Detroit Filmmaker Coke Horner Talks Indie Film, Streaming Movies & The Detroit Film Scene | Shad vs Everybody

About this episode

Filmmaker Coke Horner discusses the independent film industry and the growing creative scene in Detroit.

Detroit has always been a city of storytellers… and filmmaker Coke Horner is one of the creatives helping carry that tradition forward. In this episode of Shad vs Everybody, the crew sits down with the Detroit-based writer, actor, and director to talk about the grind of independent filmmaking and building a movie career straight out of the Motor City. Horner has been involved in several film and streaming projects, including titles like Perfect Murder, Street Legal, and Love of Fate, while continuing to produce and develop projects through his own production ventures. As a filmmaker and entrepreneur connected to companies like Yobachi Films and INIKO Entertainment, he’s part of a growing wave of Detroit creatives producing independent films and pushing local stories onto streaming platforms. In this episode, Coke Horner breaks down: The journey from Detroit creative to working filmmaker The realities of independent movie production Building film projects and distribution in the streaming era Why Detroit is becoming a serious hub for indie filmmakers The lessons learned from working both behind and in front of the camera Of course, this is Shad vs Everybody, so the conversation…

People in this episode

Guest: Coke Horner

Topics covered

• independent filmmaking
• Detroit film scene
• streaming movies
• storytelling
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Detroit
• indie film
• Yobachi Films
• INIKO Entertainment
• Perfect Murder
• Street Legal
• Love of Fate

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Shad vs Everybody, Perfect Murder, Street Legal, Love of Fate

Places: Detroit, the Motor City, Hollywood, California

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