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Jeff Howard

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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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308. Aysha Wax “Grief Vigilantes”

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2022/10/24

Aysha Wax brought her film "Grief Vigiliantes" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020, taking home two Filmmakers Awards; Outstanding Short Film – Comedy and Outstanding Acting by a Cast. This talented writer and director has a fascinating personal story of how she ended up in entertainment. In fact, I find her to be an inspiring Renaissance talent who balances herself between multiple sides of the arts. You can more about Aysha and find out where to see her work at the website

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307. 4Qs with Camilla Roman

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2022/10/21

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. Actor/writer/director Camilla Roman brought her film "Waves" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 an took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film - Drama. Camilla works regularly as an actress and has lived in London and Los Angeles as well as at home in Norway, which is my way of saying she's more interesting than most of us. And I’m

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306. Camilla Roman “Waves”

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2022/10/19

Camilla Roman wrote and directed the short film "Waves" and brought it to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021, taking home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film - Drama. Camilla works regularly as an actress and has lived in London and Los Angeles as well as at home in Norway, which is my way of saying she's more interesting than most of us. And I’m proud to say that, starting on January 15, 2023, you can catch "Waves" in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime

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305. 4Qs with Ari Schneider (& Ryan Barton-Grimley)

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2022/10/17

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. Ari Schneider and Ryan Barton-Grimley have co-starred in two feature films, "Elija's Ashes" in 2017 and "Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers" in 2020. Ari and Ryan are the real deal, an on-screen comedy duo. During the Golden Age, movie studios knew the value of keeping comedy together for multiple films. Ryan and Ari are keeping the tradition alive. Ryan

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304. Ari Schneider & Ryan Barton-Grimley “Hawk and...

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2022/10/14

Full disclosure... I love Ari Schneider and Ryan Barton-Grimley. I saw the first feature film that they made together, "Elija's Ashes," back in 2018 after meeting Ryan at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2017. (Ryan was there with another feature, "Repatriation.") Ari and Ryan are the real deal, an on-screen comedy duo. Back in the golden age the studios knew the value of keeping pairs with comedic chemistry together for multiple films. Luckily, Ryan and Ari are keeping the tradition

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303. 4Qs with TYM4Change

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2022/10/12

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. But... in the podcast episode there were six guests, so instead of all 4Qs each person answers Q1, "Three Favorite Films." The six people on Zoom with me are or were all involved in the amazing non-profit organization TYM4Change, "Transitional Youth Mobilizing for Change." TYM4Change envisions a world in which youth recognize and act on their capacity to

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302. TYM4Change “Invisible: The Unseen Faces of...

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2022/10/10

TYM4Change is the abbreviated name for, "Transitional Youth Mobilizing for Change." TYM4Change is A California Nonprofit Organization Centered Around Youth Empowerment. They envision a world in which youth recognize and act on their capacity to create positive and meaningful change in their schools, neighborhoods, and communities. TYM4Change brought their wonderful documentary "Invisible: The Unseen Faces of Hunger in Kern" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and I’m proud to say that you

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301. 4Qs with Danielle Stritmatter

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2022/10/07

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. Danielle Stritmatter brought her short film "Drunk" to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. This powerful and unique film combines elements of narrative and documentary in a way more effective than I've seen in any other film. I'm proud to say that you can catch "Drunk" in Season 6, Episode 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! In

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300. Danielle Stritmatter “Drunk”

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2022/10/05

Danielle Stritmatter wrote, directed, produced and is the lead actor in the short film "Drunk," an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021. This powerful and unique film combines elements of narrative and documentary in a way more effective than I've seen in any other film. This wonderfully made film absolutely slayed the audience at SOFF 2021. I’m proud to say that you can catch "Drunk" in Season 6, Episode 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime

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