Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking
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Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking is a tv podcast hosted by Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell. It has 600 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
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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Arwen Elys Dayton - Forming a Team and Writing Features!
Anthony DiBlasi - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei - From High School Friends to Full Time Filmmakers!
Mark Pellington - BONUS Throwback Interview!
John Gaspard - Writing and Learning the Lessons from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time!
Hudson Phillips and Jordan Noel - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Stephen Sanow - Transforming Real Life into Feature #1!
Oz Krakowski - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Heather Brittain - From Filmmaker to Programmer to Festival Fixr!
Jenn Page - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Ben Hall - Crewing Up on Big Budget Features and Directing Feature #3!
Dana Kippel - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Tamika Miller - Attaching Wanda Sykes to Undercard and Making the Film 10 years later!
Anna Elizabeth James - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Natasha Kermani - Sustainably Directing Budgeted Feature Films!
Brett and Drew Pierce - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Kevin and Matthew McManus - From Home Movies to Writers Rooms and Feature Films!
Leila Gorstein and Jesse Kendall - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Marisa Guterman and Keith Gerchak - Discovering You're a Filmmaker While Making Your First Feature!
Dawn Jones Redstone - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Jesse Kuba - Putting It All On The Line for Your Feature!
Listener Calls - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Cory Thibert - Weaving a Personal Story into Your First Feature!
Timothy Plain and Alrik Bursell Talk Directing - BONUS Throwback Interview!
David Zeiger - Talking Filmmaking in 2020!
Jhennifer Webberley - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Robert Enriquez - Acting, Producing, Managing Talent and Directing Features!
Andrew Chesworth - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Caleb Walker and Miguel Rodrick - Making Movies in High School and Pushing to be Shortlisted!
Janeen Damian - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Frank Merle - Sustainably Producing and Directing Indie Features!
Jennifer Sorenson - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Kerry Carlock - Embracing a Lower Budget for Feature #2!
Garo Setian - BONUS Throwback Interview!
MAR - Writing, Producing and Directing an Indie Sci-Fi Feature!
Jade Halley Bartlett - BONUS Throwback Interview!
HIkari - Making High End TV to Indie Festival Darlings!
Orsi Nagypal - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Olivia Nash - Not Taking No for an Answer on Your First Feature!
Simon Cellan Jones - From Directing Low Budget TV to The Family Plan 2!
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