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A weekly podcast highlighting the creators of independent film and the business behind it. Hosted by Ben Duchek.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 115
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Sasha Wortzel
As soon as RIVER OF GRASS (2025) starts, the viewer is given an astonishing sense of place, and according to my guest, director Sasha Wortzel, this is most certainly by d…
Indie Film Highlight: UNTOGETHER (2018)
Every Sunday, I'll post a quick video -- and podcast -- about an indie film from at least a year ago. Today's film: UNTOGETHER (2018).
Director: Emma Forrest
Written By: Em…
Laura Valera & Andrew James Gonzales
As we move further away from the conventional wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, colloquially known as the Global War on Terror, the need for films like AMERICAN SONS (2025) i…
Natalie Halla
Natalie Halla, the award winning Austrian filmmaker of THE LAST AMBASSADOR (2025), among other films, found that her way of making the world a better place is making insi…
Indie Film Highlight: 12 MONTHS (2022)
Every Sunday, I'll post a quick video -- and podcast -- about an indie film from at least a year ago. Today's film: 12 MONTHS (2022).
Director: Clinton Cornwell
Written By:…
Ben Steinberg
Writer, filmmaker, actor...and activist Ben Steinberg joins me to talk about his campaign to save the Cinerama Dome and his filmmaking, most recently HIKIKOMORI, a surrea…
Grace Chin
Are you familiar with the Crazy8s competition in British Columbia?
Thanks to today’s guest, executive director of the Crazy8s Film Society, Grace Chin, you are now.
The event is held in March annually …
Indie Film Highlight: TO DUST (2018)
Every Sunday, I'll post a quick video -- and podcast -- about an indie film from at least a year ago. Today's film: TO DUST (2018).
Director: Shawn Snyder
Written By: Shawn…
Daniel Lombroso
It’s hard to say what’s been the biggest achievement for Daniel over the past few weeks — starting his own studio, Outerboro Films, getting selected as a 2025 Film Indepe…
Jenny Lee-Gilmore
Watch LITTLE MISS SLEEPY On YouTube
At 21, Jenny Lee-Gilmore was diagnosed with narcolepsy. In her film LITTLE MISS SLEEPY, she explores what it's like to live with a neur…
Indie Film Highlight: BROKEN FLOWERS (2005)
Every Sunday, I'll post a quick video -- and podcast -- about an indie film from at least a year ago. Today's film: BROKEN FLOWERS (2005).
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Written By…
Roshan Sethi
Watch The Trailer Of A Nice Indian Boy
Preorder the film, available for streaming on May 6, 2025
I can't give this title out often before it becomes meaningless, but the be…
Peter McDowell
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Watch The Trailer For JIMMY IN SAIGON
"Polite persistence" -- that's the story of filmmaker Peter McDowell in so …
Indie Film Highlight: MOBILE HOMES (2017)
Every Sunday, I'll post a quick video -- and podcast -- about an indie film from at least a year ago. Today's film: MOBILE HOMES (2017).
Director: Vladimir de Fontenay
Writ…
Jake Rademacher
One of the things that fascinates me about filmmaking is the concept of authenticity. That is, the filmmakers either have to put in the time to do research for a particul…
Angeline Walsh
Watch This Episode On YouTube Now
Go and listen to THE CORONER'S ASSISTANT, a new show on Tubi by filmmaker Angeline Walsh, and I'll bet you have the theme music caught in your head for the rest of th…
Rachel Suissa
In the beating heart of the most successful independent filmmakers you can find one thing for certain: a belief in oneself. I've hardly ever heard…
Indie Film Highlight: THE BACHELORS (2017)
Every Sunday, I'll post a quick video -- and podcast -- about an indie film from at least a year ago. Today's film: THE BACHELORS (2017).
Director: Kurt Voelker
Written By:…
Caitlyn Sponheimer
It takes a really special filmmaker to write, act, direct, produce their debut feature film. Well, let's go to Western Canada to find out in Caitlyn Sponheimer, the dynam…
Chelsea Christer
My guest, Chelsea Christer, is being modest but you can't be just dream adjacent while turning out brilliant, touching, and culturally relevant films like OUT FOR DELIVER…