Episodes

  • 497. Adam Linkenhelt “The Unreliables”

    497. Adam Linkenhelt “The Unreliables”
    Feb 19 2025
    A Wonderful Wednesday to you all! Filmmaker Adam Linkenhelt should have been on this podcast a loooooong time ago. Why do I say that? Because not only did Adam have two films in the festivals that I run in 2024, way back in 2016 a film that he co-directed was in the first ever festival that our team presented when Film Invasion Los Angeles (FILA) debuted. Time for the list? In 2016, Adam’s film “Passports” was at FILA. Then in 2024 his film “The Unreliables” was at FILA 2024, earning Adam and his co- writer Jen Robyn Jacobs the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Screenplay - Drama. And get this. Adam directed two films that were submitted to FILA’s sister-festival, Sherman Oaks Film Festival, also in 2024. We had to pick one, even though both were great, but right now I will just give a shoutout to both “Rattled” and “A Close Encounter.” Not only does Adam always do great work, but he told me at FILA 2024 that he had accepted the role of festival runner at the Anchorage Film Festival in Alaska! I was delighted that he wanted to pick my brain a little bit for it and I could not have been happier to see the great things happening up in Anchorage while I was busy at SOFF. Needless to say, we spent more than a little time talking “festival running” in this podcast. Consider this a chance to see behind the festival curtain a little! @AdamLinkenhelt anchoragefilmfestival.org _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok
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    57 mins
  • 496. 4Qs with Nick Livanos

    496. 4Qs with Nick Livanos
    Feb 17 2025
    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 Livanos wrote and directed the feature film “All the Wrong Ingredients” that was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024, taking home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film - Comedy. Last Friday we posted the second fantastic talk I've had the privilege of having with Nick, and I'm so glad you're tuning in today for Nick's follow up 4 Questions! IG- @nicklivanos https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/all-the-wrong-ingredients _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok
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    37 mins
  • 495. Nick Livanos “All the Wrong Ingredients”

    495. Nick Livanos “All the Wrong Ingredients”
    Feb 14 2025
    Happy Valentine's Day Everyone! Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, I have a new DiscoverIndieFilm Podcast for you! Nick Livanos wrote and directed the feature film “All the Wrong Ingredients” that was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024, taking home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film - Comedy. Nick is based in Tennessee and this podcast was our second Zoom, as we also did a Zoom for his FILA 2024 Q&A. Nick took a very interesting path into filmmaking and hones his skills as both a filmmaker and an Associate Professor at Southern Adventist University. I’m pretty sure that we offered each other guest rooms if either of us is ever in the other’s home town. It might be from the fact that we all went through lockdown together, but at this point I think that I’m a good Zoom or two away from considering someone a friend! IG- @nicklivanos https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/all-the-wrong-ingredients _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 494. 4Qs with Sof Puchley

    494. 4Qs with Sof Puchley
    Feb 12 2025
    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. Producer and actor Sof Puchley brought her short film “ID EST” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film - Sci-Fi, as well as earning her director Shayda Frost the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director - Sci-Fi. I hope you had the chance to discover how courageous and dynamic Sof is on Monday's interview and that you're here to complete the journey with her 4 Questions! You can follow Sof son instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sofpuchley/ Or hit Sof’s links at https://linktr.ee/Sofpuchley _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok
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    26 mins
  • 493. Sof Puchley “ID EST”

    493. Sof Puchley “ID EST”
    Feb 10 2025
    Happy Monday, Everyone! I'm wishing every a great start to the week and hoping that this interview helps with that. Producer and actor Sof Puchley brought her short film “ID EST” to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film - Sci-Fi, as well as earning her director Shayda Frost the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director - Sci-Fi. This stunningly beautiful and extremely engaging film was one of my favorites last year, as I’m a huge SciFi fan and love when someone like Sof brings a fresh perspective to the genre. If you’re curious, that’s pronounced “ihd-ehst.” Sof’s creative journey is a bold and courageous one. She has done things in her life, both as a student and professional, that most people I’ve met would not dare to try. But I will not go into it further because you need to listen to the interview. You can follow Sof son instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sofpuchley/ Or hit Sof’s links at https://linktr.ee/Sofpuchley _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 492. 4Qs with Matt Kic & Mike Sorce

    492. 4Qs with Matt Kic & Mike Sorce
    Feb 7 2025
    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. Writing and directing team Mike Sorce and Matthew Kic presented their incredible short film “Manifesto” in the Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2023 as a World Premiere and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Screenplay – Short Film, and the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short Film – Drama. Wednesday I shared our pretty terrific chat and I'm very excited to follow that up today with their 4 Questions! During the podcast I promised to share these links: Manifesto on VIMEO https://vimeo.com/764023999/449d167551?share=copy One Day Notice on Omeleto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qj3s1vnyMQ&t=19s Mike's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikevsorce/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok
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    37 mins
  • 491. Matt Kic & Mike Sorce “Manifesto”

    491. Matt Kic & Mike Sorce “Manifesto”
    Feb 5 2025
    Happy Hump Day , Folks! One thing I’ve been noticing for the last few decades — hey, I first got involved in indie film in the late 90’s — is that scripts with two names on them are almost always better than those with one. No offense to the infinite number of solo writers out there, but I cannot help but notice that the maxim “two minds are better than one” especially applies to screenwriting. It just might apply to film directing as well. Writing and directing team Mike Sorce and Matthew Kic sat down with me at the DIF mic’s and shared the very interesting story of how these two came out to L.A. from Arizona and Texas, ended up in the same mail room, teamed up to write together, and then reached the pinnacle of their careers when the Sherman Oaks Film Festival presented the World Premiere of their short film “Manifesto” in 2023. Mainfesto took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Screenplay – Short Film, and the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short Film – Drama. Sarcasm aside, Mike and Matt have accomplished a lot of great things since their arrivals in L.A. and it was an absolute delight to have them onto the podcast to share their stories. During the podcast I promised to share these links: Manifesto on VIMEO https://vimeo.com/764023999/449d167551?share=copy One Day Notice on Omeleto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qj3s1vnyMQ&t=19s Mike's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikevsorce/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • 490. 4Qs with Josh Baker & Chevy Knight

    490. 4Qs with Josh Baker & Chevy Knight
    Feb 3 2025
    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. Josh Baker and Chevy Knight brought their film “Dry” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award forOutstanding Cast Performance - Horror. Not only are these two incredibly talented, they are just wonderful people and I think we had a pretty great conversation that was posted on Wednesday. Tune in here for their 4Qs! You can watch “Dry” right now at https://vimeo.com/1043187492 You can follow the social media for “Dry” at https://www.instagram.com/dry.movie/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok
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    26 mins