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indie spunk: UNFILTERED

Izzy Stevens and Beck Bennion

Hosted by award-winning filmmakers & creative partners Beck Bennion & Izzy Stevens. Tune in for unfiltered, sometimes unhinged, always entertaining advice on navigating your film career, communicating with your creative collaborators, stepping into leadership roles, getting your films funded, and building success—all while not letting your personal life totally fall apart.

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00:53:34

On Backing Out Of A Major Festival, “Wuthering...

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2026/03/10

🎙️ Get Anonymous Advice On The Podcast: ⁠https://forms.gle/sMWovGuD8JC9Crxu7⁠ 🎬 Apply for Filmmaker Breakthrough Mentorship: ⁠https://indiespunk.com/filmmaker-breakthrough⁠🎥 Join our Filmmaker Database: ⁠https://indiespunk.myflodesk.com/filmmaker-database⁠ 📩 DM us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/indiespunkunfiltered⁠No Spoilers: We stop talking about "Wuthering Heights" at 31:30

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00:35:08

on Firing Your Best Friend, Investor Opinions, & is...

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2026/03/03

Welcome back to Indie Spunk: Unfiltered. This week, Izzy and Beck playing a full round of "Am I the Asshole?" — filmmaker edition. From recasting your best friend three weeks before rehearsal to an investor who wants to make your protagonist "more likable", this episode is the honest conversation the industry pretends it doesn't need to have.In this episode:[00:08:30] You cast your best friend. She bombed the table read. Now what? The hard truth about theatre vs. on-screen

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00:42:09

on Dictator Directors, Paid vs. Unpaid Jobs, and Do...

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2026/02/24

"Is it unethical to ask people to work for free on your film if you have $0 budget? What's the line between collaboration and exploitation??"This week, we’re answering your questions about unpaid labor in indie filmmaking, when saying "no budget" is honest or it's actually just lazy, how to avoid being a dictator director while still prioritizing efficiency, and whether or not you're less of a filmmaker if you don't watch as many films as your peers.Our motto: If

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00:50:31

on Our Feature Film, Funding, & the A-List Actor Who...

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2026/02/17

This week, we’re answering your questions about making our feature film, James on Rage. From where we are in the funding process, how industry connections actually unfold (it's def not how you think), and the story behind the A-list actor who read our script… and hated it (lol).We’re transparently pulling back the curtain on what it really looks like to build a feature from the ground up as two female filmmakers who were not raised in the industry. It's the momentum, the rejection, and the

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01:06:09

on Psychic Acting Jobs, Baldoni v. Lively, Leaving...

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2026/02/10

We looooove a pop culture moment just as much as we loooooove asking each other questions about things we might not know about each other, and this episode has BOTH! So, buckle the f*ck up...this is a wild one.We’re covering the strangest acting gig Izzy's ever gotten (psychics and stalkers included), what's been going on in Hollywood legal drama, a dash of religious deconstruction, award show hot takes, and the most ICONIC birthday cake order of all time. Beck & Izzy spiral through:–

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00:57:04

Getting unfiltered on film industry burnout, finding...

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2026/02/03

Is the film industry dead or are you just talking to the wrong people??? This week we’re answering a question from a recent film school grad who’s looking around at working professionals and seeing… exhaustion, cynicism, and people quietly planning their exits. Cool cool cool. So how the hell are you supposed to stay inspired when the people seemingly *ahead of you* look defeated?Beck & Izzy get real about industry burnout, shaping the industry OUR WAY, and why it's okay to feel shaky for a

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01:01:43

Getting unfiltered on film rejections, Sundance...

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2026/01/27

Ahhhh rejection. In all it's most glorious forms. This week we get alllll up in the FACE of rejection (incl. sharing Beck's literal rejection email received at 6am on the day of recording. Yup.)In this episode, Beck & Izzy break down real listener questions about being passed over, ghosted, and politely shut down by the people who were supposed to say yes. We’re talking film scripts that keep getting “we loved it, but it’s not right for us,” reps who block opportunities “for your own

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01:04:05

Getting unfiltered on personal boundaries,...

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2026/01/20

We’re getting personal! Making tough relationship choices, thinking of breaking up with a close collaborator, pitching yourself to be a bridesmaid after ghosting the group chat for film dreams... If you're struggling to set boundaries and communicate to the people in your life, tune in to this episode and pay attention to Beck & Izzy's straight-up, no BS wisdom. They've navigated these exact situations and are not shy about telling you the cold hard truth that sometimes, you gotta reach for the

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00:55:34

SEASON 5! A Whole New Chapter: On Set Communication &...

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2026/01/13

We’re kicking off 2026 with a brand new era of Indie Spunk Unfiltered from Izzy and Beck—a new format, new energy, and a whoooooole lot of real life filmmaking talk.In this episode, we catch up on the wild momentum of the past year, share what’s shifting for us creatively and professionally, and introduce the new structure of the show: part life update, part filmmaker group chat, part no-bullshit industry guidance.This week’s theme is communication on set and we don't mince words. We’re

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01:05:35

Making Your First Feature on Your Own Terms with...

