149. 4Qs with Hayden Croft (Part Deux)

Hayden Croft and his “Last Wish” team at FILA 2018

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

Hayden Croft is one of my favorite filmmakers.  He writes every day and has even published a wonderful book of short stories that I can absolutely recommend.  Go to his website to get your copy.  He has had THREE films in the festivals that I program; “New Age. Olde English” at SOFF 2016, “Last Wish” st FILA 2018, and “Four Junkies” at SOFF 2019.  All three are in the Discover Indie Film YV Series!

Here are Hayden’s 4Qs answers:

  • Favorites: The Godfather, The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction/Inglorious Basterds/Django Unchained, Seven Psychopaths
  • Underrated: Super Mario Brothers
  • Overrated:  Avengers: Infinity War
  • Seek Out: Anacondas 2: Hunt For The Blood Orchid, I Love You Phillip Morris

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148. Hayden Croft “Last Wish”

Rosie Grace and Nate Hapke have been collaborating on film productions for a few years now.  Before their work together truly took off I had interviewed Nate about his film “One More” (SOFF 2017) but get this list… after that film came three Rosie & Nate collaborations; “She & Her” (FILA 2019) “To The Moon and Back” (FILA 2020) and “Ride Share” (SOFF 2020).

We recorded this interview in August 2019, not long after “She & Her” played at FILA 2019.  Since Nate had told me his filmmaking story wayback in episode 69 of this podcast it was clearly time to hear Rosie’s story.

If you want to learn about this team, their small/TALL Productions Facebook page is a great place to start: https://www.facebook.com/smalltallproductions/

Soon after we recorded this, I got unlucky and through a series of unfortunate events many podcasts that I had recorded got mothballed.  It took me forever to get the emotional bandwidth to go back into the vault and get those unreleased podcasts out!  The good news is that you finally get to hear this smart, enthusiastic filmmaker talk about her craft!

And I promise to not let the DIF vault ever fill up again.  I’m going to start a series of new interviews where no post-production is necessary, because life no longer allows me that luxury.  I promise!

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147. 4Qs with Rosie Grace (+ Nate Hapke)

DIF host Jeff Howard leans in with Rosie Grace & Nate Hapke

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

Rosie Grace has written and produced two films that have been at either Film Invasion Los Angeles or Sherman Oaks Film Festival, “She & Her” (FILA 2019) and “Ride Share” (SOFF 2020).  She also produced the film “To The Moon and Back” (FILA 2020).

We recorded this in August 2019, not long after “She & Her” played at FILA 2019.  Nate answered the 4Qs back in September of 2018

If you want to learn about this team, their small/TALL Productions Facebook page is a great place to start: https://www.facebook.com/smalltallproductions/

Soon after we recorded this, I got unlucky and through a series of unfortunate events many podcasts that I had recorded got mothballed.  It took me forever to get the emotional bandwidth to go back into the vault and get those unreleased podcasts out!  The good news is that you finally get to hear this smart, enthusiastic filmmaker talk about her craft!

And I promise to not let the DIF vault ever fill up again.  I’m going to start a series of new interviews where no post-production is necessary, because life no longer allows me that luxury.  I promise!

 

Here are Rosie’s 4Qs answers:

  • Favorites: The Princess Bride, The Classic Epic (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), Kingsman: The Secret Service
  • Underrated: What If (2013)
  • Overrated:  A Star is Born
  • Seek Out: Plus One

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146. Rosie Grace & Nate Kapke “She & Her”

Rosi & Nate at DIF HQ in August 2019

Rosie Grace and Nate Hapke have been collaborating on film productions for a few years now.  Before their work together truly took off I had interviewed Nate about his film “One More” (SOFF 2017) but get this list… after that film came three Rosie & Nate collaborations; “She & Her” (FILA 2019) “To The Moon and Back” (FILA 2020) and “Ride Share” (SOFF 2020).

We recorded this interview in August 2019, not long after “She & Her” played at FILA 2019.  Since Nate had told me his filmmaking story wayback in episode 69 of this podcast it was clearly time to hear Rosie’s story.

Id you want to learn about this team, their small/TALL Productions Facebook page is a great place to start: https://www.facebook.com/smalltallproductions/

Soon after we recorded this, I got unlucky and through a series of unfortunate events many podcasts that I had recorded got mothballed.  It took me forever to get the emotional bandwidth to go back into the vault and get those unreleased podcasts out!  The good news is that you finally get to hear this smart, enthusiastic filmmaker talk about her craft!

And I promise to not let the DIF vault ever fill up again.  I’m going to start a series of new interviews where no post-production is necessary, because life no longer allows me that luxury.  I promise!

