260. Stavit Allweis “Execution”

The first time that I saw the film “Execution” by multimedia artist Stavit Allweis I was absolutely blown away.  Thoughtful yet raw, visual with comic book elements, this perfectly balanced film centers around a renegade band of females stages an execution of rapists and killers in a classroom.  At Film Invasion Los Angeles 2021, Stavit’s …

259. Steven Smith’s Personal Experience with Long Covid

Filmmaker Steven Smith has “Long Covid.”  I know Steven from his collaboration on films that have been at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival and Film Invasion Los Angeles.  He expressed to his frequent collaborator and two-time DIF podcast guest Hayden Croft that he’d like to share his Long Covid experience publicly.  When Hayden asked me …

258. 4Qs with Dylan James Amick

What are the 4Q’s?  1. Favorite films (limit 3) 2. An underrated film 3. An overrated film 4. A lesser-known film people should seek out Award winning filmmaker Dylan James Amick hopped onto Zoom for a DIF interview, so of course I had him answer the 4Qs for this episode.  Dylan brought his short horror film …

257. Dylan James Amick “Clean Cut”

Dylan James Amick brought his short horror film “Clean Cut” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022 and took home both the Filmmakers Award and the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Horror.  “Clean Cut” is great horror because it is great, inventive filmmaking.  And I’m proud to say that this film is part …

256. 4Qs with Bree Helders & Lyndsey Frank

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 As talented filmmakers and improvisers, Bree Helders & Lyndsey Frank wrote, directed and starred in the short …