Slamdance First Film Podcast

Francis Ford Coppola: The Interview

Today's guest is legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, director of THE GODFATHER, THE CONVERSATION, APOCALYPSE NOW, and MEGALOPOLIS. His debut feature film, DEMENTIA

Wendy McColm: Be Deliberate 

Today's guest is writer-director Wendy McColm, whose award-winning debut feature film BIRDS WITHOUT FEATHERS premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival.Links: BIRDS WITHOUT

Todd Berger: How to Make a Mockumentary

Today's guest is writer-director Todd Berger, whose debut feature film THE SCENESTERS premiered at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival. Learn how Todd got his start making v

Francis Lee: Your Script Is Your Hook

Today's guest is writer-director Francis Lee, whose debut feature film GOD'S OWN COUNTRY premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinema Direct

Joe Penna: On filming in the 'Arctic', Working with Mads Mikkelsen, and Premiering at Cannes

Today's guest is filmmaker Joe Penna, whose debut feature film ARCTIC premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Joe got his start making videos on YouTube as MysteryGui

Blake Robbins: The Masterclass in Micro-Budget Filmmaking

Today's guest is writer-director Blake Robbins, talking about his debut feature film THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL which premiered at the 2014 Slamdance Film Festival. It we

Clark Gregg: How to Write and Direct a Sundance Hit

Today's guest is writer/director Clark Gregg talking about his debut feature film CHOKE (based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk) starring Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston,

Seth Gordon: From 'The King of Kong' to Directing Vince Vaughn

Today's guest is director Seth Gordon, whose career is filled with Hollywood hits such as Four Christmases, Horrible Bosses and Identity Thief. He got his start making th

The Peanut Butter Falcon: How to Make an Indie Hit (with Directors Michael Schwartz & Tyler Nilson)

Today's guests are the directors behind the indie hit THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON-- Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson. Hear their inspiring story of making a scrappy proof o

Lynne Sachs: How to Capture a Historical Documentary

Today's guest is acclaimed filmmaker Lynne Sachs. Her debut documentary feature film, INVESTIGATION OF A FLAME, is about the nine Vietnam War protesters, who in 1968, wal

Jimmy Tatro: Make Movies with your Real Bros

Today's guest is filmmaker Jimmy Tatro, the co-writer and director of the hilarious feature film THE REAL BROS OF SIMI VALLEY: HIGH SCHOOL REUNION which is streaming for

Numa Perrier: Create Your Own Opportunities

Today's guest is filmmaker Numa Perrier, the writer, director, and producer of JEZEBEL which premiered at the 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival. Learn how Numa create

Ronan Corrigan: Hacking the Screenlife Genre

Today's guest is filmmaker Ronan Corrigan, the co-writer, director, and co-editor of the new Screenlife film LIFEHACK which premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film

Andrew Patterson: Keep Believing In It

Today's guest is award-winning filmmaker Andrew Patterson, the co-writer and director of the indie hit THE VAST OF NIGHT which won the audience award at the 2019 Slamdanc

Rosanna Xia & Daniel Straub: How to Turn an LA Times Article into a Documentary Feature

Live from the Egyptian! Today's filmmaker guests include Pulitzer Prize finalist environmentalist journalist Rosanna Xia & co-director Daniel Straub discussing their docu

Azazel Jacobs: Keep Making Films

Today's guest is award-winning writer/director Azazel Jacobs. His short film, KIRK AND KERRY, won the best dramatic short award at the 1997 Slamdance Film Festival. Then

Mo Perkins: How to Shoot a Feature Film In Your Apartment

Today's guest is award-winning writer/director Mo Perkins. Her debut feature film, A QUIET LITTLE MARRIAGE, won the grand jury prize at Slamdance in 2009 and was released

The Russo Brothers: The Mastermind Principle

Anthony Russo and Joe Russo join the podcast this week to discuss the making of their feature film debut Pieces, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in 1997. T

Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou: How to Make a Feature Film for $3000

This week award-winning filmmakers Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou join the podcast to discuss the making of their acclaimed feature film TAKE OUT, which premiered at the

Introducing: Slamdance First Film Podcast

Slamdance now offers a weekly podcast exploring how to make, premiere and distribute your first feature film. Each week, hear the origin stories of today's great filmmake