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Discover Indie Film

Jeff Howard

Meet tomorrow’s filmmakers today.

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399. Adele Thomas “She”

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2023/06/20

Adele Thomas's music video "She" played the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2020 and this beautiful work of art took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Music Video as well as the award for Outstanding Performance, Individual – Experimental for Kennedy Knopf and Outstanding Cinematography – Experimental for Julie Kim. You can watch "She" right now on the streaming service TVHi and at some point in 2023 it will join the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. I hope you enjoy

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398. 4Qs with Rick Ives

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2023/06/15

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. Filmmakers Rick Ives came onto the DIF podcast to talk about his indie feature film "Solid Rock Trust" and, even though he maybe didn't have enough warning, he answered the 4Qs listed above. By the way, you MUST check out Rick's feature film "Solid Rock Trust" and you can find many different ways to watch it at the Solid Rock Trust linktr.ee. Follow Rick on

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397. Rick Ives “Solid Rock Trust”

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2023/06/13

Rick Ives reached out to me about his indie feature film "Solid Rock Trust" and something crazy happened... it's great. I took a look and, as I say in the first minute of this podcast, Rick pulled off what hundreds (maybe thousands) of filmmakers have tried before; Set a feature length thriller in a single location and make it engaging from start to finish. Check out "Solid Rock Trust" right now at the Solid Rock Trust linktr.ee. I also got kinda lucky because I invited Rick onto the podcast

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396. 4Qs with Eva Urrutia

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2023/06/08

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. Eva Urrutia wrote, directed and co-produced the brilliant film "Avec Le Temps (With Time)" that came to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and took home two Grand Jury Prizes. I cannot express to you how beautiful I find "Avec Le Temps" to be. You simply have to watch it and you CAN! The film is in Season 7, Episode 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series

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395. Eva Urrutia “Avec Le Temps (With Time)”

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2023/06/06

Writer/director Eva Urrutia brought the brilliant film "Avec Le Temps (With Time)" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and this incredible film brought home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – Drama Best Director, Short Film. I cannot express to you how beautiful I find "Avec Le Temps" to be. You simply have to watch it and you CAN! The film is in Season 7, Episode 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. I looked forward to this conversation with Eva for a long

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394. 4Qs with Duane Andersen

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2023/05/26

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 Duane Andersen came to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 with the incredible film "30 Meetings / 30 Days" and took home SIX awards. This film blew my mind the first time that I saw it and, honestly, gets better eery time that I watch it again. You can watch it right now - just go to "30 Meetings / 30 Days" on Omeleto and enjoy! As long as I

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393. Duane Andersen “30 Meetings / 30 Days”

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2023/05/23

Duane Andersen brought "30 Meetings / 30 Days" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 and this incredible film brought home six, SIX, awards. It would take up just too much space to name them all. The film is a triumph on every level and you can watch it now! Just go to "30 Meetings / 30 Days" on Omeleto and enjoy! Duane has led a long and interesting career in film. It was fantastic to hear his story and get to know him better. If only he'd lived in L.A. I'd be inviting him to a BBQ this

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392. 4Qs with James Oxyer

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2023/05/18

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 James Oxyer came into DIF HQ discuss his short film "Sorry" that took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film - Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022. You can watch Sorry right now on YouTube by clicking right here! As long as James was here to talk shop of course I had him answer the 4Qs above. James came by in person for this but I

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391. James Oxyer “Sorry”

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2023/05/16

James Oxyer wrote, directed and produced the short film "Sorry" that took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film - Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022. This fun and entertaining horror short also received the "Pretty Spiff" honor from my 15 year old who has extremely demanding taste and exclusively watches horror films. You can watch Sorry right now on YouTube by clicking right here! James came by in person for this interview and it was a delight to have him here. But I forgot to

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390. 4Qs with Renetta Amador

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2023/05/11

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. Renetta Amador's directed and produce the surreal horror film "Processing," that rocked the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2021. It's creative, original, and unforgettable. Guess what? You can watch "Processing" right now on the streaming service TVHi and it is in Season 7, Episode 4 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. As long

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389. Renetta Amador “Processing”

