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R. Scott McHenry wrote and directed the short film, “Sentient,” that had its World Premiere at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025. Scott took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Thriller as well as the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director – Thriller! And… spoiler alert… I’ve already seen Scott’s follow-up film and it’s fantastic!

Follow Scott on Instagram at @rsmchenry

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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.

Nick Zweig created the animated masterpiece “I am Duck,” an official selection at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles 2025 that took home three awards including the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Short Film – Animation and Outstanding Originality – Animation, as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Lead Performer – Animation to Marianna Hersko for her amazing voice performance of Duck.

You can watch “I am Duck” right now at this link!

As you can tell if you listened to our full chat on Friday, Nick is a truly visionary filmmaker and all around cool guy. I couldn’t wait to get to the 4 Questions to see what types of films inspired him!

Visit & subscribe to Nick’s YouTube Channel @nickzweig9248
Follow Nick on Instagram at @nickzweig

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Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles

Happy Friday Film Folks!

Nick Zweig created the animated masterpiece “I am Duck,” an official selection at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles 2025 that took home three awards!
Specifically, the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Short Film – Animation and Outstanding Originality – Animation, as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Lead Performer – Animation to Marianna Hersko for her amazing voice performance of Duck.

The great news is that you can watch “I am Duck” right now at this link!
I sincerely cannot heap enough praise onto Nick’s writing, animation, and vision.

And guess what? Nick is a cool a person as his work is great. We had a fantastically memorable Q&A at FI-LA 2025 and the fun resumed on this podcast.

Enjoy!

Visit & subscribe to Nick’s YouTube Channel @nickzweig9248
Follow Nick on Instagram at @nickzweig

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Discover Indie Film Links
DIF Podcast Website – DIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles