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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

Charles Pieper - Writing An Over The Top Horror Comedy Feature for Shudder!

64 hours 46 mins; May 06, 2024

Paulina Lagudi - BONUS Throwback Interview!

74 hours 48 mins; May 02, 2024

Zoe Eisenberg - Premiering at Slamdance with First Feature Chaperone!

65 hours 59 mins; April 29, 2024

Greg Barker - BONUS Throwback Interview!

79 hours 48 mins; April 25, 2024

Stefon Bristol - Leveling Up By Directing A List Actors for Feature #2!

59 mins; April 22, 2024

Rebecca Cutter - BONUS Throwback Interview!

48 mins; April 20, 2024

Debby Wolfe - Creating and Writing Lopez vs. Lopez!

51 mins; April 15, 2024

Kevin O'Brien - BONUS Throwback Interview!

81 hours 11 mins; April 11, 2024

Nathan Blackwell - Making a Prop Heavy Feature in Your Own Town!

61 hours 10 mins; April 08, 2024

Ian James Duncan - BONUS Throwback Interview!

101 hours 36 mins; April 04, 2024

Ren: The Girl with The Mark - Getting Millions of Views on Your Web Series!

66 hours 11 mins; April 01, 2024

Ben Hickernell - BONUS Throwback Interview!

66 hours 13 mins; March 28, 2024

Travis Burgess - Making a Micro Budget Who Done It!

69 hours 17 mins; March 25, 2024

Howard Franklin - BONUS Throwback Interview!

95 hours 54 mins; March 22, 2024

Adam Cooper - Writing Studio Features to Directing Feature #1 Starring Russell Crowe!

53 mins; March 18, 2024

Luis Prieto - BONUS Throwback Interview!

45 mins; March 14, 2024

Gabriel Abrantes - Crafting Your 2nd Feature After Massive Success with the 1st!

57 mins; March 11, 2024

Leah McKendrick - BONUS Throwback Interview!

70 hours 30 mins; March 07, 2024

Laura Adkin: Doing It All on First Feature Re: Uniting!

55 mins; March 04, 2024

Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch: BONUS Throwback Interview!

72 hours 22 mins; February 29, 2024

Ian and Eshom Nelms: Inking a Deal for Your Seventh Feature with Top Talent!

69 hours 18 mins; February 26, 2024

Kate Forsatz and Meredith Veach: BONUS Throwback Interview!

61 hours 47 mins; February 22, 2024

Leila Gorstein and Jesse Kendall: Yes, And-ing Your First Comedy Feature!

69 hours 50 mins; February 19, 2024

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Justin Warren!

83 hours 15 mins; February 15, 2024

Theo Brown: Casting Your Feature on Your Own Terms!

72 hours 44 mins; February 12, 2024

Jade Halley Bartlett: Writing & Directing a Cast Driven First Feature!

70 hours 41 mins; February 05, 2024

Becoming an Indie Film Rebel with Josh Stifter!

70 hours 15 mins; January 29, 2024

Directing & Composing an Indie Series with Katie Locke O'Brien & Barry J. Neely!

89 hours 20 mins; January 22, 2024

Getting the Legal Side of Filmmaking Right with Chris Perez!

77 hours 14 mins; January 15, 2024

Making Your First Film Your First Feature with Dana Kippel!

67 hours 52 mins; January 08, 2024

Cutting a Path to Editing Trailers with Brett Winn!

66 hours 22 mins; January 01, 2024

Roxana Baldovin: Winning Music Video Bids!

66 hours 46 mins; December 25, 2023

Infusing Holiday Cheer Into A Holiday I Do with Director Paul Schneider!

62 hours 44 mins; December 18, 2023

Brian Helgeland: Sustaining a Career as a Writer and Director!

66 hours 35 mins; December 11, 2023

Short Filmmakers Roundtable with Anne Hu, Geoffrey Prather and Bryan Poyser!

75 hours 22 mins; December 04, 2023

Telling the Story of Studio One and LGBTQ History with Marc Saltarelli!

46 mins; November 27, 2023

Lena Headey: From Game of Thrones to Writing and Directing Your First Feature Film!

49 mins; November 20, 2023

Alden Ehrenreich: From Starring in Blockbusters to Writing and Directing a Short Film!

92 hours 55 mins; November 13, 2023

The Process of Consistently Writing and Directing Feature Films with Mick Davis!

66 hours 25 mins; November 06, 2023

Getting Your Script Made After Thirty Years with Dennis Paoli!

72 hours 56 mins; October 30, 2023

Running an AI Based Dubbing Company with Deepdub's Oz Krakowski!

72 hours 49 mins; October 23, 2023

Karan Boolani: Premiering Your First Feature at TIFF!

76 hours 56 mins; October 16, 2023

Anthony DiBlasi: Life as a Full Time Horror Feature Director!

76 hours 2 mins; October 09, 2023

Becoming a Lit Manager and Loving it with Jason Lubin!

79 hours 9 mins; October 02, 2023

Turning to Self Distribution for Your First Feature with Abby Horton and Ryan Dickie!

66 hours 12 mins; September 25, 2023

Finding Your Producer with Writer/Director Sebastien Tobler!

