Stop Waiting. Start Shooting. How Director Roel Reine bet on himself.

About this episode

Director Roel Reine discusses the importance of ownership and resourcefulness in filmmaking.

Send us Fan Mail What if your next greenlight isn’t a yes from a gatekeeper but the momentum you create yourself? We sit with director Roel Reine for a fast, candid conversation about turning resourcefulness into results—mortgaging a home to finance a first feature, cutting a trailer that unlocks a studio deal, and shooting a $20k desert thriller to prove he could lead Hollywood casts. The throughline is clear: ownership beats permission, and speed beats perfection. Roel breaks down a craft ...

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Host: Alexia Melocchi

Guest: Roel Reine

Topics covered

• filmmaking
• entrepreneurship
• resourcefulness
• Hollywood
• ownership

Keywords

• filmmaking
• Hollywood
• resourcefulness
• ownership
• independent film
• director
• trailer
• studio deal

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