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Discover Indie Film

Jeff Howard

Meet tomorrow’s filmmakers today.

tv & film film interviews

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348. Céline Tshika “The Wapidemic”

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2023/01/20

Céline Tshika wrote, directed and produced the award winning short "The Wapidemic," one of the most intelligent and hilarious satires you're going to see for a long time. I'm proud to say that this excellent short is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! Céline and I hopped onto Zoom to do this interview, as she lives in Cape Town, South Africa and I live in Los Angeles, California. I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording it. To learn more

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347. 4Qs with Pieter Coudyzer

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2023/01/18

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. Pieter Coudyzer made "The Passerby," writing and directing this beautiful animated film. Pieter took home Outstanding Short Film – Animation and Outstanding Screenplay – Animation at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. I need every superlative in the dictionary to describe this film. It is an absolute must-see. Pieter jumped on Zoom from his home in

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346. Pieter Coudyzer “The Passerby”

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2023/01/16

Writer/Director/Animator Pieter Coudyzer made the remarkable film "The Passerby." This film played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home two awards; Outstanding Short Film – Animation and Outstanding Screenplay – Animation. I already called this film "remarkable," but honestly I would use every superlative in the book for this film. It is an absolute must-see. It was delightful to get to speak to Pieter without a time limit. I hope you enjoy hearing his story as much as I

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345. 4Qs with Kevin Grossman

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2023/01/13

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. Kevin Grossman jumped onto Zoom to discuss his film "Me Is You," a great piece that rocked the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Programmer's Prize for Uniquely Original Filmmaking. This excellent short is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! As long as Kevin was on Zoom for his interview, of course I had

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344. Kevin Grossman “Me Is You”

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2023/01/11

Kevin Grossman brought his film "Me Is You" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Programmer's Prize for Uniquely Original Filmmaking. I'm proud to say that this excellent short is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! "Me Is You" is smart, funny, and completely original. Kevin and I hopped onto Zoom to do this interview. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed recording it. You can follow Kevin at @kevothegrossman Learn more about

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343. 4Qs with Jerome Marshall

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2023/01/09

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. Jerome Marshall wrote and directed the film "Soft Spot," an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020. I'm proud to say that it is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! As long as Jerome came by to talk about his film you know that I was going to have him answer the 4Qs above. And, spoiler alert, finally

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342. Jerome Marshall “Soft Spot”

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2023/01/06

Writer/director Jerome Marshall brought his film "Soft Spot" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and I'm proud to say that it is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! "Soft Spot" is one of those great SciFi shorts that proves a great idea with great performances is more important than VFX. Jerome came in to chat about his film and background for the rare in-person interview! This one ain't on Zoom, yay! Discover Indie Film Links DIF Website - DIF

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341. 4Qs with Daniel Robert Cohn

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2023/01/04

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. Writer/Director/Producer/Composer/Squirrel Tamer... Daniel Robert Cohn did a little bit of everything for the music video "The World’s Gone Nutz," that took home multiple awards at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. I'm delighted to share that "The World’s Gone Nutz" is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video that arrives

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340. Daniel Robert Cohn “The World’s Gone Nutz”

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2023/01/02

Daniel Robert Cohn created the music video "The World’s Gone Nutz" and brought it to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021, where it took home multiple awards. You learn in this podcast that Dan is much more than a squirrel enthusiast; he's a multi-hyphenate artist who does everything and does it exceptionally well. I'm delighted to share that "The World’s Gone Nutz" is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video that arrives on January 15! Besides all of his talents,

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339. 4Qs with Sarah Lyddan & Skylar Adams

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2022/12/30

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. Sarah Lyddan & Skylar Adams co-directed, co-produced, and co-starred in the film that Sarah wrote for them, "Lonely Night." This film is a thoughtful and tense exploration of two characters in a situatios that feels one part Shkespeare and one part zombie flick. "Lonely Night" took home three awards from the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. If you want to

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338. Skylar Adams & Sarah Lyddan “Lonely Night”

