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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

BONUS: From Writer’s Room to First Time Feature Director with Corey Deshon!

77 hours 30 mins; February 09, 2023

Scheduling Your Way Into a Sony Overall Deal with Saeed Crumpler!

70 hours 14 mins; February 06, 2023

BONUS: Throwback Interview with Malgorzata Szumowska!

56 mins; February 02, 2023

Cecelia Miniucchi - Chatting Coppola, Selena and Odenkirk

53 mins; January 30, 2023

Tom Schulman - Doubling Down on Independent Film from an Oscar Winning Writer!

71 hours 50 mins; January 23, 2023

An Ideal Career with Horror Filmmaker Roxanne Benjamin!

78 hours 36 mins; January 16, 2023

From Competitions to Writers' Rooms with Sean Collins-Smith!

78 hours 35 mins; January 09, 2023

Promoting Like Hell with Alok Mishra!

81 hours 7 mins; January 02, 2023

Taking Your First Documentary to Sundance with Maria Loohufvud & Love Martinsen!

84 hours 49 mins; December 29, 2022

Directing Lindsay Lohan for Your First Feature with Janeen Damian!

53 mins; December 26, 2022

An Ideal First Feature with Alison Star Locke of The Apology!

64 hours 9 mins; December 19, 2022

Re-Editing First Feature Film Going All The Way with Mark Pellington!

80 hours 36 mins; December 12, 2022

We Celebrate Our 400th Episode with Producing Superstar Natalie Qasabian!

90 hours 40 mins; December 05, 2022

Being Hired by Dean Devlin to Direct The Deal with Orsi Nagypal!

71 hours 24 mins; November 28, 2022

Discussing the Actor's Process with Director Mali Elfman!

69 hours 50 mins; November 21, 2022

Making Movies with Indie Film Hero Mark Stolaroff!

91 hours 34 mins; November 14, 2022

The Importance of Mentorship with the Half Initiative's Shari Page!

73 hours 14 mins; November 07, 2022

Reverse Engineering a Successful Film with Producer Zac Hersh

74 hours 50 mins; October 31, 2022

Four Inuktitut Young Women, Aliens and Winning the Grand Jury Award at SXSW with Nyla Innuksuk!

59 mins; October 24, 2022

Taking ALL SORTS Through Production, to Raindance and Self Distribution with Laura Reich!

76 hours 1 min; October 17, 2022

Connecting Films to Audiences: Marketing and Publicity with Smarthouse Creative!

80 hours 5 mins; October 10, 2022

#1 on Netflix: What Lies Below with Braden Duemmler!

83 hours 5 mins; October 03, 2022

Co-Directing with 9 Other Directors: Voodoo Macbeth with Zoë Alyce Salnave!

61 hours 41 mins; September 26, 2022

How to Be a Prolific and Sustainable Filmmaker with Jason Horton!

64 hours 1 min; September 19, 2022

Zemeckis, O. Russell and Being a Director in His Own Right with Jeff Baena!

60 hours 41 mins; September 12, 2022

Distributing Your Films to Your Own Platform with Christin Baker of Tello Films!

72 hours 36 mins; September 05, 2022

Working with Actors: A Chat With Acting Coach Craig Archibald!

75 hours 55 mins; August 29, 2022

From Microbudget to Ms. Marvel: Directing Film & TV with Meera Menon!

72 hours 13 mins; August 22, 2022

Using NFTs to Raise Over 700k with Miguel Faus!

79 hours 29 mins; August 15, 2022

A Family of Filmmakers - Making Movies with The Adams Family!

58 mins; August 08, 2022

From Breakdown to Breakout with Addison Heimann!

70 hours 41 mins; August 01, 2022

The 10 Year Journey to Paradise Highway with Anna Gutto!

70 hours 50 mins; July 25, 2022

Remote Movie Making is Hard!!! with Mikail Chowdhury!

