Episodes

  • 549. Vernon Davidson “SEGAL”

    549. Vernon Davidson “SEGAL”
    Jun 20 2025
    TGIFF (Filmmakers Friday!) Today is not just any Friday-- it's also opening night of Film Invasion Los Angeles, one of the two festivals I run! To browse the films & screenings just click here. But back to today's episode! Vernon Davidson brought the feature length documentary “SEGAL” for a World Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Documentary. Vernon co-directed and co-produced the film with Ryan Krayser, and this wonderful retrospective about historic actor George Segal is a work that every movie fan should see. Vernon and Ryan did extensive interviews with George as they had worked with him on The Goldbergs and earned his trust. Add in their great nose for archival footage and “SEGAL” turned into a film that, in my opinion, should enjoy a big’ole nationwide release. Please enjoy our chat and find out more at: SEGAL-DOC.COM @SEGALMOVIE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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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    2 hrs and 20 mins
  • 547. 4Qs with David Lazaro

    547. 4Qs with David Lazaro
    Jun 18 2025
    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 Lazaro, or Kuya Quatro to some, showed his Immersive music video “V. - Freaky Friday” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival’s VR Pavillion and took home the Grand Jury Award – Outstanding Immersive Short. It doesn't take long meeting and/or listening to David to see that he is a true artist and was very eager to see what inspires him in his 4 Questions! @KUYAQUATRO KUYAQUATRO.COM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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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    40 mins
  • 547. David Lazaro “V. – Freaky Friday”

    547. David Lazaro “V. – Freaky Friday”
    Jun 16 2025
    Happy Monday, Everyone! David Lazaro, or Kuya Quatro to some, showed his Immersive music video “V. - Freaky Friday” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival’s VR Pavillion and took home the Grand Jury Award – Outstanding Immersive Short. If you need any of this explained, you’re not alone. The term “Immersive” basically means that instead of watching the music video on your TV oron a movie screen, you’re watching it on a virtual reality headset. Got it? Because I am too darn busy at the festival to enjoy the VR Pavillion for myself, David Lazaro came over to my home, showed me “Freaky Friday” on his Meta Quest 3, and BLEW MY MIND. It is simply amazing. In around 4 minutes I went from being a person who never considered getting a VR headset to being a person who shouted for his wife and teenager to both watch “Freaky Friday” before David went home with his amazing work. And guess what? David is also a kickass person and awesome conversationalist who gave a great interview. Enjoy! @KUYAQUATRO KUYAQUATRO.COM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 hr and 34 mins
  • 546. 4Qs with Michael Glover Smith

    546. 4Qs with Michael Glover Smith
    Jun 13 2025
    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. Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith came on to the DIF podcast to chat about his career and specially his excellent film Handle with Care that was an Official Selection: Short Film – Drama at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and took home the Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking. I thoroughly enjoyed the chance to moderate Michael's Q & A at the festival and to have the chance to dive deeper with our chat posted Wednesday. If you know me or are a regular listener of this podcast, you know my journey with Michael could not be complete without the follow up 4 Questions! You can find more about Michael on his IG @whitecitycinema or Splittoothmedia.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 mins
  • 545. Michael Glover Smith “Handle with Care”

    545. Michael Glover Smith “Handle with Care”
    Jun 11 2025
    Welcome back, Listeners! Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith's superb film Handle with Care was an Official Selection: Short Film – Drama at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and took home the Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking. I was thrilled to moderate Michael's Q & A at the festival, and even more so, to dive back in to deeper with this talented and genuinely nice guy over zoom. You can find more about Michael on his IG @whitecitycinema or Splittoothmedia.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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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    53 mins
  • 544. 4Qs with Donato De Luca

    544. 4Qs with Donato De Luca
    Jun 9 2025
    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 the last episode I throughly enjoyed chatting with Donato De Luca, who I learned actually goes by Joe! Joe 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. I was definitely excited to follow up this interview with Joe's 4 Questions. You should definitely follow Joe’s work at @grandromanticgestures and @donatojoedeluca _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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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    18 mins
  • 543. Donato De Luca “Grand Romantic Gestures”

    543. Donato De Luca “Grand Romantic Gestures”
    Jun 6 2025
    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 mins
  • 542. 4Qs with Daniel DelPurgatorio & Todd Friedman

    542. 4Qs with Daniel DelPurgatorio & Todd Friedman
    Jun 4 2025
    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 mins