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Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell

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

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01:12:56

Racheal Cain and Maria Allred - Finishing Somnium...

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2024/07/08

This week we welcome writer/director Racheal Cain and Producer Maria All-red on the show to talk about the long journey making Racheal’s first feature Som-nee-um, which took her 16 years to make. After that we play another round of You’re The Expert, enjoy!Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952

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00:55:14

Amber Sealey - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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2024/07/08

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 299 from December 2020 with director Amber Sealey who talks about making her latest film No Man of God. Alrik thought that Amber was a great match for Liz because they both have kids and they both have figured out how to level up as a director. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts

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01:03:18

Liz W. Garcia - Leveling Up to a Mid-Tier Budget for...

Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie... ·

2024/07/01

This week we welcome Writer/Director Liz W Garcia on the show to talk about directing her latest feature, Space Cadet, how she made the jump from directing 1M dollar movies to a mid tier studio feature. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952

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01:00:25

Bruce McDonald - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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2024/06/27

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 269 from June 2020 with director Bruce McDonald who talks about his filmmaking career and making his latest film at the time, Dreamland. I thought this was a good match for Matt because they are both true artists and very prolific and I think if Matt keeps making movies, he’ll have as big as a resume as Bruce. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy!Don’t forget to support us on Patreon

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01:04:58

Matt Farley - Producing Movies on Your Own Terms!

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2024/06/24

This week we welcome Producer, Writer, actor and mega song writer Matt Farley on the show to talk about his approach to filmmaking, how he turned his art into his job and by writing thousands and thousands of songs. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy!Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952

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01:15:16

Maria Mealla - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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2024/06/20

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 170 from August 2018 with producer/writer and director Maria Mealla who talks about making her second feature film Bring Me an Avocado and the struggles she faced raising her money and getting that film made. Alrik picked this episode to go with Kyra because not only are Maria and Kyra both producers who are also talented directors but Maria is one of Krya’s friends and mentors, so it felt like a good match.. After that

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01:07:23

Kyra Knox - Telling Your Truth to Make Your...

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2024/06/17

This week we welcome Producer and director Kyra Knox on the show to talk about directing her first feature film, Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia, making the leap into filmmaking and the amazing journey her filmmaking has taken her on. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy!Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts

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01:27:16

Tom Huang - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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2024/06/13

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 253 from March 2020 with writer director Tom Huang who talks about making his feature film Find Me and his filmmaking philosophy, which I thought was a good match for Clinton because we got into a little bit of his philosophy of filmmaking as well. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy!Make sure to check out Clinton's podcast that he does with other MMIH Guest Allen C. Gardener!

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01:11:21

Clinton Cornwell - Shooting First Feature 12 Months...

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2024/06/10

This week we welcome writer and director Clinton Cornwell on the show to talk about making his first feature 12 Months, how he approached making the film and why he decided to shoot a movie over the period of over a year versus shooting it all at once. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy!Make sure to check out Clinton's podcast that he does with other MMIH Guest Allen C. Gardener! https://wearestorylife.com/ Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast

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01:11:50

Derek Presley and Jason Starne - BONUS Throwback...

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2024/06/06

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 298 from December 2020 with director Derek Presely and producer Jason Starne who talk about making their 2nd feature Red Stone and how it’s lead directly into their next feature. Alrik thought this was a good match for Ty and Rodes because Derek and Jason are another director/producer set and they talk about how they work together similar Rodes and Ty did. After that we play another round You’re The Expert, enjoy!Don’t

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01:07:09

Rodes Phire and Ty Gordon - The Producer Director...

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2024/06/03

This week we welcome Producer actor Rodes Phire and Director actor Ty Gordon on the show to talk about collaborating on their feature Never Forgotten. After that Liz is going to talk about her process in setting up the crowdfunding for her next feature BFF, enjoy!Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952

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00:45:30

Melanie Addington - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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2024/05/31

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 368 from April 2022 with Tall Grass Film festival director and producer Melanie Addington who talks about working at film festivals and producing her own work at the same time. We felt Melanie was a good match for Rachel because they are both film festival directors who make their films in between running their fests. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon

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01:06:00

Rachel Belofsky - Producing Movies and Running...

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2024/05/27

This week we welcome Producer Screamfest Festival director Rachel Belofsky onto the show about starting Screamfest, how she runs the festival and managing the festival and producing her own films in between. Screamfest is open for submissions now so get your films in by July 10th! After that we play another round of THE GAME but first, Alrik, how are you doing? Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts

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01:28:04

Jesse Handsher - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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2024/05/23

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 201 from March 2019 with director Jesse Handsher who talks about making his feature documentary, Being Napoleon, which we felt was a good match for Brenton because these are both stories about making feature documentaries and they both work in corporate video to pay the bills. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy!Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a

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01:07:02

Brenton Gieser - Switching Careers to Become a...

Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie... ·

2024/05/20

This week we welcome first time feature director Brenton Gieser on the show to talk about directing his feature The 50 after switching careers to filmmaking just a few years ago. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952

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01:02:13

Katie J. Stone - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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2024/05/16

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 186 from December 2018 with writer actor Katie J. Stone and I thought this was a nice pairing for Deborah because they both are actors who have other roles in the industry, Katie is a writer and producer, currently working on the new show Splinter Cell which is currently shooting. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of

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01:07:48

Deborah Smith - Acting and Producing Movies in...

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2024/05/13

This week we welcome Actor and Producer Deborah Lee Smith on the show to talk about freelance producing, acting and how she balances her many jobs to get a sustainable career in filmmaking. She also talks about working as a producer on Butterfly in the Sky, the documentary about Reading Rainbow. After that we play another round of The Game, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which is killing our numbers! The way to fix that is to click

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00:55:13

Jonathan Kiefer - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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2024/05/09

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 289 from October 2020 with writer and director Jonathan Kiefer who talks about writing and collaborating on his first feature film, Around the Sun which Alrik felt was a good match for our episode with Charles because they are both filmmakers who wrote a feature that was produced before they directed their first features. After that we play another round of The Game, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts

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01:04:46

Charles Pieper - Writing An Over The Top Horror...

Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie... ·

2024/05/06

This week we welcome Writer Charles Pieper on the show to talk about writing his first feature film Destroy All Neighbors, which premiered on Shudder! After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which is killing our numbers! The way to fix that is to click the icon for the show on your phone and in the top right corner there is a down arrow icon that needs to be turned on, click on that and

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01:14:48

Paulina Lagudi - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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2024/05/02

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 174 from September 2018 with writer and director Paulina Lagudi who talks about making her first feature Mail Order Monster after having co produced a feature before hand. I thought Paulina was a good match for Zoe because they both talk about making their first feature and they had both produced a feature before writing and directing their own solo features. After that we play another round of The Game, enjoy! A big

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