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Discover Indie Film

Jeff Howard

Meet tomorrow’s filmmakers today.

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259. Steven Smith’s Personal Experience with Long Covid

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2022/05/07

Filmmaker Steven Smith has "Long Covid." I know Steven from his collaboration on films that have been at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival and Film Invasion Los Angeles. He expressed to his frequent collaborator and two-time DIF podcast guest Hayden Croft that he'd like to share his Long Covid experience publicly. When Hayden asked me about it, I had no hesitation allowing Steven to use the DIF podcast as a platform to tell his story. That explains why this podcast is a little different for

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258. 4Qs with Dylan James Amick

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2022/05/05

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. Award winning filmmaker Dylan James Amick hopped onto Zoom for a DIF interview, so of course I had him answer the 4Qs for this episode. Dylan brought his short horror film "Clean Cut" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022 and took home both the Filmmakers Award and the Audience Award for Best Short Film - Horror. "Clean Cut" is great horror because it is

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257. Dylan James Amick “Clean Cut”

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2022/05/03

Dylan James Amick brought his short horror film "Clean Cut" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022 and took home both the Filmmakers Award and the Audience Award for Best Short Film - Horror. "Clean Cut" is great horror because it is great, inventive filmmaking. And I'm proud to say that this film is part of Season 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. I knew that this passionate, gifted filmmaker would be a great interview with a great personal story. Enjoy! You can learn

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256. 4Qs with Bree Helders & Lyndsey Frank

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2022/04/28

What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out As talented filmmakers and improvisers, Bree Helders & Lyndsey Frank wrote, directed and starred in the short film, "Bree and Lyndsey are Actors." At Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2021, Bree & Lyndsey the audience Award for Best Comedy Short and shared the Grand Jury Award for Best Actress in

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255. Lyndsey Frank & Bree Helders “Bree and Lyndsey...

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2022/04/26

Lyndsey Frank & Bree Helders wrote, directed and starred in the aptly titled, "Bree and Lyndsey are Actors." These two talented filmmakers and improvisers brought their film to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2021 and took home two awards, the audience Award for Best Comedy Short and uniquely they shared the Grand Jury Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role as Co-Leads. Almost as exciting is that their film is part of Season 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. You can learn

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254. 4Qs with Alek Lev

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2022/04/21

What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Alek Lev wrote and directed the feature film "What?" and at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 he took home the Grand Jury Ward for Best Director - Feature Film! "What?" also won Best Actor in a Lead Role for John Maucere and the Audience Award for Best Feature Film. Needless to say,

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253. Alek Lev “What?”

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2022/04/19

Writer/director Alek Lev brought his feature film "What?" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Director - Feature Film! "What?" also won Best Actor in a Lead Role for John Maucere and the Audience Award for Best Feature Film. Needless to say, it's a GREAT film and you watch it today. Today! In fact, this podcast and the film's VOD release are on the same day, so go to TheWhatMovie.com and find your favorite place to see it. To learn more about

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252. 4Qs with Brian Barnes & Matthew Merenda

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2022/04/14

What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out The filmmaking team of Brian Barnes and Matthew Merenda made the award winning short film "yellow" starring a rubber duck. At the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021, they went home the award for Outstanding Performance, Inanimate Object – Rubber Duck The Actor (David Agustín – Voice). This

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251. Brian Barnes & Matthew Merenda “yellow”

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2022/04/12

Brian Barnes and Matthew Merenda teamed up to make the award winning short film "yellow," one of my favorites at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022. This original, hilarious, and super-smart comedy took home the award for Outstanding Performance, Inanimate Object – Rubber Duck The Actor (David Agustín – Voice). So be smart and watch "yellow" right now at this Vimeo link! And if you're really smart you'll follow @rubberducktheactor on Instagram. After you watch "yellow" be sure to check out

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250. 4Qs with Goldwyn Thandrayen

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2022/04/07

What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Guitarist, songwriter, singer and director Goldwyn Thandrayen brought his music video "I Don’t Need A Sledgehammer To Start A Fire" to FILA 2021 and won the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Music Video. Almost as exciting is that this video is part of Season 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV

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249. Goldwyn Thandrayen “I Don’t Need A Sledgehammer...

