エピソード

  • 684. Cassie Keet “Abigail Before Beatrice”

    684. Cassie Keet “Abigail Before Beatrice”
    2026/04/29

    Happy Wednesday, Listeners!

    Cassie Keet came onto the podcast to talk about her feature film, “Abigail Before Beatrice,” that took home the Best In Fest award at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025! Not only that, the film’s lead, Olivia Taylor Dudley, took home the Grand Jury award for Best Lead Performer – Feature Film. Not only that, but Shayn Herndon won the Grand Jury award for Best Supporting Performer – Feature Film. Not only that, but William Tanner Sampson won the Grand Jury award for Best Cinematography – Feature Film. Needless to say, you need to see this film when you get the opportunity. (Cassie will keep us updated when there’s a link to stream it.)

    In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this conversation half as much as I did. Cassie is the Best!

    Follow the film on Instagram at @abigailbeforebeatrice
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    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
    続きを読む 一部表示
    1 時間 22 分
  • 683. Darren Coyle “Devil’s Dilemma”

    683. Darren Coyle “Devil’s Dilemma”
    2026/04/27

    Welcome to Darren Coyle’s third appearance on the DIF Podcast! Darren has had three films as well as a screenplay be Official Selections at Sherman Oaks Film Festival, starting in 2018 with “Chasing Sunshine” and continuing in 2025 when his short comedy, “Devil’s Dilemma” screened at SOFF 2025! In fact, “Devil’s Dilemma” took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Comedy at last year’s festival.

    At this point having Darren on the podcast feels like a visit from an old friend. I hope you enjoy it!

    Visit Darren’s website at darrencoyle.com
    Follow Darren on Instagram at @darren_w_coyle

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    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
    続きを読む 一部表示
    1 時間 1 分
  • 682. 4Qs with R. Scott McHenry

    682. 4Qs with R. Scott McHenry
    2026/04/24

    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.

    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! I’ve I’ve already seen Scott’s follow-up film and it’s fantastic!

    And speaking of fantastic follow-ups, please enjoy Scott’s 4 Questions!

    Follow Scott on Instagram at @rsmchenry

    Watch Sentient HERE

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    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
    続きを読む 一部表示
    23 分
  • 681. R. Scott McHenry “Sentient”

    681. R. Scott McHenry “Sentient”
    2026/04/22

    Welcome Back, Listeners!

    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

    Watch Sentient HERE

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    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
    続きを読む 一部表示
    1 時間 7 分
  • 680. 4Qs with Nick Zweig

    680. 4Qs with Nick Zweig
    2026/04/20

    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

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    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
    続きを読む 一部表示
    16 分
  • 679. Nick Zweig “I am Duck”

    679. Nick Zweig “I am Duck”
    2026/04/17

    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

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    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
    続きを読む 一部表示
    1 時間 5 分
  • 678. 4Qs with Daniel Padulo

    678. 4Qs with Daniel Padulo
    2026/04/15

    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.

    Daniel Padulo wrote, produced, directed, and co-starred in the hilarious short film “A Haunt in Bushwick,” an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 that won Daniel the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay, Short Film – Comedy.

    I had to know what films inspired him to wear so many hats by digging deeper in the 4 Questions!

    In the meantime, you can follow Daniel on Instagram at @the_padulo

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    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
    続きを読む 一部表示
    13 分
  • 677. Daniel Padulo “A Haunt in Bushwick”

    677. Daniel Padulo “A Haunt in Bushwick”
    2026/04/13

    Happy Monday and welcome back to reality for any Coachella-goers.

    Daniel Padulo wrote, produced, and directed the hilarious short film “A Haunt in Bushwick,” an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 that won Daniel the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay, Short Film – Comedy. Daniel also co-stars along with lead actor Sophia Drapeau, whose character Daniella has what you might call a complicated relationship with Daniel’s character Vincent.

    We held the Los Angeles premiere for “A Haunt in Bushwick” at SOFF 2025 and it remains on the festival circuit, but as soon as Daniel’s ready to release it online we’ll have a link for you here.

    In the meantime, you can follow Daniel on Instagram at @the_padulo

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    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
    続きを読む 一部表示
    49 分