{"id":3664,"date":"2026-04-08T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:00:44","slug":"675-olivia-haller-anna-long-the-experience-death-in-the-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3664","title":{"rendered":"675. Olivia Haller &amp; Anna Long \u201cThe Experience\u201d &amp; \u201cDeath in The Desert\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have a terrific mid-week episode for you fine folks!<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Haller and Anna Long wrote the feature length screenplay \u201cThe Experience\u201d that was an Official Selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025.\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 \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 \u00a0 \u00a0 In other words, the screenplay jury placed \u201cThe Experience\u201d in the Top 5 out of over one hundred screenplays!<\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, Anna Long also brought the short film \u201cDeath in The Desert\u201d to FI-LA 2025, taking home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing &#8211; Drama. Anna came in for a podcast in December 2025 to talk about<br \/>\n\u201cDeath in The Desert\u201d and mentioned that it would be great to have Olivia on as well.\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 \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 \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 \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 \u00a0Who could say no?<\/p>\n<p>Follow Olivia on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/olivia_haller\/\">@olivia_haller<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Anna on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thisisannalong\/\">@thisisannalong<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _<\/p>\n<p>Discover Indie Film Links<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/discoverindiefilm.com\">DIF Podcast Website<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heffay111\/\">DIF Instagram<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/difwins.bsky.social\">DIF BlueSky<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/discoverindiefilm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shermanoaksfilmfestival.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherman Oaks Film Festival<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filminvasionla.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Film Invasion Los Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Discover Film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have a terrific mid-week episode for you fine folks! Olivia Haller and Anna Long wrote the feature length screenplay \u201cThe Experience\u201d that was an Official Selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3664\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;675. 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