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.

Ari Flesch’s debut film  “It’s Not For Me To Say” took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film, Animation at FI-LA 2025.

Ari and I were wearing almost the same outfit, have similar heritage  and discovered that neither of us participate in social media, so naturally I was curious if we had any 4 Questions opinions in common as well.

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Welcome Back To All You Indie Film Discoverers!

I met filmmaker Ari Flesch at the Opening Night Gala of Film Invasion Los Angeles in June 2025.                                                                                                                                                                               Ari’s animated short “It’s Not For Me To Say” was an official selection and, this might only be funny for Ari and I, but we noticed our similar looks and heritage and then, when he came over to do this podcast, we were both wearing a black shirt and green shorts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Okay, this is all less important than the fact that “It’s Not For Me To Say” took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film, Animation at FI-LA 2025.

Ari’s film is beautiful, funny, touching and even a little heartbreaking.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               We had a great Q&A at the theater but anyone who listens to this podcast knows that a fifteen minute Q&A where people in the audience get to ask questions as well is not enough for me!

This is normally where I type that you can follow the guest on social media, but Ari isn’t wasting his time on that nonsense! Yay!!!                                                                                                                            This is why he manages to be such a productive creative while working full time in animation.

Enjoy!

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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.

Annie Girard and Diana Wright co-directed and co-wrote the short film “1 in the Chamber” that took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Comedy at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles 2025.                                                     I was extra-happy when Diana and Annie scheduled their podcast, because only Diana was able to attend the screening.

We had a wonderful chat that we posted Friday but the journey with these amazing ladies isn’t complete until you hear their 4 Questions.

You cannot watch the film yet, as “1 in the Chamber” is still on the festival circuit, but as soon as you can we will add a link here. In the meantime, you can follow this brilliant creative team at…

The Film @1intheChamberfilm

Diana @thatswright24

Annie @anniegirardyay

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Welcome back, Listeners! We have a great episode for you today.

Annie Girard and Diana Wright are officially one of my favorite creative teams.                                                                                                                                                                                                          They co-directed and co-wrote the short film “1 in the Chamber” that took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Comedy at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles 2025.                                                     I was extra-happy when Diana and Annie scheduled their podcast, because only Diana was able to attend the screening.                                                                                                                                        We had a wonderful Q&A at the screening that went around 17 minutes, but for a film this good that’s just not enough. Plus… Annie wasn’t there!

You cannot watch the film yet, as “1 in the Chamber” is still on the festival circuit, but as soon as you can we will add a link here. In the meantime, you can follow this brilliant creative team at…

The Film @1intheChamberfilm

Diana @thatswright24

Annie @anniegirardyay
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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.

A.J. Lising wrote and directed “Papa’s Corner,” a film that was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Short Film, for Val Victa’s performance as Papa.

A.J. was not able to stay for the Q&A at FI-LA so I was thrilled for the chance to dive deeper with A.J. about his incredible work and get to the 4Qs to see what type of films helped him cultivate it.

Follow A.J. and his work at:

Website: http://filmbyaj.com/
Instagram: @ajlising
Instagram: @papascornerfilm

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DIF Podcast Website – DIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
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Film Invasion Los Angeles

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