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546. 4Qs with Michael Glover Smith

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2025/06/13

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. Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith came on to the DIF podcast to chat about his career and specially his excellent film Handle with Care that was an Official Selection: Short Film...

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545. Michael Glover Smith “Handle with Care”

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2025/06/11

Welcome back, Listeners! Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith’s superb film Handle with Care was an Official Selection: Short Film – Drama at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and took home the Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking. I was thrilled to moderate Michael’s Q & A at the festival, and even more so, to dive back...

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544. 4Qs with Donato De Luca

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2025/06/09

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. On the last episode I throughly enjoyed chatting with Donato De Luca, who I learned actually goes by Joe! Joe and his team brought their short film “Grand Romantic Gestures” to...

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542. 4Qs with Daniel DelPurgatorio & Todd Friedman

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2025/06/04

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. Monday Director Daniel DelPurgatorio and producer Todd Friedman chatted with me about their feature film “Marshmallow,” a feature length horror movie that gets its VOD release on June 6! “Marshmallow” has...

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541. Daniel DelPurgatorio & Todd Friedman “Marshmallow”

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2025/06/02

Happy Monday, Film Lovers! I can’t believe we are already in June which means we are just weeks away from the 2025 Film Invasion Los Angeles Film Festival. This episode is for all of you horror fans out there. Director Daniel DelPurgatorio and producer Todd Friedman collaborated on the feature film “Marshmallow,” a feature length...

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538. 4Qs with Jacob Langsner

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2025/05/26

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. Friday I shared my chat with Jacob Langsner, who I know as the filmmaker behind the award winning animated short, “SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife.” ...

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536. 4Qs with Lauren Moreno

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2025/05/21

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. Lauren Moreno directed and co-wrote “Palmdale,” an official selection at the 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette – Drama as well as...

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535. Lauren Moreno “Palmdale”

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2025/05/19

Happy Monday, Everyone and thank you for tuning in. I know that sometimes I kind of turn into an instant-uncle with some of the filmmakers on the podcast. ...

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533. Jonathan Latona “DESTINATION:HOLYWOOD”

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2025/05/14

Hey Folks, it’s time for another returning champion! Jonathan Latona was on DIF episode 193, back on Sept 27, 2021, to talk about his feature film “DOUG.” ...

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528. 4Qs with Enrique A. Mendoza

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2025/05/02

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. Enrique A. Mendoza brought his film “Fervor” to Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2024 and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. I’m assuming you already listened to our fantastic...

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527. Enrique A. Mendoza 527. Enrique A. Mendoza “Fervor”

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2025/04/30

A Beautiful Wednesday to all you Beautiful Listeners! Enrique A. Mendoza brought his film “Fervor” to Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2024 and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. ...

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524. 4Qs with Jerry van de Beek & Betsy De Fries

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2025/04/23

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. Real life couple Jerry van de Beek and Betsy De Fries brought their incredible animated short “Allure” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 took home the Filmmakers Award for...

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523. Jerry van de Beek & Betsy De Fries “Allure”

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2025/04/21

Happy Monday, Film Friends! One of the highlights of the 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival was the film “Allure” from animators Jerry van de Beek and Betsy De Fries. ...

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519. 4Qs with Alex Frnka

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2025/04/11

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. Wednesday I chatted with actor, writer and producer Alex Frnka about her film “Blue Moon” that took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film, Drama at Film Invasion Los Angeles...

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518. Alex Frnka “Blue Moon”

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2025/04/09

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Spring Wednesday! Actor, writer and producer Alex Frnka brought the film “Blue Moon” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022 and the film blew everyone away. ...

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516. 4Qs with Claire Chubbuck

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2025/04/04

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. 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...

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515. Claire Chubbuck “A Way Home”

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2025/04/02

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! ...

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514. 4Qs with Jared Hall

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2025/03/31

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...

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513. Jared Hall “Anansi the Spider”

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2025/03/28

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.” ...

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512. 4Qs with Pablo Riesgo

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2025/03/26

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. 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...

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