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Jeff Howard

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354. Noel David Taylor “Man Under Table”

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2023/02/03

Noel David Taylor made the film "Man Under Table OR 'I’m Writing A Movie'" and it premiered at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019. And when I say he "made" the film, I mean it. He wrote, directed, played the lead role, shot most of it, did the set decoration... in many ways I consider it one of the ultimate indie films. That's why it took home the Programmer's Prize for Outstanding Filmmaking. The good news is that you can watch "Man Under Table" right now at arrow-player.com. You can

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353. 4Qs with Clare Cooney & Alyssa Thordarson

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2023/02/01

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. Clare Cooney and Alyssa Thordarson made the film "After (A Love Story)," with Clare as director, Alyssa as the writer and co-lead actor, and both producing. The film took home five awards from the Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in November 2022 and you can watch their film right now at this link: After (A Love Story) on Omeleto. Clare  and Alyssa hopped onto Zoom

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352. Alyssa Thordarson & Clare Cooney “After (A Love...

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2023/01/30

Alyssa Thordarson and Clare Cooney collaborated to make the film "After (A Love Story)," which played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2022 and took home five awards! So many awards that I am not listing them here. You can watch their film right now at this link: After (A Love Story) on Omeleto. Clare  and Alyssa hopped onto Zoom to do this interview and I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording it! To learn more about both of the talented individuals... Clare

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351. 4Qs with Shelley Daniels & Cheryl Graeff

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2023/01/27

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 Shelley Daniels and Actor/Director/Producer Cheryl Graeff  made the TV pilot "The Resentful Angel," which was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020. I'm proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! Cheryl  and Shelley hopped onto Zoom to do

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350. Cheryl Graeff  & Shelley Daniels “The Resentful...

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2023/01/25

Chicago-based filmmakers Cheryl Graeff  and Shelley Daniels brought their TV pilot "The Resentful Angel" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival and, personally, I will always remember this delightfully dark film about what the afterlife is like for a crank. I'm proud to say that this excellent film is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! Cheryl  and Shelley hopped onto Zoom to do this interview and I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording it! To

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349. 4Qs with Céline Tshika

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2023/01/23

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. Filmmaker Céline Tshika brought her award winning short "The Wapidemic" to the 2021 Sherman Oaks Film Festival and it is one of the best 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 an interview, so of

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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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