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  • 653. 4Qs with Emma Elizabeth Steiger

    653. 4Qs with Emma Elizabeth Steiger
    Feb 20 2026

    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.

    Emma Steiger brought her short film “Wait To Tell Mother” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay – Short Film, as well as the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Short Film – Drama and Outstanding Director- Short Film – Drama.

    I hope you enjoyed listening to the interview as much as I did participating in it. Now for the follow up 4 Questions!

    Visit Emma’s website at https://www.emmasteiger.com
    Follow Emma on Instagram at @emma.steiger

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    25 min
  • Emma Elizabeth Steiger “Wait To Tell Mother”

    Emma Elizabeth Steiger “Wait To Tell Mother”
    Feb 18 2026

    Happy Wednesday!

    Emma Steiger brought her short film “Wait To Tell Mother” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay – Short Film, as well as the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Short Film – Drama and Outstanding Director- Short Film – Drama. Considering Emma was the director, writer, co-lead actor and one of the producers on the film, and it is no surprise that their name appears on two of those awards!

    Emma was a delightful presence at the festival and even tolerated my overly paternal response to the film.

    If you cannot guess, “Wait To Tell Mother,” deals with family dynamics and someone like myself had to personally thank Emma at the festival for making such a wonderful film about a father’s role. I do love all the mother-daughter stories at the festivals, but give me a lovingly portrayed father- daughter story and I melt.

    I hope you enjoy the interview!

    Visit Emma’s website at https://www.emmasteiger.com
    Follow Emma on Instagram at @emma.steiger
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    1 h et 21 min
  • 651. 4Qs with MK McGehee

    651. 4Qs with MK McGehee
    Feb 16 2026
    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. MK wrote, directed and co-produced the short film “The Re- Education of Jane Brown” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film- Horror! Every correspondence with MK has been so lovely and positive that it was no surprise to me that we had a had fantastic Four Questions follow up! Follow MK on Instagram at @mk.mcg Follow The Re-Education of Jane Brown on Instagram at @treojbfilm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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
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    19 min
  • 650. MK McGehee “The Re- Education of Jane Brown”

    650. MK McGehee “The Re- Education of Jane Brown”
    Feb 13 2026
    Happy Friday. I hope everyone is celebrating love this Valentine's weekend, whether that be romantic love, love for a pet, or love for your favorite independent film podcast! MK McGee brought the short film “The Re- Education of Jane Brown” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film- Horror! MK wrote, directed and co-produced this engaging, genre twisting film that subtly makes a brilliant statement about bodily autonomy. MK hopped onto Zoom for our chat and we had a wonderful conversation. This was no surprise to me, as MK was once of my favorite people to exchange emails with leading up to the festival. Enjoy! Follow MK on Instagram at @mk.mcg Follow The Re-Education of Jane Brown on Instagram at @treojbfilm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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
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    1 h et 4 min
  • 649. 4Qs with Benjamin Deutscher & Lauren Taggart “The Storm”

    649. 4Qs with Benjamin Deutscher & Lauren Taggart “The Storm”
    Feb 11 2026
    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. Benjamin Deutscher and Lauren Taggart premiered their incredible film animated “The Storm” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film - Animation and the Audience Award for Best Featurette, the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design (Richard Larimore ) AND the Grand Jury Award for Best Score (Sylvain Kauffman). I truly hope you already enjoyed the interview with these lovely and amazing folks and are back for more with these 4 Questions! Follow The Storm at: Instagram: @the_storm_movie Website: https://www.thestormmovie.com/ Follow Lauren on Instagram at @thetaggartshow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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
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    33 min
  • 648. Benjamin Deutscher & Lauren Taggart “The Storm”

    648. Benjamin Deutscher & Lauren Taggart “The Storm”
    Feb 9 2026
    I have a great new chat to start your week off right! Benjamin Deutscher and Lauren Taggart jumped onto Zoom to record this podcast just one month after their film “The Storm” had its World Premiere at Sherman Oaks Film Festival! I could go on and on and on about how amazing The Storm is, but instead I will just share this. This animated film took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film - Animation and the Audience Award for Best Featurette. But we do’t stop there. Individually The Storm also won Richard Larimore the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design and Sylvain Kauffman the Grand Jury Award for Best Score. In other words, this 60 minute animated film is amazing in every way; visually, sonically, and narratively. You cannot watch it yet, but when it becomes available we will do our best to give you a link here. In the meantime, I should also mention that Ben and Lauren were delightful attendees at Sherman Oaks Film Festival. I enjoyed every opportunity to talk with either of them at the festival. Please enjoy the interview and... Follow The Storm at: Instagram: @the_storm_movie Website: https://www.thestormmovie.com/ Follow Lauren on Instagram at @thetaggartshow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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
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    1 h et 24 min
  • 647. 4Qs with Michael May

    647. 4Qs with Michael May
    Feb 6 2026
    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. Michael May brought his feature horror film “Where Darkness Dwells” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December 2025 and took home two Grand Jury Awards! Michael and his co-writer Alexandra Grunberg took home the award for Best Screenplay - Feature Film while Jordan Wayne Long took home the award for Best Production Design - Feature Film. I was extremely inspired by our chat (posted Wednesday) and couldn't wait to see what inspired Michael when we moved on to the 4 Questions. You can learn more about Michael at @Michael_May_official And, finally... check out Michael’s Podcasts! A Study of Strange Fuel for the Future - Americas Automotive Trust _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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
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    19 min
  • 646. Michael May “Where Darkness Dwells”

    646. Michael May “Where Darkness Dwells”
    Feb 4 2026
    Welcome Back, Indie Film Friends! Michael May brought his feature film “Where Darkness Dwells” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December 2025 and took home two Grand Jury Awards! Michael and his co-writer Alexandra Grunberg took home the award for Best Screenplay - Feature Film while Jordan Wayne Long took home the award for Best Production Design - Feature Film. “Where Darkness Dwells” is an innovative and entertaining horror feature, made with attention to detail and care for story. It also features a superb cast! This interview will be very eye opening for many, as Michael and his team prove that a dedicated group of collaborators, and it doesn’t hurt if they’re all friends, can outperform far more expensive productions with creativity and grit! You can learn more about Michael at @Michael_May_official And, finally... check out Michael’s Podcasts! A Study of Strange Fuel for the Future - Americas Automotive Trust _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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
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    1 h et 4 min