Welcome Back, Everybody!

Today’s podcast guest is Brett Willis, who wrote and directed the film “When The Clocks Stop” that came to Film Invasion Los Angeles in June 2025 and took home The Poppy for Best In Fest – Featurette! The Poppy is the custom trophy that we created for the 10th Anniversary of FI-LA and Brett was actually the first filmmaker whom I had the privilege to hand a Poppy to.                                                                In other words, Brett reaction to this little trophy our team lured their hearts into is locked in my heart for life.

I should tell you one more thing. You know how we all watch films and think to ourselves, “If I met the person behind this film I bet they’re awesome.”                                                                                                  I had that thought the first time I saw “When The Clocks Stop,” and the second time as well, and when I finally met him Brett was awesome. There you go.                                                                                     Try to meet the people who make great films, because they seem to be great people.

Brett hopped onto the DIF mics and we had a fantastic talk. As I always say, if you enjoy listening half us much as we enjoyed talking, then you’re about to love this marathon podcast.                                       We talked so long that Brett had to rush off for work and then return a week later to record his four questions answers!

Follow Brett on Instagram at @sirbrettt and make sure that you see his incredible film someday!

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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.

Bob Lindenmayer made the feature documentary, “Making Megaforce,” which had a SOLD OUT screening at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025 and earned the trophy that we introduced for the Best In Fest award. The first documentary to win the Best In Fest – Feature award!

You will have to wait a while to see it because “Making Megaforce” is still on the festival circuit.                                                                                                                                                                                   But when it does get its release, make sure to catch it.

In the meantime, you can listen to sone of the films that inspired Bob to get to this point with the 4Qs!

Follow the film on Instagram at @makingmegaforce
Making Megaforce on IMDB
Making Megaforce on Letterboxd

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Happy Friday, Film Lovers!

It’s an extra special day today because it’s the first night of programming for our 10TH YEAR of the SHERMAN OAKS FILM FESTIVAL!

Hopefully you’re all listening to this podcast on the way to Look Cinemas to catch some of our incredible films.

Something else amazing happened in 2025 and it is because Bob Lindenmayer made the feature documentary, “Making Megaforce,” and submitted it to Film Invasion Los Angeles.                                                     What was so amazing?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    My life partner and best friend, an introvert who refuses to come to any of the film festivals that I run, came to the sold out world premiere of “Making Megaforce” to see it a second time and meet Bob.             We had to sit in camping chairs at the front corner of the theater for that sold out show.

Even better, she got to see me grab the one moment during the Q&A that Barry Bostwick took a break from enchanting the entire room to present Bob with The Poppy, the trophy that we introduced for the Best In Fest award at Film Invasion L.A.’s Tenth Anniversary.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It should also be noted that “Making Megaforce” is the first documentary to win the Best In Fest – Feature award!

You will have to wait a while to see it because “Making Megaforce” is still on the festival circuit.                                                                                                                                                                                   But when it does get its release, make sure to catch it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Then you’ll know why watching this film is not just entertaining; it is the most genuine love letter to the movies that I’ve ever seen.                                                                                                                              And you get to see Barry Bostwick and Bob bond in a way that you will never forget!

Follow the film on Instagram at @makingmegaforce
Making Megaforce on IMDB
Making Megaforce on Letterboxd

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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.

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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Anyone else not know how we’re already in December?!

Dancer/Choreographer/Performer/director/writer Anna Long was developed by scientists in a lab to create a person who would literally engage my every artistic interest at once.                                                  That is almost not hyberbole!

Anna had two official selections at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025; the short film “Death in The Desert” that took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing – Drama and the feature length screenplay “The Experience.”

This incredibly talented person also happens to be one of the nicest people to interact with.                                                                                                                                                                                                 In fact, while putting together the FI-LA lineup I tend to email with folks, and I could already tell that Anna is an awesome person.

You should follow Anna’s work at the website https://www.thisisannalong.com/

And on Instagram at @thisisannalong
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