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Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

Step into the world of independent film with Filmmaking Conversations with Damien SwabyFrom established industry voices to the filmmakers of tomorrow, Damien Swaby opens up conversations that spark ideas, share experiences, and celebrate creativity in all its forms.Each episode offers listeners both inspiration and practical takeaways, leaving them better equipped to bring their own stories to life.With a loyal and growing audience of passionate filmmakers and film lovers, Filmmaking Conversations

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Ep 171: Demystifying the business of filmmaking!...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/07/05

Have you ever felt like the world of independent filmmaking is a mysterious and inaccessible realm? 🤔 Well, you're not alone! Many aspiring filmmakers and industry outsiders struggle to understand the ins and outs of this creative field. But fear not, my friends, because today we're going to shed some light on this topic and provide valuable insights! 💡✨Who better to guide us through this journey than Jason Godbey himself? 🎬🙌In the latest episode of Filmmaking Conversations, I had the pleasure

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43:28

Ep 170: Spotlight on Tara Erickson: From Best Actress...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/06/11

She has recently won 5 Best Actress Awards for her work in "Prime of Your Life". It has also won "Best Short" & "Best Writing".Tara's directorial debut was made with her short film, "A Real Killjoy" which has won "Best of The Fest", "Special Jury Award" and "Best Dark Comedy Micro-short". "A Real Killjoy 3" is currently in pre-production, to be directed by Tara Erickson and Matt MacWilliams in the winter of 2023. She's also the face of Little Caesars in their hilarious commercial spots as well

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51:25

Ep 169: Scott Leger's Creative Insights

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/06/02

Scott Leger is a Director and Screenwriter whose work has screened at Cannes Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, SeriesFest, and Palm Springs International Film Festival. Drawn to filmmaking after a horrific mountain biking accident in high school derailed his illustrious Junior Varsity sports career, Scott transferred his manic passion from the field to the frame and hasn't exhaled since. And his collarbone healed up quite nicely, thanks for asking.He would later go on to drop out of Hampshire

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Ep 168: Independent Spirit: The Cinematic Journey of...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/05/29

Marcus Markou – Writer/ Director/ ProducerMarcus is an independent filmmaker, who successfully self-distributed his debut feature film, Papadopoulos and Sons (starring Stephen Dillane), which he wrote and directed, in 2013, by staging his own cinema release – achieving the second highest screen average of any movie in its opening weekend (only beaten by Oblivion with Tom Cruise) with a P&A budget of just £40k. He used social media and guerrilla tactics such as cold calling every Greek Orthodox

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51:31

Ep 167: Carole Kirschner, Diversity Programs at CBS...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/04/23

"I’m a Hollywood business coach, public speaker, and writer. I also run two prominent programs for writers, one at CBS and the other at the WGA. I help creative professionals create exceptional careers in Hollywood." Carole KirschnerWebsite: https://www.carolekirschner.com/aboutCoaching: https://www.carolekirschner.com/coachingHollywood Boot Camp: https://www.carolekirschner.com/courses-bookAlso, you can check out my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here:

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Ep 166: Guerilla Filmmaking: The Jaron Lockridge Story

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/04/15

In 2001 at age 15 , Jaron Lockridge became interested in film while attending a high school drama class in his hometown of Bolivar, Tennessee. After performing in the school's Christmas play that winter, Jaron decided to write his first stageplay which is still currently being performed at his high school by theater students. In 2009, Jaron wrote, filmed and directed his first short film titled "Hard Man County" which was approximately 40 minutes long. The cast consisted of friends with no

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Ep 165: From the UK to the US - Filmmaker Gareth Kelly

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/04/09

Originally from the UK award-winning filmmaker, Gareth Kelly has had an unusual journey in becoming an above-the-line creative. After spending 10 years as a concrete truck driver, Kelly decided to pursue his lifelong passion for film and television. Along the way, he found himself covering the US 2016 Presidential election in Florida for various local, national, and international news organizations - BBC, Tampa Bay Biz Journal, Creative Loafing, as well as authoring his first book, 100 Things to do

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Ep 164: Johnny Catalano and The Midwest New Wave

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/04/03

Johnny Catalano is an American filmmaker and actor passionate about capturing the minutia and specifics of the Midwestern United States. Obsessed with Americana imagery and "slice-of-life" narratives within a specific genre's framework. He explores themes and characters objectively. Portraying the nuances and comedy in human behavior.F: https://www.facebook.com/catalanofilmco/FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/JohnnyCatalanoDamien Swaby Social Media

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Ep 163: From The Office To The Screen - Eryn Rea

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/03/24

Today I speak to the super-talented Eryn Rea! Eryn Rea grew up in Kentucky and then moved to Los Angeles at a young age. Now she is a multi-hyphenate working in Atlanta and Los Angeles. Informed by her background across genres ranging from Primetime TV Drama to Indie Horror, her most recent credits include THE FIRST LADY series on Showtime, and the audio-drama BROKEN ROAD. A fan of all that is weird and unexpected, Eryn encourages everyone to bring their uniqueness to the page and screen. She has

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Ep 162: Icelandic Hollywood Editor Elísabet...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/02/04

Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir is one of the industries most talented editors.After working in Europe for years, her first American film was the 2012 crime thriller Contraband, a remake of a film she edited in Iceland. Her close collaborator is stunt-man-turned-action-director David Leitch; they worked together on John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and most recently, Bullet Train: a neon-infused, violent, and hilarious Agatha Christie-style romp starring Brad Pitt and an ensemble of who’s who, including

