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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast With The Trident Filmmaker Anurag Mehta Hosted By Lois Fein

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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7/21/09 Podcast:

The Anurag Mehta Interview

A conversation with award-winning independent filmmaker Anurag Mehta
- director and writer of The Trident

The Trident – Trailer

(7/21/09) (Total time – 27:53)

What’s inside The Anurag Mehta Interview?

Listen to the Movie: “The Trident” (0:53)
How “The Trident” was born (1:22)
“The Warrior’s Dilemma” (2:45)
Why the British banned Indian martial arts (4:45)
“The weapons are pretty unique” (5:42)
Defending yourself from bandits (6:48)
The path to divinity (8:30)
What is Anurag’s dharma — purpose and path? (9:45)
“An artist asks the questions” (10:05)
How do you know you’re on “the path”? (10:25)
Working with brother, Aalok – actor and musician (11:20)
Fighting with a trident (11:55)
The challenges of filmming martial arts (13:41)
Working with and learning from David Carradine (16:02)
What about the music? (20:34)
The Trident: First narrative-project done on 4K digital (21:37)
Challenges and possibilities (24:33)
What’s next for “The Trident”? (25:52)

STILL FROM THE TRIDENT

Play “IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle” (7/21/09):

Play “IndieFlix Name That Voice” (7/21/09):

Meet Indieflix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

Lois Fein is IndieFlix Filmmaker Interviewer,
Podcaster, and Host for IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast.
Lois is a recording artist, songwriter, and performer.
Her songs “It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon”
are featured on IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast.
Listen to more of her music from her debut CD
Step Into the Water at: www.LoisFein.com

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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Today’s edition of IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast was recorded with
audio-technica’s AT2020 USB Cardoid Condenser Microphone,
Skype™ and CallBurner; and edited and mastered with
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH™’s WaveLab Studio 6.

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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7/07/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (7/07/09) is
“1989”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (7/07/09) is
“Scott Jackson – director of Iron City Blues”
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7/21/09 Edition – IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

Tags: Anurag Mehta, filmmaker interviews, Indieflix Play It Again Podcast, Indieflix podcast, Lois Fein, The Trident
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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with Iron City Blues Filmmaker Scott Jackson Hosted by Lois Fein

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

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7/07/09 Podcast:

The Scott Jackson Interview

A conversation with independent filmmaker Scott Jackson
- director of Iron City Blues

Iron City Blues – Trailer

(7/07/09) (Total time – (41:33)

What’s inside The Scott Jackson Interview?

Listen to the Movies: “Iron City Blues” (0:52)
What is it like to film in a lawless city? (2:40)
What happened to the police force? (3:28)
“Nothing in the world has happened worse
than in Iron City” (6:47)
“Iron City Blues” – a feel-good film! (7:37)
Meet Big Mike Griffin – blues singer & biker (8:27)
How Scott Jackson met Big Mike Griffin and
conceived “Iron City Blues” (9:10)
Finding a “framework” for a documentary (11:35)
“Easy Rider” as visual influence (12:42)
“Were you scared before arriving in Iron City?” (13:12)
Guns, 7-foot bluesman, and an ex-Marine: getting ready
for the road trip to Iron City (14:13)
What Scott Jackson did NOT put in “Iron City Blues” (15:09)
Lawrence County: Highest murder rate per capita, based on
unsolved murders? (17:26)
“Were you ever shot at during the filmming of Iron City Blues?” (17:44)
A narrow escape (20:55)
Camera-shy people (22:23 & 24:33)
Town’s reaction to “Iron City Blues” (23:45)
“…had to identify him by his teeth” (24:33)
Shootings, stabbings, and tourism (25:31)
“Paddle like hell. I hear banjos.” (26:24 & 27:15)
Non-bikers love this film, too (27:42 & 28:28)
Morgan Freeman, step aside (in Memphis) (29:37)
What about the music? (31:42)
“You won’t be able to resist” (33:45)
“I wouldn’t stay after dark” (39:19)
Iron City: “I’ll be back”? (39:39)

Note: Ideas expressed in this podcast are the opinions of
“Iron City Blues” director Scott Jackson.

STILL FROM IRON CITY BLUES

Play “IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle” (7/07/09):

Play “IndieFlix Name That Voice” (7/07/09):

Meet Indieflix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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6/23/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (6/23/09) is
“Freedom to Parody”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (6/23/09) is
“Jenny Abel – writer, director, and producer of Abel Raises Cain”
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7/07/09 Edition – IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

Tags: Big Mike Griffin, filmmaker interviews, Independent filmmaker interviews, Indieflix Play It Again Podcast, Iron City, Iron City Blues, Lois Fein, Scott Jackson
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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with Abel Raises Cain Filmmaker Jenny Abel and Prankster Dad Alan Abel Hosted By Lois Fein

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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6/23/09 Podcast:

The Jenny Abel Interview

A conversation with independent filmmaker Jenny Abel
- producer, director, and writer of Abel Raises Cain

with media prankster dad – Alan Abel

Abel Raises Cain – Trailer

WARNING!
Side effects from listening to this podcast include:
decrease in appetite for anchovies, nostril-hair loss,
and in some rare cases – facial cramps due to laughter.
After-effects: smiling out-of-context.

(6/23/09) (Total time – (59:59)

What’s inside The Jenny Abel Interview?

Listen to the movies: “Able Raises Cain” (0:53 & 1:22)
Dad encourages young Jenny to eat a “high-in-protein”
hair sandwich (3:15)
(R)Ambling with Jenny and Alan Abel (4:28)
When Jenny’s license plates got stolen (5:45)
“Somewhere over the rainbow” (7:08)
What is Jenny doing in LA? (8:56)
Alan in Connecticut, why? (10:39)
Alan and NYC – before and after (11:12)
Jenny on: Keeping your soul intact in LA (16:34 & 17:57)
Alan’s therapy advice (18:39)
How to make a hoax (19:23)
The Internet as “party pooper” (21:05)
Jenny charges Alan: “Your pranks are animal-inspired!” (22:23 & 25:02)
Jenny’s “Room with a View” (22:52)
What Alan sees outside his window (24:10)
Who is listening to this podcast, anyways? (25:25)
Alan Abel: from media prankster to “matchmaker” (25:40)
How Alan Abel got started as a hoaxer (27:56)
Alan Abel does not do dry walling (29:15)
“Jenny’s List” – All the reasons her dad got into hoaxing (29:32 & 30:52)
Alan’s mother as provocateur (31:03)
Alan falls into an orchestra pit – first crack at deadpan (32:02)
Starting SINA: The Society for the Indecency of Naked Animals (33:53)
On starting a “euthanasia cruise line” (35:12)
What’s the point of Alan’s hoaxes? (35:41)
Alan Abel on how to make a relationship work (36:28)
Why Jenny made “Abel Raises Cain” (37:37 & 38:12)
“Dad, did you just tell Lois to shut up?” (37:55)
Archival material the “size of a football field ” (39:25)
How Alan almost sold Jenny when she was born (41:33)
How Jenny triumphed where Cary Grant, Dustin Hoffman,
and Woody Allen failed (42:03)
The critics rave about “Abel Raises Cain” (43:07)
Riding on a Danish bicycle seat with Alan Abel (43:55)
Weekly Hulu viewers versus festival circuit numbers (44:10)
Alan’s work inspires the younger generation (45:09)
Jenny’s commitment to making “Abel Raises Cain” (45:48)
Indieflix distribution across digital platforms (46:35)
“The media falls prey to the outrageous.” (47:09)
Alan Abel – a man ahead of his time? (47:22)
A lone satirist (48:18)
Alan Abel’s impact on the world (48:58)
Where does the money come from to do these pranks? (50:22)
Alan shoots craps with John Wayne (51:03)
Alan’s “Looking Glass” (51:32)
Jenny (to her dad): “You’ve led a kind of crazy life.” (53:33)
“Both of my parents are bizarre, innately funny. I call my
growing-up experience ‘wonderfully weird.’” (54:08)
How Jenny embarrassed her parents (54:38)
Jenny refuses a “hair sandwich” (57:02)
Alan on “laughter” (57:40)
“We mustn’t lose the human touch.” (58:07)

