Indie Filmmaking & Comedy Noir: Interview with Ryan & Lily McCurdy (Pears) | GenreTainment Ep.149 episode artwork

EPISODE · May 9, 2025 · 43 MIN

Indie Filmmaking & Comedy Noir: Interview with Ryan & Lily McCurdy (Pears) | GenreTainment Ep.149

from GenreTainment · host Marx Pyle and Julie Seaton

In this episode of GenreTainment, Marx & Julie sit down with indie filmmaking duo Ryan and Lily McCurdy to discuss their debut feature film, Pears—a quirky comedy noir about an incompetent private investigator and a case gone hilariously sideways.Writer-director Ryan McCurdy and co-producer Lily McCurdy take us behind the scenes of Pears, sharing their journey from short films to full-length feature. You'll hear how they tackled the creative and logistical challenges of low-budget filmmaking and what it’s really like to make a movie with your spouse. Expect some laughs, real talk, and valuable advice for aspiring filmmakers. Also, we have clips from Pears, giving you a sneak peek of the film currently on Amazon Prime and Tubi!🎥 Whether you’re a movie buff, indie creator, or just love a good behind-the-scenes story, this one’s for you.GenreTainment is where Marx & Julie talk about what is happening in the world of books, film, TV, web series, and games. We give you interviews with writers, game designers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.Links:Pears on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0D5BT6VJ4/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_rPears on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100033810/pearsCabbit Crossing Publishing: https://www.cabbitcrossing.comDragons of a Different Tail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://books2read.com/dragonstail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enchanted Tales & Twisted Lore: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://books2read.com/enchantedtales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McCardy Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmByV3iAOxwSQeiqQC4O5rg#IndieFilm #FilmmakingPodcast #PearsMovie #ComedyNoir #PodcastInterview

In this episode of GenreTainment, Marx & Julie sit down with indie filmmaking duo Ryan and Lily McCurdy to discuss their debut feature film, Pears—a quirky comedy noir about an incompetent private investigator and a case gone hilariously sideways.Writer-director Ryan McCurdy and co-producer Lily McCurdy take us behind the scenes of Pears, sharing their journey from short films to full-length feature. You'll hear how they tackled the creative and logistical challenges of low-budget filmmaking and what it’s really like to make a movie with your spouse. Expect some laughs, real talk, and valuable advice for aspiring filmmakers. Also, we have clips from Pears, giving you a sneak peek of the film currently on Amazon Prime and Tubi!🎥 Whether you’re a movie buff, indie creator, or just love a good behind-the-scenes story, this one’s for you.GenreTainment is where Marx & Julie talk about what is happening in the world of books, film, TV, web series, and games. We give you interviews with writers, game designers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.Links:Pears on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0D5BT6VJ4/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_rPears on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100033810/pearsCabbit Crossing Publishing: https://www.cabbitcrossing.comDragons of a Different Tail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://books2read.com/dragonstail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enchanted Tales & Twisted Lore: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://books2read.com/enchantedtales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McCardy Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmByV3iAOxwSQeiqQC4O5rg#IndieFilm #FilmmakingPodcast #PearsMovie #ComedyNoir #PodcastInterview

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