Episode 30: Max Silver

Trunk Space is one of those shorts you watch and think, “I really really really hope these filmmakers get to make a feature film.  Soon.”  Honestly, the best part about working at a film festival is seeing great work from young people that puts the big-budget Hollywood movies to shame. In this podcast, I got …

Episode 29: DF4Q with Caroline O’Brien & James Medeiros

It’s the Discover Film Four Questions. You’ve watched Puppet Life and listened to the great interview with the team that brought that great film to the screen.  Now find out the great films that inspired them! What is DF4Q?  It’s the Discover Film Four Questions. Name your favorite film of all time (limit 3) Name a …

Episode 28: James Medeiros & Caroline O’Brien

Every once in a while you see a comedy that is so smart, subversive and entertaining that it makes you forget the creators are dealing with the most sensitive political subjects in the world.  Puppet Life is one of those films. We showed Puppet Life at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival, and being a fan I …

Episode 27: DF4Q with Chris Fiore

I thought Chris was going to be the first documentarian to answer the DF4Q, but in his podcast interview I found out that he’s an award winning screenwriter and fine artist as well as a documentary filmmaker.  Basically, Chris is an artist.  No wonder his DF4Q is such a good listen. What is DF4Q?  It’s …

Episode 26: Chris Fiore

Chris Fiore directed and produced the documentary short Goodwoman, which won a Grand Jury Prize at Film Invasion L.A. in 2016.  I wanted to know how he had the tools to make such a great film.  The truth is that it is often hard to fill the documentary categories at a film festival, because precious …