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| 750. Sam Balcomb “You’re Not Safe” | 16 oct. 2026 | ||
Sam Balcomb made You’re Not Safe, a FI-LA 2026 Official Selection that impressed our jurors, winning it: Sam Balcomb is a writer/director, and co-founder of Rainfall Films in Los Angeles, through which he has released several award-winning, viral short films including Evenveil and Metroid: The Sky Calls. I certainly hope that you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it! Sam Balcomb’s links: | |||
| 749. 4Qs with Ian Wittenber | 14 oct. 2026 | ||
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. Ian Wittenber’s feature film “Glasses” was not only a FI-LA 2024 Official Selection but an award winner, taking home: We also have wonderful news that Ian shared during this podcast… “Glasses” was spotted by the team at Blood Sweat Honey at FI-LA 2024 and has been released! Use the JustWatch link below to see it! Ian Wittenber’s links: | |||
| 748. Ian Wittenber “Glasses” | 12 oct. 2026 | ||
Ian Wittenber’s feature film “Glasses” was not only a FI-LA 2024 Official Selection but an award winner, taking home: We also have wonderful news that Ian shared during this podcast… “Glasses” was spotted by the team at Blood Sweat Honey at FI-LA 2024 and has been released! Use the JustWatch link below to see it! Ian Wittenber’s links: | |||
| 747. 4Qs with James Graham | 09 oct. 2026 | 00:16:12 | |
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. James Graham made The Door, a FI-LA 2026 Official Selection that impressed our jurors, winning it: Excited to follow up our conversation with the 4 Questions! James Graham’s links: | |||
| 746. James Graham “The Door” | 07 oct. 2026 | 01:25:40 | |
Welcome! James Graham is a writer, director, and producer based in Connecticut. He made the short “The Door”, a FI-LA 2026 Official Selection that earned FOUR impressive awards: THE DOOR has also screened at many festivals this year including Indie Shorts, Burbank Film Festival, and Garden State Film Festival. James Graham’s links: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 745. 4Qs with Gabriel Fontes | 05 oct. 2026 | 00:19:36 | |
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. Gabriel Fontes directed the short film “Lone Crew,” a FI-LA 2026 Official Selection that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Production Design and the Filmmakers Awards for both Outstanding Direction Sci-Fi and Outstanding Cast Performance – Sci-Fi. Gabriel has lived and studied all over the world and I was very eager to how this may have influenced his answers for the 4 Questions. Gabriel Fontes’s links: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 744. Gabriel Fontes “Lone Crew” | 02 oct. 2026 | 01:01:02 | |
Gabriel Fontes made “Lone Crew,” a FI-LA 2026 Official Selection that impressed our jurors, winning it THREE AWARDS: Gabriel Fontes is a Director/Cinematographer born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and currently lives in LA. He graduated from PUC-Rio, Kansai Gadai in Hirakata Japan, the New York Film Academy and the Global Cinematography Institute of LA. Talk about and interesting and cultured guy! Gabriel Fontes’s links: Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 743. 4Qs with Shane Chung | 30 sept. 2026 | 00:14:29 | |
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. Shane Chung made “Check Please”, a FI-LA 2026 Official Selection that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Director and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Comedy If you listened to our interview on Monday you already know that Shane is smart, interesting and has great taste so you’ve clearly returned to see what his 4 Question Answers will be! Shane Chung’s links: Click here for the Check Please Trailer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 742. Shane Chung “Check Please” | 28 sept. 2026 | 00:40:43 | |
Welcome Back, Indie Film Lovers! Shane Chung made “Check Please”, a FI-LA 2026 Official Selection that impressed our jurors, winning it: Shane Chung is a Korean-American filmmaker who enjoys challenging mainstream narratives around Asians and Trojan-Horsing thorny emotions and complex topics into genre films. I certainly hope that you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it! Shane Chung’s links: Click here for the Check Please Trailer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 741. 4Qs with Joseph Wesley | 25 sept. 2026 | 00:14:32 | |
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. Joseph Wesley’s film Supplemental, was a FI-LA 2026 Official Selection and earned the Grand Jury Awards for Best Supporting Performer – Featurette to Marcuis Harris AND for Best Sound Design – Featurette to Jacob Proctor. If you’re here, I imagine you already listened to Joseph’s terrific interview and can’t wait to hear his answers to the 4 Questions! Joseph Wesley’s links: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 740. Joseph Wesley “Supplemental” | 23 sept. 2026 | 01:40:04 | |
