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Jeff Howard

Meet tomorrow’s filmmakers today.

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379. 4Qs with Michael Heubel & Schyler Martin

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2023/04/03

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. Michael Heubel and Schyler Martin made the brilliant short film, "Lucky," that took home the Audience Award for Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. And guess what? You can watch "Lucky" right now on TVHi, the streaming service dedicated to excellent indie films that might be even better to watch a little high. You

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378. Schyler Martin & Michael Heubel “Lucky”

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2023/03/31

Schyler Martin and Michael Heubel collaborated to make the short film, "Lucky," the short film I've hoped for years that someone would make. Why was I longing for a film like"Lucky"? It is a film where comedy meets arthouse, abstract expressionism meets narrative structure, and it's just generally f***ing great. Schyler & Michael brought "Lucky" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Audience Award for Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental. It was an absolute pleasure to

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377. 4Qs with Alex Kannan

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2023/03/29

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. Alex Kannan produced and directed the documentary short "La Cita (The Appointment)" that took home the Audience Award for Short Film – Documentary and at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. Alex jumped onto Zoom from his car to record an interview, so of course I had him answer the 4Qs above. Our apologies for the audio quality - it's a Zoomy mobile kinda

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376. Alex Kannan “La Cita (The Appointment)”

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2023/03/27

Alex Kannan directed the documentary short "La Cita (The Appointment)" and brought it the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021, taking home the Audience Award for Short Film – Documentary. Alex is such a busy person, fitting his film and music pursuits around his schedule as an attorney, that he had to record this Zoom from his car. Our apologies for the audio quality! Discover Indie Film Links DIF Website - DIF Instagram - DIF Facebook - DIF Twitter TVHi Links TVHi Website - TVHi Instagram

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375. 4Qs with Chris Hall & Tommy Dickie

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2023/03/24

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. Director Chris Hall & writer/lead actor Tommy Dickie brought their short comedy "The Perfect First Date" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2022 and took home more awards than I can list here. This great film can be seen on the new streaming service TVHi! Click here to watch 'The Perfect First Date' on TVHi As long as Chris and Tommy showed up for

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374. Tommy Dickie & Chris Hall “The Perfect First Date”

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2023/03/22

Tommy Dickie & Chris Hall brought their short comedy "The Perfect First Date" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2022 and basically took home ALL the awards. This smart, funny, and touching film can be seen on the new streaming service TVHi! Click here to watch 'The Perfect First Date' on TVHi If you can't tell from this interview, I consider myself lucky to have hung out with these two for a few hours. If you get the chance to do the same I suggest you jump on it and hold on for the

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373. 4Qs with Matt Clifford & Mellinda Hensley

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2023/03/20

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. The comedy short "Across The Room" was written by Matt Clifford and directed/produced by Mellinda Hensley, and it was an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2020. I'm proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 6 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! These two lovely people hopped onto Zoom for this

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372. Mellinda Hensley & Matt Clifford “Across The Room”

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2023/03/17

Mellinda Hensley and Matt Clifford brought their short comedy "Across The Room" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2020 and I'm proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 6 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! These two lovely people hopped onto Zoom for this interview and it was a ton of fun. In fact, I sound like I had several cups of coffee right before we hit "record" but I swear to you my elevated mood was just from talking to these two. You can

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371. 4Qs with Chandra Bond, Janelle Jones, & Aaron...

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2023/03/15

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. The team behind the award winning film "Good Counsel" hopped onto Zoom for a DIF interview so of course I had to have them answer the 4Qs above. Chandra Bond (actor/producer), Janelle Jones (actor), and Aaron Bennett (writer) take turns telling us about some of their favorite films. I'm also proud to say that their excellent film "Good Counsel" is in Season

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370. Chandra Bond, Janelle Jones, Aaron Bennett &...