STILL FROM ABEL RAISES CAIN

Play “IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle” (6/23/09):

Play “IndieFlix Name That Voice” (6/23/09):

Meet Indieflix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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6/16/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (6/16/09) is
“The film was shot in 16 mm”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (6/16/09) is
“All of the above”

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6/23/09 Edition – IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

Tags: Abel Raises Cain, Alan Abel, Independent filmmaker interviews, Indieflix Play It Again Podcast, Jenny Abel, Lois Fein, Play It Again Podcast
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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with Fame Whore Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu Hosted By Lois Fein

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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6/16/09 Podcast:

The Jon Moritsugu Interview

A conversation with award-winning indie filmmaker
Jon Moritsugu – director, writer, and co-producer of Fame Whore

Fame Whore – Clip

(6/16/09) (Total time – 26:49)

What’s inside The Jon Moritsugu Interview?

How do Jon’s films “scorch eyeballs”? (1:40)
Film as “live performance”? (2:15)
Who is Jon’s audience? (3:30)
How Jon’s film “Fame Whore” became an Oscar contender (3:52 & 4:31)
“Fame Whore” – raw energy and “savagery”? (7:38)
Fame as commodity (8:32)
How fame warps us (9:22)
What’s Jon’s message? (10:00)
Finding the balance (10:38)
What makes “Fame Whore” so funny? (10:53)
How can filmmakers move past “living for the reviews” (12:27)
“Fame Whore”, Indieflix, and the future of distribution (14:14)
How wife Amy Davis has influenced Jon’s filmmaking (16:44)
“Love at first sight” – truly (18:12)
What qualities Jon admires in Amy (20:58)
What’s next – New Mexico, punk horror film, and more (22:08)
What does Jon want? (23:12)
Today, when Jon fills in the blank ” ______ Whore”, what is Jon a whore FOR? (24:10)

STILL FROM FAME WHORE

Play “IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle” (6/16/09):

Play “IndieFlix Name That Voice” (6/16/09):

Meet Indieflix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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6/02/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (6/02/09) is
“Ocean City”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (6/02/09) is
“Ryan Gielen – director and writer of The Graduates”

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6/16/09 Edition – IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

Tags: Fame Whore, Independent filmmaker interviews, Indieflix Play It Again Podcast, Jon Moritsugu, Lois Fein, Mod Fuck Explosion, Scumrock, Terminal USA
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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with The Graduates Filmmaker Ryan Gielen Hosted By Lois Fein

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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6/02/09 Podcast:

The Ryan Gielen (Reprise) Interview

A conversation with award-winning indie filmmaker Ryan Gielen
- director and writer of The Graduates

The Graduates – Trailer

The Graduates Trailer from Ryan Gielen on Vimeo.

(6/02/09) (Total time – 18:22)

What’s inside The Ryan Gielen (Reprise) Interview?

Ryan Gielen – Master marketer – “You have to be clever, hungry,
and willing to put in the time ” (1:28)
Get your FREE “The Graduates” Soundtrack this Summer (3:07 & 6:15)
Listen to the Movie (5:37, 7:04, 8:30)
How indie musicians benefit from “The Graduates” (7:44)
How to make a film for $95,000 (10:05)
Honesty is still the best policy (11:29)
How to reach 3 to 4 million people (13:57)
Door-to-door delivery (14:28)
Best bargain in town – movie, script, free short (15:01)
What inspired Ryan Gielen to write “The Graduates” (15:54)

STILL FROM THE GRADUATES

Play “IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle” (6/02/09):

Play “IndieFlix Name That Voice” (6/02/09):

Meet Indieflix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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5/05/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (5/05/09) is
“13”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (5/05/09) is
“All of the above”

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6/02/09 Edition – IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

Tags: filmmaker interviews, Independent filmmaker interviews, IndieFlix, Indieflix Play It Again Podcast, Lois Fein, Ryan Gielen, The Graduates
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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with Perfect Sport Filmmaker Anthony O’Brien Hosted By Lois Fein

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

Listen NOW by clicking PLAY below
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Name That Voice
Meet Host, Lois Fein

5/05/09 Podcast:

The Anthony O’Brien Interview

A conversation with award-winning independent filmmaker Anthony O’Brien
- director, actor, co-writer of Perfect Sport

Perfect Sport – Trailer

(5/05/09) (Total time – 34:47)

What’s inside The Anthony O’Brien Interview?

NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) – YOU are there. (0:53)
NFFTY founder, Jesse Harris, on “Perfect Sport” (1:18)
Indieflix as NFFTY sponsor (2:07)
Anthony O’Brien’s most thrilling night (2:27)
LISTEN to the MOVIE – “Perfect Sport” (3:12, 4:29, 5:34 & 7:03)
An inspired fan speaks (6:16 & 8:42)
Why “Perfect Sport” is the best sports movie (6:39)
On the power we give mentors (8:14)
What makes “Perfect Sport” unique? (9:43)
The 18-day Shoot, 96-page script, and 128,000 feet of film (10:56)
Making the dream come true (12:58)
Raising money (15:02)
Getting people “on board” (16:27)
How investors feel about “Perfect Sport” now (19:03)
How do you get $500,000 to make a film when you are 21 years old
and just out of film school (19:29)
The power of the trailer (21:47)
“Perfect Sport” – Audience Award, Best Feature Film at NFFTY (25:05)
Who or what inspires Anthony O’Brien? (25:22)
Anthony’s dad speaks (29:31)
Seeds of filmmaking as a child (30:08)
A thrilling moment for dad (32:32)
Gratitude (33:02)

POSTER FROM PERFECT SPORT

Play “IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle” (5/05/09):

Play “IndieFlix Name That Voice” (5/05/09):

Meet IndieFlix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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4/20/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (4/20/09) is
“Tom Arnold”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (4/20/09) is
“Andrew Robinson – writer and director of April Showers”

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5/05/09 Edition – IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

Tags: Anthony O'Brien, filmmaker interview, filmmaker interviews, Indieflix Play It Again Podcast, Lois Fein, NFFTY, Perfect Sport, Play It Again Podcast, Tony O'Brien
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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with April Showers Filmmaker Andrew Robinson Hosted By IndieFlix CEO Scilla Andreen

Monday, April 20th, 2009

IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

Listen NOW by clicking PLAY below
IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with Andrew Robinson Hosted By Scilla Andreen [45:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Guest Host: Scilla Andreen
Meet Regular Host, Lois Fein

4/20/09 Podcast:

The Andrew Robinson Interview

A conversation with independent filmmaker Andrew Robinson
- Columbine survivor – writer and director of April Showers

APRIL SHOWERS – Trailer

(4/20/09) (Total time – 45:06)

What’s inside The Andrew Robinson Interview?

Monday – April 20, 2009 is 10 years to the day (0:45)
The 72-hour script (1:48)
Having the guts to “go there” (3:18)
“Trance” writing (4:32 & 5:05)
Is catharsis possible? (4:17)
Why “April Showers”? (6:12 & 7:52)
How a single email changed everything (9:25)
“This needs to be raw – from the heart” (12:35)
Columbine survivor reads the script (13:36)
From One of Our Own – Our Voice (14:32)
“April Showers” sound clip (15:38)
The Media: Help or hinderance to healing? (19:00, 20:44 & 22:16)
Survivor guilt – making sense of it all (19:27)
“You must have known” (25:30)
On the cover of Time (27:31)
Where was Andrew Robinson when the shooting began? (30:57)
“Gun. They have a gun. They’re shooting people.” (32:33)
Where do you run for cover? (34:50)
Reaction to student gunmen (37:32)
What “April Showers” evokes in viewers (40:43)
Stay connected. Teach compassion. (42:43)

POSTER FROM APRIL SHOWERS

Play “IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle” (4/20/09):

Play “IndieFlix Name That Voice” (4/20/09):

