Film Forward

Actor and Musical aficionado Max Sopkin joins the podcast for another installment of Gimme Three. Not only do we discuss some spectacular movie musicals, but we also explore the very definition of what a movie musical is.

Max and host Nicholas Ybarra tell us how these musicals changed their life trajectory, work, and friendship.

Let us know what your favorite movie musicals are!

In her debut solo special, No Bad Days, Alyssa Limperis takes the audience through a funny and relatable journey of grief, love, and strength. She blends stand-up comedy and a one-woman show to create a unique and powerful special not soon to be forgotten.

In this episode of Film Forward, Alyssa joins us to discuss her writing process, finding comedy in grief, and the intricacies of filming a stand-up special.

No Bad Days is available to stream right now on Peacock! Check it out and let us know what you think.

101. Alyssa Limperis No Bad Days by Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival

It's our 100th episode!!

On our 100th episode of Film Forward, we are joined by LADFF Festival Director Sonja Mereu. Together, Sonja and Nicholas preview the 2022 Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival and highlight a few of the films they are excited about.

Tickets are available for LADFF right now! Visit LADFF.com/2022fest.

Our series covering the 2022 Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival continues as we do a deep dive into the beautiful and ethereal short film, Letters To Axel.

Filmmakers Miles Adonay Lopez and Jonathan De La Torre discuss their writing process and the creative challenges of blending the real world with the dream world.

Letters To Axel screens with LADFF on Friday, August 19th, as a part of the Love. Lust. Lost. block. Tickets are available now at LADFF.com/2022fest.

On this episode of Film Forward, we chat with Rae Binstock and Maria Fernanda Diez, producers of the wildly entertaining short film DIVR, which will screen at the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival on August 18th.

DIVR follows three founders of an exclusive lesbian sex app, shattering the start-up world’s glass ceilings, but the pressures of success have threatened the integrity of their friendship - and worse, their brand.

Tickets for DIVR are available now at LADFF.com/2022fest. Join us for a fantastic night after you listen to these kick-ass filmmakers.

Our series on 2022's Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival continues with Diliana Deltcheva and Alex Frnka, makers of the gripping short film Blue Moon. Blue Moon follows a family that unravels one evening as they struggle with the best course of care for their mother, who is in the later stages of Alzheimer's.

Diliana and Alex discuss their uncomfortable but relatable subject and the importance of creating a family off-screen and on-screen.

Blue Moon screens as a part of the block Love. Lust. Lost. on Friday, August 19th. Tickets are available now at LADFF.com/2022fest.

Our series highlighting the filmmakers from the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival continues with the director of the powerful short film When She Was Good.

When a young girl discovers that Santa is not real, she questions the lies told by adults and the terrible secret that she has been forced to keep.

Join us at LADFF to see When She Was Good, screening Saturday, August 20th, as a part of the Through Her Lens block. Tickets are available right now at LADFF.com

As a part of our series highlighting filmmakers from the 9th Annual Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival:

Wet Seal Cigarettes blends and bends cinematic genres to create a world where consumerism is eating individualism alive. This short film takes every opportunity to inspire the individual to be more than what they consume, whether it be their environment, media, or even the illustrious Wet Seal Cigarette.

Writer/Director Percival Bernard and Producer/Star Nicholas G. Sims join Film Forward to discuss the pertinent themes of Wet Seal Cigarettes, as well as the film’s intoxicating style and performances.

See Wet Seal Cigarettes at the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival on August 20th as a part of the This Is America block. Tickets are available now at LADFF.com.

Director and Producer Emelie Mahdavian joins Film Forward to discuss her new film, Bitterbrush. The beautiful and immersive documentary follows two friends who traverse the changes in season, as well as the changes in their lives.

Emelie discusses her relationship with the fascinating subjects of the film and what it was like adapting to the conditions in rural Idaho.

Bitterbrush is screening this week in select theatres and will be available on VOD starting June 24th. Let us know what you think.

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