1 in the Chamber

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

A work-obsessed assassin sent to “retire” her coworker is shocked to discover her target is pregnant and infuriated by how baby-proofed a nursery can be.

Director(s): Annie Girard, Diana Wright
Writer(s): Annie Girard, Diana Wright
Producer(s): James Bristow, Kourtney Gleason, Matt Danner, Rachel Parsons
Key Cast: Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Yara Martinez, Wilson Bethel

Country: United States

Fight like a mother…

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2025 Official Selection: Short Film- Sci Fi

An overly ambitious paperboy delivers newspapers at the dawn of the most important day in human history.

Director(s): Daniel Alexander Edelen
Writer(s): Daniel Alexander Edelen
Producer(s): Daniel Alexander Edelen, Joshua Carlin
Key Cast: Cyrus Schmit, Onthineal Westman, Matt Dy

Country: United States

World Premiere

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533. Jonathan Latona “DESTINATION:HOLYWOOD”

Hey Folks, it’s time for another returning champion!

Jonathan Latona was on DIF episode 193, back on Sept 27, 2021, to talk about his feature film “DOUG.”                                                                                                                                                                       But I met Jonathan even earlier than that, because his short film “Circles” played at Sherman Oaks Film Festival back in 2018.

Jonathan has returned to DIF because last year his latest feature, “DESTINATION:HOLYWOOD” was an official selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival.                                                                                         I highly recommend check out his work at https://www.jonathanlatona.com

And you should also hit Jonathan’s very own podcast about indie film, Guerilla Film Fam, that you can find on the above website or Instagram at @guerillafilmfam

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532. 4Qs with Christopher Saint

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.

Christopher Saint wrote, directed and produced the film “Śokasana,” a beautiful film that had its world premiere as an official selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and it took home a Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.

Christopher impressed me with his professionalism, artistic vision, and, of course, his 4 Questions!

You can follow Chris on Instagram at @bychristophersaint

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531. Christopher Saint “Śokasana”

Welcome back, DIF Listeners!

Christopher Saint wrote, directed and produced the film “Śokasana,” a beautiful film that had its world premiere as an official selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and it took home a Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. I don’t want to spoil what Chris reveals during this podcast; suffice to say that he completely surprised me with his professional and artistic background.

It was a pleasure to learn the origins of “Śokasana.” If you listen to enough of these podcasts you will come to know that for me there are no topics more important to human storytelling than grief, loss and pain.

You can follow Chris on Instagram at @bychristophersaint

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