Joseph Wesley made Supplemental, a FI-LA 2026 Official Selection that impressed our jurors, winning it: Joe Wesley is a Director and Director of Photography based out of Los Angeles CA and Kalamazoo MI. His narrative work focus on absurd surrealism, and dark comedy, heavily influenced by his rural midwest upbringing. I certainly hope that you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it! Joseph Wesley’s links: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links
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| 739. 4Qs with David Ambrose | 18 sept. 2026 | 00:16:46 | |
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. David Ambrose directed and co-wrote “Tomorrow’s Bandits” which was a FI-LA 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy and deservedly earned the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. David and I had a terrific chat (posted Wednesday) and the only way I know to wrap a good chat is to ask the Four Burning Questions. Instagram: @films.dxa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 738. David Ambrose “Tomorrow’s Bandits” | 16 sept. 2026 | 00:53:52 | |
Happy Wednesday, Listeners! David Ambrose directed and co-wrote “Tomorrow’s Bandits” which was a FI-LA 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy and deservedly earned the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. I was honored David joined me on the podcast so I could pick his talented brain. Instagram: @films.dxa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 737. 4Qs with Anastasia Kuplinova | 11 sept. 2026 | 00:20:51 | |
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. Anastasia Kuplinova’s film “Talented” was a Film Invasion-LA 2026 Official Selection and took home FOUR GRAND JURY AWARDS including Best Featurette – Drama, Best Cinematography –Featurette, Best Score – Featurette and Best Song. I so enjoyed our conversation and follow up four questions! Anastasia’s Instagram @kuplinova.dp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 736. Anastasia Kuplinova “Talented” | 09 sept. 2026 | 01:15:44 | |
Welcome back, Indie Film Discoverers! Anastasia Kuplinova is quite the talented filmmaker so it’s only fitting that that is also the title of her film. “Talented” was a Film Invasion-LA 2026 Official Selection and took home FOUR GRAND JURY AWARDS! That’s right! 🏆 Anastasia’s Instagram @kuplinova.dp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 735. 4Qs with Jasmine Hurt | 07 sept. 2026 | 00:25:14 | |
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. Jasmine Hurt’s comedy short MANEATER was a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 Official Selection and won the Programmers Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. I had such a lovely time getting to know Jasmine and was very excited to find out what types of films inspired her by following up with the 4 Questions! IG: @jasminehurt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 734. Jasmine Hurt “MANEATER” | 04 sept. 2026 | 01:00:26 | |
Welcome Back, Listeners! We took a rare week off from posting because we had SUCH A FABULOUS time at this year’s Film Invasion- LA Film Festival! But it’s a great episode to return to because we have Jasmine Hurt on. Jasmine’s comedy short MANEATER was a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 Official Selection and won the Programmers Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. I don’t normally put the loglines for the films here but Maneater’s is too good! Jasmine, a young college girl, grapples with her situationships manifesting as floating dick hallucinations that haunt her every move. IG: @jasminehurt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 733. 4Qs with Beck WIlliams | 21 août 2026 | 00:24:46 | |
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. Beck Williams’s short film “Pace,” was a Film Invasion -LA 2025 Official Selection and earned TWO prestigious Grand Jury Awards for Best Short Film – Drama and Best Director – Short Film – Beck Williams. I had a fantastic time chatting with this talented guy and excited to follow up with the 4 Questions! Beck’s IG @beckwillz_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 732. Beck WIlliams “Pace” | 19 août 2026 | 01:19:26 | |
Happy Film Invasion 2026 week! I hope you can all join us for the festival this weekend and tomorrow night’s Gala, both at Look Cinemas in Glendale. Speaking of Film Invasion, Beck Williams made the fantastic short film “Pace,” that was a Film Invasion -LA 2025 Official Selection and earned TWO prestigious Grand Jury Awards for Best Short Film – Drama and Best Director – Short Film – Beck Williams. I obviously needed to get Beck on the pod to chat about the making of “Pace” and his life and art in general. So glad he agreed! Beck’s IG @beckwillz_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 731. 4Qs with James Boyd | 17 août 2026 | 00:11:52 | |
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. James Boyd’s comedy short film “404” was a Film Invasion-LA 2026 Official Selection and he was kind enough to come on the podcast to chat about him art, life and answer the 4 Big Questions! IG: @jamesboydai _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 730. James Boyd “404” | 14 août 2026 | 01:16:44 | |
