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114. Patrick Connolly “The Creeping Ritual”

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2019/09/25

Patrick Connolly stops by for a DIF interview The first time that I saw Patrick Connolly's The Creeping Ritual it basically kicked my ass. How a short film could bring together spirituality, punk rock, coconut water, sex, the Devil and God into one story and have it entertain all the way through? I don't know how, but The Creeping Ritual does it. I'm proud to say that The Creeping Ritual is part of season two of the Discover Indie Film TV Series. It's just the kind of innovative, original film

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113. 4Qs with Anderson Cowan

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2019/09/20

Anderson Cowan with cinematographer Milan Janicin at FILA 2019 What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite film 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 indie feature Groupers won four awards at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2019, so of course I had to pull filmmaker Anderson Cowan in for an interview. And while he was here I had to have him answer the DIF 4Qs. What you might

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112. Anderson Cowan “Groupers”

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2019/09/18

Anderson Cowan (center) at the FILA 2019 Q&A for "Groupers" At Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2019, the feature film Groupers took home four awards; including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Lead Actress and Best Supporting Actor. Writer/Director Anderson Cowan had a great screening at the festival and a great Q&A, so I knew he'd be a great filmmaker to interview for the podcast. And September 2019 is a good time to interview him because Groupers is about to have a limited theatrical run. Learn

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111. 4Qs with Erik Bork

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2019/09/14

Erik Bork (center) at SOFF 2018 What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite film 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 Erik Bork made the award winning short film I Got This, that took home a handful of award at SOFf 2018. He came in for an interview so of course I have him answer the 4Q's. And by the way, I think this is the fastest, most efficient 4Q's we've ever had on this

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110. Erik Bork “I Got This”

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2019/09/10

Erik Bork (second from left) at his SOFF 2018 Q&A The short film I Got This took home three well-deserved awards from the 2018 Sherman Oaks Film Festival. Filmmaker Erik Bork put together a wonderful film that typifies how a filmmaker can tell a complete, three-act story within the short film format and leave the audience delighted yet also wanting to see more. The film won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Screenplay and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Film and Outstanding Director. I learned

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109. 4Qs with Brett Nicoletti

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2019/08/27

Brett Nicoletti enjoying his Q&A at SOFF 2018 What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite film 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 Documentarian Brett Nicoletti won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival for Best Documentary with his film The Running Man of Pasadena. He gave a great interview about his film that you can listen to right here. But it was really

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108. Brett Nicoletti “The Running Man of Pasadena”

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2019/08/16

Jeff Howard & Brett Nicoletti at SOFF 2018 The first night of the 2018 Sherman Oaks Film Festival started with a screening block that ended with the wonderful documentary The Running Man of Pasadena. We were excited to have the filmmakers and the movie's subject in attendance! The film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, and when you watch it below you can see why. Filmmaker Brett Nicoletti did a wonderful job capturing the drama and inspiration that dedicated runner Haik

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107. 4Qs with Philip A. Ramos

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2019/08/05

Philip A. Ramos with his "The Kidnapping of a Fish" lead actor Stephen Friedrich What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite film 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 Philip A. Ramos is an industry pro and lifetime movie fan. He's also a great writer and director whose short film The Kidnapping of a Fish won awards around the globe during a long, successful festival run. In

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106. Philip A. Ramos “The Kidnapping of a Fish”

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2019/07/29

Philip A. Ramos stops by DIF HQ to record with Jeff. The first time I saw The Kidnapping of a Fish was at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2016 when it took home a Grand Jury Prize for Short Film. This super enjoying film mixes drama, comedy and action in a way that few short films can manage. In fact, if ever there was a short that audiences watched and said, "That felt like a feature film," it was The Kidnapping of a Fish. Writer/Director Philip A. Ramos also turned out to be as nice a person

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105. 4Qs with D.A. Keenan

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2019/07/24

D.A. Keenan at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018 What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite film 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 D.A. Keenan premiered his smart, hilarious horror film Rotsy at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018 and came in for a podcast around 8 months later. It's no surprise that a filmmaker whose work is marked by originality, boldness and

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104. D.A. Keenan “Rotsy”

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2019/07/22

Q&A with D.A. Keenan following the Rotsy premiere at SOFF 2018. The horror comedy Rotsy was a hit when it premiered at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018. The brainchild of writer/director/producer D.A. Keenan, Rotsy is the touching tale of a killer clown spending quality time with his fellow mass murderers. This smart, hilarious, visually stunning film has been rocking festival audiences ever since. Because it's still working its way through the festival circuit, you cannot watch Rotsy here

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103. 4Qs with Russell Brown

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2019/07/10

Russell Brown with two of his actors from "Search Engines" What are the 4Q's? Name your favorite film 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 Russell Brown's feature film Search Engines won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2016. He came in for a Discover Indie Film podcast interview and I made sure to get him to answer the Four

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