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Discover Indie Film

Jeff Howard

Meet tomorrow’s filmmakers today.

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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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1:21:37

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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239. Nickolas Gilbert “Nailed”

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2022/03/01

Nickolas Gilbert brought his superbly absurdist film "Nailed" to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020 and I knew the first time I saw his film that it would be wonderful to have it join the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. I was delighted when "Nailed" joined season 4, but Nickolas is such a busy, productive filmmaker that it took us forever to manage to get this podcast recorded. (Mainly because we both really liked the idea of recording in person, not on Zoom.) We finally

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238. 4Qs with Rachel Thomas-Medwid

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2022/02/24

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 Rachel Thomas-Medwid took home the award for Best Screenplay (Unproduced) for "The Lost Opera" at the Sherman Oaks Film Festivalin 2018. But she didn't stop there! She returned with "The Squirrels in the Attic" at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2020, which took home the Audience Award for Short

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237. Rachel Thomas-Medwid “The Squirrels in the Attic”

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2022/02/22

Rachel Thomas-Medwid is a filmmaker who simply does not stop creating. I first met her at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2018 where she won Best Screenplay (Unproduced) for "The Lost Opera." Then she took the leap and returned with "The Squirrels in the Attic" at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2020, which took home the Audience Award for Short Film. One year later she was back at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2021 with "In The Company of Crows," again taking home an award! The less happy side of this tale is

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235. Samuël L. Jodry “Bengale (ou avant que le...

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2022/02/15

Samuël L. Jodry brought his film "Bengale (ou avant que le bonheur frappe)" - in English, "Bengal (or before happiness strikes)" - to Film Invasion Los Angeles is 2020 and received the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director. I find Samuël's film so powerful and well-made that I was extra delighted when he said yes to it becoming a part of the Discover Indie Film TV series. Yes, "Bengale" will join season 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV series, likely coming this March. If you want to watch

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234. 4Qs with Kathryne Isabelle Easton

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2022/02/10

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 At the 2021 Sherman Oaks Film Festival, Kathryne Isabelle Easton took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role for her performance in "Borrelia Borealis." But we should also note that she wrote and directed this remarkable feature film during the depths of the Covid lockdown,

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