Author: Jeff

520b. Fr3deR1cK & Jeff Shoot the S**t, Part 5b

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Dedicated listeners of this podcast know that whenever Fr3deR1cK Taylor comes out to Los Angeles from Atlanta, we find time to record a podcast.  The good news is that Fred often comes out to L.A.!  The last time he visited, Fred and I talked for a whopping three and a half hours.  We have gotten feedback from people that perhaps we shouldn’t talk this long, but since I am incapable of any form of self control while recording I chose a retroactive compromise; I chopped this conversation into three one hour and ten minute bits.

Perhaps I made that decision pointless by releasing them all on the same day and giving them the same episode number with a letter suffix.  As they say, you can lead a podcaster to water but you cannot make them drink.

Technically this is Fred’s ninth guest appearance on Discover Indie Film and the fifth to earn the “shoot the s**t” title, indicating that Fred came by with no specific project to discuss.

Learn more about Fr3deR1cK Taylor at these links:
Fr3deR1cK.com
tomorrowpictures.com
@fr3der1ck on Instagram

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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

520a. Fr3deR1cK & Jeff Shoot the S**t, Part 5a

Posted on by Jeff

Dedicated listeners of this podcast know that whenever Fr3deR1cK Taylor comes out to Los Angeles from Atlanta, we find time to record a podcast.  The good news is that Fred often comes out to L.A.!  The last time he visited, Fred and I talked for a whopping three and a half hours.  We have gotten feedback from people that perhaps we shouldn’t talk this long, but since I am incapable of any form of self control while recording I chose a retroactive compromise; I chopped this conversation into three one hour and ten minute bits.

Perhaps I made that decision pointless by releasing them all on the same day and giving them the same episode number with a letter suffix.  As they say, you can lead a podcaster to water but you cannot make them drink.

Technically this is Fred’s ninth guest appearance on Discover Indie Film and the fifth to earn the “shoot the s**t” title, indicating that Fred came by with no specific project to discuss.

Learn more about Fr3deR1cK Taylor at these links:
Fr3deR1cK.com
tomorrowpictures.com
@fr3der1ck on Instagram

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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

519. 4Qs with Alex Frnka

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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.

Wednesday I chatted with actor, writer and producer Alex Frnka about her film “Blue Moon” that took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film, Drama at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022.

Welcome back to check out Alex’s 4 Questions!

You can follow Alex on Instagram at @alexfrnka
(https://www.instagram.com/alexfrnka).

And if you appreciate a good book, Alex has her own podcast “Babes In Bookland” that explores the wide, wide world of women’s memoirs.
Check it out at Babesinbookland.com
or on Instagram at @babesbinbooklandpod
(https://www.instagram.com/babesinbooklandpod)

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

Source: Discover Film

518. Alex Frnka “Blue Moon”

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Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Spring Wednesday!

Actor, writer and producer Alex Frnka brought the film “Blue Moon” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022 and the film blew everyone away.                                                                                                   Wonderfully written, wonderfully acted, wonderfully shot, and wonderfully directed by FI-LA alum Diliana Deltcheva, “Blue Moon” took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film, Drama.                              This was no surprise, as the film’s authentic intensity impacts everyone who sees it.

We had around seven people onstage for the “Blue Moon” Q&A at FI-LA 2022, which means that this podcast marks my first opportunity to have an extended conversation with Alex.                                          She did not disappoint! I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as I enjoyed recording it.

You can follow Alex on Instagram at @alexfrnka
(https://www.instagram.com/alexfrnka).

And if you appreciate a good book, Alex has her own podcast “Babes In Bookland” that explores the wide, wide world of women’s memoirs.
Check it out at Babesinbookland.com
or on Instagram at @babesbinbooklandpod
(https://www.instagram.com/babesinbooklandpod)

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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

517. Parker Croft “As Easy As Closing Your Eyes”

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Happy Monday, Folks!

Previous to this podcast, my only interaction with Parker Croft was via email.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 He was super busy when his film “As Easy As Closing Your Eyes” screened at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, leaving it up to writer and producer Aaron Golden to represent the film.                             It was great to have Aaron at the festival and he gave an excellent Q&A, but if you know me then you know that I was delighted that this podcast granted an opportunity to get to know Aaron’s
creative partner in that film, director, co-writer and producer Parker Croft.

By the way, “As Easy As Closing Your Eyes” won several awards at SOFF 2024, but I will just mention this one, Best in Fest – Featurette.                                                                                                            Sure, I could list the rest, but who has time?

This chat with Parker is a truly enjoyable one. I hope listening to it is half as fun as it was to have this conversation.

If you want to see this remarkable film that took home NINE awards, you can find it on FilmShortage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HlLcZyeQEQ)

If you want to learn more about the production company that Parker, Aaron and more have going, visit Paper Horse Pictures (https://www.paperhorsepictures.coms)

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