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Happy Monday, Folks! Previous to this podcast, my only interaction with Parker Croft was via email.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 He was super busy when his film “As Easy As Closing Your Eyes” screened at the Sherman Oaks...

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. Claire Chubbuck directed the film “A Way Home” that played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2023  and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette – Drama and Best Performance by a Cast – Featurette. On Wednesday’s episode Claire and...

Welcome back, Discover Indie Film Listeners. We have a great show for you today! If I wrote fun titles for these podcasts, I just might name this one, “Claire Chubbuck is awesome.” Because Claire is freaking awesome!                                                                                                                   But what I should do is play the normal rules, letting you know 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. Jared Hall is the epitome of an artist and he proved this when his beautiful short film, Anansi the Spider, played at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Animation and for Outstanding Cast Perf...

Happy Talk with a Filmmaker Friday! I normally refer to people as filmmakers, but when I think about Jared Hall the word that actually comes to my mind is, “artist.”                                                                                                                                             Jared is an animator, filmmaker, and illustrator, but what unifies all of his talents is 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. Pablo Riesgo’s engaging feature film “Marco Polo” was an official selection at BOTH Film Invasion Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home an impressively long list of awards including FILA 2024 Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Dra...

Happy Monday and welcome back to the Discover Indie Film Podcast! Pablo Riesgo’s feature film “Marco Polo” was an official selection at BOTH Film Invasion Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024.                                                                                            Something you might not know is that we do allow films to be official selections in both festivals, bu...

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. Wednesday I had the pleasure of posting my chat with filmmaker Jess Paul, whose touching film “Burying Baby” was an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival last year and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. If th...

Hello to all my DIF Listeners and Friends! For me, one of the highlights of the 2024 Sherman Oaks Festival was writer/producer/artist Jess Paul using the All Access Pass that she got for her film “Burying Baby” being a Official Selection to attend many screenings throughout the festival. Obviously I started this podcast because I love indie films and talking about them, and every time I ran into J...

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. Friday I chatted with filmmaker Clarke Wolfe about her short film “A Shining Example” (a darkly comic tribute to The Shining) that she brought to Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and pulled in a pair of awards for; the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing, H...

Happy Friday, Everyone! Filmmaker Clarke Wolfe brought her short film “A Shining Example” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and pulled in a pair of awards; the Filmmakers Award, chosen by our jury that is entirely made up of alumni, gave Clarke and co-writer Dylan Guerra the award for Outstanding Writing, Horror and a jury of one gave the film what we call, “Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional 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. Monday I posted my chat with writer/director ETA and lead actress Gemi Rubi about their thought provoking & engaging horror film, “White Gaze,”                                                                                                   tha...

A new podcast is out to ail your case of the Mondays! Writer/Director ETA had a vision, and that vision turned into the incredibly compelling film “White Gaze.” This thought provokingly authentic parable about gentrification and appropriation is also an engaging horror film,                                                                                                                            ...

TGIF! Ty Clancey is a returning champion! Ty was on episode 366 to talk about his short film “Thank You For Staying,” an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021.                                                     After the podcast, he sent me his hilarious human-puppet hybrid comedy “Support.com and You!” and I loved it so much that we instantly threw it onto The Indie Channel. T...

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 Gavin Gaitan brought his film “Down Town” to SOFF 2024 and took home four awards:                                                                                                                                                        ...

A beautiful March Monday to you all! What I am about to type is the absolute truth. The first time I watched “Down Town,” the crime-comedy-adventure feature film from writer director Gavin Gaitan,                                                                                I said out loud, alone in front of the TV, “Holy f***ing sh*t.” And I probably said it three to four times in a row, because...

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. Lindsay Harbert directed the wonderful short film “Talia,” co-producing with lead actor Amy Shaughnessy. The film was an official selection at Film Invasion – Los Angeles in 2024, taking home the Programmers Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. As always, Li...

It’s hard to believe but today is the Discover Indie Film Podcast’s 500th Episode!  The time has certainly flown and I marvel, looking back, on how many amazing and inspiring filmmakers I’ve been able to chat with since the very first episode in 2017. Many guests over the years have asked if I’d ever be willing to turn the mic around and allow someone to interview me. I dec...

Happy Monday, Everyone! We have a great interview for you today. But you’re going to have to wait until Friday for this filmmaker’s follow-up 4Qs because Wednesday is the 500TH episode of Discover Indie Film and we have a very special episode, or at least I hope so. I’ve been convinced by many of you over the years to flip the mic and allow a previous guest interview me. In fact,...

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. In 2024, Adam Linkenhelt’s film “The Unreliables” was at FILA 2024, earning Adam and his co- writer Jen Robyn Jacobs the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay – Drama. Not only that, in 2016, Adam’s film “Passports” was at FILA AND Adam direct...

A Wonderful Wednesday to you all! Filmmaker Adam Linkenhelt should have been on this podcast a loooooong time ago. Why do I say that? Because not only did Adam have two films in the festivals that I run in 2024, way back in 2016 a film that he co-directed was in the first ever festival that our team presented when Film Invasion Los Angeles (FILA) debuted. Time for the list? In 2016, Adam’s film “P...

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. Nick Livanos wrote and directed the feature film “All the Wrong Ingredients” that was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024, taking home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film – Comedy. Last Friday we posted the second fantastic t...

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, I have a new DiscoverIndieFilm Podcast for you! Nick Livanos wrote and directed the feature film “All the Wrong Ingredients” that was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024, taking home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film – Comedy. Nick is based in Tennessee and this podcast was our second Zoom,...

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. Producer and actor Sof Puchley brought her short film “ID EST” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Sci-Fi, as well as earning her director Shayda Frost the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director...

Happy Monday, Everyone! I’m wishing every a great start to the week and hoping that this interview helps with that. Producer and actor Sof Puchley brought her short film “ID EST” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Sci-Fi, as well as earning her director Shayda Frost the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director – Sci-Fi....