Welcome Back! James Boyd is a super interesting guy and filmmaker and his comedy short film “404” was a Film Invasion-LA 2026 Official Selection. IG: @jamesboydai _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 729. 4Qs with Devin Boss | 12 août 2026 | 00:17:04 | |
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. Devin Boss directed and produced “Where We Goin?: The Power of Place”, that was a 2025 Film Invasion- Los Angeles Official Selection and earned the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette Documentary AND Best Editing for Featurette by Devin Boss. I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Devin and was quite interested in what would discover when I put him to the 4 Questions! @devindeeboss _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 728. Devin Boss “Where We Goin?: The Power of Place” | 10 août 2026 | 01:05:49 | |
Welcome Back, Listeners! Devin Boss directed and produced “Where We Goin?: The Power of Place”, that was a 2025 Film Invasion- Los Angeles Official Selection and earned the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette Documentary AND Best Editing for Featurette by Devin Boss. You can dig a little deeper with these links! @devindeeboss _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 727. 4Qs with Michael Peter Bolus | 07 août 2026 | 00:17:19 | |
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. Michael Peter Bolus wrote the feature screenplay “Lines in the Sand” that was both a 2025 Sherman Oaks Film Festival AND Film-Invasion Official Selection. He also has a feature film, entitled A SENSE OF DREAD that was just released by Indie Rights in July, and his latest book, ENTANGLEMENT, a Sci-Fi Novella has just been published and is available on AMAZON. Find out more about this impressive guy here: https://www.michaelpeterbolus.com/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 726. Michael Peter Bolus “Lines in the Sand” | 05 août 2026 | 00:46:32 | |
I hope everyone is staying cool this summer. Speaking of cool- Michael Peter Bolus wrote the feature screenplay “Lines in the Sand” that was both a 2025 Sherman Oaks Film Festival AND Film-Invasion Official Selection and he was kind enough to come chat about it. He also has a feature film, entitled A SENSE OF DREAD that was just released by Indie Rights in July, and his latest book, ENTANGLEMENT, a Sci-Fi Novella has just been published and is available on AMAZON. Find out more about this impressive guy here: https://www.michaelpeterbolus.com/
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| 725. 4Qs with Lauren & George Bott | 03 août 2026 | 00:22:37 | |
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. Lauren & George Bott joined me to talk about their fantastic film “The Nine,” which was a 2025 Sherman Oaks Film Festival Official Selection and took home the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Director – Short Film – Comedy – Lauren W. Bott ANDOutstanding Film – Short Film – Comedy You can watch “The Nine” on YouTube After you watch you’ll prob need to hear what types of films inspired Lauren and George. Lucky for you we have the 4 Questions follow up to do just that! And all the Instagram Links You’ll Need: @geobott _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 724. Lauren & George Bott “The Nine” | 31 juil. 2026 | 00:54:43 | |
I hope everyone is having a beautiful last day of July! Lauren & George Bott joined me to talk about their fantastic film “The Nine,” which was a 2025 Sherman Oaks Film Festival Official Selection and took home the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Director – Short Film – Comedy – Lauren W. Bott ANDOutstanding Film – Short Film – Comedy You can watch “The Nine” on YouTube And you can find more about it and these lovely humans on Instagram: @geobott _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 723. 4Qs with Jeff Moore & Nicole Madar | 29 juil. 2026 | 00:20:20 | |
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. Indie filmmakers Jeff Moore (director) and Nicole Madar (producer) joined me to chat about their feature “Timings” and of course had to each sit in the hot seat and answer the 4 Questions! Timings IMDB IG: @timings_film _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 722. Jeff Moore & Nicole Madar “Timings” | 27 juil. 2026 | 00:43:58 | |
Happy Monday, Friends! Indie filmmakers Jeff Moore (director) and Nicole Maydar (producer) joined me to chat about their feature “Timings,” which has been making its way through some festivals in NYC. We talked over Zoom which meant their adorable pup could join in the fun! Timings IMDB IG: @timings_film _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 721. 4Qs with Rani Naamani | 24 juil. 2026 | 00:33:16 | |