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2021 Awards

Grand Jury Prize Winners

Best Feature Film – Comedy – Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers
Best Feature Film – Drama – The Imaginary State
Best Feature Film – Documentary – Another Child
Best SciFi FIlm – Elipsis
Best Short Film – Comedy – Sous Pression (Under Pressure)
Best Short Film – Docmentary – The Kids Are Still Here
Best Short Film – Drama – Six Nights
Best Short Film – Experimental – Cinema
Best Short Film – Horror – Koreatown Ghost Story
Best Music Video – ODDKO D4TM
Best Director – SB Edwards, Fall Back Down
Best Actress in a Lead Role – Co-Leads: Lyndsey Frank & Bree Helders, Bree and Lyndsey are Actors
Best Actor in a Lead Role – Vernon Wells, Kringle Time
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Aadila Dosani, Fall Back Down
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Ari Schneider, Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers
Best Performance by a Cast – Drama – The Imaginary State
Best Performance by a Cast – Comedy – Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers
Best Screenplay – SB Edwards, Fall Back Down
Best Cinematography – Henrik Jensen, The Imaginary State
Best Visual Effects – Christian Klein, Sweet Nothings
Best Production Design – In the Company of Crows
Best Screenplay – Feature (Unproduced) – go-LOVE-go John Griffin
Best Screenplay – Feature (Unproduced) – Splicer
Best Screenplay – Pilot (Unproduced) – She Creature Maria Krovatin & Chris Krovatin
Best Screenplay – Pilot (Unproduced) – Rennies Daniel Roche

Audience Award Winners

Documentary – A Perfect Vintage
Feature Film – Fall Back Down
Short Films – Comedy – “Screwball Short Film Program” – Coco and Colby, Bree and Lyndsey are Actors & Lizard Brain
Short Film – Drama -“Authenticity Short Film Program” –  Break, Delivery & Six Nights
Short Film – Experimental – “Poetic Short Film Program” – Acknowledgements, Telling Time, Liberate & It Doesn’t Matter
Short Film – Horror – “Horror Spotlight Program” – Clean Cut Clean Cut & The Strong Box

Filmmakers Award Winners

Outstanding Short Film – Documentary  – Woman of Courage

Outstanding Short Film – Comedy – Achan and Ezra
Outstanding Short Film – Comedy – Kia Summer Sales Event
Outstanding Director – Comedy – David Labrecque, Sous Pression (Under Pressure)
Outstanding Screenplay – Comedy – Omri Rose, Achan and Ezra
Outstanding Acting, Cast – Comedy – Achan and Ezra
Outstanding Acting, Individual – Comedy – Jon Ebeling, Lizard Brain
Outstanding Acting, Comedy Duo – Gerald B. Fillmore & Vanessa Benavente, Hold For Applause
Outstanding Cinematography – Comedy – Eric Bader, Kia Summer Sales Event

Outstanding Short Film – Drama – 11-95
Outstanding Short Film – Drama – She Used to Laugh
Outstanding Director – Drama – Robert Brogden, Six Nights
Outstanding Screenplay – Drama – Greg Berman, She Used to Laugh
Outstanding Acting, Cast – Drama – 11-95
Outstanding Acting, Individual – Drama -Kelly Frye,  A Call Above the Clouds
Outstanding Cinematography – Drama – Ino Yang Popper, A Call Above the Clouds

Outstanding Short Film – Experimental – When Snow Falls
Outstanding Short Film – Experimental – Acknowledgements
Outstanding Director – Experimental – Theodore Knighton, Cinema
Outstanding Screenplay – Experimental – Zack Browne, It Doesn’t Matter
Outstanding Performance, Cast – Experimental – Ted Louis Levy & Barbara Duffy, When Snow Falls
Outstanding Performance, Individual – Experimental – Ingrid Rogers, Liberate
Outstanding Cinematography – Experimental – Theodore Knighton & Co, Cinema

Outstanding Short Film – Horror – Clean Cut
Outstanding Directors – Horror – Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum, Koreatown Ghost Story
Outstanding Screenplay – Horror – Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum, Koreatown Ghost Story
Outstanding Acting, Cast – Horror – Koreatown Ghost Story
Outstanding Acting, Individual – Horror – Joseph Fox, The Strong Box
Outstanding Cinematography – Horror – Jon Keng, Koreatown Ghost Story

Outstanding Short Film – SciFi – Anomaly
Outstanding Director – SciFi – Michael Jeanpert, Anomaly
Outstanding Screenplay – SciFi – Christian Klein, Sweet Nothings
Outstanding Acting, Cast – SciFi – Anomaly
Outstanding Acting, Individual – SciFi – Roberto Calvet, Anomaly
Outstanding Cinematography – SciFi – Victor Ingles, Sweet Nothings

Outstanding Music Video – I Don’t Need A Sledgehammer To Start A Fire

Programmer’s Award Winners

Exceptional Filmmaking – Execution
Exceptional Filmmaking – Home By 11
Exceptional Filmmaking – In A Strange Room
Exceptional Filmmaking – Jiyan
Exceptional Filmmaking – The Sword That Waits

Prize Definitions/Explanations

Grand Jury Prizes – determined by the festival’s official selection committee.
Audience Awards – determined by highly scientific instruments placed throughout the theater to determine audience satisfaction.
Filmmakers Awards – given only to short films, these are determined by a panel of fifteen filmmakers whose films have been Official Selections previous years.
Programmer’s Prize – given to film(s) that festival programmer Jeff Howard cannot bear to see go without an award. These films are generally off the beaten path and break conventions of format and genre.

Source: FILA