Marcus Baker wrote, directed and produced the delightfully original film “Counterweight” that played at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020.  I’m proud to say that this film joined the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video, in Season 4 Episode 5, playing with two equally visionary films.

Watch his film and then listen to this interview and I’m sure you will agree that Marcus is talented and delightful.  We get to learn about his inspirations and personal history, leading us right up to when he hit the festival circuit during a global pandemic.

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What are the 4Q’s?

• Name your favorite films 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

Vinny & Drew Macias, better known as The Macias Brothers, brought their film “Shoot ’em Dead” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019 and now you can watch their hilarious short in Season 3 Episode 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

If you like quality comedy, you should hit @the_macias_brothers on Instagram right away!  In the meantime, enjoy hearing The Macias Brothers answer the 4Qs and find out what films do and don’t inspire them.

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Here are Drew’s 4Qs answers:

• Favorites: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Braveheart
• Underrated: Frailty
• Overrated: The Godfather
• Seek Out: Local Color

Here are Vinny’s 4Qs answers:

• Favorites: Blade Runner, Gladiator, The Shawshank Redemption
• Underrated: Gattaca, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
• Overrated: A Christmas Story, Inception
• Seek Out: The Autopsy of Jane Doe

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The Macias Brothers, Drew & Vinny, basically took the Sherman Oaks Film Festival by storm in 2019 by introducing their short film “Shoot ’em Dead” with a musical number longer than the film itself.  They may have a serious side, but The Macias Brothers are seriously funny.  You get to see them in action in Season 3 Episode 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video, where “Shoot ’em Dead” is the first of four hilarious, daring comedies.

Drew & Vinny explain during this interview how their life-long enthusiasm for filmmaking brought them to where they are today.  And if you like quality comedy, you should hit @the_macias_brothers on Instagram and enjoy!

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What are the 4Q’s?

• Name your favorite films 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

In this podcast we find out what films inspired (and maybe didn’t inspire) filmmaker John Venable.  As a writer, actor and producer, John has kept busy for years and in 2019 he brought his film “First Person” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival.  This hilarious comedy launches Season 3 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video by being the first film in the first episode.

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Here are John’s 4Qs answers:

• Favorites: Blazing Saddles, The Jerk, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Underrated: Apocalypto, Lucky Number Slevin, Lords of Dogtown
• Overrated: Brick, Godford Park
• Seek Out: In America, 24 Hour Party People

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Writer, Actor and Producer John Venable brought his film “First Person” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019 and this hilarious comedy found launches Season 3 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video by being the first film in the first episode.

At the festival Q&A John and his team shared the interesting concept behind the film’s production; it began with a short screenplay contest called “Hollywood Connection Short Screenplay Contest” at shortscreenplay.com where the winning script would be produced.  And unlike a lot of contests, John followed through and made the film!  Not only did he make the film, but he brought in lead actor Charles Baker, known to the public as Skinny Pete from Breaking Bad.  Doing this podcast we get to dive deep into the history of this film as well as its future.

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