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
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 621
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Jeffrey Allard!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 156 with producer Jeffrey Allard from May 2018 who came on the show to talk about his prolific career producing indie fe…
01:47:42 |
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Producing Indie Films Full Time with David Lawson Jr!
This week we welcome producer David Lawson Jr. on the show to talk about producing indie features, his process as a producer and what he looks for in a project. After that we play another round of TH…
01:12:37 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Nick Scown and Julia Seabaugh!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 338 with documentary filmmakers Nick Scown and Julie Seabaugh about making their feature documentary Too Soon: Comedy Af…
01:10:34 |
Thu 22 Jun 2023
Making the Burden of Proof for 8 Years with Cynthia Hill & Christine Delp!
This week we welcome director Cynthia Hill and producer Christine Delp on the show to talk about their HBO documentary series The Burden of Truth, which they made together across eight years. They ta…
01:09:02 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Anthony Scott Burns!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 311 from March 2021 with Anthony Scott Burns where he talks about making his first feature after quitting a feature he h…
00:40:24 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Getting Hired to Write and Direct Your First Feature with Bomani J. Story!
This week we welcome writer director Bomani J Story on the show to talk about making his first feature film The Angry Black Girl and her Monster, how he got the project set up at Crypt TV and what it…
00:58:21 |
Mon 12 Jun 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Jen McGowan!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 317 from May 2021 with director Jen McGowan who talks about the circumstances leading to her second feature film and how…
00:56:01 |
Thu 08 Jun 2023
A Life on Set with Director Sylvia Caminer!
This week we welcome Producer and director Sylvia Caminer on the show to talk about directing her latest feature, Follow Her and her impressive producing and directing career, starting as a PA and wo…
01:08:59 |
Mon 05 Jun 2023
BONUS: Throwback Conversation About Unions!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play a conversation with Timothy and Alrik talking all about unions, what they knew about unions at the time and why they both weren’t members of any en…
00:41:55 |
Thu 01 Jun 2023
Understanding the WGA Writers Strike with Strike Captain Rob Forman!
This week we welcome WGA Writer and Strike Captain Rob Forman on the show to talk to us about everything regarding the WGA strike! We get to hear about what a strike captain does, the strategy behind…
01:12:30 |
Mon 29 May 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Production Designer Rob Riutta!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 241 way back in December 2019 with production designer Rob Riutta right while we were in the middle of shooting The Alte…
00:59:47 |
Thu 25 May 2023
From Editing Trailers to Directing Sci-Fi Features with Garo Setian!
This week we welcome writer director Garo Setian on the show to talk about making of his second feature film Space Wars: Quest for the Deep Star, how he raised the budget for the film and we get into…
01:23:19 |
Mon 22 May 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Anna Biller!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 305 back in February 2021 with writer/director Anna Biller about the making of her feature The Love Witch, which we felt…
01:31:01 |
Thu 18 May 2023
Sundance to Docs to Narrative Feature #2 with Emily Abt!
This week we welcome writer director Emily Abt on the show to talk about making her first feature film Toe to Toe and her experience premiering at Sundance, her fourteen year break to making her 2nd …
01:10:21 |
Mon 15 May 2023
BONUS: Thursday Throwback Interview with Eduardo Castrillo!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 231 with prolific director Eduardo Castrillo about how he has directed so many features and how he has kept doing it ove…
01:21:20 |
Thu 11 May 2023
Making 11 Feature Films and Counting with Jon Garcia!
This week we welcome writer/director Jon Garcia on the show to talk about making over eleven feature films, how he survives as a filmmaker and what motivates him to decide to make a feature. After th…
01:11:19 |
Mon 08 May 2023
BONUS: Throwback Discussion Are Film Festivals Helpful?
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to do something a little different, we aren’t going to play a throwback interview but a throwback discussion that the original co-host Timothy and Alrik ha…
01:12:42 |
Thu 04 May 2023
Festival Programmer to Feature Film Director with Ashlea Wessel!
This week we welcome filmmaker and festival programmer Ashlea Wessel on the show to talk about her life working at festivals and how that lead into her life as a filmmaker and what she learned from w…
01:06:19 |
Mon 01 May 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Producer Rick Bosner!
On this Thursday throwback episode we are going to play our interview with Rick Bosner from WAAAAAY back on April 10th 2017 on episode 97. Rick was the first producer we had on the show and he talked…
01:34:49 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
A Life of Producing Indie Features with Gill Holland!
This week we welcome super producer Gill Holland on the show to talk about his epic career of producing indie features. After that, we play a round of ‘You’re the Expert’, enjoy!
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01:05:20 |
Mon 24 Apr 2023
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