Month: June 2026

You’re Not Safe

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2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror

You're Not Safe

The safest places have become the most deadly.

  • Director(s): Sam Balcomb
  • Writer(s): Sam Balcomb
  • Producer(s): Andrew Vogel
  • Key Cast: Courtney Bandeko
  • Editor(s): Jesse Soff
  • Cinematographer(s): Sam Balcomb
  • Production Designer(s): SiggySooky
  • Sound Designer(s): Rainfall Films
  • Composer(s): Jeff Dodson

Language: English

Runtime: 8m

Country: United States

Los Angeles Premiere

Synopsis: Madalyn wakes up to find a wedding ring on her finger and a stranger’s belongings in her home. Something is very wrong, and as her world spirals around her on the Fourth of July, Madalyn discovers that no one is safe.

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Source: FILA

Silent Scream

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2026 Official Selection: Horror – Short

Silent Scream

An ancient blood feud between two gangs of rival mimes escalates to horrifying new heights when they discover their mimed weaponry has – extremely bloody – real world consequences

  • Director(s): Tommy O’Rourke
  • Writer(s): Tommy O’Rourke
  • Producer(s): Josh Sathre
  • Key Cast: Kelsey Gunn, Derek Loughran, Omar Heyward, Katie Orr, Ari Fromm, Sika Lonner
  • Editor(s): Jon Gollner
  • Cinematographer(s): Zachariah Dalton
  • Composer(s): Adam Chavez

Runtime: 12m

Country: United States

Synopsis: In this completely silent horror/comedy film, the Deburau and Marceau mime families have had a blood feud since the dawn of time but managed to keep a tenuous peace – until now

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Source: FILA

Imago

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2026 Official Selection: Arthouse/Experimental – Short (under 20 mins), Sci-Fi – Short

Imago

A trans-dimensional visitor lands in the desert and gathers specimens, only to find the one that could set him free.

  • Director(s): Mark Steger
  • Writer(s): Mark Steger
  • Producer(s): Mark Steger
  • Key Cast: Mark Steger, Paul Donald, John Grady, Jimbo Matison
  • Editor(s): Mark Steger
  • Cinematographer(s): Mark Steger, Kyoko Takanaka(additional Cinematography)
  • Production Designer(s): Mark Steger
  • Sound Designer(s): Mark Steger
  • Composer(s): Robert Crouch

Language: English

Runtime: 10m

Country: United States

Synopsis: Imago is an experimental odyssey of a trans-dimensional being who lands in the desert and gathers curious specimens. The symbiotic visitor may represent the larval stage of a more developed entity that requires an outside stimulus to complete its metamorphosis – and set it free.

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Source: FILA

710. Benjamin Carlucci “Burying Baby” & “Lorica”

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Hi Friends!

I was very excited to have today’s guest, Benjamin Carlucci, come chat. He has directed two fantastic films that hit out festival circuit.

“Burying Baby” was 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival Official Selection: Short Film – Drama and took home Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking and then in 2025 “Lorica” was an Film Invasion-LA Official Selection: Short Film – Drama that earned the Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking.

Both films he also co-wrote with friend of the pod Jess Paul.

To follow Benjamin’s impressive career, you can check out his website https://bennty.com/about

Or follow him on the gram: @benjamintothet

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Discover Indie Film Links
DIF Podcast Website – DIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles

Source: Discover Film

709. Angelo Moore of Fishbone

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How do I introduce Angelo Moore to the uninitiated?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Here is what Angelo has on his YouTube Page (www.youtube.com/@DrMaddVibeOfficial):
Hello Ladies and Gental mentals and welcome to the AngeloShow. This Maddvibe Vision Channel is an intimate look inside the world of Dr.Maddvibe. This is Where you can view the latest inventions that have germinated from within the laboratories of Dr.Maddvibe. AKA Angelo Moore, Front Man of Fishbone.

There you have it, Angelo Moore is the Front Man of Fishbone

And if you never listened to Fishbone then your musical exposure in life has been sadly limited.                                                                                                                                                                                                Their music crossed so many genres and styles that radio rarely embraced them; my recommendations that you go back to the beginning and give their catalog a listen.

Angelo has also done his fair share of acting (IMDB) and he has also made a fantastic short film Optimistic Yes, directed by Jeff Pliskin and featuring Angelo with HR of Bad Brains, another band that you should know.

Finally, a huge thank you to Alyson Croft (https://discoverindiefilm.com/670-alyson-croft-jesus-loves-me-tweens/) for making this interview happen!

IG: @drmaddvibe

@fishbonesoldier

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Discover Indie Film Links
DIF Podcast Website – DIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles

Source: Discover Film