Welcome back listeners and a special thank you to anyone who came out to Film Invasion Los Angeles this past weekend! There are many things I love and adore about the two festivals I run, but one of them is having an exciting new crop of filmmakers to invite onto the podcast.

Nicholas Burns wrote and directed the short film “Intertitle” that took home both the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality – Drama at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2024. He ALSO brought it to Sherman Oaks Film Festival later that year and took home- Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writing – Arthouse/Experimental – Nicholas Burns

This uniquely original film brings a lot more to the table than simply its use of silent film era intertitles.                                                                                                                                                                              In fact, it tells one of the most compelling, personal and authentic stories that I have seen in my decade of festival programming.

Nick hopped onto Zoom for this interview and I hope that you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed chatting with him.

Nick is NOT on social media, but you can visit his website nicholasburns.net

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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.

Vernon Davidson brought the feature length documentary “SEGAL” for a World Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Documentary.

Apparently I’m not the first to find Vernon an absolute blast and I was happy for the excuse to keep the party going with the 4 Questions.

SEGAL-DOC.COM

@SEGALMOVIE

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TGIFF (Filmmakers Friday!)

Today is not just any Friday– it’s also opening night of Film Invasion Los Angeles, one of the two festivals I run! To browse the films & screenings just click here.

But back to today’s episode!

Vernon Davidson brought the feature length documentary “SEGAL” for a World Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Documentary.

Vernon co-directed and co-produced the film with Ryan Krayser, and this wonderful retrospective about historic actor George Segal is a work that every movie fan should see.                                                 Vernon and Ryan did extensive interviews with George as they had worked with him on The Goldbergs and earned his trust.                                                                                                                                  Add in their great nose for archival footage and “SEGAL” turned into a film that, in my opinion, should enjoy a big’ole nationwide release.

Please enjoy our chat and find out more at:

SEGAL-DOC.COM

@SEGALMOVIE

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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.

David Lazaro, or Kuya Quatro to some, showed his Immersive music video “V. – Freaky Friday” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival’s VR Pavillion and took home the Grand Jury Award – Outstanding Immersive Short.

It doesn’t take long meeting and/or listening to David to see that he is a true artist and was very eager to see what inspires him in his 4 Questions!

@KUYAQUATRO

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DIF Podcast Website – DIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
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Film Invasion Los Angeles

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