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. Rani Namani the SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Music Video & Short Film – Animation “Born Ready” and earned the Grand Jury Award for Best Music Video. I’m guessing you already listened to our chat posted on Wednesday and you just had to return to hear Rani’s 4 Questions! Rani’s Instagram: @rani.naamani _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 720. Rani Naamani “Born Ready” | 22 juil. 2026 | 00:50:08 | |
Welcome Back! Born Ready, directed by Rani Namani, is an exploration of the miracle of birth shown through the lens of a Synthwave music video. It’s also a SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Music Video & Short Film – Animation that took Grand Jury Award – Best Music Video. I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did and then dig in deeper by following Rani’s Instagram: @rani.naamani _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 719. 4Qs with Naosheen Ahmed | 20 juil. 2026 | 00:10:12 | |
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. Naosheen Ahmed wrote, produced and starred in the SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama “Pandaal” that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Originality– Short Film – Drama. I learned so much about Naosheen during our interview, but as I say, you can never truly know anyone until you’ve grilled them with the Four Questions! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 718. Naosheen Ahmed “Pandaal” | 17 juil. 2026 | 00:42:57 | |
Welcome back for another exciting Indie Filmmaker Chat! Naosheen Ahmed wrote, produced and starred in the SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama “Pandaal” that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Originality– Short Film – Drama. “Pandaal” is a fantastic film I was thrilled to hear the story of how Nosheen and her team made it and overall just learn about her as a person and artist. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 717. 4Qs with Olivia Lige Wuri | 15 juil. 2026 | 00:14:28 | |
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. Writer/Director Olivia Lige Wuri came on the podcast to chat about her film Cut All Trees that was a 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama and left with the Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Short Film – Red Jitar. As we talked about in our interview posted Monday, Olivia does hold back from challenging her audience and I was very eager to see what types of films may have challenged or inspired her with the 4 Questions! Follow more of Olivia’s life and work on IG: @urlig_olivia _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 716. Olivia Lige Wuri “Cut All Trees” | 13 juil. 2026 | 00:53:31 | |
Happy Monday! Writer/Director Olivia Lige Wuri came on the podcast to chat about her film Cut All Trees that was a 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama and left with the Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Short Film – Red Jitar. I loved Cut All Trees- it was bold and challenging and I was so excited to have Olivia on to hear about her process of making it it and her experience sharing it with audiences. Follow more of Olivia’s life and work on IG: @urlig_olivia _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 715. 4Qs with Kelly Hooper, Kathryn Ross, & Jonny Diaz | 10 juil. 2026 | 00:28:01 | |
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. The Mail Gaze made its LA Premiere as a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Performance by a Duo – Kelly Hooper & Kathryn Ross. We had a thrilling triple interview with the director, Jonny Diaz, and the producers and stars Kelly Hooper, Kathryn Ross (also the writer) that was posted Wednesday. The only thing more exciting than a triple interview is a triple 4 Questions. Maybe we call is the 12 Questions? Here’s all the Social Media Handles on Instagram so watch out for what these talented folks do next: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 714. Kelly Hooper, Kathryn Ross, & Jonny Diaz “The Mail Gaze” | 08 juil. 2026 | 01:09:26 | |
Welcome back! We have an exciting episode for you today! The Mail Gaze made its LA Premiere as a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Performance by a Duo – Kelly Hooper & Kathryn Ross. I loved this film and I was thrilled to see I got three of its major players of it to sign up for a joint interview- Kelly Hooper, Kathryn Ross, Jonny Diaz. Johnny directed, Kathryn wrote, Kathryn and Kelly produced as well as obviously acted so well in it they won an award. Here’s all the Social Media Handles on Instagram so watch out for what these talented folks do next: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 713. 4Qs with Danny Piñeros | 06 juil. 2026 | 00:11:50 | |
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. “Don’t Watch This,” written and directed by Danny Pineros, was a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror and earned the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Danny and I had a fantastic talk (that was posted Friday) and that always gets me excited to follow up with essential my 4 Questions! Here’s the link for Don’t Watch This on Youtube (DO watch it!) And a link to his WEBSITE with all the short films he’s done. Danny’s IG @danny.pineros _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 712. Danny Piñeros “Don’t Watch This” | 03 juil. 2026 | 00:51:01 | |
