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693. 4Qs with Vidhya Iyer
May 20, 2026
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692. Vidhya Iyer “Giving Mom the Talk”
May 18, 2026
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691. 4Qs with Chad Andrews
May 15, 2026
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690. Chad Andrews “The Butchers”
May 13, 2026
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689. 4Qs with Ahmed Zayani
May 11, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/20/26 |  693. 4Qs with Vidhya Iyer | 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. Vidhya Iyer wrote and directed the short film, “Giving Mom the Talk,” which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection and earned the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Comedy AND the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Director – Short Film – Comedy. I hope you enjoyed getting know know Vidhya as much as I did and you’re back for a little more with the 4 Questions! If you want to know even more, please follow her at @heyiyer or @tingifilms _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  692. Vidhya Iyer “Giving Mom the Talk” | Welcome back, Film Friends! Vidhya Iyer wrote and directed the short film, “Giving Mom the Talk,” which was a SOFF 2025 Official Selection and earned the Grand Jury Award – Best Short Film – Comedy AND the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Director – Short Film – Comedy. Vidya wasn’t able to attend the festival because she was traveling in India so I was very excited to get to know her a little bit with this great chat we had. If you want to know more, please follow her at @heyiyer or @tingifilms _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 5/15/26 |  691. 4Qs with Chad Andrews | 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. Chad Andrews is the writer, director, and lead actor of “The Butchers”, a fantastic SOFF 2025 Official Selection that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – Action-Thriller. Meeting someone at the festival is never enough so I was so glad Chad could zoom from Toronto so we could have a long chat and this follow up 4 Questions! Follow Chad on IG @thisischadandrews and @heybaphouse _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 5/13/26 |  690. Chad Andrews “The Butchers” | Welcome back on this fine Wednesday! Chad Andrews is the writer, director, and lead actor of “The Butchers”, a fantastic SOFF 2025 Official Selection that took home the Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cast Performance – Short Film – Action-Thriller. Chad lives in Toronto but was able to zoom so we could dive deeper on his life and artistic career. Follow Chad on IG @thisischadandrews and @heybaphouse _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 5/11/26 |  689. 4Qs with Ahmed Zayani | 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. Ahmed Zayani wrote and directed “Hope,” a horror short that was an Official Selection at both Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 (where he took home the Programmers Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking) and Film Invasion Lima 2026 (where he snagged the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short – Horror at FI-Lima 2026)! Ahmed was not able to travel to either festival from his home in Bahrain but that’s one reason to be thankful for modern technology- we were able to have our chat and this follow up 4 Questions over Zoom. Follow Ahmed on Instagram at @theahmedzayani _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 |  688. Ahmed Zayani “Hope” | Happy Friday, Film Folks! Ahmed Zayani wrote and directed “Hope,” a horror short that was an Official Selection at both Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 and Film Invasion Lima 2026! In fact, Ahmed took home the Programmers Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking at SOFF 2025 and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short – Horror at FI-Lima 2026! As I type this, I realize that even Ahmed’s title gives away the depth of his film. Yes, it is a horror film, but the title “Hope” certainly does suggest there is more to to this film than jump scares. Ahmed was not able to travel to either festival from his home in Bahrain. I was delighted that the DIF podcast gave me the opportunity to have a quality conversation with this talented filmmaker! Follow Ahmed on Instagram at @theahmedzayani _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 5/6/26 |  687. 4Qs with Leo Berkeley | 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. Leo Berkeley wrote, directed, produced and is the sole performer in the film “Dark Matter,” a brilliant film that will forever be the first to film to ever win awards at Film Invasion Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks Film Festival, and Film Invasion Lima in succession. I was thrilled to chat with Leo, who was zooming in all the way from Australia, and follow up with the 4 Questions! You can see much of Leo’s work by visiting LeoBerkeley.com I highly recommend ALL OF IT! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 5/4/26 |  686. Leo Berkeley “Dark Matter” | May the 4th be with you, Listeners! Leo Berkeley wrote, directed, produced and is the sole performer in the film “Dark Matter,” a brilliant film that will forever be the first to film to ever win awards at Film Invasion Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks Film Festival, and Film Invasion Lima in succession. (I don’t get to say, “During a single calendar year,” because SOFF was held in December 2025 and FI-Lima was held in January, 2026.) Needless to say, Leo’s film has won more awards than I have time to list here! Leo is a filmmaker and a retired academic, who has looked at interesting ways to combine these two roles. He has had a 40- year career as an independent filmmaker and, before retiring in 2018, he taught and researched in film, television and video production at RMIT University in Melbourne for 20 years. You can see much of Leo’s work by visiting LeoBerkeley.com I highly recommend ALL OF IT! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 |  685. 4Qs with Cassie Keet | 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. Cassie Keet directed the feature film, “Abigail Before Beatrice,” that was in Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 and took home the Best In Fest award, the Grand Jury award for Best Lead Performer – Feature Film (Olivia Taylor Dudley, the Grand Jury award for Best Supporting Performer – Feature Film (Shayn Herndon), AND the Grand Jury award for Best Cinematography – Feature Film (William Tanner Sampson). Clearly this film inspired a lot of people in our festival and I had to know what types of films inspire her! To the 4 Questions! 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 | — | ||||||
