293. 4Qs with Allan Zhang Tran

What are the 4Q’s?  (1) Favorite films, top 3. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Allan Tran is a two-time Sherman Oaks Film Festival champion.  His film “Valley” won two awards at SOFF 2020 and his film “Exits” won two awards at SOFF 2021!  And I’m proud to say that you can catch “Valley” in Season 6, Episode 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!. Allan hopped onto Zoom to talk about his work and of course I had him answer the 4Qs above.

Learn more about Allan and his work at his website AllanZhangTran.com or at his Instagram @mr.tranman

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292. Allan Zhang Tran “Valley” & Exits”

Allan Tran brought his film “Valley” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and took home two awards, Outstanding Short Film – Drama and Outstanding Acting, Cast – Drama.  Then Allan retuned a year later with the film “Exits” and won the same two awards with that film!  And I’m proud to say that you can catch “Valley” in Season 6, Episode 5 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

Learn more about Allan and his work at his website AllanZhangTran.com or at his Instagram @Mr.tran

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291. 4Qs with Brian Giovanni

What are the 4Q’s?  (1) Favorite films, top 3. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Brian Giovanni’s film “Of Crumbs and Dreams”  was an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and wowed audiences with its beautiful animation and compelling story.  I’m proud to say that you can catch it in Season 6, Episode 3 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

As long as Brian came in to discuss his work in podcast 290, you know that I had to have him answer the 4Qs above.

Learn more about Brian and his work at his website briangiovanni.com or at his Instagram @mrbriangiovanni

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290. Brian Giovanni “Of Crumbs and Dreams”

Brian Giovanni came in to talk about his short film “Of Crumbs and Dreams,” an animated film that he made in the tradition of the great Bill Plympton; one animator doing everything. Literally one person, working alone, creating a film.  “Of Crumbs and Dreams” was an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2021 and I’m proud to say that you can catch it in Season 6, Episode 3 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

Learn more about Brian and his work at his website briangiovanni.com or at his Instagram @mrbriangiovanni

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289. 4Qs with Daniel Amerman

What are the 4Q’s?  (1) Favorite films, top 3. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Daniel Amerman wrote, directed, edited, lead acted, and wore a dozen other hats to make the film “The Poet.” This original, heartfelt, and hilarious film came to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022 and took home Outstanding Short Film – Experimental/Arthouse and Outstanding Performance, Individual – Experimental/Arthouse!  I’m proud to say that you can catch “The Poet” in Season 6 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video!

But you should listen to the podcast before this one to learn more about “The Poet,” because in this podcast we get to hear filmmaker Daniel Amerman answer the 4Qs at the top of these show notes.

Learn more about Daniel at his website daniel-amerman.com

 

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