Filmmaker Benjamin Caro’s short film Cathedrals took the Sherman Oaks Film Festival by storm in 2018.  The Filmmakers Jury gave it three awards, including Outstanding Short Film, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Acting – Individual.

Ben came in for a Discover Indie Film interview so of course we added on a Four Questions.

What are the 4Q’s?

Here are Ben’s answers:

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Filmmaker Benjamin Caro’s short film Cathedrals took the Sherman Oaks Film Festival by storm in 2018.  The Filmmakers Jury gave it three awards, including Outstanding Short Film, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Acting – Individual.

The film hasn’t been released online yet, so I cannot urge you to watch it before listening to the interview.  But Ben is a great guy and I reached out to him to find out if the film was available to share and one thing lead to another and we decided to throw caution to the wind and record his DIF interview long before the film is released online.

He’s got a great personal story and reveals a lot of insight how this hard-working professional managed to take time away from the day-job to work on his art.

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Patrick Cohen started out as a huge movie fan.  The kind of person who watched movies all the time, over and over.  Before he knew it he was a working actor in New York and soon enough he was out in L.A. adding writing to his resume.  Last year he directorial debut First Dates was a hit at Film Invasion Los Angeles.  I knew with his experience on both sides of the camera Patrick was going to give a great list for his Four Questions.

What are the 4Q’s?

Here are Patrick’s answers:

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Patrick Cohen brought his great short film First Dates to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2018 and it was a smash hit.  It’s a funny thing to say, but nowadays not too many filmmakers aim to make their audience feel good.  And First Dates is a refreshingly feel-good film.

Patrick came in for a DIF interview even though First Dates isn’t online for you to watch it yet.  But you’re going to be able to watch it online soon… and other ways, too!  (More on that later!)

It was great to hear how this actor, writer, and director made his way from the East Coast to sunny Los Angeles.  We hope you enjoy the interview!

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Fresh out of Loyola Marymount University’s graduate film program, award-winning filmmaker Ryan Larkin manages to be extremely productive while managing to make each film better than the one before.

If you want to see his latest film STUCK, click right here!

Ryan came in for a podcast interview and, of course, we added on the Discover Indie Film four questions before he left.

What are the 4Q’s?

Here are Ryan’s answers:

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The short film STUCK didn’t just win a Programmer’s Prize at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival, it also won the prestigious IBM Watson Award at the AT&T Createathon 2018 competition.  And the filmmaker behind STUCK is writer, director and producer Ryan Larkin.

I mention this during the interview, but Ryan is the only filmmaker so far to have a film be an Official Selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June and have another film be an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in the same year.

Ryan has an exciting new project in the works, Let’s Make A Horror Movie.  You can learn all about it on his YouTube page for thinkFAST Productions.

But…

Before you listen to the podcast you should definitely watch STUCK … right now!

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Welcome to the second annual Discover Indie Film “Oscar Predictions Podcast”!  Sure, we mainly do this to entertain ourselves.  But if you’re the kind of person who wants to listen to four film lovers discuss and predict this year’s Oscar winners, then THIS podcast is for YOU.

This year we had:

Heather Hillstrom (The King In The Ring)

We hope you enjoy!

Lorenzo Sterzi of Montreal, Quebec, wrote, produced and directed the fantastic short film The Blogger.  In fact, he even acts in it as an angry Italian businessman.  You should watch his film RIGHT HERE as well as listen to his interview.

In addition to his interview, Lorenzo answered the Discover Indie Film Four Questions.

What are the 4Q’s?

Here are Lorenzo’s answers:

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Lorenzo Sterzi’s film The Blogger played at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2018.  One of my personal favorites for its originality and vision, I must confess that I was disappointed when at the last minute work kept him from flying from Montreal to Los Angeles for the festival.  These are the moments I log it in my head that I have a podcast and will still get a chance to “meet” a filmmaker such as Lorenzo when I invite him to be interviewed on here.

He didn’t disappoint!  Besides being a delight to get to know over Skype, Lorenzo gave a GREAT interview.  And when he lived in Los Angeles for a year he happened to live right in my area.  Not that this effects you, but I’m glad that he and I will be able to hit The Cheesecake Factory together when he visits Los Angeles again.  Looking forward to it!

Now… The Blogger is a GREAT film that you should absolutely watch BEFORE hearing the the interview.

And you can watch it right here!

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Matt K. Turner wrote, produced and directed RFLKTR.  This sci-fi masterpiece starring Breeda Wool took home a Grand Jury Prize at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2018.

RFLKTR is a visually stunning film with an airtight, world-building screenplay and a brilliant acting performance.  If you manage to watch it with a great audio system you’ll notice that the sound design is at a level you never hear with an indie film.  In fact, it even features some terrific costume design.

But guess what?  You don’t get to see it yet.  Sorry.  Matt is holding onto it for the time being.  For now you’ll have to settle for the still photo below.

Even though I knew that Matt didn’t have plans to release the short anytime soon, I wanted to bring him on the podcast.  At the Film Invasion Los Angeles Q&A we got to learn a little about Matt’s history, but it left me wanting to know more.  After all, he made such a great film and there’s a lot that other filmmakers can learn from him.

Spoiler alert: one of the most important things young filmmakers can learn from Matt K. Turner is PATIENCE.

Enjoy the interview and check out this still photo.

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