607. 4Qs with JB Singh Ghuman, Jr.

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.

Filmmaker JB Singh Ghuman, Jr. provided the main attraction at our Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025 Opening Night Gala’s VR Pavillion by presenting, “paSSive poWer.”                                                                     It was described as, “a sonic visual 8K 4D 360 VR collaborative experience” and I was very eager to interview him about the piece and what inspired him to make the type of work he does.

Always grateful the Four Questions to help with that!

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Pierre West

2025 Official Selection: Featurette – Drama

Through years of quiet struggle with trauma and emotional isolation, Pierre lives in a world that offers no compassion — until, suddenly, a moment of static sparks an unexpected connection, a chance at a new path. But how long can he endure before that hope slips away?

Director(s): Henrik Larsson, Jakob Arevärn
Writer(s): Henrik Larsson, Jakob Arevärn
Producer(s): Henrik Larsson, Jakob Arevärn
Key Cast: Tomas Hartwig, Alexandra Lindqvist

Country: Sweden
Los Angeles Premiere

A Drama about Hope & Darkness spanning 17 years

 

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606. JB Singh Ghuman, Jr. “paSSive poWer”

Welcome back, Listeners!

Meeting filmmaker JB Singh Ghuman, Jr. was definitely one of the highlights of Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025.                                                                                                                                                        JB provided the main attraction at our Opening Night Gala’s VR Pavillion by presenting, “paSSive poWer,” described as, “a sonic visual 8K 4D 360 VR collaborative experience.”                                                  As you can imagine I am super busy at the gala and never get a chance to actually watch the VR presentations.
Well… JB wasn’t going to let me leave without seeing this 4D extravaganza.                                                                                                                                                                                                                And I was extremely grateful, because I loved it!

For the record, the 8K image was a three dimensional space and that fourth dimension was the utilization of a fan to simulate wind at just the right moment.                                                                                      I’m not exaggerating when I say that I wish there had been a way for all 150+ in attendance that evening to have experienced “paSSive poWer.“

I was delighted to see JB’s name on my podcast recording calendar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 I hope that you all enjoy listening to our conversation as much as I enjoyed having it.

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MANEATER

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

Jasmine, a young college girl, grapples with her situationships manifesting as floating dick hallucinations that haunt her every move.

Director(s): Jasmine Hurt, Aphrodite Armstrong
Writer(s): Jasmine Hurt, Aphrodite Armstrong
Producer(s): Jasmine Hurt
Key Cast: Jasmine Hurt, Ariel Sandino, Izaah Gray Jones, Alex Ekker, Santiago Sepulveda, Isabel Stewart, Christian Ahmad Brown, Sierra Jallad, Natasha Dvorak, Jamilah Muhammad, Courtney Hodges Jr.

Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere

Gotta stop thinking with my dicks…

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Parikrama

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

An 11 year old Anjali, frustrated by her mother’s slight, threatens to leave home. When her threats are laughed at and ignored by her mother and her siblings, she sets out on an odyssey across the city of Varanasi.

Director(s): Shilpi Singh
Writer(s): Shilpi Singh
Producer(s): Reena Singh
Key Cast: Anjali Bharati

Country: India
Los Angeles Premiere

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