Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking
by Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
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Apr 23, 2026
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Apr 20, 2026
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Apr 16, 2026
52m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/30/26 | Marc Smolowitz - BONUS Throwback Interview!✨ | indie filmmakinginterview+3 | Marc Smolowitz | PatreonApple Podcasts+2 | — | indie filmpodcast interview+3 | — | 1h 24m 15s | |
| 4/27/26 | Julia Coulter - Live at the Phoenix Film Festival!✨ | indie filmmakinglive podcast+5 | Julia Coulter | Phoenix Film FestivalPatreon+1 | — | indie filmlive show+6 | — | 1h 10m 47s | |
| 4/23/26 | Alicia J. Rose and Alicia Jo Rabins - BONUS Throwback Interview!✨ | indie filmmakingcollaboration+3 | Alicia J. RoseAlicia Jo Rabins | AppleSimplecast+1 | — | feature filmcollaboration+3 | — | 58m 03s | |
| 4/20/26 | Travis Wood and Alex Mallis - Collaborating to Shoot a Personal Indie Feature in NYC!✨ | indie filmmakingcollaboration+3 | Travis WoodAlex Mallis | AppleSimplecast+2 | NYC | Travel Companionfundraising+3 | — | 1h 07m 33s | |
| 4/16/26 | Mishna Wolff - BONUS Throwback Interview!✨ | indie filmmakingwriting+3 | Mishna Wolff | AppleSimplecast+2 | — | first featureslocking in deals+3 | — | 52m 00s | |
| 4/13/26 | Arwen Elys Dayton - Forming a Team and Writing Features!✨ | screenwritingindie filmmaking+3 | Arwen Elys Dayton | AppleSimplecast+2 | — | Tiltproduction company+3 | — | 58m 52s | |
| 4/10/26 | Anthony DiBlasi - BONUS Throwback Interview!✨ | indie filmmakinginterviews+3 | Anthony DiBlasi | PatreonApple+3 | — | Malumfeature film+3 | — | 57m 13s | |
| 4/6/26 | Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei - From High School Friends to Full Time Filmmakers!✨ | indie filmmakingfilm production+3 | Daniel GoldhaberIsa Mazzei | AppleSimplecast+3 | — | Faces of DeathCam+3 | — | 55m 10s | |
| 4/2/26 | Mark Pellington - BONUS Throwback Interview!✨ | indie filmmakinginterviews+3 | Mark Pellington | AppleSimplecast+1 | — | interviewMark Pellington+4 | — | 50m 44s | |
| 3/30/26 | John Gaspard - Writing and Learning the Lessons from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time!✨ | indie filmmakinglow-budget movies+3 | John Gaspard | Fast, Cheap & Under ControlApple+4 | — | Fast, Cheap & Under Control20th anniversary+3 | — | 1h 20m 25s | |
| 3/26/26 | Hudson Phillips and Jordan Noel - BONUS Throwback Interview!✨ | indie filmmakinginterviews+3 | Hudson PhillipsJordan Noel | AppleSimplecast+2 | — | This World Alone$30k+3 | — | 58m 59s | |
| 3/23/26 | Stephen Sanow - Transforming Real Life into Feature #1!✨ | indie filmmakingfeature films+3 | Stephen Sanow | AppleSimplecast+1 | — | Stripper Boyzfilmmaker+3 | Patreon | 57m 06s |
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6 placements across 6 markets.