Meet IndieFlix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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4/14/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (4/14/09) is
“The Good Life”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (4/14/09) is
“Ava DuVernay – director, writer, and producer of This is The Life”

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4/20/09 Edition – IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

Tags: Andrew Robinson, April Showers, Columbine, filmmaker interviews, Indieflix Play It Again Podcast, scilla andreen
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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with This is The Life Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Hosted By Lois Fein

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

Listen NOW by clicking PLAY below
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Name That Voice
Meet Host, Lois Fein

4/14/09 Podcast:

The Ava DuVernay Interview

A conversation with award-winning independent filmmaker Ava DuVernay
- director, writer, and producer of This is The Life

This Is The Life – Trailer

(4/14/09) (Total time – 46:32)

What’s inside The Ava DuVernay Interview?

What “The Good Life” meant to those who experienced it (0:15)
What is “The Good Life”? (2:40)
Listen. You are there. (3:42)
What inspired Ava to make this documentary? (5:35)
“Please Pass the Mike” (6:05)
Did Ava ever get the “axe”? (8:38)
Pushing the boundaries of hip hop (8:50)
Escape? Release? Home? (11:12)
The “sinister” side (12:47)
Why “This is The Life” is important historically (13:38)
How Ava got the film footage (16:20)
Rewards of the niche festival circuit (18:05 & 25:44)
Who enjoys “This is The Life”? (18:50 & 26:34)
One audience member’s reaction (20:45)
LA Reunion at House of Blues (26:28)
International appreciation (32:36)
What IndieFlix can do for you (35:22)
Self-distribution as “first choice” (36:49)
The power of THIS publicist (39:56)
Why risk it all (41:09)
Ava DuVernay’s “Good Life” (42:43)

POSTER FROM THIS IS THE LIFE

Play “IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle” (4/14/09):

Play “IndieFlix Name That Voice” (4/14/09):

Meet IndieFlix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

_________________________________________________________

This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

__________________________________________________________

3/31/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (3/31/09) is
“From Here to Awesome”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (3/31/09) is
“Zeke Zelker – director, writer, and producer of InSearchOf”

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4/14/09 Edition – IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

Tags: Ava DuVernay, filmmaker interviews, IndieFlix, Indieflix Play It Again Podcast, Lois Fein, Play It Again Podcast, This Is the life
Posted in IndieBlog, Podcasts | 1 Comment »

IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with InSearchOf Filmmaker Zeke Zelker Hosted By Lois Fein

Monday, March 30th, 2009

IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

Listen NOW by clicking PLAY below
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3/31/09 Podcast:

The Zeke Zelker Interview

A conversation with award-winning independent filmmaker Zeke Zelker
- director, writer, and producer of InSearchOf

CLIP FROM INSEARCHOF

(3/31/09) (Total time – 33:40)

What’s inside The Zeke Zelker Interview?

Is Zeke Zelker’s film a “visual” Kama Sutra -
a treatise on the art of love-making? (0:55)
What kind of “sex” is in Zeke Zelker’s film
InSearchOf ? (1:15, 11:11, 14:10, 28:22)
What’s the controversy? (1:33 & 29:53)
What’s Zeke Zelker’s message in InSearchOf
and why is it essential? (2:01 & 13:24)
Safe sex – reality or illusion in America? (2:45, 3:35, 5:05)
Who created “temptation”? (4:14 & 9:02)
Is “desire” a bad thing? (5:30, 6:07, 9:02)
Why can’t we talk about sex? (7:03)
Who can? (6:25, 6:40, 7:33)
How Zeke Zelker learned about sex (7:54)
Who carries condoms? (8:15)
Acting responsibly (8:51 & 10:38)
Creating conversations (9:18 & 11:40)
Audience reactions to InSearchOf (9:48, 10:02, 11:30)
Censorship – hinderance or help? (14:10, 17:11, 22:25)
Masterful Marketing 101 (15:10)
Grossing $12,608 in one night’s screening (16:30)
Condom sponsorship (18:03)
How fans of InSearchOf can make money (20:45)
The Power of (more than) One (25:30)
Which “sex” scenes were most difficult for the actors? (27:58)

