431. Mariya Somova, Mark Solari, & Joe Cyrus “I Want to Live on Mars”

What a special week! Not one, not two, but THREE guest join me to talk about their exceptional film “I Want to Live on Mars” which took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exception Filmmaking at the 2023 Sherman Oaks Film Festival. In this episode we delve into the intricacies of working as a team, the …

430. Ramone Menon “My Scary Indian Wedding”

Hey Everyone! Welcome to March! This week I sat down with the incredible Ramone Menon for his second appearance on the podcast! His incredible film “My Scary Indian Wedding” won the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film AND Outstanding Creativity in Horror. In this podcast, we reconnect, talk about the festival run, and glean some …

429. 4Qs with Tatiana Blackington James

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. Tatiana’s film, “Homologies” won the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Drama AND the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. We just finished up a jam-packed interview and you know for …

428. Tatiana Blackington James “Homologies”

Hey Everyone! This week I sat down to talk with the incredible Tatiana Blackington James! Her film, “Homologies” won the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Drama AND the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. This is an episode you certainly do not want to miss as we talk about so many incredible things about …

427. 4Qs with Justin Sirkin

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. Justin’s hilarious short film “Reseda” won the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking at the 2023 Sherman Oaks Film Festival! Justin and I finished up a jam-packed interview and you know for sure …