Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

Tessa Blake - Taking a Career in Television Directing into 3rd Feature!

This week we welcome writer director Tessa Blake on the show to talk about her latest feature If I Tell You, why she took such a long break from features and what she's t

Justin Plummer III and Martin Strauss - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 89 from Feburary 2017 featuring Justin Plummer III and Martin Strauss who are two San Franc

Michael Naizu and John Wilcox - Co-Directing/Writing Feature #1 Based on a Successful Short!

This week we welcome writer and directors Michael Naizu and John Wilcox on the show to talk about their first feature Bound for Glory, which Michael also stars in alongsi

Audrey Cummings - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 490 from August 2024 featuring director Audrey Cummings who talks about establishing hersel

Sophia Banks - Bringing a Love of 70s Genre Films to Tilt!

This week we welcome director Sophia Banks on the show to talk about her latest feature Tilt, her inspiration for the film and what it was like to shadow Christopher McQu

Omar Lopex - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 351 from December 2021 featuring writer/director/producer Omar Lopex who came on the show t

Glenn Garrabrant - Making Indie Features and Honing Your Process!

This week we welcome writer/director/producer Glenn Garrabrant on the show to talk about his 2nd feature Local Area Network, how he got the film made and his philosophy a

Dallas Jenkins - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 510 from January 2025 featuring writer/director Dallas Jenkins who talks about making his f

Chevonne O'Shaughnessy - From Producing Genre to Faith Based Productions!

This week we welcome producer Chevonne O’Shaughnessy on the show to talk about her show Sugercreek Amish Mysteries, how she has gone about producing and raising funds for

Savannah Bloch - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 379 from July 2022 featuring Cinematographer/Director and writer Savannah Bloch who talks a

Joshua Porter - The Eleven Year Journey to Feature #1!

This week we welcome writer/director Joshua Porter on the show to talk about the eleven year journey he went on to make his first feature film No Evidence of Man and how

Lucas Kitchen - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 80 WAAAAY back in August 2016 featuring writer and director Lucas Kitchen to talk about mak

Eli Shell - Creating Your Own Vertical Series!

This week we welcome writer/director/producer Eli Shell on the show to talk all things Verticals, which Eli assured me no one calls “verts”, he talks about making his fir

Jane Schoenbrun - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 366 from March 2025 featuring writer Director Jane Schoenbrun who talks about getting into

Georgia Bernstein - Getting Your First Feature into Sundance!

This week we welcome writer/director Georgia Bernstein on the show to talk about making her first feature Night Nurse, why she decided to make an erotic thriller at a ret

Bryant Griffin - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 519 from March 2025 featuring VFX artist turned feature director Bryant Griffin, who left h

Anthony Lucero - From VFX Artist to Indie Feature Filmmaker!

This week we welcome writer/director Anthony Lucero on the show to talk about his 2nd feature Paper Bag Plan, how he got the film made and why he wrote this story and mad

Roger Nygard - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 363 from March 2022 featuring editor/director Roger Nygard who came on the show to talk abo

David Wain - From The State to Comedy Filmmaking in 2026!

This week we welcome writer/director/actor and comedy mastermind David Wain on the show to talk about his latest feature Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass which he

Alice Brooks - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 350 from December 2021 featuring Cinematographer Alice Brooks who talks about lensing the s