Happy Indie Film Friday! “Don’t Watch This,” written and directed by Danny Pineros, was a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror and earned the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Here’s the link for Don’t Watch This on Youtube (DO watch it!) And a link to his WEBSITE with all the short films he’s done. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 711. 4Qs with Benjamin Carlucci | 01 juil. 2026 | 00:16:33 | |
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. Benjamin Carlucci’s came to chat about life, art and his two films, “Burying Baby,” that was a 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival Official Selection: Short Film – Drama and took home Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking and “Lorica” that was a 2025 Film Invasion-LA Official Selection: Short Film – Drama that earned the Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking. I’m clearly a fan of his work and needed to know what films he was a fan of. That’s where the follow up 4 Questions comes in handy! To follow Benjamin’s impressive career, you can check out his website https://bennty.com/about Or follow him on the gram: @benjamintothet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 710. Benjamin Carlucci “Burying Baby” & “Lorica” | 29 juin 2026 | 01:23:47 | |
Hi Friends! I was very excited to have today’s guest, Benjamin Carlucci, come chat. He has directed two fantastic films that hit out festival circuit. “Burying Baby” was 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival Official Selection: Short Film – Drama and took home Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking and then in 2025 “Lorica” was an Film Invasion-LA Official Selection: Short Film – Drama that earned the Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking. Both films he also co-wrote with friend of the pod Jess Paul. To follow Benjamin’s impressive career, you can check out his website https://bennty.com/about Or follow him on the gram: @benjamintothet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 709. Angelo Moore of Fishbone | 26 juin 2026 | 01:41:06 | |
How do I introduce Angelo Moore to the uninitiated? Here is what Angelo has on his YouTube Page (www.youtube.com/@DrMaddVibeOfficial): There you have it, Angelo Moore is the Front Man of Fishbone And if you never listened to Fishbone then your musical exposure in life has been sadly limited. Their music crossed so many genres and styles that radio rarely embraced them; my recommendations that you go back to the beginning and give their catalog a listen. Angelo has also done his fair share of acting (IMDB) and he has also made a fantastic short film Optimistic Yes, directed by Jeff Pliskin and featuring Angelo with HR of Bad Brains, another band that you should know. Finally, a huge thank you to Alyson Croft (https://discoverindiefilm.com/670-alyson-croft-jesus-loves-me-tweens/) for making this interview happen! IG: @drmaddvibe _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 708. 4Qs with Bryan Uvaldo | 24 juin 2026 | 00:20:22 | |
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. Bryan Uvaldo’s film Playin’ Around was a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 Official Selection and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Film – Short Film – Action-Thriller AND Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Action- Thriller I really enjoyed talking to such a lovely, passionate guy and couldn’t wait to see what kinda films lit him up with the follow up 4 Questions! You can watch Playin’ Around here on YouTube! You can also find out more about Bryan with these links: @buvaldo218 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 707. Bryan Uvaldo “Playin’ Around” | 22 juin 2026 | 01:13:53 | |
Welcome Back, Listeners! Bryan Uvaldo’s flashy action film Playin’ Around was a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 Official Selection and snagged the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Film – Short Film – Action-Thriller AND Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Action- Thriller Great news! You can watch Playin’ Around here on YouTube! You can also find out more about Bryan with these links: @buvaldo218 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 706. 4Qs with Nevada Grey | 19 juin 2026 | 00:23:32 | |
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.’ Nevada Grey came onto the podcast to talk about her wonderful web series “ROOMIES”, that was a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 Official Selection and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Series Episode/Pilot. Nothing wraps up a great conversion for me like a pressing 4 Questions! If you’d like to find out even more, here are Nevada’s Links!
