Low-Budget Rebels: An Indie Filmmaking Podcast

It's time once again for another Low-Budget Rebels podcast. On this week's episode, I had a blast chatting with U.K.-based filmmaker Daniel Pacquette. Daniel has been a part of many productions (including one of my favorite films ever!) and has made low-budget features such as the romantic comedy Ghosted. In this episode, we talk about balancing creativity with practicality, the plight of the inde...

It's that time of the week! A brand new Low-Budget Rebels podcast episode is here! I sat down to chat with U.K. producer, actor, writer and filmmaker Hector Helsing. His company, Thulsa Doom Video, has produced over 40 short films and two features over the past few years. He talks about forming this business with two other filmmakers, how the pandemic pushed them to begin this artistic journey, an...

On this week's episode of Low-Budget Rebels, I was finally able to get BLUE MOON director Matthew Alson Thornbury on to talk about his process and all this independent film. We talk about those early memories in our lives and how they shaped our filmmaking goals, getting ideas out of our heads, the cathartic need to put ideas out in whatever way possible, and the strange art of directing ourselves...

Every once in a while I do one of these shows and someone brings a completely unique perspective that surprises me. This week's guest - Tony Gapastione - did exactly that. In my research for the episode, I looked into Tony's background and came to find out we had a similar upbringing. An upbringing that eventually led us both to making low-budget indie films. Tony has a wonderfully positive perspe...

On this week's episode of the Indie Film Hustle Network podcast LOW-BUDGET REBELS, I sat down with Director and Producer of many films including the up-and-coming CRAVE, Jason Horton, to discuss all this indie film. We talk about how to make money as an independent filmmaker, the way documentaries can help fund passion projects, and the need to find a niche in the market when looking to find an au...

There's nothing better than being inspired by one of my own podcasts -- and this was definitely one of those! Writer turned producer turned director Samuel W. Reed joined me to have a conversation about how he went from attempting to make a living writing in LA to eventually falling into producing. We discuss the perils of attempting to write spec scripts and how that's challenging in the modern m...

If you like creepy, messed up, visually stimulating found-footage movies - have I got a picture for you! Robbie Banfitch took time to join me to discuss his new film THE OUTWATERS. It's a trip of a flick made on a shoestring budget. It is the exact kind of inspirational, DIY experiment in filmmaking that I love to talk about and I had a wonderful conversation with Robbie. We discuss the pressures...

It's exciting to have been doing this podcast for so long that I'm getting guests back who are finding distribution and releasing their follow-up films! This week I had the pleasure of chatting with my friend Alejandro Montoya Marin about his new film Millennium Bugs which will be releasing February 7th. We talked about the horrors (and the fun) of making our second features, crowdfunding, and the...

This week, I had the pleasure of talking with director Stephen Tramontana about his adventures in low-budget filmmaking. We talk about growing up around the horror of the '80's, Charlie Band and Brian Yuzna, the movies we missed and found later in life, the writing process, the best behind-the-scenes for films, Stephen King's dollar babies and the short film A Very Tight Place. We also chat about...

It's been a while! I took a little break from podcasting for the holidays, but I'm excited to be back with another fantastic conversation with another wonderful filmmaker. Sean Nichols Lynch is the creative mind behind Red Snow, a vampire Christmas comedy that screened at Frightfest the same year as Greywood's Plot screened. In this episode, Sean and I discuss the film festivals we enjoyed with ou...

This was a FUN one. One of my favorite director/actors, Josh Ruben, took time out of his busy schedule to jump on the show to talk about his start in indie filmmaking and how he went from working for CollegeHumor to directing his first feature and building his career of that. He also discusses what thing he learned in the early days of creating shorts, the importance of score in films, utilizing s...

On this very special episode of Low-Budget Rebels, I had the pleasure of chatting with the filmmaking team of Alex Knapp and Max Gardner. Their film Go/Don't Go is a genre-bending, slow-burn thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world. A movie made on a very tight budget and utilized everything the filmmakers had at their disposal. In this episode we get a little emo, discussing the emotional impact...