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2022/04/05

Goldwyn Thandrayen is a musician and composer. A guitarist and a singer. And a filmmaker! Goldwyn directs his own music videos, and the video he made for "I Don’t Need A Sledgehammer To Start A Fire" won the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Music Video at FILA 2021. Almost as exciting is that this video is part of Season 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. You can learn more about Goldwyn and his band Psychocide at his official website. And don't forget to hit his

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248. 4Qs with Yan Fisher & Omri Rose

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2022/03/31

What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out The film "Achan and Ezra" came to both Sherman Oaks Film Festival and Film Invasion Los Angeles, and filmmaking team Yan Fisher (director/producer) and Omri Rose (writer/producer/actor) were kind enough to allow their smart, relevant comedy to join Season 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series

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247. Omri Rose & Yan Fisher “Achan and Ezra”

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2022/03/29

Omri Rose & Yan Fisher both worked in the industry for years before these friends finally collaborated on a project together. The film that brought them together is "Achan and Ezra," a short film that Omri wrote and acts in while Yan directs. This smart, funny comedy is part of Season 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. Yan & Omri came over for an in-person interview and we had a great time! If you want to learn more about these two, Yan's Instagram is @yanf7r and

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246. 4QS with Troy Christian, Tom Graves & Timothy Milos

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2022/03/24

What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Troy Christian, Tom Graves & Timothy Milos collaborated to create the feature length documentary "A Perfect Vintage," which took home the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2021. You can watch "A Perfect Vintage" right now! Go to aperfectvintage.com and watch the

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245. Troy Christian, Tom Graves & Timothy Milos “A...

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2022/03/22

Many years ago, filmmaker Troy Christian began a passion project; a documentary centered around winemaking in Napa Valley, California. Pulling together family and friends, Troy's efforts resulted in "A Perfect Vintage," a feature length documentary that took home the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2021. Guess what? "A Perfect Vintage" is released to the public today! Go to aperfectvintage.com and watch the film. I highly recommend you open a bottle of wine and

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244. 4Qs with Jean Villepique

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2022/03/17

What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Jean Villepique brought her short film "IV-Effing" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019 and went home with two awards, including Best Short Film - Comedy! You should know Jean from her appearances on such TV shows as A.P. Bio, Sharp Objects, The Office, Veep, and dozens more, but if you

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243. Jean Villepique “IV-effing”

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2022/03/15

You should know actress and screenwriter Jean Villepique from her appearances on such shows as A.P. Bio, Sharp Objects, The Office, Veep, and dozens more. Jean brought her short film "IV-Effing" to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019 and went home with two awards including Best Short Film - Comedy. This brilliant film captures a hilarious yet tender moment in many women's lives and tells the story with a great script and great performances. You cannot watch the film online right now, but as

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242. 4Qs with Otis Birdy

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2022/03/10

What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Otis Birdy jumped onto Zoom for interview about his directorial debut "Jiyan," which screened at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020 and and took home a Programmer's Award. Everyone who does an interview gets to answer the 4Qs, and Otis was glad to do it! To learn more about Otis and his work,

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241. Otis Birdy “Jiyan: La vie”

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2022/03/08

Otis Birdy brought his remarkable directorial debut "Jiyan" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020 and and took home a Programmer's Award for his efforts. Inspired by a true story that Otis personally experienced, “Jiyan (Life)” recounts the daily life of Nerol, a seventeen year old Syrian Kurd who arrives in Switzerland without his parents and must learn to live and adapt to a new world while his family remains trapped in a country being destroyed by a Civil War. Thanks to the internet and video

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240. 4Qs with Nickolas Gilbert

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2022/03/03

What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out Nickolas Gilbert brought his film "Nailed" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020 and I was delighted when his film joined the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. Nickolas is such a busy, productive filmmaker that it took us forever to manage to get this podcast recorded

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