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

Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about "making it," it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen. Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast

Grant Rosado - Directing Feature Number Two and Crowdfunding for Feature Three!

62 hours 19 mins; April 21, 2025

Ami Canaan Mann - Directing Features to TV and Back Again!

69 hours 39 mins; April 14, 2025

Brian Silverman - BONUS Throwback Interview!

50 mins; April 11, 2025

Joseph T. Walker - Betting on Yourself with Your First Feature!

62 hours 36 mins; April 07, 2025

Amy Taylor - BONUS Throwback Interview!

71 hours 11 mins; April 04, 2025

Luis Caffesse - From Directing Rebel Without a Crew to a Mockumentary Feature!

79 hours 35 mins; March 31, 2025

Tate Hanyok - BONUS Throwback Interview!

55 mins; March 27, 2025

Lauren Selman - Acting, Producing and Finding Your Film Family!

60 hours 41 mins; March 24, 2025

Chelsea Christer - BONUS Throwback Interview!

55 mins; March 20, 2025

Christian Sesma - BONUS Throwback Interview!

50 mins; March 18, 2025

Marc Pilvinsky - Finding the Story for a Documentary Feature!

66 hours 28 mins; March 17, 2025

Bryant Griffin - Quitting the Dream Job for Your First Feature!

72 hours 57 mins; March 10, 2025

Riley Stearns - BONUS Throwback Interview!

43 mins; March 07, 2025

Martin Campbell - The Art and Craft of a Working Director!

55 mins; March 03, 2025

Travis White - Madison Phillips - BONUS Throwback Interview!

13 mins; February 27, 2025

Chris Beier - Daniel Wolfman - Travis White - Madison Phillips - Making of The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia!

65 hours 17 mins; February 24, 2025

Lena Headey - BONUS Throwback Interview!

33 mins; February 20, 2025

Julia Stiles - From Starring in Studio Features to Writing and Directing an Indie Feature!

49 mins; February 17, 2025

Christine Weatherup - BONUS Throwback Interview!

47 mins; February 13, 2025

Jules Bruff - Orchestrating the Production of Your First Feature!

57 mins; February 11, 2025

Anna Gutto - BONUS Throwback Interview!

41 mins; February 07, 2025

Deborah Puette - From Acting to Writing and Co-Directing a Feature!

57 mins; February 03, 2025

Timothy Plain and Alrik Bursell - BONUS Throwback Interview!

70 hours 10 mins; January 30, 2025

Justin Cook - Starting a Film PR Firm!

64 hours 43 mins; January 27, 2025

Bianca Beyrouti - Maria Mealla - BONUS Throwback Interview!

32 mins; January 23, 2025

Antonio Negret - Daniel Negret - Luiza Ricupero - Making a Feature with Family!

54 mins; January 20, 2025

Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe - BONUS Throwback Interview!

70 hours 47 mins; January 16, 2025

Alexandra Boylan - BONUS Throwback Interview!

54 mins; January 14, 2025

Susie Yankou - Starring, Writing and Directing Your First Feature!

46 mins; January 13, 2025

Dallas Jenkins - Making Your Dream Feature with the Creator of The Chosen!

51 mins; January 06, 2025

Reed Shusterman - BONUS Throwback Interview!

71 hours 43 mins; January 03, 2025

Alex Wolff - BONUS Throwback Interview!

51 mins; December 31, 2024

Eric Gregson - Making Your First Feature Twice!

53 mins; December 30, 2024

Angela Gulner and Mark Meir - From Acting to Directing and Producing The Beldham!

59 mins; December 23, 2024

Noam Kroll - BONUS Throwback Interview!

104 hours 14 mins; December 19, 2024

James Chick - From Youtuber to Feature Filmmaker!

68 hours 35 mins; December 16, 2024

Timothy Plain and Alrik Bursell Talk Producers - BONUS Throwback Interview!

72 hours 27 mins; December 14, 2024

Gill Gayle - Acting, Production Designing and Producing Feature Films!

63 hours 27 mins; December 09, 2024

Allen C Gardner - BONUS Throwback Interview!

53 mins; December 05, 2024

Frazer Bradshaw - BONUS Throwback Interview!

78 hours 32 mins; December 04, 2024

Marc Hampson - Leveling Up From Feature to Feature!

58 mins; December 02, 2024

Foster Wilson - BONUS Throwback Interview!

70 hours 28 mins; November 28, 2024

Mark Rapaport - Producing Features Before Directing One!

56 mins; November 25, 2024

Jennifer Sorenson - Breathing Life into Your First Feature as Writer, Producer and Star!

55 mins; November 18, 2024

Jay Cheel - BONUS Throwback Interview!

50 mins; November 14, 2024

Kitty Norton - Turning Grief into Art Through Film!

64 hours 55 mins; November 11, 2024

Christopher Cantwell - BONUS Throwback Interview!

41 mins; November 07, 2024

Francesco Loschiavo - Packaging and Producing an Indie TV Series!

66 hours 2 mins; November 04, 2024

Justin Kurzel - BONUS Throwback Interview!

40 mins; October 31, 2024

Stephen Chbosky - Writing Your Way to Directing Studio Features!

94 hours 57 mins; October 28, 2024

Michelle Boyaner - BONUS Throwback Interview!

