PODCAST

Discover Indie Film

Jeff Howard

Meet tomorrow’s filmmakers today.

tv & film film interviews

All Episodes

1:04:12

672. Sevan Najarian “The Whitest Kids U’Know’s MARS.”

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/04/02

We have a very special THURSDAY episode to gift you this week!Sevan Najarian directed and produced the recently released animated feature film, “The Whitest Kids U’Know’s MARS.” Sevan is an experienced animator and FX artist as well as a

en-US

24:13

669. 4Qs with Sam Gasch

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/03/27

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.Sam Gasch’s fantastic screenplay “My Dog Loves Broccoli” was an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025. On top of being a very talented writer, he is an all around lovely person so I was thrilled to dig deeper after our chat and get some of his inspos with the 4 Questions. Follow Sam at @samgasch on BlueSky Follow Sam’s podcast Ideal

en-US

1:04:00

668. Sam Gasch “My Dog Loves Broccoli”

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/03/25

A have a great interview for you Lovely Listeners today!I first met Sam Gasch at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles in 2023, when his feature length screenplay “The Blanket” was an Official Selection. Both Film Invasion L.A. and Sherman Oaks Film Festival have categories for

en-US

1:15:24

667. Nickolas Gilbert “La Petite Mortimer”

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/03/23

I hope everyone is having a great start to their week!I know I am because Nickolas Gilbert has returned! Nick was on the Discover Indie Film podcast to discuss his film “Nailed” back in March 2022 on episodes 239. Nick is back to talk about his follow-up project, “La Petite Mortimer,” an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 where it took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, Short Film – Comedy. We’ve only had these two conversations, but I can sincerely

en-US

1:34:13

665. Robb Padgett “Merry Heistmas”

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/03/18

Welcome back for another great filmmaker chat!Robb Padgett brought his feature film “Merry Heistmas” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and brought home the Grand Jury Awards for Best Feature Film- Comedy and Best Performance by a Cast in a Feature Film. Robb’s film is an audience favorite and poor Robb has had to listen to me share not once but twice that, personally, I just do not like Christmas and that for me to thoroughly enjoy a film that features not just a Christmas-time setting but

en-US

17:02

664. 4Qs with Kathy Meng

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/03/16

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.Kathy Meng wrote and directed the short film “Willow and Wu,” a fantastic drama that had its Los Angeles Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025. “Willow and Wu” earned Kathy and her co-writer Harry Bacon the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay -Drama, as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Cinematography – Short Film. Kathy lives in

en-US

15:04

662. 4Qs with Kristina Sullivan

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/03/11

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.Kristina Sullivan wrote, produced, and starred inthe short film “What If … You Had The Perfect Person,” a SciFi short that was an official selection at Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – SciFi and Outstanding Screenplay – Short Film – SciFi for

en-US

46:15

661. Kristina Sullivan “What If … You Had The Perfect...

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/03/09

Happy Monday, Listeners! Kristina Sullivan wrote, produced, and starred inthe short film “What If … You Had The Perfect Person,” a SciFi short that was an official selection at Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – SciFi and Outstanding Screenplay – Short Film – SciFi for screenwriter Kristina Sullivan! Not only did Kristina bring this excellent film to SOFF 2025, but she and her team were

en-US

57:49

658. Charlie Paulin “Outed”

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/03/04

Happy Wednesday, Folks!Charlie Paulin wrote and directed the short film “Outed” that came to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, Short Film – Comedy. “Outed” is one of those comedies that is hilarious the first time you watch it, but then each time you see it again it becomes even funnier.

