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Joe Swanberg: The Sun Never Sets, Reinventing Indie Film & Making Movies Without Permission

Joe Swanberg returns to In the Room with a lot to catch up on. As THE SUN NEVER SETS arrives in theaters September 4, Joe takes us inside his new film starring Dakota Fa

Taylor Washington: GRIND, Creative Collaboration and Building a Life in Film

Award-winning director, cinematographer and producer Taylor Washington joins Heather Kofka and John Williams to discuss the winding, collaborative and often unpredictable

Andy Fisher: Jimmy Kimmel Live, DIY Filmmaking & the Future of Late Night

This week on In the Room, we sit down with Andy Fisher, five-time Emmy-nominated and DGA Award-winning director of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Andy takes us from his Austin comed

Inside Kill Me: Charlie Day, SXSW, and the Making of a Genre-Bending Indie

In this episode of In the Room, John Williams and Christopher Shea sit down with the team behind Kill Me, which premiered at SXSW 2026. Director Peter Warren, producer N

Lauren Noll & Dalia Rooni on Making an Indie Film From Nothing | SXSW Feature Breakdown

What does it really take to make a feature film when you don’t have the system behind you? In this episode, SXSW filmmakers Lauren Noll and Dalia Rooni share how Same Sa

John Valley: From Small-Town Iowa to SXSW, The Pizzagate Massacre & Indie Filmmaking

Filmmaker John Valley joins In the Room to share his journey from a small town in Iowa to premiering films at SXSW, and what it really takes to build a career in independ

Anne Hollister on Producing “Mattress Mack,” Financing Indie Films & Navigating Sexism in Hollywood

Anne Hollister—actress, writer, and producer at Happy Bad Bungalow—joins In the Room to discuss her evolution from Broadway performer to independent film producer. Anne

Elizabeth Tabish on The Chosen, Casting Pressure, and Claiming Your Own Voice

Elizabeth Tabish, renowned for portraying Mary Magdalene on The Chosen, joins In the Room for an unfiltered conversation about casting, ambition, and staying human inside

Casting a Documentary: Character, Access, and the Edit Bay, with Kelly Lipscomb

A bluefin tuna leaves cold Nova Scotia waters and ends at a sushi table in Tokyo, and along the way, Bite to Bite reveals the human machinery behind one of the world’s mo

Andrew Davies Gaines: Telling the Truth About a Vegas Legend

On this episode of In the Room, casting director John Williams sits down with filmmaker Andrew Davies Gaines to talk about Voices, his deeply personal documentary about h

Inside the Art of Filmmaking with Steven Bernstein: Cinematography, Collaboration, and Creative Freedom

Steven Bernstein sits with John Williams, Heather Kofka, and Christopher Shea for a luminous, craft-first conversation on the art of filmmaking. Bernstein traces his path

Todd Rohal & Tipper Newton on “F My Son,” Cult Cinema, and The DIY Theatrical Play

Writer-director Todd Rohal and actor-filmmaker Tipper Newton join us to unpack the wild ride of “F My Son,” from adapting a taboo comic into a kinetic midnight movie to c

Inside Leads: How Bryan Poyser, Heather Kafka & Justin Arnold Turned Instinct Into a Tribeca Hit

When writer-director Bryan Poyser decided to make a feature over winter break—with no finished script and a team of students—he had no idea it would premiere at Tribeca F

From Napkin Deal to A&E Series: Inside The Mother Flip with Kristy Etheredge & Rebecca Franchione

A&E’s The Mother Flip is equal parts grit, design, and disciplined budgets. Best friends Kristy Etheredge and Rebecca Franchione take us inside the real playbook: sourcin

Owning Your IP in the Age of AI with Nirav Murthy (Camp Network)

In this episode of In the Room, John Williams and guest co-host Joe Brundage sit down with Nirav Murthy, co-founder and co-CEO of Camp Network, to explore the future of i

The Untold Story of 67 Bombs to Enid with Ty McMahan & Brandon Kobs

In this episode of In the Room, hosts John Williams and Heather Kofka welcome filmmaker Ty McMahan and producer Brandon Kobs, the team behind the powerful new documentary

Clay Liford: Indie Film Lessons, Coverage Secrets & The Future of Distribution

Filmmaker and cinematographer Clay Liford (Earthling, Wuss, Slash) joins In the Room to share candid insights from a career in indie film. Clay reflects on his path from

Inside Osiris: How William Kaufman Brought Sci-Fi Carnage to Life

This week, director William Kaufman (The Channel, Daylight’s End) returns to In the Room to discuss his newest release: Osiris—a gritty sci-fi thriller that’s part Aliens

Jessica Daniels on the Art (and Business) of Casting

This week In the Room, Emmy-winning casting director Jessica Daniels joins us to pull back the curtain on one of the most essential—but misunderstood—roles in film and TV

Jaime Schwarz on the Future of IP, Music Rights, and the Coming Creator Economy

Jaime Schwarz has helped over 100 brands speak for themselves—but now, he’s building something bigger. From co-founding seven startups to inventing a patent for self-aut