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2023/03/13

The rare Four Guest podcast! Chandra Bond (actor/producer), Janelle Jones (actor), Aaron Bennett (writer) & David J. Levine (director) collaborated to make the film "Good Counsel," an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and took home a Grand Jury Prize. I'm proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 7, Episode 1 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! You can learn more about these lovely, talented people at these links: Chandra Bond on

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369. 4Qs with Hassan El-Amin

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2023/03/10

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 Hassan El-Amin brought his short film "The Strong Box" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2021 and took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film - Horror and the Award for Outstanding Acting by an Individual for lead actor Joseph Fox. I was delighted that Hassan hopped onto Zoom for a DIF interview and of course I had to have him answer the

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368. Hassan El-Amin “The Strong Box”

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2023/03/08

Hassan El-Amin wrote, directed and produced the short film "The Strong Box" that came to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2021 and took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film - Horror and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Acting by an Individual for lead actor Joseph Fox. You can more about Hassan's work at the Instagram handles @mrhassanelamin and @thestrongbox.shortfilm Discover Indie Film Links DIF Website - DIF Instagram - DIF Facebook - DIF Twitter TVHi Links TVHi Website - TVHi

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367. 4Qs with Ty Clancey

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2023/03/06

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 Ty Clancey brought his short film "Thank You For Staying" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home two awards! I'm proud to say that "Thank You For Staying" is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! You can also see "Thank You For Staying" and Ty's earlier, hilarious human-puppet hybrid comedy

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366. Ty Clancey “Thank You For Staying”

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2023/03/03

Ty Clancey wrote and directed the short film "Thank You For Staying" that took home two awards at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. Not only did Ty write, direct and produce the film, he shot the entire thing on security cameras and played all the roles along with his wife. I'm proud to say that "Thank You For Staying" is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! But wait... there's more! You can see "Thank You For Staying" and Ty's earlier, hilarious

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365. 4Qs with Brett Nicoletti

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2023/03/01

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. Brett Nicoletti makes wonderful documentary shorts when not working as a full-time editor. "The Running Man of Pasadena" and his follow-up "Greg is Here" both took home awards on the festival circuit. I'm proud to say that "Greg is Here' is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! But wait... there's more! You can see both of

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364. Brett Nicoletti “Greg is Here”

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2023/02/27

Veteran film editor Brett Nicoletti shoots and directs documentary shorts on his own time and the results are always wonderful. His film "The Running Man of Pasadena" was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018, taking home the award for Best Documentary Film. And his follow-up "Greg is Here" was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles where it took home the award for Outstanding Short Film – Documentary. I'm proud to say that "Greg is Here' is in Season 7 of

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363. 4Qs with Tony, April, Andrew, & Cameron

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2023/02/24

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. Four guests answering the 4Qs above... madness! This episode features the directors and leads of two films, "This Sucks" and "Driven: The Tony Pearson Story." These lovely people are Cameron A. Mitchell (writer/director, "This Sucks"), Andrew Menjivar (director, "Driven: The Tony Pearson Story"), April Denise Scott (lead actor, "This Sucks"), and Tony

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362. Cameron, Andrew, April & Tony “This Sucks” &...

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2023/02/22

Four guests for two films! Talk about a fun podcast. This episode features the directors and leads of two films from Tequila Mockingbird Productions. These lovely people are Cameron A. Mitchell (writer/director, "This Sucks"), Andrew Menjivar (director, "Driven: The Tony Pearson Story"), April Denise Scott (lead actor, "This Sucks"), and Tony Pearson (documentary subject, "Driven: The Tony Pearson Story"). That is officially the most intricate sentence ever for the guests on the Discover Indie

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361. 4Qs with Christine Celozzi

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2023/02/20

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. Christine Celozzi brought her short film, "My Friends The Plants," both the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022, taking home awards from both festivals! Christine wrote, directed, and stars in the film which had an amazing year+ festival run. In the podcast you get to hear her answers to the 4Qs above. The good news is

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360. Christine Celozzi “My Friends The Plants”

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2023/02/17

Christine Celozzi wrote, directed, and stars in the multiple award winning short film, "My Friends The Plants." In fact, she took home the award for Outstanding Short Film – Comedy at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and then the Audience Award for Best Short Film - Comedy at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022. The good news is that you can watch "My Friends The Plants" right now at TVHi website or smartTV apps. Follow Christine on Instagram at @christinecelozzi or learn more about her

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