198. 4Qs with Jon Gower

Jon Gower & Jeff Howard at SOFF 2019

What are the 4Q’s?

  • Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3)
  • Name a film you think is underrated
  • Name a film you think is overrated
  • Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out

Jon Gower flew from Nashville to Los Angeles to bring his hilarious film “Rallentando!” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  The great news is that you can watch “Rallentando!” right now in Season 3 Episode 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

I had been meaning to interview Jon for years.  In fact, Jon got me onto an episode of hiss podcast Near Dark Radio long before I got him onto Discover Indie Film.  But it was worth the wait, as we get to hear this writer/director/musician/singer/composer tell us about his origins and inspirations.  You can see even more of Jon’s work on YouTube.

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197. Jon Gower “Rallentando!”

Jon Gower hopped onto Zoom for his DIF interview

Jon Gower flew from Nashville to Los Angeles to bring his hilarious film “Rallentando!” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  The great news is that you can watch “Rallentando!” right now in Season 3 Episode 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

I had been meaning to interview Jon for years. but before I could get him on DIF, Jon got me onto an episode of his podcast Near Dark Radio.  Forever he will have won that race, but I finally got Jon of DIF and it was well worth the wait.  We get to hear this writer/director/musician/singer/composer tell us about his origins and inspirations.  You can see even more of Jon’s work on YouTube.

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196. 4Qs with Jessica Liu

Jessica & Jeff at her SOFF 2019 Q&A

What are the 4Q’s?

  • Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3)
  • Name a film you think is underrated
  • Name a film you think is overrated
  • Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out

Jessica Liu’s film “Prom Time!” screened at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019 and this original, David Lynch-y ride was enjoyed by all.  You can watch her short film right now in Season 3 Episode 9 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

You can learn all you need to know about Jessica at her website thejessicaliu.com or on social media at @jessicajliu.

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Here are Jessica’s 4Qs answers:

  • Favorites: Sorry to Bother You, Britney Runs a Marathon, Songs My Brothers Taught Me
  • Underrated: Ingrid Goes West (or anything truly independent)
  • Overrated: The Godfather
  • Seek Out: Come As You Are (2019), Plan B

Podcast

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195. Jessica Liu “Prom Time!”

Filmmaker Jessica Liu came into DIF UQ for an in-person interview

Jessica Liu’s film “Prom Time!” screened at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019 and this original, David Lynch-y ride was enjoyed by all.  You can watch her short film right now in Season 3 Episode 9 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

You can learn all you need to know about Jessica at her website thejessicaliu.com or on social media at @jessicajliu.

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194. 4Qs with Jonathan Latona

Jonathan and Jeff at DIF HQ doing the podcast thing

What are the 4Q’s?

  • Name your favorite films of all time (limit 3)
  • Name a film you think is underrated
  • Name a film you think is overrated
  • Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out

Jonathan Latona’s feature film “DOUG” took home three awards at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020; the Audience Award for Best Feature and the Grand Jury Prizes for Best Lead Actor and Best Cinematography.  You can watch “DOUG” right now in lots of places, but the Vimeo rental page is the best.

Jonathan and I cover a lot of ground in this interview, from his interest in performance in high school to his move to Los Angeles.  You can learn more about Jonathan by hitting jonathanlatona.com.

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Here are Jonathan Latona’s answers:

  • Favorites: Taxi driver, There Will Be Blood, Mulholland Drive
  • Underrated: The Limey
  • Overrated: The Marvel Cinematic Universe
  • Seek Out: They Live, Faces, Killing of a Chinese Bookie
  • Crazy Fun 80’s Movie Worth A Look: Hamburger The Movie

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