50 mins; October 24, 2024

Penny Lane - Putting Yourself and Your Life in Your Movie!

72 hours 56 mins; October 21, 2024

Andrew Schrader - BONUS Throwback Interview!

63 hours 30 mins; October 17, 2024

Andrew Schrader - Writing Screenplays to Writing Novels!

69 hours 29 mins; October 14, 2024

Neasa Hardiman - BONUS Throwback Interview!

52 mins; October 10, 2024

Nora Fingscheidt - Making the Jump to Hollywood Features!

66 hours 12 mins; October 07, 2024

Dominic Mercurio - BONUS Throwback Interview!

81 hours 28 mins; October 03, 2024

Darieus Legg - Leaving Hollywood to Make Stoker Machine!

66 hours 10 mins; September 30, 2024

Darieus Legg - Leaving Hollywood to Make Stoker Machine!

66 hours 10 mins; September 30, 2024

Nitzan Mager - BONUS Throwback Interview!

54 mins; September 26, 2024

Brian Silverman - Putting the Money Down for Your First Feature!

62 hours 5 mins; September 23, 2024

Timothy Plain and Alrik Bursell - BONUS Throwback Interview!

76 hours 35 mins; September 19, 2024

Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell - Fundraising and Crowdfunding for Features!

70 hours 41 mins; September 16, 2024

Tony Vella - BONUS Throwback Interview!

98 hours 27 mins; September 12, 2024

J.J. Perry - From Stunts to Directing Studio Action Features!

69 hours 30 mins; September 09, 2024

Melanie Miller - BONUS Throwback Interview!

60 hours 21 mins; September 05, 2024

Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett - Navigating the Golden Elevator with Pinky Promise Films!

69 hours 21 mins; September 02, 2024

Film Festival Alliance - BONUS Throwback Interview!

54 mins; August 29, 2024

Spade Robinson - Talking Filmmaking in Arkansas at the Rogers Short Film Festival!

46 mins; August 26, 2024

Roxanne Benjamin - BONUS Throwback Interview!

45 mins; August 22, 2024

Audrey Cummings - Establishing Yourself as a Genre Director!

55 mins; August 19, 2024

Andrew Carlberg - BONUS Throwback Interview!

57 mins; August 15, 2024

Cameron Burns - Starting a Producing Career with a Successful Feature!

76 hours 29 mins; August 12, 2024

Liz Manashil - Crowdfunding for Indie Films from 2019!

82 hours 52 mins; August 08, 2024

Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell - Who are Liz and Alrik?

70 hours 10 mins; August 05, 2024

Darren Lynn Bousman - BONUS Throwback Interview!

52 mins; August 01, 2024

Marcus Dunstan - Directing Horror Films without Compromise!

60 hours 12 mins; July 29, 2024

Christopher Coppola - BONUS Throwback Interview!

55 mins; July 25, 2024

Robert Schwartzman - Being a Rockstar, Filmmaker and Indie Film Distributor!

58 mins; July 22, 2024

Edward Green - BONUS Throwback Interview!

58 mins; July 18, 2024

Ben Stier - The Process of Making a Hometown Feature!

66 hours 27 mins; July 15, 2024

Alex Ferrari - BONUS Throwback Interview!

74 hours 20 mins; July 11, 2024

Racheal Cain and Maria Allred - Finishing Somnium After 16 Years and Saying No to Distributors!

72 hours 56 mins; July 08, 2024

Amber Sealey - BONUS Throwback Interview!

55 mins; July 07, 2024

Liz W. Garcia - Leveling Up to a Mid-Tier Budget for Feature #3!

63 hours 18 mins; July 01, 2024

Bruce McDonald - BONUS Throwback Interview!

60 hours 25 mins; June 27, 2024

Matt Farley - Producing Movies on Your Own Terms!

64 hours 58 mins; June 24, 2024

Maria Mealla - BONUS Throwback Interview!

75 hours 16 mins; June 20, 2024

Kyra Knox - Telling Your Truth to Make Your Filmmaking Dreams Happen!

67 hours 23 mins; June 17, 2024

Tom Huang - BONUS Throwback Interview!

87 hours 16 mins; June 13, 2024

Clinton Cornwell - Shooting First Feature 12 Months for Over 18 Months!

71 hours 21 mins; June 10, 2024

Derek Presley and Jason Starne - BONUS Throwback Interview!

71 hours 50 mins; June 06, 2024

Rodes Phire and Ty Gordon - The Producer Director Collaboration and Making Your Movies!

67 hours 9 mins; June 03, 2024

Melanie Addington - BONUS Throwback Interview!

45 mins; May 31, 2024

Rachel Belofsky - Producing Movies and Running Screamfest!

66 hours 0 mins; May 27, 2024

Jesse Handsher - BONUS Throwback Interview!

88 hours 4 mins; May 23, 2024

Brenton Gieser - Switching Careers to Become a Filmmaker!

67 hours 2 mins; May 20, 2024

Katie J. Stone - BONUS Throwback Interview!

62 hours 13 mins; May 16, 2024

Deborah Smith - Acting and Producing Movies in Hollywood!

67 hours 48 mins; May 13, 2024

Jonathan Kiefer - BONUS Throwback Interview!

55 mins; May 09, 2024

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