162. Joey Bravo “Hammer Jackson”

Joey Bravo coming to ya from Bisbee, Arizona

Joey Bravo wrote and directed the fun-as-hell short film “Hammer Jackson,” a crowd favorite at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2019.  It was time to finally interview Joey for the DIF podcast because his film is in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 3 Episode 8 to check it out.

Listen to Joey’s interview to hear how this multi-talented filmmaker went from child actor to filmmaker to future movie mogul on an Arizona mountainside!

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161. 4Qs with Bond Richards

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

If you saw “First States” then you know that Bond Richards has a unique cinematic vision.  And if you have not seen this film, you can watch it now on the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 4 Episode 1 to check out this darkly hilarious and extremely satisfying film.

After you’ve watched “First States” you can listen to this podcast where Bond shares the films that inspire him.

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Here are Bond’s 4Qs answers:

  • Favorites: Saving Private Ryan, The Shining, Anti-Christ
  • Underrated: Burn After Reading
  • Overrated: Parasite
  • Seek Out: Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

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160. Bond Richards “First States”

Bond Richards virtually sitting at the DIF HQ mic

Bond Richards made the superb short film “First States” and we get to talk to him all about it to celebrate this film joining the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 4 Episode 1 to check out this darkly hilarious and extremely satisfying film.

“First States” is one of my favorite films from the 2020 edition of Film Invasion Los Angeles.  In fact, it won the Programmer’s Prize for exceptional filmmaking.  Listen to Bond’s interview to hear how this multi-talented filmmaker managed to get where he is today.

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159. 4Qs with Alana de Freitas

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

Alana de Freitas wrote and directed the award winning film “Nancy” which you can watch right now in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 4 Episode 2 and enjoy.  “Nancy” took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – Drama at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  (Actor Michael Yavnieli also picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Performance, making “Nancy” was a double-award-winner!)  Now that you know what a talented filmmaker Alana is you obviously want to know what films inspire her.

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Here are Alana’s 4Qs answers:

  • Favorites: Gone Baby Gone, Blue Valentine, Mystic River
  • Underrated: ET: The Extra Terrestrial
  • Overrated: Nomadland
  • Seek Out: The Rider, Nine Days

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158. Alana de Freitas “Nancy”

Alana de Freitas

Alana de Freitas wrote and directed the film “Nancy” which took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – Drama at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  (Actor Michael Yavnieli also picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Performance, making “Nancy” was a double-award-winner!)  The great news is that you can watch “Nancy” right now on the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 4 Episode 2 to check out this multiple award winning film.

Alana is a one-person movie studio!  Acting, writing, directing and producing multiple projects simultaneously!  She is the living example of what a talented, driven person can accomplish when they take themselves and their work seriously.  This podcast interview allows us a glimpse of Alana’s journey from Australia to Los Angeles and how she ended up making amazingly wonderful films today.

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