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.

Jesseca Ynez Simmons had her film “Heaven in a Wild Flower” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Cinematography – Arthouse/Experimental.

I was thrilled for the chance to finally sit down (virtually) and have a chat with Jesseca since she was not able to attend the festival and, of course, that included the 4 Questions follow up.

Website: https://www.jessecaysimmons.com/
Parts Per Million: https://www.jessecaysimmons.com/#/parts-per-million/

Personal Instagram: @jessecaynezsimmons
Microscope Instagram: @micro_landscapes

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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.

Graham High directed “The Housesitters,” a smart and hilarious film that played at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 and took home Best Lead Actress – Short Film – The Housesitters – Erin Pineda and Best Lead Actor – Short Film – The Housesitters – Matt McConkey.

I had such a fantastic time chatting with Graham that I was thankful for the excuse to keep it going with the 4 Questions!

Link to Housesitters: https://youtu.be/FmLgR1lXsak

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http://grahamhigh.me

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TGIFF! (Film Friday)

Graham High directed a film that will forever live in my heart, “The Housesitters,” because not enough people make wonderfully acerbic comedies. Written by lead actors Erin Pineda & Matt McConkey,
who co-produced with Graham and his sister Brittany High, “The Housesitters” is smart and hilarious, and it makes me love its two lead characters even if they show close to zero redeeming qualities.          Graham took that wonderful script and directed it perfectly, taking home several awards at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 including Best Lead Actress – Short Film – The Housesitters – Erin Pineda and
Best Lead Actor – Short Film – The Housesitters – Matt McConkey.

Thankfully Graham kept in touch over the years and thanks to a little prodding from Karina, this podcast’s producer, we managed to finally record this interview. Yay!

Link to Housesitters: https://youtu.be/FmLgR1lXsak

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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 Lindsay Nyman returns to the podcast to chat about her new film, “They Call Me The Tattoo Witch.”                                                                                                                                                         This remarkable documentary,  directed and produced by Lindsay, screened at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Awards for Best Short Film – Documentary and Best Cinematography – Short Film for Katie Eleneke and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Direction – Documentary!

Lindsay is an outstanding filmmaker and citizen of the world and I was very excited to hear what films she had up her 4 Questions Sleeves!

Learn more about Lindsay and Leading Woman Films at https://www.leadingwomanfilms.com/
and on Instagram @ leadingwomanfilms

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