Month: January 2019

Episode 83: Four Questions with Natasha Babenko

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Natasha Babenko at Film Invasion Los Angeles, June 7, 2018.

Filmmaker Natasha Babenko answers the Four Questions in this episode.  Born in Ukraine, educated in France, and now getting an MFA at NYU in filmmaking, this global citizen has some movie recommendations you don’t want to miss!

What is DIF4Q?  It’s the Discover Indie Film Four Questions.

    • Name your favorite film of all time (limit 3)
    • Name a film you think is underrated
    • Name a film you think is overrated
    • Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out

Here are Sarah’s DIF4Q answers:

  • Favorites: Melancholia, The Turin Horse, Andrei Rublev
  • Underrated: Paterson
  • Overrated:  La La Land
  • Seek Out:  the films of Béla Tarr and Andrey Zvyagintsev

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Episode 82: Natasha Babenko

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Natasha Babenko & Jeff Howard at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2018

One of the most unforgetable films at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2018 was Girl Eating Banana: Audition.  One part art film, one part comedy, one part drama, and completely original, filmmaker Natasha Babenko wowed the crowd with both her film and her amazing energy during her Q&A.

I knew even before meeting her that I would want the filmmaker responsible for Girl Eating Banana: Audition to do this podcast.  So much so that we went ahead and recorded one even though she is not yet ready to release the film online.  So you don’t get to see it, you just get to hear about it.

When Natasha releases her film online, I will be sure to ask her to allow me to put it here.

In the meantime, please enjoy this interview!

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2018 Photo Gallery

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November 9 Photo Album – Click Image To See All Photos

Day One of SOFF 2018 featured 13 films: Cinema Sweethearts – Kap – The Concourse – The Running Man of Pasadena – Stuck – They Fall Fast – A Side Of Fries – Allerton – Circles – Your Call is Important to Us – Accidents – I Got This – Curtains

November 10 Photo Album – Click Image To See All Photos

Day Two of SOFF 2018 featured 9 films and our Screenplay awards ceremony! The films shown this day included: Broken Lullaby -Because We Can – Hold Your Peace – Puppet Life 2: Human Dating – SOFF Screenwriters – Jonah – Soapy Medium – Life After – The Creeping Ritual – Long Lost

November 11 Photo Album – Click Image To See All Photos

Day three of SOFF 2018 featured 13 films including: Get it Together – Never Enough – – Mime Doesn’t Pay – Nevertheless, She Persisted – I Am An Artist – Heart Strung – Our Reality – If Only! – Nadine – One Dark Night – Rotsy – Chirp, Buzz, & Other Sensations – Chasing Sunshine

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Episode 81: Four Questions with Sarah Prikryl

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This DIF4Q is with Sarah Prikryl.  Sarah’s documentary short film Family: A Love Story took home a Grand Jury Prize at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2018. It is without a doubt one of the most wonderfully documentaries you could have caught on the festival circuit, and now it is available online.  (Watch it right now!)

What is DIF4Q?  It’s the Discover Indie Film Four Questions.

    • Name your favorite film of all time (limit 3)
    • Name a film you think is underrated
    • Name a film you think is overrated
    • Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out

Here are Sarah’s DIF4Q answers:

  • Favorites: Princess Bride, Amelie, Eternal Sunshine For The Spotless Mind, Clue, Sleepless In Seattle, It’s A Wonderful Life
  • Underrated: Force Majeur
  • Overrated:  Love Actually
  • Seek Out:  The Act of Killing

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