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 Kevin O’Brien brought his outstandingly creative short film “Hey HeLP-O! Let’s Go!” to both Sherman Oaks Film Festival  and FIlm Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, SciFi at each festival!

Follow the film on Instagram and make sure to catch a screening if you can! @heyhelpoletsgo

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Happy New Year, Listeners!

Filmmaker Kevin O’Brien brought his outstandingly creative short film “Hey HeLP-O! Let’s Go!” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, SciFi. But there’s more… in June the film was an Official Selection at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles.                                                                                                                                                                 We were unable to screen it due to scheduling conflicts, but it took home the same award!
“Hey HeLP-O! Let’s Go!” is a two-time winner of the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, SciFi!

Follow the film on Instagram and make sure to catch a screening if you can! @heyhelpoletsgo

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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.

Ryan McCoy wrote and produced the feature film The Party that releases next year which happens to be in just a few days (January 2, 2026.) Sorry, had to go for the NYE joke.                                                                                                                                                                     Ryan and I had a terrific chat (which I hope you already listened to) and that always gets me excited for the follow up 4 Questions.

Ryan is a super productive filmmaker and you can follow him at his production company’s website https://rynoryder.com/                                                                                                                                            or on Instagram at @rynoryder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          or on his YouTube where Ryan been posting videos about his journey as an indie filmmaker in LA for the past 6-7 years.

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Wow, our last Filmmaker Interview of 2025!

Ryan McCoy wrote and produced the feature film The Party that releases later this week on January 2, 2026.                                                                                                                                                                    Ryan reached out to us about appearing on the podcast and I did a wee bit of research, discovering that The Party had been submitted to Film Invasion Los Angeles (FI-LA) and, as a juror, I had given it a good rating. Honestly, I see films all the time that I like but that do not become official selections as FI-LA and Sherman Oaks Film Festival.                                                                                                                                  Ryan gave me the chance to finally have one of them represented on the podcast.

Ryan is a super productive filmmaker and you can follow him at his production company’s website https://rynoryder.com/                                                                                                                                            or on Instagram at @rynoryder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          or on his YouTube where Ryan been posting videos about his journey as an indie filmmaker in LA for the past 6-7 years.

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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.

Filmmaker Power Couple Elizabeth Schneider and Michael Covello brought the animated short film “Becoming an Oyster” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and won the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.

It’s an incredible accomplish when a couple can work together but can they survive THE FOUR QUESTIONS?

Check out their website at https://candleflyfilms.com/

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