Month: July 2026

711. 4Qs with Benjamin Carlucci

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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.

Benjamin Carlucci’s came to chat about life, art and his two films, “Burying Baby,” that was a 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival Official Selection: Short Film – Drama and took home Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking and “Lorica” that was a 2025 Film Invasion-LA Official Selection: Short Film – Drama that earned the Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking.

I’m clearly a fan of his work and needed to know what films he was a fan of. That’s where the follow up 4 Questions comes in handy!

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

SOBER

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2026 Official Selection: Music Video

SOBER

He fell for two loves in the same breath of time. Neither would share him. So he was forced sober from them both, left to live through aching withdrawals and haunting memories.

  • Director(s): August Falcon
  • Writer(s): August Falcon
  • Producer(s): August Falcon
  • Key Cast: August Falcon, August Falcon, Lyra, Jakey Lucky
  • Editor(s): August Falcon
  • Cinematographer(s): Jordan Rennert
  • Production Designer(s): August Falcon
  • Sound Designer(s): August Falcon and Jonah Bailor
  • Composer(s): August Falcon

Runtime: 5m

Country: United States

Synopsis: A masked man is haunted by memories of Timothy and Annalise, two romantic soulmates who arrived in the same thread of time, and when neither would share him, he lost them both. What’s left is a slow unraveling that strips him to the bones, haunting memories surfacing like withdrawal symptoms through the changing seasons of mourning. SOBER isn’t just about moving on, It’s about reclaiming the part of himself he lost in them.

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Source: FILA