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Discover Indie Film

Jeff Howard

Meet tomorrow’s filmmakers today.

tv & film film interviews

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328. Mike Harris “I Am The Devil”

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2022/12/09

Mike Harris brought his film "I Am The Devil" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and this surreal yet completely true story blew me away. 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 January 15, 2023.) I hope this conversation is as fun to listen to as it was to have. Mike mixes intellectual insights

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327. 4Qs with Jenny Pill

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2022/12/08

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. Jenny Pill brought the film "VOICE" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and I fell in love with this innovative dance film. Created in March 2021, "VOICE" features seven dance artists in different locations of the UK and Mexico who find voice and creativity within the silent and isolating void of lockdown. I'm delighted to share that "VOICE" is in

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326. Jenny Pill “VOICE”

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2022/12/05

Jenny Pill directed, as well as performs in, the film "VOICE." Created in March 2021, "VOICE" features seven dance artists in different locations of the UK and Mexico who find voice and creativity within the silent and isolating void of lockdown. I'm delighted to share that "VOICE" is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!. (Season 7 arrives on January 15, 2023.) Not only is Jenny's film "VOICE" wonderful, but her love of dance and film led her to launch EDIFF,

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325. 4Qs with Christopher Ninness

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2022/12/02

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. Filmmaker Christopher Ninness made the documentary short "The Kids are Still Here," which played at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2021 and took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – Documentary. This amazing documentary investigates "nodding syndrome," a rare, regional, severe seizure disorder affecting children. I’m proud to say that "The Kids are

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324. Christopher Ninness “The Kids are Still Here”

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2022/11/30

Christopher Ninness brought the documentary short "The Kids are Still Here" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2021 and took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – Documentary. This amazing documentary investigates "nodding syndrome," a rare, regional, severe seizure disorder affecting children. I’m proud to say that "The Kids are Still Here" is in Season 6 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! I think you will agree with me that Christopher is an impressive

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323. 4Qs with Sarah Cugini & Brandon C. Lay

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2022/11/28

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 Cugini & Brandon C. Lay have collaborated on multiple films, all under Brandon's Living Proof Pictures Brand. Their feature film, "Bitter Taste of Ginger," which Brandon wrote & directed, Sarah was the lead actor in, and both produced with collaborators Marcy Repp and Joshua Faturos, came to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home two Grand

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322. Brandon C. Lay & Sarah Cugini “Bitter Taste of...

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2022/11/25

Brandon C. Lay wrote and directed the feature film "Bitter Taste of Ginger," which lead actor Sarah Cugini absolutely threw onto her shoulders and brought to life. These two also co-produced the film with collaborators Marcy Repp and Joshua Faturos. "Bitter Taste of Ginger" came to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home two Grand Jury Awards, Best Feature Film – Arthouse/Experimental and Best Actress in a Lead Role for Sarah! These two frequent collaborators represent the best in

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321. 4Qs with Karina Wolfe

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2022/11/23

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. Writer, director, actor, and dancer Karina Wolfe created the short film "Lou," doing everything you can imagine for this comedy including creating a human-sized cat costume! "Lou" played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Audience Award for Short Film - Comedy. I’m proud to say that you can catch "Other" in Season 7 of the Discover

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320. Karina Wolfe “Lou”

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2022/11/21

Karina Wolfe brought her short comedy "Lou" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Audience Award for Short Film - Comedy. I’m proud to say that you'll be able to watch "Lou" starting January 15 in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! Karina is talented in nearly every way; dance background, high level acting, comedy and now writing/directing! I'm so glad that she got to share her path with us on this podcast. You can follow Karina on

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319. 4Qs with Ramone Menon

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2022/11/18

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. Ramone Menon wrote, directed, and co-produced the horror short "The Pey" which came to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film - Horror. But this podcast is not about Ramone's excellent horror film or his filmmaking! It is about answering the 4Qs above! Have a listen to one of the most personable,

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318. Ramone Menon “The Pey”

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2022/11/16

In my opinion, filmmaker Ramone Menon is one of the champions of the festival circuit. Ramone brought his horror short "The Pey" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film - Horror. I soon saw on his social media (@ramonemenon) that Ramone was hitting a new film festival what seemed like every week. You can do that when you make an excellent horror film! Ramone also gave one of the most fun Q&A's we've ever had, filling his time with humor

