610. Chloe Schildhause “Pool House”

A Wonderful Wednesday to You All!

Chloe Schieldhause won me over pretty quickly.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The first time I saw the short film “Pool House” as a member of the Film Invasion Los Angeles jury, I thought, “This HAS to be the film that launches the festival.” And it worked out!
The first film in the first block of 2025 was Chloe Schieldhause’s “Pool House,” a surreal, original, imaginatively dark comedy that took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, Comedy.

As you might imagine, I was pretty eager to learn more about Chloe.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                It’s not every day that you meet someone who writes, produces and stars in a completely unique comedy that blows your mind.                                                                                                                                Here’s the blogline, “A horror novelist, with the help of a ghost hunter, brings back the spirit of a ghost who is hell bent on staying on Earth for socialization.”                                                                                         That description doesn’t even scratch the surface, to be honest.

It was a ton of fun to record this podcast. I hope you enjoy it, too!

Follow Chloe on Instagram at @chloish
Or at the website https://www.schildhause.com

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Discover Indie Film Podcast Links
DIF Podcast Website – DIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky

Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links
DIF Foundation – Sherman Oaks Film Festival – Film Invasion Los Angeles

Source: Discover Film

Blunt by Hadeel Ramadan

2025 Official Selection: Screenplay – Series/Pilot

After shooting a teenage robber in her father’s liquor store, a sheltered Palestinian woman’s reality fractures; awakening a supernatural entity from her bloodline that forces her to face her greatest fear: surviving on her own in the most expensive city in the world.

The SOFF 2025 screenplay awards ceremony will be held on December 6 at 6PM at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas.

Go to 2025 Official Selections – Screenplays Page

Screenplay Awards Ceremony & Theatrical Screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206

SOFF 2025 Theatrical Screenings held from December 5 to December 7.

Source: SOFF

Blur by Oneika Mays

2025 Official Selection: Screenplay – Series/Pilot

In 1985 New Jersey, an offbeat Black girl tries to decode the unwritten rules of her new suburban school — where cliques, crushes, and cultural expectations collide, and fitting in might mean losing yourself.

The SOFF 2025 screenplay awards ceremony will be held on December 6 at 6PM at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas.

Go to 2025 Official Selections – Screenplays Page

Screenplay Awards Ceremony & Theatrical Screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206

SOFF 2025 Theatrical Screenings held from December 5 to December 7.

Source: SOFF

Childless Cat Lady by Meaghan Hynes Reese

2025 Official Selection: Screenplay – Series/Pilot

Upon the death of her beloved cat, a young(ish) woman pursues a near death experience in hopes of reuniting with her in an afterlife, so that she might know whether they will be together in Eternity.

The SOFF 2025 screenplay awards ceremony will be held on December 6 at 6PM at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas.

Go to 2025 Official Selections – Screenplays Page

Screenplay Awards Ceremony & Theatrical Screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206

SOFF 2025 Theatrical Screenings held from December 5 to December 7.

Source: SOFF

Meeting Your Maker by Gregory JM Kasunich

2025 Official Selection: Screenplay – Short Film

A feel good movie about a suicidal puppet.

The SOFF 2025 screenplay awards ceremony will be held on December 6 at 6PM at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas.

Go to 2025 Official Selections – Screenplays Page

Screenplay Awards Ceremony & Theatrical Screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206

SOFF 2025 Theatrical Screenings held from December 5 to December 7.

Source: SOFF