{"id":3670,"date":"2026-04-22T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3670"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:00:23","slug":"681-r-scott-mchenry-sentient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3670","title":{"rendered":"681. R. Scott McHenry \u201cSentient\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome Back, Listeners!<\/p>\n

R. Scott McHenry wrote and directed the short film, \u201cSentient,\u201d that had its World Premiere 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 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Scott took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Thriller as well as the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director – Thriller!\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 \u00a0And… spoiler alert… I\u2019ve already seen Scott\u2019s follow-up film and it\u2019s fantastic!<\/p>\n

Follow Scott on Instagram at @rsmchenry<\/a><\/p>\n

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Discover Indie Film Links
\nDIF Podcast Website<\/a> – DIF Instagram<\/a> –\u00a0DIF BlueSky<\/a>
\nDiscover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website<\/a>
\nSherman Oaks Film Festival<\/a>
\nFilm Invasion Los Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Welcome Back, Listeners! R. Scott McHenry wrote and directed the short film, \u201cSentient,\u201d that had its World Premiere 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 … <\/p>\n

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