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
https://jasminehurt.com/

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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
https://jasminehurt.com/

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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_

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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_

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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

https://jamesboyd.com/

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DIF Podcast Website – DIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
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