STILL FROM INSEARCHOF

Play “IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle” (3/31/09):

Play “IndieFlix Name That Voice” (3/31/09):

Meet IndieFlix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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2/10/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (2/10/09) is
“flover”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (2/10/09) is
“Joe Furey, director, actor and funny guy of Love and Support”

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3/31/09 Edition – IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with Love and Support Filmmaker Joe Furey Hosted By Lois Fein

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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2/10/09 Podcast:

The Joe Furey Interview

A conversation with independent filmmaker Joe Furey
- director, actor, writer of Love and Support

(2/10/09) (Total time -- 27:11)

What’s inside The Joe Furey Interview?

It’s Valentine’s Day -- time to celebrate or break up? (0:52)
Joe Furey’s “Hot Date” in “Love and Support” (1:33)
Joe Furey’s chilly “on-screen” break-up (2:33)
Obsessions that make us laugh (4:12 & 6:33)
The Dance of “Self-Help” books (8:35)
On getting over a break-up (7:12)
What Joe Furey has learned about relationships (9:08)
Will Joe Furey get married? (11:12 & 12:45)
On getting back together (13:57)
Step aside, “Significant Other” and “Partner” -
here comes a new word that “nails it” (11:22 & 13:18)
Seinfeld’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus, NewsRadio’s Dave Foley,
Sopranos’ Edie Falco, and ER’s Maura Tierney tell it “like it is”
on this bonus, comic documentary “Working With Joe Furey” (16:27)
Funniest “Love and Support” audience reactions (23:25)
What Joe Furey admires in people (24:18)
The passions that feed us (24:32)

Still from LOVE and SUPPORT

CLIP FROM LOVE and SUPPORT

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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1/27/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (1/27/09) is
“anamockumentary”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (1/20/09) is
“Cheryl Gross, director and producer of “XOX…Louis”
and “Faint.”

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2/10/09 Edition -- IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with XOX…Louis and Faint Filmmaker Cheryl Gross, Hosted by Lois Fein

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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1/27/09 Podcast:

The Cheryl Gross Interview

A conversation with independent filmmaker Cheryl Gross
- director and producer of XOX…Louis and Faint

(1/27/09) (Total time -- 33:49)

What’s inside The Cheryl Gross Interview?

Painter and illustrator Cheryl Gross gives dimension to “the virtual” (1:15)
Coining a new word to describe Cheryl’s films (4:20 & 5:45)
Cheryl meets writer Kurt Vonnegut (4:48)
What a single Marguerita can do to you (10:08)
The man who could not draw a naked lady (15:18)
Combining the “x” and “y” chromosomes -- havoc or harmony? (18:52)
Coming soon to an earth near you: The “Z Factor” (20:25)
How IndieFlix enhances the lives of filmmakers (27:06)
Filmmaker Do’s and Don’ts (27:54)
Trailer soundtrack for www.umonrace.com (23:40)
What Cheryl admires most in people and pets (28:52)

Still from (Cheryl’s forthcoming film www.umonrace.com)

CLIP FROM FAINT

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Meet IndieFlix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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1/20/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (1/20/09) is
“Deep Water Rising”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (1/20/09) is
“Mike Shiley, director, writer, and producer of
Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories”

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1/27/09 Edition -- IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with Inside Iraq Filmmaker Mike Shiley, Hosted by Lois Fein

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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1/20/09 Podcast:

The Mike Shiley Interview

A conversation with award-winning filmmaker
Mike Shiley -- director, writer, and producer of
Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories

(1/20/09) (Total time -- 43:53)

What’s inside The Mike Shiley Interview?