en-US

1:15:52

656. Andrew Klaus-Vineyard “Parking” & Daniel Talbott...

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/02/27

You made it Friday and we have a great chat for you to start you weekend out right with!Andrew Klaus-Vineyard and Daniel Talbott stopped by to record a podcast together. Introducing these two is not simple for me because they both do so much that, really, I want to say this; Andrew and Daniel create. They often collaborate, defintely not always, but the unifying thread is that both are always creating. At Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025, Andrew’s screenplay “Parking” was a Finalist for Grand Jury

en-US

15:39

655. 4Qs with Agnès Shinozaki

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/02/25

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.Agnès Shinozaki directed and produced, as well as co-wrote, the short film “Lollie,” a beautifully touching film that she made in Brazil that premiered at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles in June 2025 and took home both the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Drama and for Outstanding Director – Drama for Agnès! Agnès was not able to travel to the

en-US

25:05

653. 4Qs with Emma Elizabeth Steiger

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/02/20

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.Emma Steiger brought her short film “Wait To Tell Mother” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay – Short Film, as well as the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Short Film – Drama and Outstanding Director- Short Film – Drama. I hope you enjoyed listening to the interview as much as I did

en-US

1:21:25

Emma Elizabeth Steiger “Wait To Tell Mother”

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/02/18

Happy Wednesday!Emma Steiger brought her short film “Wait To Tell Mother” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay – Short Film, as well as the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Short Film – Drama and Outstanding Director- Short Film – Drama. Considering Emma was the director, writer, co-lead actor and one of the producers on the film, and it is no surprise that their name appears on two of those awards! Emma was a delightful

en-US

19:10

647. 4Qs with Michael May

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/02/06

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.Michael May brought his feature horror film “Where Darkness Dwells” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December 2025 and took home two Grand Jury Awards! Michael and his co-writer Alexandra Grunberg took home the award for Best Screenplay - Feature Film while Jordan Wayne Long took home the award for Best Production Design - Feature Film. I was extremely

en-US

25:53

645. 4Qs with Renée Veronica Freeman

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/02/02

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.Renée Veronica Freeman is the actor, writer and producer behind the film “Chromatography” that held its World Premiere at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June, 2025! We had a fantastic chat and I knew her 4 Questions would be a good one. RENÉE'S IG: @reneevfreeman _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF

en-US

33:40

639. 4Qs with Aaron Bennett

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/01/19

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.Aaron Bennett brought his film “Jokers Wild” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December, 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director of a Horror Short as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design, Short Film for his sound designer Matt Broadfoot. Aaron and I had a fantastic chat and I had a strong feeling I was going to really

en-US

23:23

637. 4Qs with John Schlag

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/01/14

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.John Schlag brought his film “Panes Taking” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film - Dance. If you listened to our chat on Monday you learned John has had a long, distinguished career in visual effects that began with Terminator 2: Judgment Day and continued through films like Forrest Gump, The Matrix

en-US

1:03:10

636. John Schlag “Panes Taking”

Discover Indie Film ·

2026/01/12

A Marvelous Monday to all you Listeners!John Schlag brought his film “Panes Taking” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film - Dance. Little did I know that this beautifully artistic piece brings together the diverse interests of a throughly creative and technically proficient person.

en-US

32:48

631. 4Qs with Ryan McCoy

Discover Indie Film ·

2025/12/31

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.Ryan McCoy wrote and produced the feature film The Party that releases next year which happens to be in just a few days (January 2, 2026.) Sorry, had to go for the NYE joke. Ryan and I had a terrific

en-US

1:19:01

628. Liz Schneider & Mike Covello “Becoming an Oyster”

Discover Indie Film ·

2025/12/24

Merry Xmas Eve to all who celebrate!Speaking of things to celebrate, the animated short film “Becoming an Oyster” was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and from the first time I saw this remarkable work of art I was hooked. Made by the team of Elizabeth Schneider and Michael Covello, every detail of this film blows my mind. Coincidentally, it deserves the same description that I gave to the film that came before this in the podcast, Kai Brown’s “The Anatomy of Jane Doesn’t

en-US

589 results

Discover Indie Film

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

Discover Indie Film

Jeff Howard

Pop Culture Happy Hour

NPR

One Heat Minute Productions

Blake Howard

Horror Queers

Bloody FM

Geek Ultimate Alliance

GeekVerse Marvel DC Star Wars Alliance...