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2022/12/28

Skylar Adams & Sarah Lyddan collaborated to make the film, "Lonely Night," and this superbly original film took home three awards from the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. I could literally complement this film for hours; it blends genres and styles and is beautiful to look at. Listen to this podcast to find out what lead them to make this film and how these two co-directors, co-producers and co-lead actors each brought something special to it. You can learn more about Sarah on Instagram at

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337. 4Qs with Shelton R. Johnson

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2022/12/26

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 Shelton R. Johnson has brought two films to the festivals that I program, "Thankful For My Family" in 2020 and "The Legend of Walkin’ Willie" in 2021. Shelton brings a sense of fun to everything that he does and it shows in his work. I'm delighted to say that "The Legend of Walkin’ Willie" is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on

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336. Shelton R. Johnson “The Legend of Walkin’ Willie”

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2022/12/23

Shelton R. Johnson wrote, directed, and produced two films that have been Official Selections at the festivals that I program, "Thankful For My Family" in 2020 and "The Legend of Walkin’ Willie" in 2021. Shelton brings a sense of fun to everything that he does and it shows in his work. I'm delighted to say that "The Legend of Walkin’ Willie" is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! (Season 7 arrives on January 15, 2023.) Chatting with Shelton is almost as much

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335. 4Qs with Gregory JM Kasunich

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2022/12/21

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 exceptional film "How To End A Conversation" wan official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. Written by lead actor Phillip Musumeci and directed by Gregory JM Kasunich, this film took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental. I'm delighted to share that "How To End A Conversation" is in Season 7 of

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334. Gregory JM Kasunich “How To End A Conversation”

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2022/12/19

Gregory JM Kasunich directed the film "How To End A Conversation," an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. Written by lead actor Phillip Musumeci, this film took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental. I'm delighted to share that "How To End A Conversation" is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! (Season 7 arrives on January 15, 2023.) If you love indie film and want to hear about a very successful

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333. 4Qs with Tim Slowikowski & Aaron Hagele

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2022/12/17

First time filmmakers Tim Slowikowski & Aaron Hagele brought their documentary feature "Party Dream" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Documentary at the 2022. I've been shouting at strangers on the street to watch it ever since. And you can watch right now by clicking the Party Dream justwatch.com page. As long as we were on Zoom to discuss the film, it only made sense for Aaron & Tim to answer the 4Qs above. As music documentary

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332. Aaron Hagele & Tim Slowikowski “Party Dream”

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2022/12/16

Aaron Hagele & Tim Slowikowski made the documentary feature "Party Dream," which you can watch right now by clicking the Party Dream justwatch.com page. This fantastic film took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Documentary at the 2022 Sherman Oaks Film Festival and I've been shouting at strangers on the street to watch it ever since. It is rare, almost unheard of, for a film to be released so soon after I meet the filmmakers at SOFF, so this is an especially fun podcast for me. Tim and

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331. 4Qs with Greg Berman

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2022/12/16

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. But not in this podcast! This 4Qs is a little special, because filmmaker Greg Berman is the multi-hyphenate artist behind the film "She Used To Laugh," an official selection at both Film Invasion Los Angeles and the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021, taking home multiple awards. So... because Greg is a Filmmaker, Actor, Magician and Comedian, we agreed this

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330. Greg Berman “She Used to Laugh”

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2022/12/14

Greg Berman wrote, directed, produced, and plays the lead role in the short film, "She Used To Laugh." This film was an official selection at both Film Invasion Los Angeles and the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021, taking home multiple awards. "She Used To Laugh" is a triumph on many levels and never failed to be near the top of every jury member's list. Click to watch "She Used To Laugh" on Omeleto! A stand-up comedian, a magician, and actor and now a filmmaker, I knew that Greg would be a

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329. 4Qs with Mike Harris

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2022/12/12

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 Mike Harris wrote and directed "I Am The Devil," an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020. You want to see a great film about the CIA abusing unwitting civilians with LSD? You should. I'm delighted to share that "I Am The Devil" is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! (Season 7 arrives on

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