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SOFF Makes The Top 100 List Again

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We were honored to hear from FilmFreeway last month that SOFF was recognized as one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals for the month of June.  When we got the same honor for July we were even more delighted!

Dear Sherman Oaks Film Festival,

Congratulations! Your festival has ranked as one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway for the month of July!

According to reviews from real FilmFreeway users, your festival ranks in the top 1.5% of more than 8,000 film festivals and creative contests around the world. No doubt, this ranking is a testament to the countless hours of hard work and care that you and your staff have devoted to creating such a wonderful event.

We’re especially proud to be partnered with amazing events like yours that help independent film continue to thrive.

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Episode 107: 4Qs with Philip A. Ramos

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Philip A. Ramos with his “The Kidnapping of a Fish” lead actor Stephen Friedrich

What are the 4Q’s?

  • Name your favorite film 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

Philip A. Ramos is an industry pro and lifetime movie fan.  He’s also a great writer and director whose short film The Kidnapping of a Fish won awards around the globe during a long, successful festival run.  In this podcast you get to hear his answers to those 4Q’s above.

Here are Philip’s answers:

  • Favorites:  Back To The Future, Speed, La La Land, Ordinary People
  • Underrated:  Take Me Home Tonight, Nocturnal Animals
  • Overrated:  Amour
  • Seek Out:  Kidnapped, Nocturnal Animals

Here are Sean’s answers:

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Episode 106: Philip A. Ramos “The Kidnapping of a Fish”

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Philip A. Ramos stops by DIF HQ to record with Jeff.

The first time I saw The Kidnapping of a Fish was at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2016 when it took home a Grand Jury Prize for Short Film.  This super enjoying film mixes drama, comedy and action in a way that few short films can manage.  In fact, if ever there was a short that audiences watched and said, “That felt like a feature film,” it was The Kidnapping of a Fish.

Writer/Director Philip A. Ramos also turned out to be as nice a person as you will ever meet.  We recorded an interview last year long via an internet connection, but then I lost it to a hard drive failure and instead of recording another phone call Philip stopped by my microphones to record one in person the next time he was in L.A.

But BEFORE you listen to this interview, WATCH THE MOVIE.  It is in Season 1 Episode 9 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series!

Click this still from “The Kidnapping of a Fish” to watch it in S1 E9 of the DIF TV series.

 

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Episode 105: 4Qs with D.A. Keenan

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D.A. Keenan at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018

What are the 4Q’s?

  • Name your favorite film 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

D.A. Keenan premiered his smart, hilarious horror film Rotsy at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018 and came in for a podcast around 8 months later.  It’s no surprise that a filmmaker whose work is marked by originality, boldness and creativity is drawn to films that fit that mold.  In this podcast you get to hear his answers to those 4Q’s above.

Here are Keenan’s answers:

  • Favorites:  Django Unchained, Boogie Nights, The Dark Knight
  • Underrated:  In The Bedroom, The Limey
  • Overrated:  The Big Short
  • Seek Out:  Lady Vengeance, Oldboy (Chan-wook Park)

Here are Sean’s answers:

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Episode 104: D.A. Keenan “Rotsy”

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Q&A with D.A. Keenan following the Rotsy premiere at SOFF 2018.

The horror comedy Rotsy was a hit when it premiered at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018.  The brainchild of writer/director/producer D.A. Keenan, Rotsy is the touching tale of a killer clown spending quality time with his fellow mass murderers.  This smart, hilarious, visually stunning film has been rocking festival audiences ever since.

Because it’s still working its way through the festival circuit, you cannot watch Rotsy here yet… but you can enjoy this interview with D.A. Keenan all about the film and his path from movie-obsessed kid to filmmaker.

I have no doubt when you listen to his story that you’ll be looking forward to Keenan’s next project as much as I am.  And when season 2 of the Discover Indie Film TV series premieres on October 1, there’s a very good chance that Rotsy will be one of your favorite films in it.

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