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634. Derry Shillitto “The Correction Unit”

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2026/01/07

Welcome back, Listeners! I’m finally accepting the holidays are over and slowly crawling back to “the real world.” Luckily, my real world is largely talking about movies. UK based filmmaker Derry Shillitto wrote and directed the indie feature “The Correction Unit,” a sci-fi thriller that you can watch right now on most streaming services! ...

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633. 4Qs with Kevin O’Brien

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2026/01/05

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 Kevin O’Brien brought his outstandingly creative short film “Hey HeLP-O! Let’s Go!” to both Sherman Oaks Film Festival and FIlm Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers...

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632. Kevin O’Brien “Hey HeLP-O! Let’s Go!”

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2026/01/02

Happy New Year, Listeners! Filmmaker Kevin O’Brien brought his outstandingly creative short film “Hey HeLP-O! Let’s Go!” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, SciFi. But there’s more… in June the film was an Official Selection at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles. ...

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630. Ryan McCoy “The Party”

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2025/12/29

Wow, our last Filmmaker Interview of 2025! Ryan McCoy wrote and produced the feature film The Party that releases later this week on January 2, 2026. ...

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629. 4Qs with Liz Schneider & Mike Covello

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2025/12/26

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 Power Couple Elizabeth Schneider and Michael Covello brought the animated short film “Becoming an Oyster” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and won the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. It’s...

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627. 4Qs with Kai Brown

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2025/12/22

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. Kai Brown wrote and directed the wonderful animated short, “The Anatomy of Jane Doesn’t Exist,” that screened at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for...

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626. Kai Brown “The Anatomy of Jane Doesn’t Exist”

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2025/12/19

Happy Friday, Everyone! Kai Brown wrote and directed the wonderful animated short, “The Anatomy of Jane Doesn’t Exist,” a film that screened at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation. Every aspect of the film is made with intelligence, both emotional and intellectual intelligence, and...

624. Xander Copp “Carter”

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2025/12/15

Happy Monday, Listeners! Xander Copp brought his short film “Carter” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film, Horror. ...

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622. Brett Willis “When the Clock Stops”

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2025/12/10

Welcome Back, Everybody! Today’s podcast guest is Brett Willis, who wrote and directed the film “When The Clocks Stop” that came to Film Invasion Los Angeles in June 2025 and took home The Poppy for Best In Fest – Featurette! The Poppy is the custom trophy that we created for the 10th Anniversary of FI-LA...

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621. 4Qs with Bob Lindenmayer

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2025/12/08

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. Bob Lindenmayer made the feature documentary, “Making Megaforce,” which had a SOLD OUT screening at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025 and earned the trophy that we introduced for the Best In...

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619. 4Qs with Anna Long

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2025/12/03

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. Dancer/Choreographer/Performer/director/writer Anna Long had two official selections at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025; the short film “Death in The Desert” that took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing – Drama...

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618. Anna Long “Death in the Desert” & “The Experience”

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2025/12/01

Anyone else not know how we’re already in December?! Dancer/Choreographer/Performer/director/writer Anna Long was developed by scientists in a lab to create a person who would literally engage my every artistic interest at once. ...

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615. 4Qs with Caleb Garrett

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2025/11/24

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. Caleb Garrett brought his film “Lonesome Town” to FIlm Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film, Experimental/Arthouse. Caleb and I got swept...

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613. 4Qs with Maxwell Hamilton

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2025/11/19

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. Maxwell Hamilton produced and starred in “The Mannequin,” a feature length horror film that came to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best...

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612. Maxwell Hamilton “The Mannequin”

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2025/11/17

Happy Monday, Film Folks! Maxwell Hamilton produced and starred in “The Mannequin,” a feature length horror film that came to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home a little award that we like to call the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film, Horror. ...

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611. 4Qs with Chloe Schildhause

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2025/11/14

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. Filmmaker Chloe Schieldhause’s “Pool House,” a surreal, original, imaginatively dark comedy kicked off Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, Comedy. I was pretty...

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610. Chloe Schildhause “Pool House”

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2025/11/12

A Wonderful Wednesday to You All! Chloe Schieldhause won me over pretty quickly. ...

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609. 4Qs with Josh Sathre & Tommy O’Rourke

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2025/11/10

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. Tommy O’Rourke and Josh Sathree had their theatrical premiere of the episode “Hairy Herb” of their comedy series, “Barney & Herb,” at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2023. ...

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608. Josh Sathre & Tommy O’Rourke “Barney & Herb”

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2025/11/07

Welcome back for another exciting Filmmakers chat! I met Tommy O’Rourke and Josh Sathree when we held the theatrical premiere of the episode “Hairy Herb” of their series, “Barney & Herb,” at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2023. Thanks to some pre-fest emails, I wasn’t too surprised when their presents, screening and Q&A at the festival...

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607. 4Qs with JB Singh Ghuman, Jr.

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2025/11/05

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 JB Singh Ghuman, Jr. provided the main attraction at our Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025 Opening Night Gala’s VR Pavillion by presenting, “paSSive poWer.” ...

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