Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei - From High School Friends to Full Time Filmmakers!

About this episode

Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei discuss their journey from high school friends to full-time filmmakers and their latest project, Faces of Death.

This week we welcome writer/director Daniel Goldhaber and Writer/Producer Isa Mazzei on the show to talk about their latest feature Faces of Death, how they got the project and we talk a bit about how they got started in the industry with their first feature Cam. 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Guests: Daniel Goldhaber, Isa Mazzei

Topics covered

• indie filmmaking
• film production
• interviews
• screenwriting
• film reviews

Keywords

• Faces of Death
• Cam
• film industry
• feature film
• high school friends

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Faces of Death, Cam

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