677. Daniel Padulo “A Haunt in Bushwick”

About this episode

Daniel Padulo discusses his short film 'A Haunt in Bushwick' and its festival success.

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

People in this episode

Guests: Daniel Padulo, Sophia Drapeau

Topics covered

• short film
• comedy
• film festival
• screenplay

Keywords

• A Haunt in Bushwick
• Sherman Oaks Film Festival
• Filmmakers Award
• Los Angeles premiere

Mentioned in this episode

Products: A Haunt in Bushwick

Books & works: A Haunt in Bushwick, the Filmmakers Award

Places: Los Angeles

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