407. Joey 西侧龙 “A Beautiful Escape”

Joey 西侧龙 created the music video “A Beautiful Escape” and at the 2023 edition of Film Invasion Los Angeles received two awards; Outstanding Music Video and Outstanding Performance – Music Video for his lead performer Hayley Wen.  An American living in China, Joey brought an incredibly unique and interesting perspective to this podcast.  I found …

405. Andrew Bourne “Church Camp”

Andrew Bourne brought his short film “Church Camp” to the Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2022 and took home two awards; Outstanding Short Film – Comedy and Outstanding Director – Comedy.  This touching, humorous and above all honest film resonated with everyone who saw it at the festival.  And you can watch “Church Camp” right …

404. Darren Coyle “Operation: Payback”

Darren Coyle’s second appearance on the DIF Podcast comes after his short film “Operation: Payback” screened at the 2022 Sherman Oaks Film Festival.  His first came after his feature film “Chasing Sunshine” screened at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018.  It was great to catch up with Darren and hear how well he’s been …

403. 4Qs with Chris Browne

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 Chris Browne cam into DIF HQ to discuss his award winning short film “Pleroma” and of course I had him answer the 4Qs above while he was here.  (Great list, …