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Debra Hoy Highlights the Originality of Failed State, Featured at JDIFF

Featured at JDIFF, Failed State emerges as one of the most original and irreverent entries on the independent festival circuit, blending conspiracy, satire, and comedy with a voice of its own. In this interview, producer Debra Hoy reflects on the film’s creative strength, her collaboration with Matt Doherty, and its potential to connect with festival audiences through entertainment, reflection,…

Debra Hoy Highlights the Originality of Failed State, Featured at JDIFF

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Rafaela Sá Talks Ambition, Power, and Identity in Idol Makers, a JDIFF Highlight

Featured at JDIFF, Idol Makers unfolds as a story shaped by secrets, ambition, and structures of power, with Sofia at its center as a protagonist torn by moral conflict and transformation. In this interview, Portuguese actress Rafaela Sá reflects on the character’s emotional complexity, the symbolic weight of her journey, and the questions the film raises about celebrity, identity, and the cost…

Rafaela Sá Talks Ambition, Power, and Identity in Idol Makers, a JDIFF Highlight

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Patrick Curran Highlights Humor, Chaos, and Failed State’s JDIFF Run

As Failed State heads to JDIFF, Patrick Curran sheds light on the film’s distinct blend of conspiracy, absurdity, and sharp humor. In this interview, the actor reflects on shaping Meyer within the project’s intentional chaos, the charged dynamic among the cast, and the importance of film festivals as a space for independent films and bold creative voices to find their audience. Failed State dives…

Patrick Curran Highlights Humor, Chaos, and Failed State’s JDIFF Run

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Matt Doherty brings chaotic satire Failed State to JDIFF

Selected for the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (JDIFF), Failed State, by filmmaker and actor Matt Doherty, blends conspiracy, pop culture, and chaotic humor to reflect a world where truth itself feels unstable. In this interview, he discusses the film’s pandemic origins, the challenges of independent filmmaking, and how satire can emerge from contemporary absurdity. Failed State…

Matt Doherty brings chaotic satire Failed State to JDIFF

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Luís Diogo brings Idol Makers to JDIFF with a bold take on fame and death

Selected for the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (JDIFF), Idol Makers, directed by Portuguese filmmaker and actor Luís Diogo, offers a provocative exploration of fame, death, and the making of icons. In this interview, he discusses the inspiration behind the story — sparked by the early deaths of major celebrities — and how the film uses suspense to question idolatry, ambition, and the…

Luís Diogo brings Idol Makers to JDIFF with a bold take on fame and death

[jeffdyer]

Film festivaling! Kudos #JDIFF on a great event. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw1hmWWjyfi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zfmdufud6vsj

[teddwalley]

A little break from posting pages of my comic to share a little photo from a really awesome time in my life. If you ever get a chance, please support these people and their projects (and a HUGE shout out to a guy who was sorely missed @rocknrolla33 )You won't be disappointed. From the red carpet treatment of Supercon the Movie at the JDIFF in lovely Dubuque, IA (and my first ever red carpet!) @andysipes @brooksbraselman @eyeofthesnyder @kingkongzak and maria jane mcdonald #movies #redcarpet #redcarpetready #hollywood #films #jdiff #comedy #friends #superconmovie

[teddwalley]

Damnit! Maybe the blood gets off on another floor...#jdiff #superconmovie #scary #shining #coolhotels #comicartistsoninstagram #comicartistlife (at Hotel Julien Dubuque)