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Ep 161: Working Class British Filmmakers

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2023/01/18

Nobody Loves You and You Don't Deserve to Exist' is a multi-award-winning independent British feature film written and directed by Manchester filmmaker, Brett Gregory.SynopsisLoosely based on Hieronymus Bosch's heaven and hell 15th century painting, 'The Garden of Earthly Delights', we follow a grieving ex-English teacher, rotting away on welfare benefits, along the canals and crevices of gothic Manchester as he reflects upon the tragic-comic fragments of his shattered past during the 1980s, 1990s

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Ep 160: The Catalano Film Festival with Johnny Catalano

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2022/12/28

CATALANO FILM FESTIVAL: DATE: February 18, 2025LOCATION: 33 S Main St, Miamisburg, OH 45342TIME: 4pm-10pm ESTFACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/catalanofilmcoEVENTBRITE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/catalano-film-festival-tickets-466846639867?aff=esfb&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=fb&utm-term=listing&fbclid=IwAR1WR48e-siourKT1VMITAiDfqP9uNtOqQcnpNgcMwuLhP9PXHbvkcM3lo0TEASER TRAILER:

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Ep 159: Sarah Moshman Losing Sight of Shore

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2022/10/07

Sarah Moshman is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and TEDx speaker whose work has been featured on Upworthy, Marie Claire, CNN, and Good Morning America. After directing two short documentaries about female empowerment in young women, (Girls Rock! Chicago (2010) and Growing up Strong: Girls on the Run (2012)) she set out to direct her first feature doc The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things (2014) which has been screened over 700 times around the US and around

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Ep 158: From Ghana to America! Filmmaker Daakyehene...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2022/09/25

Daakyehene Ababio is an international filmmaker, originally from Ghana but currently based in Ohio with his beautiful wife Angeles Kay Ababio and two kids. Daakyehene Ababio has been chasing his filmmaking dreams for about 15 years now as a self-taught filmmaker. He did a couple of short films to grow his craft since he started Palmbook Studios in Ghana in February 14, 2014. He’s still pursuing the filmmaking dreams with two short films hehas done in Ohio “BREAKING POINT” and “LINEAGE” which all has

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Ep 157: Spotlight on Clare Cooney: Shaping Cinema On...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2022/07/24

Clare Cooney is a SAG actor and filmmaker currently living in Los Angeles. Her credits include Steve McQueen's Widows, NBC's Chicago PD, Pop TV's Hot Date, NBC's Shrink, and lead roles in the independent features Rendezvous in Chicago and Soul Sessions. She recently wrapped the independent feature Relative this summer with a lead role opposite Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks). As a filmmaker, she wrote, directed, edited, and starred in Runner. This short film played at 15 film festivals, winning six awards

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Ep 156: The Microbudget Indie Film Podcast host Zanah...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2022/05/16

“I’m passionate about two things: creating activism centered films &demystifying the microbudget production process.”- Zanah ThirusNamed one of Diversity in Cannes' Top 10 Filmmakers of the Decade, Zanah is a filmmaker (producer+ director+ writer) from Chicago, IL. Since launching her brand, Zanah Thirus Productions, Zanah has shifted her focus to merging arts and activism through documentary and narrative storytelling. Her films explore subjects such as reproductive justice, local politics,

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Ep 155: "Aunt Vivian" from "The Fresh Prince of...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2022/05/10

Everyone remembers Daphne Maxwell Reid as an iconic TV mom of the 1990s, from her three seasons as Aunt Vivian on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air." And Daphne couldn't be more excited when the cast of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" reunited 30 years later for an unscripted reunion special that aired on HBO Max last November.These days Reid is a Renaissance woman, respected artist and designer, and education activist. Working from her home in Virginia, and still happily married to pioneering television

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Ep 154: Suzanne Lenz: A Rising Star in Acting and...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2022/04/27

In her own words"Hi! I'm Suzanne. I'm an actress and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. My first directorial effort, short film Christmas Eve Eve: Or The Things I Can’t Remember (which I also wrote and star in) recently played at a number of festivals including the 2021 Mill Valley Film Festival. You can watch it here on the platform Omeleto, one of the best hubs for high-quality short films on the internet. Currently, I'm producing my first feature film Every Man For Himself, directed by Gary Gardner

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Ep 153: A 'Karen' flees the city after going viral...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2022/04/20

Who's Afraid follows this phenomenon to a cathartic yet heart-pumping conclusion as it answers the question: what would happen if someone had to face a life-or-death situation as a result of jeopardizing someone else's life out of sheer racism? Our main character, Whitney King, commits such an act of racism then flees the city to forget and reset. Unfortunately for her, she runs from one problem and into another: a charming group of locals who require human flesh for their holiday feast.As a justice

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Ep 152: When Crowdfunding Works! Filmmaker ERIN LOVETT

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2022/04/03

Erin has directed and produced documentary television for CNN, HBO, Showtime, National Geographic, PBS, YouTube Premium, OWN, MSNBC, and Investigation Discovery. She's interested in stories that explore social justice, women's rights, environment, health and horror - she loves a good genre film. In 2011, she produced HOT COFFEE, an HBO feature documentary film that examines the infamous McDonald’s hot coffee case and its role in the decline of the civil justice system. The film premiered at the

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