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| 705. Nevada Grey “ROOMIES” | 17 juin 2026 | 01:27:13 | |
Welcome back to the Discover Indie Film Podcast! The wonderfully talented and interesting filmmaker Nevada Grey joined me to discuss “ROOMIES”, her Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 Official Selection: Web Series / TV Pilot that earned her the Grand Jury Award – Best Series Episode/Pilot. If you’d like to find out even more, here are Nevada’s Links! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 704. 4Qs with Josiah Polhemus | 15 juin 2026 | 00:32:16 | |
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.’ Josiah Polhemus joined me to discuss his film The Falling, which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror and took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Horror. And if you’ve listened to the show before, you know I’m never satisfied unit I’ve done the follow up 4 Questions with my guests! Instagram: @JosiahPolhemus Josiah’s YouTube _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 703. Josiah Polhemus “The Falling” | 12 juin 2026 | 01:21:26 | |
We’ve made it to another Discover Indie Film Friday! Josiah Polhemus came on the pod to chat about his film The Falling, which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror and took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Horror I loved getting to know Josiah better and you can continue to dig deeper with these links! Instagram: @JosiahPolhemus Josiah’s YouTube _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 702. Enrique Mendoza and Ren Olivieri “Rob Roy” | 10 juin 2026 | 01:26:16 | |
Welcome Back! Enrique Mendoza and Ren Olivieri came to record this podcast together in person… we just had to wait for Ren to visit Los Angeles from Toronto. But this All-American trio you’re about to hear – Ren from Canada, Enrique from Guatemala, and yours truly from the USA – represent pretty much every region North of South America! These two came by to discus their award winning film “Rob Roy,” an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 that tookhome three awards; the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Action-Thriller, the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director – Short Film – Action/Thriller to Enrique A. Mendoza, and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay – Short Film – Action/Thriller to Ren Olivieri. No wonder they like me! Each had been on the podcast before solo, Enrique on Episode 527. Enrique A. Mendoza “Fervor” and Ren on Episode 559. Ren Olivieri “The Trade” . Besides talking about how these two met at SOFF 2024, hit it off, watched each other’s screenings and collaborated in time to submit “Rob Roy” for the next year’s festival, they also wanted to talk about their new project, Fifty. Enjoy! Follow Ren on Instagram at @reno91 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links | |||
| 701. Dojin Kim “Where the Rain Stops” | 08 juin 2026 | 00:33:28 | |
Happy Monday! Dojin Kim’s animated short film “Where the Rain Stops” was an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival on 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Animation. This is unusual, but I think it is appropriate to share Dojin’s post-podcast recording with everyone. He wanted to express himself more clearly after our struggles with live translation. Thank you very much for your kindness and patience during the podcast recording. I know the language barrier must have made things less smooth at times, and I truly appreciate how thoughtful and generous you were throughout the conversation. In particular, when I did not fully understand the nuance of a short question and asked again, you kindly took the time to explain it in more detail, which made it much easier for me to understand. I am very grateful for that. It is always a wonderful thing to share something I have made with other people. Link for Dojin’s favorite animated feature: The Boy and the World _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links
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