{"id":3312,"date":"2025-07-04T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3312"},"modified":"2025-07-04T09:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T09:00:01","slug":"555-ethan-shaftel-ajax-all-powerful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3312","title":{"rendered":"555. Ethan Shaftel \u201cAjax All Powerful\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Independence Day, Everyone. And what better way to celebrate independence thank listened to a podcast about Independent film!<\/p>\n

Ethan Shaftel brought his Immersive film \u201cAjax All Powerful\u201d to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took one the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Immersive Short. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Do I need to explain what an immersive short is? You watch it on the Meta Quest virtual reality headset and become immersed in the amazing world that Ethan created. \u201cAjax All Powerful\u201d simply blew my mind and I think every person looking at these words right now should find a way to get their hands on one and watch Ethan\u2019s film.<\/p>\n

What else needs to be said in this intro?
\nLearn more about Ethan at his website EthanShaftel.com<\/a>
\nor @ethanaction <\/a>on Instagram.<\/p>\n

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Discover Indie Film Podcast Links
\nDIF Podcast Website<\/a> – DIF Instagram<\/a> – DIF BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n

Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Links
\nDIF Foundation<\/a> – Sherman Oaks Film Festival<\/a> – Film Invasion Los Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Discover Film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Independence Day, Everyone. And what better way to celebrate independence thank listened to a podcast about Independent film! Ethan Shaftel brought his Immersive film \u201cAjax All Powerful\u201d to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took one the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Immersive Short. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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