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317. 4Qs with Byrne Owens

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2022/11/14

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. Byrne Owens wrote, directed, edited, co-produced, and did a jillion other things including VFX for the film "My Roommate the Jedi." This remarkable film happened to be the first to take home FIVE awards at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival, so you know you want to see it. You can watch right now by going to myroommatethe.com. But this podcast is about Byrne

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316. Byrne Owens “My Roommate the Jedi”

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2022/11/11

Byrne Owens brought his film "My Roommate the Jedi" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and, oh my, became the first filmmaker to take home FIVE awards in a single festival. I will not list them all, who has time, but Byrne and his longtime collaborator Lu Louis made a masterpiece that you can watch right now by going to myroommatethe.com. Byrne also happens to be an incredible nice and open person and this conversation was a wonderful one to have. I hope you enjoy listening to it! To

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315. 4Qs with Ashley Cahill

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2022/11/09

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. Ashley Cahill wrote and directed the feature film "FIRST PERSON: a film about love" and his film won four Grand Jury Prize Awards at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival back in 2019. Ashley hopped onto Zoom for a London to Los Angeles interview and of course I had him answer the 4Qs above. I'd only had a few chats with Ashley at the 2019 festival but I was sure

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314. Ashley Cahill “FIRST PERSON: a film about love”

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2022/11/07

Writer/Director Ashley Cahill brought his feature film "FIRST PERSON: a film about love" to Sherman Oaks Film Festival back in 2019 and took home four Grand Jury Prize Awards. We spoke on and off about recording an interview for a few years and we finally got it done! Amusingly, we waited until we were not in the same city to record it, so this one has Zoom quality audio. Ashley is a talented filmmaker but I also want to mention that he's an extremely talented painter. Take one look at the

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313. 4Qs with JJ Nolan & Jameson DeSantis

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2022/11/04

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. JJ Nolan (producer/lead actor) and Jameson DeSantis (writer/director/producer) brought their short film "Just A Ghoul" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022 and took home three awards! You can learn all you need to know about this fantastic short film at JustAGhoul.com or at @justaghoulfilmon Instagram. Jameson and JJ came into DIF HQ to talk about their film

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312. Jameson DeSantis & JJ Nolan “Just A Ghoul”

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2022/11/02

Jameson DeSantis (writer/director/producer) & JJ Nolan (producer/lead actor) brought their short film "Just A Ghoul" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022 and took home three awards! You can learn all you need to know about this fantastic short film at JustAGhoul.com or at @justaghoulfilm on Instagram. Both JJ and Jameson are talented, hilarious people and I sure hope listening to this conversation is half as fun as it was to record. Want to learn more about these two? JJ is @thejjnolan on

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311. 4Qs with Samantha Jean & Mandie Cheung

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2022/10/31

What are the 4Q's? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Filmmakers Samantha Jean and Mandie Cheung came in to DIF HQ to talk about their award wining film "Other" I’m proud to say that you can catch "Other" in Season 6, Episode 2 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! As long as Samantha and Mandie were at the mic I had them answer the 4Qs above. I’m proud to say that you can catch "Other" in

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310. Mandie Cheung & Samantha Jean “Other”

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2022/10/28

Mandie Cheung and Samantha Jean brought their short film "Other" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Audience Award for Short Film - Drama. The truth is that "Other" is one of those incredibly authentic, effective films that makes you laugh, makes you think, and makes you want the world to be a better place. Both Maddie and Samantha have fascinating stories of how they came to Los Angeles and took paths that lead them into filmmaking. I’m proud to say that you can catch

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309. 4QS with Aysha Wax

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2022/10/26

What are the 4Q's? (1) Favorite films, top 3. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Aysha Wax wrote and directed the film "Grief Vigiliantes" and att Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020, she took home two Filmmakers Awards; Outstanding Short Film – Comedy and Outstanding Acting by a Cast. If you listen to the podcast before this one you can hear all about her path to the arts, but in this episode you get to hear her answer those 4Qs

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