187. Hayden Croft “Four Junkies”

Hayden hopped onto FaceTime to record his record setting 3rd DIF interview

Hayden Croft is a prolific filmmaker.  How prolific?  His most recent film, “Four Junkies,” pulled in two awards at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  His film before that, “Last Wish,” brought down that house at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2018.  And his film before that, “New Age, Olde English,” played at the first-ever Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2016.  And you can watch all three films in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

Add one more thing to the list – Hayden published a superb book of short stories titled, “Kisses From Strangers In The Dark,” that I love and you can learn more about it at haydenlcroft.com.

Listen to Hayden talk about everything right now in his third DIF podcast interview!

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186. 4Qs with David Thompson

David Thompson hopped onto Zoom in a dark room for his DIF interview

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

David Thompson wrote, directed, photographed, performed in, and edited the award winning film “Long Distance,” earning the award for cinematography at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  You can watch “Long Distance” right now in Season 3 Episode 9 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

David and I hopped onto Zoom to talk do an interview about “Long Distance” and of course we had him answer the DIF Qs while we were on the line.

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Here are David’s 4Qs answers:

  • Favorites: Harold & Maude, Adaptation
  • Underrated: I Origins
  • Overrated: The Joker
  • Seek Out: The Diving Bell and Butterfly

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185. David Thompson “Long Distance”

David Thompson on the set of his feature “Ojai”

David Thompson created the award winning film “Long Distance,” and I say “created” intentionally because this unique film is truly an example of an artist creating something for all the right reasons, seeing where it might go and discovering exactly what it needs to be.  The great news is that you can watch “Long Distance” right now in Season 3 Episode 9 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

David and I hopped onto Zoom to talk about his his career, what guided him into being a filmmaker, and what he has coming next.

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184. 4Qs with Curtis Matzke

Curtis demonstrates proper contemplation with coffee cup technique

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

Curtis Matzke wrote and directed “The Orchestra,” the Grand Jury Prize winner for Best Horror Short at the 2019 Sherman Oaks Film Festival.  You can watch “The Orchestra” right now in Season 4 Episode 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

In this podcast Curtis answers the DIF 4Qs.  We get to learn what films inspire him, and which do not!

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Here are Curtis’ 4Qs answers:

  • Favorites: Ghostbusters, Alien, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Underrated: A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • Overrated: Donnie Darko
  • Seek Out: Lucky

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183. Curtis Matzke “The Orchestra”

Curtis hopped onto a Zoom chat for his DIF interview

Award winning filmmaker Curtis Matzke brought his film “The Orchestra” to the 2019 Sherman Oaks Film Festival, and took the Grand Jury Prize for Best Horror Short back with him to Chicago.  We had hoped many times for an in-person DIF interview during his next trip to L.A., but we think you know what happened.  The great news is that you can watch “The Orchestra” right now in Season 4 Episode 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

Curtis and I hopped onto Zoom to talk about his his career, what guided him into being a filmmaker, and what he has coming next.  Stay tuned because the film he made entirely by himself during lockdown is a killer!

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