Matt K. Turner wrote, produced and directed RFLKTR.  This sci-fi masterpiece starring Breeda Wool took home a Grand Jury Prize at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2018.

RFLKTR is a visually stunning film with an airtight, world-building screenplay and a brilliant acting performance.  If you manage to watch it with a great audio system you’ll notice that the sound design is at a level you never hear with an indie film.  In fact, it even features some terrific costume design.

But guess what?  You don’t get to see it yet.  Sorry.  Matt is holding onto it for the time being.  For now you’ll have to settle for the still photo below.

Even though I knew that Matt didn’t have plans to release the short anytime soon, I wanted to bring him on the podcast.  At the Film Invasion Los Angeles Q&A we got to learn a little about Matt’s history, but it left me wanting to know more.  After all, he made such a great film and there’s a lot that other filmmakers can learn from him.

Spoiler alert: one of the most important things young filmmakers can learn from Matt K. Turner is PATIENCE.

Enjoy the interview and check out this still photo.

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Director Laura Holliday and writer/producer Anna Baumgarten collaborated to make Disfluency, a brilliant film (watch it now!) that cleaned up the awards a Film Invasion Los Angeles 2018.  After the interview about their backgrounds and their film, they took the time to answer the Discover Indie Film Four Questions.

What are the 4Q’s?

• Name your favorite film of all time (limit 3)
• Name a film you think is underrated
• Name a film you think is overrated
• Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out

Here are Laura’s answers:

• Favorites: Election, Rushmore, Mean Girls
• Underrated: The Florida Project
• Overrated:  Vice
• Seek Out:  They Came Together, Hello My Name Is Doris

Here are Anna’s answers:

• Favorites: Kiki’s Delivery Service, Pan’s Labyrinth
• Underrated: Eighth Grade
• Overrated:  Superhero Movies
• Seek Out:  Hard Candy

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Disfluency.  There is so much to say about this short film.  From writer/producer Anna Baumgarten and director Laura Holliday, Disfluency tackles sexual assault and the aftermath with the perfect mix of realism, understanding, and maturity.  But the filmmaking here is so good that I jumped on a soapbox at Film Invasion Los Angeles and insisted that the Q&A focus on how well written and directed this film is.

By the way, at FILA 2018 it won the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film as well as Best Director for Laura Holliday.  And as you can see by all the laurels on the video below, Disfluency received accolades throughout its festival run.  We had a great Q&A with Anna and Laura at FILA; I think I may have mentioned the podcast to them back then.  Maybe I didn’t, but it’s a good story.

This is a loooong interview.  After all, we had two filmmaker’s histories to cover.  But don’t worry, it’s also a fun interview.  Laura and Anna started in sketch comedy and their ability to play off of each other shows throughout the interview.

But… SPOILER ALTER.  WATCH THE FILM FIRST.

Disfluency is superb in every way.  You really just need to watch it.  So do that right now!

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