Episode #2: Independent Film and Its Discontents

What this episode covers

In this episode Evgenia and Eileen talk about the rough life of independent filmmaking, revealing Eileen’s lurid past as a scarred veteran of the 1990s indie film wars. Then we interview young but seasoned indie director Kelly Daniela Norris , whose recent film Nakom was nominated for a number of awards including a 2016 Independent Spirit Award, specifically the John Cassavetes Award for features made for under $500,000. Because this episode runs long at a bit over two hours, here’s a handy guide to what’s going on within in the episode so you can jump ahead if you like! First 30 minutes: Evgenia and Eileen gripe about indie film 00:30 – 1.36: Kelly recalls the impressive hell of making Nakom 1:36 – 1:51: Independent Spirit Awards and women directors 1:51 – 2:03: How to make a living in indie film, how not to combine filmmaking with academia 2:03 – 2:20: On editing and the mysteries of filmmaking, plus general hysteria We're a little earlier than previously announced in releasing Episode #2, you lucky listeners! So we’ll still have time for two more episodes of Filmsuck in February. Coming up: Episode #3: What Film Scarred You for Life? And Episode #4: Award Season Madness! Support Filmsuck. Become a patron of the podcast arts! www.patreon.com/filmsuck

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