Film Forward

Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez discuss how "Quarter Life Poetry" went from a book of poems to being an FX mini-series as they rev up for their Sundance premiere.

We also talk with Arturo about his award-winning music video "Say Something" for Justin Timberlake.

Producer Shannon Riggs chats with us about her new documentary The Smartest Kids in the World. We also discuss her Netflix docu-series The Innocent Man, her award-winning film Gleason, and the differences between narrative and documentary filmmaking.

Film Forward is for Cinephiles and by Cinephiles and it is the official podcast of the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival whose mission is to establish a true multicultural experience represented by the world's independent film community.

In our first episode we chat with filmmaker America Young about her feature, The Concessionaires Must Die! We also discuss Barbie Vlogs, working with Stan Lee and her non-profit organization The Chimaera Project which is dedicated to empowering women in the film industry.