Hello to all my DIF Listeners and Friends!

For me, one of the highlights of the 2024 Sherman Oaks Festival was writer/producer/artist Jess Paul using the All Access Pass that she got for her film “Burying Baby” being a Official Selection to attend many
screenings throughout the festival. Obviously I started this podcast because I love indie films and talking about them, and every time I ran into Jess at the festival we would have a great
chat about the films she had seen and about the festival in general.

“Burying Baby” is a touching, authentically surprising short film about loss that is very close to my heart and it took him the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.                                                                                                                                                                     I will not go into it too much, but Jess and I did email about her film prior to the festival and this classy, kind person gave me a lovely gift that is hanging on my All Access Pass as I type.

We had a great chat on this podcast and Jess’s intelligence and perspective struck me so that when I had to give podcast producer Karina Wolfe a list of potential interviewers for DIF Episode 500 in February, I added her to this list!
I did not want to choose my interviewer and left that up Karina. This is my way of saying that Jess is now a part of Discover Indie Film history.
That’s right. Jess will forever be the person who interviewed the interviewer.

You can follow Jess on Instagram @thisisjesspaul  
(https://www.instagram.com/thisisjesspaul/) and
if you should also check out her supercool
website https://jesspaulart.com and, if you want
to be even cooler, check out her Etsy site
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JessPaulArt

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Discover Indie Film

Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter

The INDIE Channel

The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

Source: Discover Film

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.

Friday I chatted with filmmaker Clarke Wolfe about her short film “A Shining Example” (a darkly comic tribute to The Shining) that she brought to Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and pulled in a pair of awards for; the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing, Horror and “Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.”

Clarke directed, co-wrote and played the lead character in the film.

I was not able to moderate Clarke’s Q&A so I was thrilled to chat with her on the podcast and equally eager to follow up with the 4 Questions!

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Discover Indie Film

Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter

The INDIE Channel

The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

Source: Discover Film

Happy Friday, Everyone!

Filmmaker Clarke Wolfe brought her short film “A Shining Example” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and pulled in a pair of awards; the Filmmakers Award, chosen by our jury that is entirely made up of alumni, gave Clarke and co-writer Dylan Guerra the award for Outstanding Writing, Horror and a jury of one gave the film what we call, “Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.”

Don’t come at me too hard for saying this, but this darkly comic tribute to The Shining is, for me, better than the original book or film because the perspective is fresh and authentic.

Clarke directed, co-wrote and played the lead character in the film.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Much to my chagrin, “A Shining Example” played in the theater where I was not moderating Q&A’s, an unfortunate fact that kept me from praising Clarke’s work in front of an audience.                                 Happily Clarke is among the first to hop onto the Discover Indie Film podcast after SOFF 2024, which made e feel a lot better that I was in the theater next door during her Q&A.

You can follow Clarke on Instagram at @clarkewolfe
(https://www.instagram.com/clarkewolfe/)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Discover Indie Film

Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter

The INDIE Channel

The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

Source: Discover Film

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.

Monday I posted my chat with writer/director ETA and lead actress Gemi Rubi about their thought provoking & engaging horror film, “White Gaze,”                                                                                                   that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles  in 2024.

I’m hoping you already listened to that great talk and here to follow up with their 4 Questions!

You can follow ETA on Instagram at @etawashere
(https://www.instagram.com/etawashere)

 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Discover Indie Film

Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter

The INDIE Channel

The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

Source: Discover Film

A new podcast is out to ail your case of the Mondays!

Writer/Director ETA had a vision, and that vision turned into the incredibly compelling film “White Gaze.”

This thought provokingly authentic parable about gentrification and appropriation is also an engaging horror film,                                                                                                                                                       and it took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles  in 2024.
ETA pulled their lead actor Gema Rubi onto the podcast with them, which was extra fun because ETA literally pulled a non-actor friend into their film and it was a great choice.                                                    We had a lot of chatting the evening away on Zoom and I hope that everyone enjoys listening as much as we enjoyed talking.
You can follow ETA on Instagram at @etawashere
(https://www.instagram.com/etawashere)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Discover Indie Film

Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter

The INDIE Channel

The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

Source: Discover Film