The first time I saw The Kidnapping of a Fish was at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2016 when it took home a Grand Jury Prize for Short Film.  This super enjoying film mixes drama, comedy and action in a way that few short films can manage.  In fact, if ever there was a short that audiences watched and said, “That felt like a feature film,” it was The Kidnapping of a Fish.

Writer/Director Philip A. Ramos also turned out to be as nice a person as you will ever meet.  We recorded an interview last year long via an internet connection, but then I lost it to a hard drive failure and instead of recording another phone call Philip stopped by my microphones to record one in person the next time he was in L.A.

But BEFORE you listen to this interview, WATCH THE MOVIE.  It is in Season 1 Episode 9 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series!

 

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What are the 4Q’s?

• 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

D.A. Keenan premiered his smart, hilarious horror film Rotsy at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018 and came in for a podcast around 8 months later.  It’s no surprise that a filmmaker whose work is marked by originality, boldness and creativity is drawn to films that fit that mold.  In this podcast you get to hear his answers to those 4Q’s above.

Here are Keenan’s answers:

• Favorites:  Django Unchained, Boogie Nights, The Dark Knight
• Underrated:  In The Bedroom, The Limey
• Overrated:  The Big Short
• Seek Out:  Lady Vengeance, Oldboy (Chan-wook Park)

Here are Sean’s answers:

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The horror comedy Rotsy was a hit when it premiered at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018.  The brainchild of writer/director/producer D.A. Keenan, Rotsy is the touching tale of a killer clown spending quality time with his fellow mass murderers.  This smart, hilarious, visually stunning film has been rocking festival audiences ever since.

Because it’s still working its way through the festival circuit, you cannot watch Rotsy here yet… but you can enjoy this interview with D.A. Keenan all about the film and his path from movie-obsessed kid to filmmaker.

I have no doubt when you listen to his story that you’ll be looking forward to Keenan’s next project as much as I am.  And when season 2 of the Discover Indie Film TV series premieres on October 1, there’s a very good chance that Rotsy will be one of your favorite films in it.

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What are the 4Q’s?

• 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

Russell Brown’s feature film Search Engines won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2016.  He came in for a Discover Indie Film podcast interview and I made sure to get him to answer the Four Questions before he left.

Here are Russell’s answers:

• Favorites: Harold & Maude, Music Room, My Dinner With Andre
• Underrated: Capernaum
• Overrated: (everything nowadays)
• Seek Out: The Hours And Times

Here are Sean’s answers:

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Search Engines, from writer/director Russell Brown, won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at the 2016 Sherman Oaks Film Festival.  Russell is a filmmaker who appreciates and makes the most of the film festival circuit.  Every now and then, he even sends a programmer like me an email that updates me about his newer projects.

With out last email exchange I realized it was long past due for Russell to be on the Discover Indie Film podcast.  He didn’t disappoint.  In fact, I can honestly say that I learned a lot listening to Russell share his film festival experiences and his experiences distributing independent films.

You should absolutely watch Search Engines.  It’s available on Amazon Prime Video and iTunes.

As far as I can recall, there’s not too many spoilers for Search Engines in the interview, so I’m not going to urge you like crazy to watch it before listening.  But watch it!  It’s a great example of an indie feature that came together in just the right way.

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