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: Thursday Throwback Episode with Angie Powers & Elizabeth Stark!
On this Thursday throwback episode we are going to play our interview with filmmakers Angie Powers and Elizabeth Stark from way back from January 2019 with one of our old co-host L. Jeffrey Moore! Th…
01:00:10 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
Collaborating on Your First Feature Film with Alicia J. Rose and Alicia Jo Rabins!
This week we welcome Filmmaker Alicia J. Rose and Creator/Star Alicia Jo Rabins to talk about their work on their film A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff which is a hybrid of musical memoir and narrative f…
01:13:58 |
Mon 17 Apr 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with DP Steven Bernstein!
On this Thursday throwback episode we are going to play our interview with Steven Bernstein back from episode 109 that aired on July 3rd 2017. Steven has shot a ton of amazing films, from huge studio…
01:20:41 |
Thu 13 Apr 2023
Shooting Television and Films at the Highest Level with Checco Varse!
This week we welcome cinematographer Checco Varse to talk about his work on the new Amazon show Daisy Jones and the Six, as well as his work on Pacific Rim, It Chapter 2 and many others! This is a re…
00:59:15 |
Mon 10 Apr 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Filmmaker Naomi McDougall Jones!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 252 back from February 23rd 2020 with actor, writer, producer and friend of the show Naomi McDougall jones! Naomi talks …
01:15:10 |
Thu 06 Apr 2023
From Acting to Writing to Directing with Tate Hanyok!
This week we welcome Tate Hanyok on the show to talk about the transition from acting to writing and now to directing and what it was like to make her first two feature films as a writer. A big shout…
01:13:58 |
Mon 03 Apr 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with FilmmakerJean Luc Julien!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 168 back from August 5th 2018 with filmmaker Jean-Luc Julien who talks about moving to Berlin and how he managed to make…
01:23:31 |
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Taking Your Time with Jae Shim Filmmaker of Opus Cope!
This week we welcome editor, writer and director Jae Shim on the show to talk about making his first feature film Opus Cope about composer and author David Cope who spent his life teaching computers …
01:00:30 |
Mon 27 Mar 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Filmmaker Rebecca Weaver!
On this Thursday throwback episode we are going to play our interview with Rebecca Weaver back from episode 103 that aired on May 22nd 2017. I thought this was a good pairing for Dawn’s episode becau…
01:49:36 |
Mon 27 Mar 2023
Making a Thoughtful First Feature with Dawn Jones Redstone!
This week we welcome writer and director Dawn Jones Redstone to talk about making her first feature film Mother of Color, how she came up for the idea for the film and how she raised the funds in an …
01:10:40 |
Mon 20 Mar 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Indie Filmmaking Legend Jared Hess!
Here's a throwback episode from our 100th episode way back on May 8th of 2017 at the end of the 2nd year of the show! Jared Hess is the director of Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre and many others. For…
01:23:16 |
Thu 16 Mar 2023
Delivering 2 Features in One Year: Making The Donor Party with Thom Harp!
This week, Alrik and Liz welcome filmmaker Thom Harp on the show to talk about making his move to LA, getting reps, and then after many years, making his two first features back to back during the p…
01:23:08 |
Mon 13 Mar 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Sleight Filmmaker J.D. Dillard!
Here's a throwback episode from way back in the vault from episode 157 with writer/director J.D. Dillard who was famously attached to a Star Wars feature and a Superman feature and was in development…
01:58:48 |
Thu 09 Mar 2023
Making Your First Feature at Blumhouse with Yoko Okumura!
This week Alrik and Liz welcome writer/director Yoko Okumura on the show to talk about the making of her first feature film Unseen, as part of a Blumhouse/MGM deal, how she landed the director role a…
01:18:46 |
Mon 06 Mar 2023
BONUS: Throwback Episode with Filmmaker Aleem Hossain!
This week Liz and Alrik talk with indie filmmaker Aleem Hossain about the process of making his first feature film, After We Leave, which he shot across over eight years and made it on a budget under…
01:12:23 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
Making an Anthology Horror Feature with Ryan Spindell!
This week Alrik and Liz welcome writer/director Ryan Spindell on the show to talk about how he made his anthology feature The Mortuary Collection, what his approach was, why he decided to make an ant…
01:18:12 |
Mon 27 Feb 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Don Bies!
Here's a throwback episode from way back in the vault from episode 151 on April 9th 2018 with practical SFX whiz Don Bies who worked on movies such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusades, The Fly, Ga…
01:50:30 |
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Sundance, Spielberg and Swallowed with Carter Smith!
This week, Alrik and Liz welcome writer and director Carter Smith on the show to talk about how he made his latest film SWALLOWED, how he got Jena Melone to star in the film and his pitch to Spielber…
01:18:31 |
Mon 20 Feb 2023
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Joslyn Rose Lyons!
This week on our throwback episode we feature an old interview with Joslyn Rose Lyons from episode 331 back on August 9th, 2021! The full episode featuring our currently retired segment, Get Shorty a…
00:52:41 |
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Storyboarding Your Way To A Career In Directing with Cate Devaney!
This week Alrik and Liz welcome writer/director Cate Devaney on the show to talk about making her first feature film, how she got attached to the film and how her career as a storyboard artist helped…
01:16:51 |
Mon 13 Feb 2023
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