252. 4Qs with Brian Barnes & Matthew Merenda

Matthew & Brian preparing to hit us with their favorite films

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

The filmmaking team of Brian Barnes and Matthew Merenda made the award winning short film “yellow” starring a rubber duck.  At the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021, they went home the award for Outstanding Performance, Inanimate Object – Rubber Duck The Actor (David Agustín – Voice).  This smart, subversive, hilarious film must be seen!  So be smart and watch “yellow” right now at this Vimeo link!  And if you’re really smart you’ll follow @rubberducktheactor on Instagram.

In this podcast we get to hear both filmmakers answer the 4Qs above.  And I’m not afraid to say that Matthew had a slight breakthrough realizing, for the first time, the similarities between “yellow” and his all-time favorite film.

After you watch “yellow” be sure to check out the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

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251. Brian Barnes & Matthew Merenda “yellow”

Matthew & Brian on the Zoom

Brian Barnes and Matthew Merenda teamed up to make the award winning short film “yellow,” one of my favorites at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022.  This original, hilarious, and super-smart comedy took home the award for Outstanding Performance, Inanimate Object – Rubber Duck The Actor (David Agustín – Voice).

So be smart and watch “yellow” right now at this Vimeo link!  And if you’re really smart you’ll follow @rubberducktheactor on Instagram.

After you watch “yellow” be sure to check out the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

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250. 4Qs with Goldwyn Thandrayen

Goldwyn showed me the lens he attaches to the iPhone for those hard-to-get shots

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

Guitarist, songwriter, singer and director Goldwyn Thandrayen brought his music video “I Don’t Need A Sledgehammer To Start A Fire” to FILA 2021 and won the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Music Video.  Almost as exciting is that this video is part of Season 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

As long as I had Goldwyn on Zoom for his interview, you know I had to have him answer the 4Qs.

You can learn more about Goldwyn and his band Psychocide at his official website.  And don’t forget to hit his Instagram @psychocide.ofc

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249. Goldwyn Thandrayen “I Don’t Need A Sledgehammer To Start A Fire”

Goldwyn hopped onto Zoom for his DIF interview

Goldwyn Thandrayen is a musician and composer.  A guitarist and a singer.  And a filmmaker!  Goldwyn directs his own music videos, and the video he made for “I Don’t Need A Sledgehammer To Start A Fire” won the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Music Video at FILA 2021.  Almost as exciting is that this video is part of Season 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

You can learn more about Goldwyn and his band Psychocide at his official website.  And don’t forget to hit his Instagram @psychocide.ofc

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DIF Review: A Perfect Vintage

Rating: 👍🏽

This feature length documentary about winemaking had me engaged from start to finish and, in all honesty, I’m not even into wine.  Like, not at all!  That gives you an idea how well-made and personal this film is.  The people who make wine and the processes they go through are simply fascinating, even if you aren’t a wine drinker.  So I say open a bottle of wine and watch this movie!

To see where you can watch this film, hit the A Perfect Vintage IMDB page.

If you want to hear the DIF Podcast interview with Kathryne Isabelle Easton, click right here.

 


DIF Reviews have three rules:

  1. No spoilers
  2. Independently financed
  3. Available to watch online

Finally, the goal is to keep them short.  No more than five sentences!

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