Writer/director Eva Urrutia brought the brilliant film “Avec Le Temps (With Time)” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2020 and this incredible film brought home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – Drama Best Director, Short Film.  I cannot express to you how beautiful I find “Avec Le Temps” to be.  You simply have to watch it and you CAN!  The film is in Season 7, Episode 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

I looked forward to this conversation with Eva for a long time.  In fact, I’m 100% certain that the first time I saw “Avec Le Temps” I thought to myself, “I need to talk to this filmmaker on the podcast.”

To learn more,  follow Eva on Instagram at @me.urrutia and visit her website eveurrutiaphotography.com

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What are the 4Qs?  (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Filmmaker Duane Andersen came to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 with the incredible film  “30 Meetings / 30 Days” and took home SIX awards.  This film blew my mind the first time that I saw it and, honestly, gets better eery time that I watch it again.  You can watch it right now – just go to “30 Meetings / 30 Days” on Omeleto and enjoy!

As long as I had Duane on Zoom to do an interview obviously I was going to have him answer the 4Qs as well.  Talk about great taste – maybe I’m biased because Duane and I are both California born and bred and grew up watching the same stuff, but this is a Great List.

To learn more about Duane,  follow Duane on Instagram at @duanemakesmovies

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Duane Andersen brought “30 Meetings / 30 Days” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2022 and this incredible film brought home six, SIX, awards.  It would take up just too much space to name them all.  The film is a triumph on every level and you can watch it now!  Just go to “30 Meetings / 30 Days” on Omeleto and enjoy!

Duane has led a long and interesting career in film.  It was fantastic to hear his story and get to know him better.  If only he’d lived in L.A. I’d be inviting him to a BBQ this weekend.

To learn more,  follow Duane on Instagram at @duanemakesmovies

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What are the 4Qs?  (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Filmmaker James Oxyer came into DIF HQ discuss his  short film “Sorry” that took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022.  You can watch Sorry right now on YouTube by clicking right here!  As long as James was here to talk shop of course I had him answer the 4Qs above.

James came by in person for this but I forgot to take his pic while he was here so the DIF website has a pic from FILA 2022.

Follow James on Instagram at @jimmy_ornyx

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James Oxyer wrote, directed and produced the short film “Sorry” that took home the Audience Award for Best Short Film – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022.  This fun and  entertaining horror short also received the “Pretty Spiff” honor from my 15 year old who has extremely demanding taste and exclusively watches horror films.  You can watch Sorry right now on YouTube by clicking right here!

James came by in person for this interview and it was a delight to have him here.  But I forgot to take his pic while he was here so the DIF website has a pic from FILA 2022.

Follow James on Instagram at @jimmy_ornyx

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What are the 4Qs?  (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Renetta Amador’s directed and produce the surreal horror film “Processing,” that rocked the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2021. It’s creative, original, and unforgettable.  Guess what?  You can watch “Processing” right now on the streaming service TVHi and it is in Season 7, Episode 4 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

As long as Renetta showed up at DIF HQ for an interview I just had to have her answer the 4Qs above.  Enjoy!  (And when I asked her for a pic because I forgot to take one of us when she was here, she sent over the Dodgers pic you see.  And I had a similar one – Kismet!)

Learn more about Renetta at mexecutionerproductions.com or on Instagram at @mexecutionerproductions

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Renetta Amador’s film “Processing” played the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2021 and this unforgettable, surreal horror film will be with me forever.  Guess what?  You can watch “Processing” right now on the streaming service TVHi and it is in Season 7, Episode 4 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

Renetta is a top professional in the film industry, with credits that include films such as Promising Young Woman, The Curse of La Llorona, A wrinkle in Time, The Babysitter, Selma, and over seventy more!  And she has done that remarkable move of working on Oscars winning films as a script supervisor while also writing, directing and producing her own work.  Renetta should be an inspiration to everyone.

I hope you enjoy this interview as much as Renetta and I did recording it.  She’s freaking awesome!

Learn more about Renetta at mexecutionerproductions.com or on Instagram at @mexecutionerproductions

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What are the 4Qs?  (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Klaus Hoch wrote, directed and produced the film “Emergence,” which took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Music Video at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.   You can watch “Emergence” right now on the streaming service TVHi and it will be coming soon as part of Season 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

Klaus hopped onto Zoom for a DIF interview and of course I had him answer the 4Qs above before leaving.  Enjoy!

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Klaus Hoch brought the piece “Emergence” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2019 and took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Music Video.  I intentionally  first minute of this podcast, “Emergence” is an art film, a performance piece, a dance film, and a music video all at once.  Guess what?  You can watch “Emergence” right now on the streaming service TVHi and it will be coming soon as part of Season 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

Klaus is a terrific guy and I now you’ll enjoy this interview.  In fact, he and I are neighbors and didn’t know it!  Although there is an asterisk to that.  We live very near each other as the crow flies, but a Los Angeles freeway lays between our homes which means if I tried to visit him on foot it would take close to an hour.  Such is modern, urban living.

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What are the 4Qs?  (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Matthew Domenico’s pilot script “Nutt To Butt” was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June 2022 and his feature screenplay “Contact 360” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in November 2022!  But there’s more.  Matthew shared his short film “If I Were To Speak Of War” with me and I immediately replied, “This is a wonderful film.  Can we add it to the Discover Indie Film TV series?”  He said yes and it will be coming soon as part of Season 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

Matthew hopped onto Zoom for a DIF interview and of course I had him do a 4Qs episode!

Follow Matthew on Instagram at @mattydomenico and his website is matthewdomenico.com

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