On being an “adventure traveler” (0:55)
Why Mike travels to dangerous places (1:54)
Crashing the war: how Mike made a fake press pass,
snuck into Iraq, and became a gunner on a tank (4:15)
Standing in the boots of U.S. military personnel (5:33)
Standing in the shoes of the Iraqi people (6:42)
Advice for President Barack Obama (8:20, 29:23, & 34:49)
A gunner opens fires on “potential insurgents” (10:27)
Telling a story from multiple perspectives (14:00)
Risking everything to make Inside Iraq (15:00)
The importance of “ego” in filmmaking (17:05)
Repercussions of filming in Iraq (20:00)
Audience reactions (22:45)
What’s disturbing about Inside Iraq (24:20)
“Guarding” a military dump (25:00 & 27:49)
Regaining a sense of personal balance (26:10)
New Orleans, 10,000 animals rescued,
and the Smithsonian (27:13 & 39:05)
What’s next for Inside Iraq (37:28)
What’s next for “adventure traveler” Mike Shiley (38:10)

Still From (Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories)

CLIP FROM INSIDE IRAQ: THE UNTOLD STORIES

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Meet IndieFlix Podcast Host: Lois Fein

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through movies.”

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1/13/09 PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (1/13/09) is
“New Orleans”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (1/13/09) is
“Monty Diamond, director and producer of Peroxide Passion”"

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1/20/09 Edition -- IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with Indie Filmmaker Monty Diamond Hosted By Lois Fein

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

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IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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January 13, 2009 Podcast:

The Monty Diamond Interview

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A conversation with award-winning independent filmmaker
Monty Diamond -- director and producer of Peroxide Passion

(1/13/09)

What’s inside The Monty Diamond Interview?

Celebrating 40 years in the biz (2:18)
Working with and learning from “The Greats” (4:28)
Comedy and casting a feature film (11:48)
Filmmaker “Dos” and “Don’ts” (21:18 & 32:52)
Monty’s new screenplay (a.k.a. the black “Harry Potter”) (24:42 & 38:15)
Taking the leap -- building an audience for a screenplay via the Internet (25:34)
After Peroxide Passion, what’s next? (32:33 & 35:04)
Living in the woods with Monty (35:18)

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Still From (Peroxide Passion)

CLIP FROM PEROXIDE PASSION

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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Today’s edition of Indieflix Play It Again, Podcast was recorded with
audio-technica’s AT2020 USB Cardoid Condenser Microphone,
Skype™ and CallBurner; and edited and mastered with
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH™’s WaveLab Studio 6.

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This edition of IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle and
IndieFlix Name That Voice is sponsored by IndieFlix -
“Connecting people through films.”
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PREMIERE PODCAST ANSWERS:

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Podcast Puzzle (12/30/08) is
“The Graduates”

THE ANSWER to IndieFlix Name That Voice (12/30/08) is
“Matt, Ryan Gielen’s brother and co-producer of Deleted Scenes”

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1/13/09 Edition -- IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast

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Premiere Podcast – Indieflix Play It Again Podcast with Deleted Scenes Indie Filmmaker Ryan Gielen, Hosted by Lois Fein

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

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“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
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Premiere Podcast:

The Ryan Gielen Interview

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A conversation with award-winning, independent filmmaker
Ryan Gielen -- director, writer, and producer of Deleted Scenes

(12/30/08)

What’s inside The Ryan Gielen Interview?

A day in the life of independent filmmaker Ryan Gielen
How to build an audience
Filmmaker “Dos” and “Don’ts”
The value of making a short
What drives Ryan
On beauty and joy
After Deleted Scenes, what’s next?
The answer to “Indieflix Podcast Puzzle”
The future of distribution

Still From (Deleted Scenes)

CLIP FROM DELETED SCENES

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Lois Fein is Indieflix Filmmaker Interviewer,
Podcaster, and Host for Indieflix Play It Again Podcast.
Lois is a recording artist, songwriter, and performer.
Her songs “It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon”
are featured on Indieflix Play It Again Podcast.
Listen to more of her music from her debut CD
Step Into the Water at: www.LoisFein.com

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Podcast Music Credits: “As Time Goes By” (Herman Hupfield);
“It Ain’t Easy” and “Chasing the Moon” (Lois Fein)

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This edition of Indieflix Podcast Puzzle and
Indieflix Name That Voice is sponsored by Indieflix -
“Connecting people through films.”

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12/30/08 -- Premiere Edition -- Indieflix Play It Again, Podcast

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Friday, January 16th, 2009

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