60 hours 41 mins; September 18, 2023

Landing Feature & TV Writing Jobs with Melissa Rundle!

64 hours 53 mins; September 11, 2023

Working as a Scenic Artist with Sean Casey!

64 hours 32 mins; September 04, 2023

Writing, Directing and Acting in Multiple Indie Features with Jeff Ryan!

52 mins; August 28, 2023

Making Your First Feature at a High Level with Laura Moss!

56 mins; August 21, 2023

Making Always, Lola and Going Freelance During the Strike with Jeffrey Crane Graham!

66 hours 26 mins; August 14, 2023

Reaching the Top and Betting on Yourself with Melanie Miller!

75 hours 20 mins; August 07, 2023

Capturing the Ultimate Underdog Story with Aaron Woolf and Tommy Hyde!

58 mins; July 31, 2023

Producing Your Ass Off and Putting AI to Work with Stephen Gibler!

67 hours 51 mins; July 24, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interviews - Listener Calls!

88 hours 2 mins; July 20, 2023

Creating a Sustainable Career Making Movies with Jhennifer Webberley!

71 hours 11 mins; July 17, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Besties Make Movies!

80 hours 21 mins; July 13, 2023

Making Your First Feature During COVID with Juan Felipe Zuleta!

71 hours 43 mins; July 10, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Sana Soni!

62 hours 36 mins; July 06, 2023

Being a Boss as a Distribution Consultant with Mia Bruno!

73 hours 18 mins; July 03, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Jeffrey Allard!

107 hours 42 mins; June 29, 2023

Producing Indie Films Full Time with David Lawson Jr!

72 hours 37 mins; June 26, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Nick Scown and Julia Seabaugh!

70 hours 34 mins; June 22, 2023

Making the Burden of Proof for 8 Years with Cynthia Hill & Christine Delp!

69 hours 2 mins; June 19, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Anthony Scott Burns!

40 mins; June 16, 2023

Getting Hired to Write and Direct Your First Feature with Bomani J. Story!

58 mins; June 12, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Jen McGowan!

56 mins; June 08, 2023

A Life on Set with Director Sylvia Caminer!

68 hours 59 mins; June 05, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Conversation About Unions!

41 mins; June 01, 2023

Understanding the WGA Writers Strike with Strike Captain Rob Forman!

72 hours 30 mins; May 29, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Production Designer Rob Riutta!

59 mins; May 25, 2023

From Editing Trailers to Directing Sci-Fi Features with Garo Setian!

83 hours 19 mins; May 22, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Anna Biller!

91 hours 1 min; May 18, 2023

Sundance to Docs to Narrative Feature #2 with Emily Abt!

70 hours 21 mins; May 15, 2023

BONUS: Thursday Throwback Interview with Eduardo Castrillo!

81 hours 20 mins; May 11, 2023

Making 11 Feature Films and Counting with Jon Garcia!

71 hours 19 mins; May 08, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Discussion Are Film Festivals Helpful?

72 hours 42 mins; May 04, 2023

Festival Programmer to Feature Film Director with Ashlea Wessel!

66 hours 19 mins; May 01, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Producer Rick Bosner!

94 hours 49 mins; April 27, 2023

A Life of Producing Indie Features with Gill Holland!

65 hours 20 mins; April 24, 2023

BONUS: Thursday Throwback Episode with Angie Powers & Elizabeth Stark!

60 hours 10 mins; April 20, 2023

Collaborating on Your First Feature Film with Alicia J. Rose and Alicia Jo Rabins!

73 hours 58 mins; April 17, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with DP Steven Bernstein!

80 hours 41 mins; April 13, 2023

Shooting Television and Films at the Highest Level with Checco Varse!

59 mins; April 10, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Filmmaker Naomi McDougall Jones!

75 hours 10 mins; April 06, 2023

From Acting to Writing to Directing with Tate Hanyok!

73 hours 58 mins; April 03, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with FilmmakerJean Luc Julien!

83 hours 31 mins; March 30, 2023

Taking Your Time with Jae Shim Filmmaker of Opus Cope!

60 hours 30 mins; March 27, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Filmmaker Rebecca Weaver!

109 hours 36 mins; March 27, 2023

Making a Thoughtful First Feature with Dawn Jones Redstone!

70 hours 40 mins; March 20, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Indie Filmmaking Legend Jared Hess!

83 hours 16 mins; March 16, 2023

Delivering 2 Features in One Year: Making The Donor Party with Thom Harp!

83 hours 8 mins; March 13, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Sleight Filmmaker J.D. Dillard!

118 hours 48 mins; March 09, 2023

Making Your First Feature at Blumhouse with Yoko Okumura!

78 hours 46 mins; March 06, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Episode with Filmmaker Aleem Hossain!

72 hours 23 mins; March 02, 2023

Making an Anthology Horror Feature with Ryan Spindell!

78 hours 12 mins; February 27, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Don Bies!

110 hours 30 mins; February 23, 2023

Sundance, Spielberg and Swallowed with Carter Smith!

78 hours 31 mins; February 20, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Joslyn Rose Lyons!

52 mins; February 16, 2023

Storyboarding Your Way To A Career In Directing with Cate Devaney!

76 hours 51 mins; February 13, 2023

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

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