75 hours 25 mins; July 18, 2022

Navigating Pitfalls of Indie Distribution with Feature Filmmaker Savannah Bloch!

69 hours 5 mins; July 11, 2022

A Live Show with Marc Smolowitz: Producer Extraordinaire!

105 hours 2 mins; July 04, 2022

From Stand-Up to Grand Crew: Writing for a Living with Charla Lauriston!

83 hours 45 mins; June 27, 2022

Composing Beats for Films with Paul Tonks!

68 hours 21 mins; June 20, 2022

Faith Based Filmmaking with Alexandra Boylan!

73 hours 55 mins; June 13, 2022

Pandemic Filmmaking and NFT Releases with Rick Dugdale!

80 hours 50 mins; June 06, 2022

Christopher Coppola on Making Movies, Being a Coppola and Empowering Filmmakers!

70 hours 43 mins; May 30, 2022

The Importance of Life Experience for a Writer with Leyla Kader Dahm!

85 hours 10 mins; May 23, 2022

Therapeutic Films with Richard Ledes!

76 hours 18 mins; May 16, 2022

The Film That is Worth the Wait with Naveen Chathapuram!

73 hours 8 mins; May 09, 2022

Being Great in the Room with Writer AJ Bermudez!

71 hours 41 mins; May 02, 2022

Leading Film Festivals and Supporting Filmmakers with Melanie Addington!

72 hours 24 mins; April 25, 2022

Riding the Elevator with Riley Stearns!

62 hours 7 mins; April 18, 2022

Starting a Bidding War Over Your Second Feature with Jane Schoenbrun!

66 hours 18 mins; April 11, 2022

The Importance of Relationships in Financing and Producing with Caitlin Gold!

73 hours 17 mins; April 04, 2022

1 + 1 = 3 with Tarik Saleh!

74 hours 16 mins; March 28, 2022

Cutting Comedy with Curb's Roger Nygard!

90 hours 41 mins; March 21, 2022

Building Confidence as a Filmmaker with Meg Swertlow!

55 mins; March 14, 2022

From Microbudget to Constance Wu: Indie Filmmaking with Chris Makoto Yogi!

66 hours 10 mins; March 07, 2022

Talking TV Writing and Representation with Lit Agent Jeff Greenberg!

75 hours 49 mins; February 28, 2022

Showrunning Starz' Hightown with Rebecca Cutter!

82 hours 25 mins; February 21, 2022

Bringing the Marginalized to the Mainstream with Milan Chakraborty!

88 hours 57 mins; February 14, 2022

Submitting to the WB TV Workshop with Rebecca Windsor and Elly Lachman!

85 hours 36 mins; February 07, 2022

From LA to Vietnam and Back Again with Le Van Kiet!

73 hours 43 mins; January 31, 2022

Being a First Time Showrunner with Christopher Cantwell!

65 hours 57 mins; January 24, 2022

Jumping from Directing Italian Comedies to Hollywood Thrillers with Luis Prieto!

64 hours 55 mins; January 17, 2022

Making Movies Full of Integrity and Conviction with Talia Lugacy

77 hours 35 mins; January 10, 2022

Finishing What You Started with Asif Akbar!

67 hours 6 mins; January 03, 2022

The Importance of Process with Omar Lopex!

71 hours 7 mins; December 27, 2021

Destined to be a Cinematographer with Alice Brooks!

72 hours 54 mins; December 20, 2021

Making Impact-Driven Movies Using the Non-Profit Model with KT Curran!

73 hours 15 mins; December 13, 2021

The Power of Positive Thinking with Allen C Gardner!

78 hours 4 mins; December 06, 2021

Learning When to Say 'No' as a Director with Jenn Page!

74 hours 40 mins; November 29, 2021

Directing Yourself in Your First Feature with Bill Crossland!

71 hours 45 mins; November 22, 2021

Fighting for What You Deserve with Sujata Day!

62 hours 11 mins; November 15, 2021

Uniting Film Festivals with The Film Festival Alliance!