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2023/05/09

Renetta Amador's film "Processing" played the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2021 and this unforgettable, surreal horror film will be with me forever. Guess what? You can watch "Processing" right now on the streaming service TVHi and it is in Season 7, Episode 4 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. Renetta is a top professional in the film industry, with credits that include films such as Promising Young Woman, The Curse of La Llorona, A wrinkle in Time, The

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388. 4Qs with Klaus Hoch

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2023/05/04

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. Klaus Hoch wrote, directed and produced the film "Emergence," which took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Music Video at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019. You can watch "Emergence" right now on the streaming service TVHi and it will be coming soon as part of Season 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. Klaus hopped onto Zoom

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387. Klaus Hoch “Emergence”

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2023/05/02

Klaus Hoch brought the piece "Emergence" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2019 and took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Music Video. I intentionally first minute of this podcast, "Emergence" is an art film, a performance piece, a dance film, and a music video all at once. Guess what? You can watch "Emergence" right now on the streaming service TVHi and it will be coming soon as part of Season 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. Klaus is a terrific guy

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386. 4Qs with Matthew Domenico

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2023/04/27

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. Matthew Domenico's pilot script "Nutt To Butt" was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June 2022 and his feature screenplay "Contact 360" at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2022! But there's more. Matthew shared his short film "If I Were To Speak Of War" with me and I immediately replied, "This is a wonderful film. Can we add it

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385. Matthew Domenico “If I Were To Speak Of War”

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2023/04/25

I first met Matthew Domenico as the writer of the pilot "Nutt To Butt," an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June 2022. Then he shows up at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November with the official selection screenplay "Contact 360." But there's more. Matthew shared his short film "If I Were To Speak Of War" with me and I immediately replied, "This is a wonderful film. Can we add it to the Discover Indie Film TV series?" He said yes and it will be coming soon as part of

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384. 4Qs with Ari Groobman

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2023/04/20

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 Groobman wrote and directed the short film "Essentially Amy," an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 that took home four awards. And I should mention that Ari was a first time director. Four awards for his first film! As long as Ari came over to do a DIF interview you know I was going to get his answers to the 4Qs above

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383. Ari Groobman “Essentially Amy”

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2023/04/18

First time writer/director Ari Groobman's film "Essentially Amy" was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 and took home four awards. Four! The Grand Jury Award for Best Lead Actress – Short Film – went to Stacy Chu who played the titular character. Meanwhile, a jury of Ari's peers on the Filmmakers Board have "Essentially Amy" Outstanding Short Film – Drama, Outstanding Director – Drama and Outstanding Performance, Cast – Drama. You can watch "Essentially Amy" right now

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382. 4Qs with Soren McVay & Alan Sanchez

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2023/04/13

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. Soren McVay and Alan Sanchez collaborated on the film "Watcher," with Alan writing, directing and producing and Soren producing and acting the lead role. "Watcher" was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2023 and took home three Filmmakers Awards; Outstanding Short Film – Horror, Outstanding Screenplay – Horror – Alan “Poe” Sanchez,

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381. Alan Sanchez & Soren McVay “Watcher”

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2023/04/11

Alan Sanchez wrote and directed the short film "Watcher," starring lead actor Soren McVay and these two both produced the short as well. "Watcher" was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2023 and took home three Filmmakers Awards; Outstanding Short Film – Horror, Outstanding Screenplay – Horror – Alan “Poe” Sanchez, and Outstanding Performance, Individual – Horror – Soren McVay. It was an absolute pleasure to interview them and as soon as Alan releases the short online I'll

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380. Fr3deR1cK & Jeff Shoot the S**t, Part 1

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2023/04/05

Fr3deR1cK Taylor was my guest on this podcast for Episode 294, one that we recorded on Zoom back in 2022. One of the joys of having podcast is that you get to know and like people. When Fr3deR1cK came out to Los Angeles from Atlanta we met up for a bite and decided to follow-up that Zoom podcast by recording an in-person conversation. This podcast is simply a filmmaker and producer (Fr3deR1cK) and an enthusiastic film festival programmer (Jeff) having an impromptu conversation about anything and

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