Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

This week we welcome Writer/Director Liz W Garcia on the show to talk about directing her latest feature, Space Cadet, how she made the jump from directing 1M dollar movies to a mid tier studio feature. 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.

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 269 from June 2020 with director Bruce McDonald who talks about his filmmaking career and making his latest film at the time, Dreamland. I thought this was a good match for Matt because they are both true artists and very prolific and I think if Matt keeps making movies, he’ll have as big as a resume as Bruce. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, 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.

This week we welcome Producer, Writer, actor and mega song writer Matt Farley on the show to talk about his approach to filmmaking, how he turned his art into his job and by writing thousands and thousands of songs. 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.

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 170 from August 2018 with producer/writer and director Maria Mealla who talks about making her second feature film Bring Me an Avocado and the struggles she faced raising her money and getting that film made. Alrik picked this episode to go with Kyra because not only are Maria and Kyra both producers who are also talented directors but Maria is one of Krya’s friends and mentors, so it felt like a good match.. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, 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.

This week we welcome Producer and director Kyra Knox on the show to talk about directing her first feature film, Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia, making the leap into filmmaking and the amazing journey her filmmaking has taken her on. 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.

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 253 from March 2020 with writer director Tom Huang who talks about making his feature film Find Me and his filmmaking philosophy, which I thought was a good match for Clinton because we got into a little bit of his philosophy of filmmaking as well. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy! Make sure to check out Clinton's podcast that he does with other MMIH Guest Allen C. Gardener! https://wearestorylife.com/ 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.

This week we welcome writer and director Clinton Cornwell on the show to talk about making his first feature 12 Months, how he approached making the film and why he decided to shoot a movie over the period of over a year versus shooting it all at once. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Make sure to check out Clinton's podcast that he does with other MMIH Guest Allen C. Gardener! https://wearestorylife.com/ 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.

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 298 from December 2020 with director Derek Presely and producer Jason Starne who talk about making their 2nd feature Red Stone and how it’s lead directly into their next feature. Alrik thought this was a good match for Ty and Rodes because Derek and Jason are another director/producer set and they talk about how they work together similar Rodes and Ty did. After that we play another round You’re The Expert, 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.

This week we welcome Producer actor Rodes Phire and Director actor Ty Gordon on the show to talk about collaborating on their feature Never Forgotten. After that Liz is going to talk about her process in setting up the crowdfunding for her next feature BFF, 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.

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 368 from April 2022 with Tall Grass Film festival director and producer Melanie Addington who talks about working at film festivals and producing her own work at the same time. We felt Melanie was a good match for Rachel because they are both film festival directors who make their films in between running their fests. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, 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.