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  • 543. Donato De Luca “Grand Romantic Gestures”

    543. Donato De Luca “Grand Romantic Gestures”
    2025/06/06
    Happy Friday, Listeners! Donato De Luca and his team brought their short film “Grand Romantic Gestures” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Creativity - Drama. Amusingly, the young gentleman who I thought of as “Donato” for the entire run of the festival hopped onto this podcast and told me that he goes by Joe! I’m not sure if I called him Joe during this podcast, but hopefully he will come to a Festival Mixer soon for me to try it out in person. Joe is one of those filmmakers, in this case producer and lead actor, who we love to have at a festival. He came to many screenings other than his own and when you listen to the interview you’ll hear of the interactions we had that led to our amusing rapport. You should definitely follow Joe’s work at @grandromanticgestures and @donatojoedeluca _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles
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    50 分
  • 542. 4Qs with Daniel DelPurgatorio & Todd Friedman

    542. 4Qs with Daniel DelPurgatorio & Todd Friedman
    2025/06/04
    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. Monday Director Daniel DelPurgatorio and producer Todd Friedman chatted with me about their feature film “Marshmallow,” a feature length horror movie that gets its VOD release on June 6! “Marshmallow” has managed the impossible, an above 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Hopefully after hearing how this ambitious team took their film from the page to the theater (and now into our homes), you are back to hear their 4 Questions! Use these links to learn more: Instagram: @marshmallowmovieofficial TikTok: @marshmallowfilm Instagram: @hemlockcircle TikTok: @hemlockcircle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles
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    27 分
  • 541. Daniel DelPurgatorio & Todd Friedman “Marshmallow”

    541. Daniel DelPurgatorio & Todd Friedman “Marshmallow”
    2025/06/02
    Happy Monday, Film Lovers! I can't believe we are already in June which means we are just weeks away from the 2025 Film Invasion Los Angeles Film Festival. This episode is for all of you horror fans out there. Director Daniel DelPurgatorio and producer Todd Friedman collaborated on the feature film “Marshmallow,” a feature length horror movie that gets its VOD release on June 6! “Marshmallow” has managed the impossible, an above 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In this podcast you get to hear how Andy Greskoviak’s screenplay for “Marshmallow” struck a chord with everyone who got their hands on it and the process this team took getting from the page to the theater and now into our homes. Use these links to learn more: Instagram: @marshmallowmovieofficial TikTok: @marshmallowfilm Instagram: @hemlockcircle TikTok: @hemlockcircle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles
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    44 分
  • 540. 4Qs with Samantha Baugnon

    540. 4Qs with Samantha Baugnon
    2025/05/30
    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. On Wednesday's Episode of Discover Indie Film, Producer Samantha Baugnon hopped onto Zoom to talk about “Homeschooled,” a feature length documentary releasing to streaming VOD on June 1! You should visit their official website at https://homeschooledthemovie.com/ right now and find out where to see it! This wonderfully made documentary takes a fresh, respectful and in- depth look at diverse variety of homeschooled kids and brings them together for a Prom at the end. It is truly the perfect conclusion of a beautiful film and I'm hoping this follow up 4Qs serves as an equally worthy ending of our chat. You can also follow the film on Instagram at @homeschooledthemovie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles
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    24 分
  • 539. Samantha Baugnon “Homeschooled”

    539. Samantha Baugnon “Homeschooled”
    2025/05/28
    Welcome Back, Listeners! Producer Samantha Baugnon hopped onto Zoom to talk about “Homeschooled,” a feature length documentary releasing to streaming VOD on June 1! You should visit their official website at https://homeschooledthemovie.com/ right now and find out where to see it! If you can watch the trailer on that website and not want to see the movie, then I’m just going to move you to the “dead inside” column. You might think that the title “Homeschooled” tells you all you need to know about this movie, but you’d be wrong. This wonderfully made documentary takes a fresh, respectful and in- depth look at diverse variety of homeschooled kids and brings them together for a Prom at the end. How cool is that? I already gave you the website, but you can also follow the film on Instagram at @homeschooledthemovie I hope you enjoy this podcast AND the movie! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles
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    39 分
  • 538. 4Qs with Jacob Langsner

    538. 4Qs with Jacob Langsner
    2025/05/26
    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. Friday I shared my chat with Jacob Langsner, who I know as the filmmaker behind the award winning animated short, “SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife.” The film had its world premiere at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Animation as well as the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writing – Animation – David Eagleman I was thrilled to have the opportunity to get deep with Jake and follow up with the 4 Questions. You can learn more about Jacob and his work at Jacoblangsner.com as well as on Instagram at @jakelangsner _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles
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    22 分
  • 537. Jacob Langsner “SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife”

    537. Jacob Langsner “SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife”
    2025/05/23
    Happy Friday Folks. We have a terrific interview to kick off your weekend. This episode’s guest is Jacob Langsner, who I know as the filmmaker behind the award winning animated short, “SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife.” The film had its world premiere at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, but I was in another theater moderating a Q&A and never got a chance to truly meet Jacob at the festival. That’s why I love this podcast, I get to make up for the fact that I didn’t get to discuss this truly wonderful film with its creator. And guess what? Jacob absolutely knocked me out by revealing that he is both a filmmaker and a recent law school graduate, working full-time in Las Vegas at a prestigious law firm. Talk about a well rounded individual! SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Animation as well as the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writing – Animation – David Eagleman You can learn more about Jacob and his work at Jacoblangsner.com as well as on Instagram at @jakelangsner _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Podcast Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links DIF Foundation - Sherman Oaks Film Festival - Film Invasion Los Angeles
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    1 時間 4 分
  • 536. 4Qs with Lauren Moreno

    536. 4Qs with Lauren Moreno
    2025/05/21
    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 Moreno directed and co-wrote “Palmdale,” an official selection at the 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette - Drama as well as Best Lead Performer - Featurette for Isabelle Marchard. I felt a deep and instant connection to Lauren and her powerful film and couldn't wait to dig deeper with her 4 Questions. You can learn more about Lauren and her work in Instagram at @laurenmorenofilms as well as get a glimpse of a future project at @bagboysfilm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Links DIF Podcast Website - DIF Instagram - DIF BlueSky Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website Sherman Oaks Film Festival Film Invasion Los Angeles
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    25 分