On this weeks episode of Low-Budget Rebels, I was able to sit down and chat with my good friend Alex Kahuam. We talk about our adventures in the U.K. and the wild fun that was had at Fright Fest, his feature film Forgiveness, working with Ted Raimi, and the the process of making films with minimal takes. We also discuss finding name talent for your film and the benefits, creating projects inside o...

Shudder has been one of my favorite streaming platforms over the last few years. They consistently release wonderful new horror films and independent features I probably wouldn't see anything else. They also feature these lower-budget films on their main page - making it more likely that I'll actually see them. One of the films I saw because of this is SLAPFACE. I had the pleasure of chatting with...

This week I was joined by two wonderful directors, Brandon Dermer & Kyle Newacheck, to discuss their new independent film I'm Totally Fine. Our conversation twists and turns from the early projects that inspired them like The Big Lebowski and Aerosmith music videos, to the creative process in writing a movie with limited resources, to the tricks and movie magic you can get away with when you can c...

Hey there! Director and Producer team Mike L. Germaine and Theresa Frankel took time away from their busy schedules to join me to talk about their new low-budget film Church of Darkness! We discussed why Mike chose this project to be his directorial debut and how working as a professional for many years effected how he made the film. We also talked about time management on low-budget sets, working...

And WE'RE BACK on the AIRWAVES! This week I had the privilege to sit down and chat with Pierce Berolzheimer, a filmmaker I met at Frightfest Film Festival in the U.K. His movie CRABS! was one of the opening films at the festival on the main screen and it was an absolute blast to watch with that audience. In the episode we talk about the amount of work that goes into low-budget films, the hurdles y...

HEY! We made it to another episode of the Low-Budget Rebels podcast! On this episode of the show, I had the pleasure of chatting with returning guest Tommy Avallone. His new documentary I Love You, You Hate Me is available now on Peacock and he has a kickstarter for his next project The House From... running as this podcast is being posted. We discussed the differences between low-budget process a...

On this week's Low-Budget Rebels conversation, I was able to chat with the very interesting and fun filmmaker Addison Binek about his movie Psycho Ape! We discuss where the initial inspirations for getting into filmmaking come from and how to move forward with a project - even when you don't have funding. Addison also talks about how he began doing his own style of "run and gun", improv filmmaking...

This week's episode of the Low-Budget Rebels podcast almost didn't happen! There were technical issues that almost kept this from being able to be released. But through editing magic and Adobe Audition filters, I was able to turn this into a fantastically interesting episode that I'm proud to show you all. Nick McAnulty joined me this week to talk about his low-budget found footage film Capture Ki...

WE'RE BACK Wow. I never thought it would happen but here we are! This episode was recorded many, many months ago. Like, back in February... I'm embarrassed as hell that it took this long to get back on the trolley, but at least I'm persistent enough to actually get this finished and out there. And if I remember right, this was a wonderful conversation. James and I talked about the perils of indie...

I stumbled onto Brian Lonano's short films on Arrow Player and instantly knew I needed to talk to this guy. His sort of insanity is not only entertaining as hell, but also inspiring for any filmmaker or artist who has crazy ideas they just need to get out of their head. On this episode we talked about the struggles of making "trash", the importance of knowing what kind of films you're making, cont...

This was a very special episode to me! Not only is the most guests I've ever had on one episode, but it also was the first time I tried to tackle a specific topic like this - Woman in independent filmmaking. Theresa, Amalia, and Julianna all work in varying degrees in the film industry, so having them on the show to express their perspective was not only insightful, but also completely entertainin...

This week on the podcast I had the chance to talk with horror exploitation filmmaker M.J. Dixon about his movies, what it's like making movies in Great Britain, the struggles of getting the take, and how to limit yourself. I love how many filmmakers I've been able to find who truly embody this concept of low-budget, independent spirit, and MJ is now exception! Make sure to check out all of his stu...

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Timothy Troy, a really talented short film director and veteran to the industry. He's work as a dolly grip on MANY really amazing features and his resume is incredibly impressive. We discussed where our ideas come from, learning from professional film sets, exploring the concept of what actually fuels our inspiration and who we're making our movies...