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2025/10/31

Find Makayla here:⁠IG⁠ ⁠Substack⁠Youtube⁠⁠makaylamcintosh.comCheck out this past episode:How to Build Your Network & Career Momentum, with Emmy-Nominated Director Sonja O’HaraCome ⁠watch me make a movie⁠!

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00:45:37

Bringing a Directing Career To LIFE, with Jillian...

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2025/09/30

I sat down with indie filmmakers Jillian Smith and Reagan Yorke — two total forces who are making films their own way and bringing a community along with them. We talk about the messy magic of indie film, why authenticity matters more than polish, and how they’re building something bigger than just movies. If you’re into unfiltered stories about carving your own path, this one’s for you.Check out S&Q Films here!+ our FREE masterclass on feature film funding: My producing partner and I are

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00:26:49

TikTok, AI, Self-Driving Cars: How We're Using New...

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2025/09/17

On today’s episode we catch up in the middle of a whirlwind week—prep for another film Beck is producing, investor reach outs, and money mindset deep dives. Between juggling schedules, wine recs, and building the community in Watch Me Make a Movie, this episode captures the real texture of being in the trenches of indie filmmaking.&& we even get into AI. Reese Witherspoon recently talked about how women are adopting AI at far less of a rate than men are, and that's a problem...so

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00:12:47

DAY 5: The Money Episode—our film financing strategy...

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2025/09/12

The #1 Q we get: how do you pay for a film?Day 5 of "5 Days of Bringing our Feature Film to Life", and we’re going out with a BANG—and by bang...we mean money talk.We promised to keep it real, so here's the truth: we’re not nepo babies. We don’t come from money. We don’t have a major studio pulling strings behind the curtain. And yet, we’re still raising the capital to get our indie feature made, creatively and strategically.This episode is about pulling back the curtain on film

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00:09:30

D4: Art MEETS Marketability—how to balance creative...

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2025/09/11

If you think your film is “for everyone,” it’s probably for no one. DAY 4 of "5 Days of Building our Feature Film" is all about the brutal truth about how creative vision can MEET marketability, instead of pitting those two things against one another.Every filmmaker hits the tension between creative vision and marketability. Do you make the thing in your heart, or the thing that sells? The answer, of course, is messy—and if you’re not navigating this balance, your project probably isn’t

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00:14:00

D3: Filmmaking alone will break you & how community...

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2025/09/09

Welcome to Day 3 of our five-day drop: BRINGING OUR INDIE FILM TO LIFEHere’s the truth: filmmaking in a silo will burn you out. The second we stopped trying to “do it all ourselves” and leaned into collaboration, everything shifted. Our careers started to take off when we decided that two is better than one—and that community isn’t optional, it’s the whole engine.In this episode, we talk about:🪩 Why making films in isolation slows you down.🪩 How community accelerates your projects (and your

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00:20:31

D2: Why we ditched the proof of concept & went...

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2025/09/07

We’re not here to play it safe.In Episode 2 of 5 DAYS OF BRINGING OUR FEATURE FILM TO LIFE, we spill why we scrapped the whole “proof of concept” route and dove headfirst into making a full feature. It’s risky, it’s bold, and if we're being totally real, it's the only move that made sense for us.We also pull back the curtain on our Sundance experience—the panels, the energy, the behind-the-scenes buzz that reminded us why we’re doing this in the first place. Spoiler: it’s not about chasing

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00:26:06

D1: How a Boston trip made us want to pull back the...

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2025/09/07

Welcome to this very special series: 5 DAYS OF BRINGING OUR FEATURE FILM TO LIFE 🎥🪩🎬This is DAY 1 of our five-day podcast drop, a.k.a. a true behind-the-scenes ride through the making of our feature film. Fresh off a Boston investor trip, we sat down to pull back the curtain on what it actually looks like to build an indie feature from scratch (without family money or nepo baby status!!).In this episode, you’ll hear us talk about:🪩 How a friendship became a partnership (and why that matters more

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00:11:23

SEASON 4 has entered the chat: We're making a movie bby.

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2025/07/22

Free Audio Training: 11 Mistakes To Avoid To Get Your $1-3mil Indie Feature Film Funded This Year: https://indiespunk.myflodesk.com/film-funding-mistakesJoin me in FILM CLUB: https://indiespunk.thrivecart.com/film-club/ Or Go *All-In* Inside FREEDOM CREATOR: ⁠⁠⁠https://indiespunk.com/freedom-creator⁠⁠⁠

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00:26:07

Taking the leap from shorts to features

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2025/05/15

Come watch me make a movie!

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00:06:08

Activate your higher self & remember your limitlessness

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2025/03/12

SPUNKY SALES WAITLIST:⁠⁠ ⁠https://indiespunk.myflodesk.com/spunky-sales⁠ ⁠ Get a TASTE of Freedom Creator ($27): ⁠https://indiespunk.thrivecart.com/freedom-formula/⁠Freedom Creator: ⁠https://indiespunk.com/freedom-creator⁠Become Visible: ⁠https://indiespunk.thrivecart.com/become-visible/

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