78 hours 25 mins; November 08, 2021

Writing, Directing, and Acting in See You Next Christmas with Christine Weatherup!

63 hours 32 mins; November 01, 2021

From Homeless to Filmmaking Hero with Edward Green!

81 hours 47 mins; October 25, 2021

Film Criticism vs. Film Reviews with Tim Cogshell!

75 hours 54 mins; October 18, 2021

The Audacity of Making Your First Feature with The Filmmakers Behind WHAT SHE SAID!

61 hours 49 mins; October 11, 2021

Waiting for the Right Budget for Your First Feature w/ Rebecca Eskreis!

90 hours 55 mins; October 04, 2021

Unlikely Collaborations with Nick Scown and Julie Seabaugh!

83 hours 46 mins; September 27, 2021

Earning Respect on Your First Feature Film Set with Veronica McKenzie!

82 hours 19 mins; September 20, 2021

Fundraising for Indie Films with Serial Feature Filmmaker Ben Hickernell!

100 hours 23 mins; September 13, 2021

Successfully Pitching Slaxx at Fantasia with Elza Kephart!

86 hours 8 mins; September 07, 2021

Besties Make Movies!

94 hours 49 mins; September 02, 2021

Birth and Death on MAKING MOVIES IS HARD!!!

61 hours 52 mins; August 27, 2021

Nicholas Bruckman on new Ady Barkan Doc and Building a Sustainable Career in Film!

65 hours 36 mins; August 23, 2021

The Indie Spirit with Starry Eyes/Pet Sematary Filmmakers Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch

92 hours 1 min; August 18, 2021

Hip Hop Storytelling with Joslyn Rose Lyons!

79 hours 3 mins; August 09, 2021

Navigating The Massive Success of an Indie Genre Film with Brett and Drew Pierce!

80 hours 43 mins; August 03, 2021

Living the Artist's LIfe with Writer/Director T. Arthur Cottam!

88 hours 41 mins; July 27, 2021

From Razzies to Release from Director Jail --- Tom Putnam!

92 hours 12 mins; July 19, 2021

Chatting with BAD ASS' Craig Moss about LET US IN!

80 hours 9 mins; July 05, 2021

For The Love of Genre Writing- Scribing WEREWOLVES WITHIN with Mishna Wolff!

85 hours 20 mins; June 28, 2021

Reopening the Edit and Making Movie Magic with In The Heights Editor Myron Kerstein!

67 hours 12 mins; June 21, 2021

Kate Forsatz and Meredith Veach: Shooting an Indie Feature with TONS of Locations in NYC in Eleven Days!

74 hours 50 mins; June 16, 2021

The Life of a Documentarian and Making It’s Not a Burden with Director Michelle Boyaner!

82 hours 41 mins; June 08, 2021

Shooting and Distributing a Genre Feature for $30k with Hudson Phillips and Jordan Noel!

89 hours 2 mins; June 03, 2021

Anna Elizabeth James: Planning and Executing Your Career with the Director of Deadly Illusions!

87 hours 1 min; May 24, 2021

Burning Pustules of Regret AKA Making Your First Feature Film with Chelsea Christer!

76 hours 43 mins; May 17, 2021

Transforming From Actor to Director w/ Nitzan Mager!

88 hours 22 mins; May 11, 2021

Jen McGowan: Living The Filmmaking Dream with Director!

78 hours 47 mins; May 06, 2021

Andrew Carlberg - Sustaining a Producing Career!

79 hours 59 mins; May 05, 2021

Larry Fessenden: Acting, Filmmaking and Living the Artist's Life!

65 hours 23 mins; April 20, 2021

Barbara Crampton: Creating Killer Roles by Producing Your Own Films!

63 hours 8 mins; April 12, 2021

Sustaining a Feature Directing Career with Slamdance Co-Founder Dan Mirvish!

96 hours 51 mins; April 05, 2021

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