| 4/29/26 |  684. Cassie Keet “Abigail Before Beatrice” | 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 | — | ||||||
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| 4/27/26 |  683. Darren Coyle “Devil’s Dilemma” | 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 | — | ||||||
| 4/24/26 |  682. 4Qs with R. Scott McHenry | 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 | — | ||||||
| 4/22/26 |  681. R. Scott McHenry “Sentient”✨ | short filmfilm festival+3 | R. Scott McHenry | SentientFilm Invasion+3 | Los Angeles | Film Invasion Los AngelesGrand Jury Award+1 | — | 1h 06m 51s | |
| 4/20/26 |  680. 4Qs with Nick Zweig✨ | favorite filmsunderrated films+2 | Nick Zweig | I am DuckFIlm Invasion Los Angeles 2025+3 | Los Angeles | I am Duckanimated film+2 | — | 16m 25s | |
| 4/17/26 |  679. Nick Zweig “I am Duck”✨ | animationfilm awards+1 | Nick Zweig | YouTube ChannelInstagram+6 | Sherman OaksLos Angeles | I am DuckFilm Invasion Los Angeles 2025+2 | — | 1h 04m 58s | |
| 4/15/26 |  678. 4Qs with Daniel Padulo✨ | filmsinterviews+1 | Daniel Padulo | A Haunt in BushwickDiscover Indie Film Links+3 | Los Angeles | A Haunt in BushwickSherman Oaks Film Festival+2 | — | 13m 27s | |
| 4/13/26 |  677. Daniel Padulo “A Haunt in Bushwick”✨ | short filmcomedy+2 | Daniel PaduloSophia Drapeau | A Haunt in BushwickSherman Oaks Film Festival+1 | Los Angeles | A Haunt in BushwickSherman Oaks Film Festival+2 | — | 48m 46s | |
| 4/10/26 |  676. 4Qs with Olivia Haller & Anna Long✨ | 4Qsfilm+2 | Olivia HallerAnna Long | The ExperienceDeath in The Desert+5 | Los Angeles | The ExperienceDeath in The Desert+1 | — | 22m 58s | |
| 4/8/26 |  675. Olivia Haller & Anna Long “The Experience” & “Death in The Desert”✨ | screenplayfilm festival+2 | Olivia HallerAnna Long | Film Invasion Los AngelesFI-LA+5 | Los Angeles | The ExperienceDeath in The Desert+2 | — | 1h 08m 20s | |
| 4/6/26 |  674. 4Qs with JT Doran✨ | filminterviews+3 | JT Doran | More Dead Than LivingFilm Invasion Los Angeles+6 | L.A.Los Angeles | More Dead Than LivingFilm Invasion Los Angeles+1 | — | 23m 30s | |
| 4/3/26 |  673. JT Doran “More Dead Than Living”✨ | filminterviews+3 | JT Doran | More Dead Than LivingFilm Invasion Los Angeles+6 | L.A.NYC+1 | More Dead Than LivingFilm Invasion Los Angeles+3 | — | 1h 13m 22s | |
| 4/2/26 |  672. Sevan Najarian “The Whitest Kids U’Know’s MARS.”✨ | animationfilm production+3 | Sevan Najarian | The Whitest Kids U'Know's MARSAdult Swim’s+12 | Los Angeles | animated featuredirector+2 | — | 1h 04m 12s | |
| 4/1/26 |  671. 4Qs with Alyson Croft | 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. Alyson Croft wrote, produced and starred in “Jesus Loves Me,” a fantastic film that had its World Premiere at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025, taking home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking AND THEN returned later that year to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival with “Tweens,” a thrilling dramatic short that she co-wrote and performs in and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. I obviously had to get deep with such an impressive and ambitious filmmaker and follow up with the 4 Questions. Follow Alyson’s Actors Cartel Academy on Instagram at @actors_cartel_academy Follow Alyson on Instagram at @croftalyson Check out Alyson’s book “Speaking Actor: A Guide to Speaking The Language of Actors” at Amazon.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 3/30/26 |  670. Alyson Croft “Jesus Loves Me” & “Tweens” | Happy Monday! When introducing Alyson Croft on this podcast, it sounds like I am joking when I say, “2025 was the year of Alyson Croft.” It’s not a joke! Alyson wrote, produced and starred in “Jesus Loves Me,” a fantastic film that had its World Premiere at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025, taking home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. Alyson returned later that year to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival with “Tweens,” a thrilling dramatic short that she co-wrote and performs in. No surprise that “Tweens” also took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. On top of that, we did a little additional screening between the two festivals that included “Jesus Loves Me,” officially the last in-theater Q&A’s that I may ever personally moderate. Hey, this is a big deal for me! I moderated every Q&A at two festivals for nearly a decade, but now that the festivals have grown to multiple screens I am needed elsewhere. I’ve still got the podcast to interview filmmakers, but Alyson will always be one of my last in-theater Q&A’s. Follow Alyson’s Actors Cartel Academy on Instagram at @actors_cartel_academy Follow Alyson on Instagram at @croftalyson Check out Alyson’s book “Speaking Actor: A Guide to Speaking The Language of Actors” at Amazon.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 | — | ||||||
| 3/27/26 |  669. 4Qs with Sam Gasch | 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. Sam Gasch’s fantastic screenplay “My Dog Loves Broccoli” was an Official Selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025. On top of being a very talented writer, he is an all around lovely person so I was thrilled to dig deeper after our chat and get some of his inspos with the 4 Questions. Follow Sam at @samgasch on BlueSky Follow Sam’s podcast Ideal Remake at @idealremake on Instagram _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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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