Do you want to know why “The Bus to Birra Birra” from filmmaker TJ Power is in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video?  Maybe the fact that it won four awards at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020 has something to do with it?  Go to Season 4 Episode 2 of the DIF TV series too see why this film won Best Short Film – Drama, Best Director – Short Film, Outstanding Screenplay, and Outstanding Acting – Individual for Elizabeth Blackmore.

Thankfully, you can watch the film in the TV series and you can listen to TJ talk about the inspirations behind the film in this podcast. And if you want to take a deep dive, jump back to TJ’s first DIF podcast interview from May 2019 when we talked about he previous short film, “Your Call Is Important To Us.”

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Joey Bravo kicks off his 4Qs with the statement that he has devoted himself to watching a film every night for years!  You should definitely watch his film “Hammer Jackson” in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 3 Episode 8 to check it out.

After you’ve watched “Hammer Jackson” you can listen to this podcast to find out all of Joey’s cinematic influences.

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Here are Joey’s 4Qs answers:

Joey Bravo wrote and directed the fun-as-hell short film “Hammer Jackson,” a crowd favorite at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2019.  It was time to finally interview Joey for the DIF podcast because his film is in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 3 Episode 8 to check it out.

Listen to Joey’s interview to hear how this multi-talented filmmaker went from child actor to filmmaker to future movie mogul on an Arizona mountainside!

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If you saw “First States” then you know that Bond Richards has a unique cinematic vision.  And if you have not seen this film, you can watch it now on the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 4 Episode 1 to check out this darkly hilarious and extremely satisfying film.

After you’ve watched “First States” you can listen to this podcast where Bond shares the films that inspire him.

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Here are Bond’s 4Qs answers:

Bond Richards made the superb short film “First States” and we get to talk to him all about it to celebrate this film joining the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 4 Episode 1 to check out this darkly hilarious and extremely satisfying film.

“First States” is one of my favorite films from the 2020 edition of Film Invasion Los Angeles.  In fact, it won the Programmer’s Prize for exceptional filmmaking.  Listen to Bond’s interview to hear how this multi-talented filmmaker managed to get where he is today.

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Alana de Freitas wrote and directed the award winning film “Nancy” which you can watch right now in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 4 Episode 2 and enjoy.  “Nancy” took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – Drama at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  (Actor Michael Yavnieli also picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Performance, making “Nancy” was a double-award-winner!)  Now that you know what a talented filmmaker Alana is you obviously want to know what films inspire her.

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Here are Alana’s 4Qs answers:

Alana de Freitas wrote and directed the film “Nancy” which took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – Drama at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019.  (Actor Michael Yavnieli also picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Performance, making “Nancy” was a double-award-winner!)  The great news is that you can watch “Nancy” right now on the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video — just go to Season 4 Episode 2 to check out this multiple award winning film.

Alana is a one-person movie studio!  Acting, writing, directing and producing multiple projects simultaneously!  She is the living example of what a talented, driven person can accomplish when they take themselves and their work seriously.  This podcast interview allows us a glimpse of Alana’s journey from Australia to Los Angeles and how she ended up making amazingly wonderful films today.

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Cory Aycock’s film “Lydia of the Desert” is a personal, passionate film that has the courage to exercise restraint throughout. You can watch “Lydia of the Desert” in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video right now — just go to Season 4 Episode 6.  If you were wondering what films inspire a filmmaker like Cory Aycock, listen to the podcast to find out!

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Here are Cory’s 4Qs answers:

Cory Aycock brought his film “Lydia of the Desert” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2020 and, in all honesty, I can tell you that when I first watched this film as a member of the festival’s selection jury I was already hoping to see it become a part of the Discover Indie Film TV Series.  This personal, passionate work of utter restraint struck me as a wonderful example of auteur cinema.  I’m delighted to say that it happened!  You can watch “Lydia of the Desert” in the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video right now — just go to Season 4 Episode 6 to check it out.

Cory is a dedicated filmmaker and it is a pleasure to hear him talk about his love of film.  I hope you enjoy it as well!

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What are the 4Q’s?

Rosalie Alspach was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020 with her film “The Hostess.” And I’m proud to say that “The Hostess” is in Season 4, Episode 6 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video.

“The Hostess” is such a well written, well directed and well acted film that it made me eager to see what films inspired this talented young filmmaker.

Here are Rosalie’s 4Qs answers:

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