

Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking
Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about "making it," it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen.
Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast
Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast
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Aug 19, 2024 • 56min
Audrey Cummings - Establishing Yourself as a Genre Director!
This week we welcome director Audrey Cummings on the show to talk about directing her latest feature, Place of Bones, how she picks her projects and why she enjoys being a genre filmmaker. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy!
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Aug 15, 2024 • 58min
Andrew Carlberg - BONUS Throwback Interview!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 316 from May 2021 with producer Andrew Carlberg who talks about his life as a producer, how he got started, how he picks his projects and finds his budgets and why he still produces short films. Alrik thought Andrew was a good match for Cameron because they are both full time producers who make a living producing films. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy!
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Aug 12, 2024 • 1h 16min
Cameron Burns - Starting a Producing Career with a Successful Feature!
This week we welcome producer Cameron Burns on the show to talk about moving into filmmaking, starting as a producer and how he was able to turn one successful feature into a full time career producing features. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy!
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Aug 8, 2024 • 1h 23min
Liz Manashil - Crowdfunding for Indie Films from 2019!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the first episode with Liz Manashil as our full time co-host back from episode 226 from September 2019 where she talks about crowdfunding in great detail, which was very useful for me since i was just about to start my crowdfunding campaign. This is a great match for our solo episode because this is Liz and I’s first solo episode, so I thought it was a good match. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy!
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Aug 5, 2024 • 1h 10min
Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell - Who are Liz and Alrik?
This week we welcome our producer Eric Toms to interview Alrik and Liz about their filmmaking styles, backgrounds and how they approach our films. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy!
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Aug 1, 2024 • 53min
Darren Lynn Bousman - BONUS Throwback Interview!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 286 from September 2020 with writer/director Darren Lynn Bousman who talks his run directing horror movies, including multiple entries in the Saw franchise, his latest film at the time, Death of Me and directing interactive theater. Alrik thought Darren was a good match for Marcus not only because they both kicked off their careers writing Saw movies but Darren also directed one of Marcus’ Saw scripts, Saw IV. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy!
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Jul 29, 2024 • 1h
Marcus Dunstan - Directing Horror Films without Compromise!
This week we welcome writer and director Marcus Dunstan on the show to talk about directing his latest feature #AMFAD or All My Friends are Dead and how he got started by writing features like Saw IV, Saw V and Saw VI. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy!
#AMFAD: ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD will be released In Select Theaters, On Digital, and On Demand on August 2, 2024!
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Jul 25, 2024 • 55min
Christopher Coppola - BONUS Throwback Interview!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 373 from May 2022 with director Christopher Coppola who talks about growing up in the Coppola Family, making his movies and how he helps to empower other filmmakers. I thought this was a good match for Robert Schwartzman because they both grew up in the Coppola family, both have famous actor brothers and both make their own indie films. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy!
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Jul 22, 2024 • 58min
Robert Schwartzman - Being a Rockstar, Filmmaker and Indie Film Distributor!
This week we welcome Producer, Director, Actor and rock star Robert Schwartzman on the show to talk about directing his latest feature, The Good Half, how he picks his films, growing up in a film family and how that background doesn’t always translate into making indie films. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy!
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Jul 18, 2024 • 59min
Edward Green - BONUS Throwback Interview!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 342 from October 2021 with director Edward Greenl who talks about raising the funds for his feature, and how he was able to use money shooting videos on the weekend to pay for the feature. Alrik thought this was a good match for Ben because they both made their movies on their own terms in their home towns and figured out how to raise the money themselves. After that we play another round of Your’re The Expert, enjoy!
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