DCIFF Film Chat Podcast
The Washington DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF) is an award-winning annual film festival showcasing independent films from around the world. Welcome to the DCIFF Film Club Podcast! Erin Devost is your host this season. Listen and tune in to engaging interviews that peel back the curtain of the best emerging independent filmmakers in the industry. If you love film and want a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how future legends of cinema hone their craft, you've got to hear this!
Episodes
Georgie, a brazen tween, is thrust into the guardianship of her half-sister Harper whose attempts to parent only lead to exposing their paralleled childhood wounds.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmaker Chelsea Bo to chat about her film NO RIGHT WAY during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Website: https://www.paxeros.co/
Trapped in a shower in Amsterdam for six hours.
Podcast host Erin Devost sits down with filmmaker Tom Schroeder to chat about his film THE BEAR IN THE SHOWER during DCIFF 2024. THE BEAR IN THE SHOWER won Best Animated Short Film at the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Website: https://www.einausanimation.com/
About DC Independent Film Forum
We passionately support independent film, the Washington...
A lonely hospital employee trying to reclaim control over his life discovers the forbidden "Golden Shopping Arcade" and embarks on a path that surpasses his darkest expectations.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmakers Francesco Ricci Lotteringi and Neri Ricci Lotteringi to chat about their film GOLDEN SHOPPING ARCADE during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
What seems like a simple assignment for a spy to keep tabs on an Iranian defector becomes a more complicated game of cat and mouse in the streets of Paris.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmaker John Gray to chat about his film THE THIRD DEFECTOR during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Website: https://www.johngrayofficial.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/bayrdge
King Bach is a comedian, actor, and one of the most influential content creators on the Internet. Aside from entertaining through film, television, and social media, Bach started debuted his hilarious style of stand-up comedy in 2010. In 2018, he headlined his first cross country stand up tour and followed it with the Laugh Now Laugh Later Tour in 2022. Named one of the Top Influencers by Forbes and Time Magazine with multiple awar...
The personal sacrifices of two Green Berets in a race against time to save the Afghans who kept them safe during their deployments and whose lives have been completely uprooted since the chaotic withdrawal.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmaker Andrea von Siebenthal to chat about her film MORE THAN BROTHERS during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Website: https://more...
James’ dull daily routine is disrupted by a strange apparition that begins to haunt him in his waking moments and dreams alike.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmaker Robin Rippmann to chat about his film SPELLBOUND during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/robinrippmann
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinrippmann/
About DC Independent Film Forum
W...
Those who do not know the Sahara think that in the desert there is only sand. But here there are children, who play and draw and make movies, and who would like not to have to think about war. In Western Sahara, thousands of Sahrawi refugees live in exile.
Podcast host Erin Devost sits down with filmmaker Emilio Martí to chat about his film LITTLE SAHARA during DCIFF 2024. LITTLE SAHARA won Best International Film at ...
A young girl learns of her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing on March 9-10, 1945 through the eyes of her brother’s spirit.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmaker Julia Morizawa to chat about his film DRAGONFLY during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Website: https://www.juliamorizawa.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliamorizawa
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jul...
Two friends try to find love during a murder hornet infestation.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmaker Justin Van Voorhis to chat about his film POST INFEST during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Slate-Yourself-Justin-Van-Voorhis/dp/B08NC3XJJM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jvanvoorhis88
About DC Independent Film Forum
We passionatel...
When Rosamund interviews famous DC philanthropist, Jasper, for her blog, she discovers the cost is more than what she bargained for.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmaker Kim Machado to chat about her film COLD during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimlikesthis
About DC Independent Film Forum
We passionately support independent film, the W...
A Jewish woman takes shelter in the closet of a Polish couple in 1943. A child is soon born and their lives are irrevocably changed.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmaker Michael Masarof to chat about his film THE WOMAN FROM HAMBURG during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Website: http://www.michaelmasarof.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjmasarof/
About DC Independent...
Carlton, a man in his 70s suffering from Dementia, is moved from a nursing home in the middle of the night.
Podcast host Erin Devost sat down with filmmakers Dana White and Chris Knoblock to discuss their film INVOLUNTARY during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Website: https://www.chrisdanafilms.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.dana.films
Instagram: https://www.instagram....
In a not too distant future, the youth have decided to get back at the older generations and start hunting them at night. Matthieu, 50 years old, will have to survive the pack that is chasing him.
Podcast host Erin Devost sits down with filmmakersCédric Peyster and Sipan Awanis to chat about their film WOLFPACK during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
While sailing away on its umbrella boat, the Magic Shoe gets swallowed by the unpredictable tide of Venice!
Podcast host Erin Devost sits down with filmmaker Florian Guillaume to chat about his film NO INK during DCIFF 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florian_jtg/
About DC Independent Film Forum
We passionately support independent film, the Washington, D.C. com...
After an awkward accident, Sai is guilted into moving back in with his father, forcing them to bridge the chasm left by the death of Sai's mother years prior.
Podcast host Erin Devost sits down with filmmaker Neal Reddy to chat about his film BARELY BREATHING during DCIFF 2024. BARELY BREATHING won Best Narrative Short at the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neallove...
The daughters of Title IX encounter pervasive gender-based stereotypes and discrimination that persist within the high stakes professional world of surgery - a workplace designed for and and still controlled by men.
Podcast host Erin Devost sits down with filmmaker Sarah Temkin to chat about her film 1001CUTS during DCIFF 2024. 1001CUTS won Best Documentary Short at the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
A young, meek Black boy is thrust into darkness when a violent revelation from his estranged father sets him on a course of self-discovery, forcing him to confront family, identity, and forgiveness.
Podcast host Erin Devost sits down with filmmaker Patrick Michael to chat about his film BLACK SILK during the 2024 DC Independent Film Forum.
Show Notes:
Website: https://peacelovedope.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagr...
As he wandered through the bustling streets of New York City, a lone figure's desolation was interrupted by the serenade of a saxophonist's solo. He answered its call and transformed the urban scene into a beautiful street performance... if only for a while.
Podcast host Erin Devost sits down with filmmaker Kelvin Phillips to chat about his film MUSIC FOR A WHILE during DCIFF 2024. MUSIC FOR AWHILE won Best Narrative...
Dive into the vibrant past of '60s, '70s, and '80s America with FEAST YOUR EARS, a captivating documentary on the golden era of progressive FM radio. The film features interviews with musicians, deejays, and fans who talk about how music served as a powerful voice during a time of social, cultural, and political change. The documentary explores WHFS, a station near Washington, DC, which became a cultural epicenter. It&#...
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