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

Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking
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  • Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

    Loren Goldfarb - Finding the Story that Matters for 1st Feature Documentary!

    2026/05/18 | 48 mins.
    This week we welcome producer/director Loren Goldfarb to talk about making his first feature documentary 96lbs of Dynamite, how he found his subject Chad “shorty” McDaniel and what drove him to make this documentary. After that we play another round of the GAME, enjoy!

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

    AJ Bermudez - BONUS Throwback Interview!

    2026/05/14 | 49 mins.
    On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 369 from May 2022 featuring writer AJ Bermudez who talks about getting started as a writer and how she goes about getting her projects out there and her move to driecting. I thought this was a good match for our episode with Melinda K. Bryce from Monday because they both started as writers who are branching into other roles.. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy!

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

    Melinda Bryce - From Author to Set Mom to Screenwriter and Producer!

    2026/05/11 | 1h 10 mins.
    This week we welcome producer/writer and long time listener Melinda K. Bryce on the show to talk about her latest feature Delirum, moving from being an author to a screen writer and getting her scripts produced. After that we play another round of the GAME, enjoy!

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

    Rob Smat - BONUS Throwback Interview!

    2026/05/07 | 1h 27 mins.
    On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 217 from July 2019 featuring writer/director Rob Smat on the show to talk about directing his first feature The Last Whistle, Alrik thought this was a good match for our episode with Gille from Monday since they have both made two features and started on shorts and Alrik thought it would be fun hearing Rob talk about his first feature while Gille talks about his second. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy!

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

    Gille Klabin - Riding The Wave of the First Feature to Feature 2!

    2026/05/04 | 1h 5 mins.
    This week we welcome writer/director Gille Klabin on the show to talk about his latest feature Weekend at the End of the World, how he got the movie made and we touch on his first feature The Wave as well (which I love). After that we play another round of the GAME, enjoy!

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