast! And she was zooming in from Berlin! Back in April, 2018, Lindsay appeared on Episode 57 to talk about her pilot, “The Blind Center.”                                                                                                                                                                                  That...

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. Vincent Salvano’s film Crosby was at FI-LA 2018 and he has been such a busy young person — graduating college, working PA jobs at fantastic places like Pixar and such — that it took us SEVEN years of scheduling and rescheduling this podcast be...

A Wonderful Wednesday, Friends! Vincent Salvano’s film Crosby was at FI-LA 2018 and he has been such a busy young person — graduating college, working PA jobs at fantastic places like Pixar and such — that it took us SEVEN years of scheduling and rescheduling this podcast before we managed to record this! I’m so impressed with Vincent’s filmmaking journey and it was d...

Happy Monday, Discover Indie Film Folk! Fr3deR1cK has been a staple guest on the podcast and when he recently came to LA for an extended visit, I obviously agreed to pick up our musings on film and the universe. LINKS THAT Fr3deR1cK mentions: tomorrowpictures.com tomorrow pictures.tv Fr3deR1cK.com  jonesfoundation.com  IG- @fr3der1ck _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links...

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. I first had Rosalie Alspach on the podcast in July of 2021 to discuss how her short film “The Hostess” rocked Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020.                                                                                              Rosalie has generously...

Welcome back, Listeners! I first had Rosalie Alspach on the podcast in July of 2021 to discuss how her short film “The Hostess” rocked Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020. Rosalie has also been a rockstar juror on the FI-LA/SOFF Filmmaker’s Boards so when she asked to return to discuss her crowd sourcing campaign for her upcoming project, “If We Be Friends” I was more than happy 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. I was sad I never was able to interview Jon James Smith after he wrote and directed “Last Orders,” a horror short that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022. Thankfully Jon’s work returned to Film...

This is a special podcast for me. Why? Jon James Smith wrote and directed “Last Orders,” a horror short that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022. As a London resident, Jon was not able to attend the festival but I made a point to tell him of how well-received the film had been. I invited Jon onto the podcast then and he held off fo...