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

This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader catch up for the first time in over 6 months! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and co-host Winnie Wong talk to LA Cinematographer Ava Benjamin Shorr about making the move from shooting shorts to long form content. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and co-host Liz Manashil welcome special guest Justin Warren to talk about making and releasing his first feature film, Then There Was Joe. Justin talks about how he set the value of his movie and turned down multiple distribution offers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader welcome filmmaker/editor/writer Jordan Harris to the show for part 2 of their discussion. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader welcome filmmaker/editor/writer Jordan Harris to the show! Jordan is currently working as the story editor on a top secret Cartoon Network show and he gives us the low down on the writing process for animation! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik is joined by new co-host/friend of the show, Liz Manashil to talk about her second feature, The Speed of Life, filmmaking as a new mother and most importantly about the struggles of indie film distribution! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Kellerman and Alrik do their second solo episode together, talking about all kinds of filmmaking related nonsense. This is not the traditional episode of MMIH, so get ready for a fun conversation! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Kellerman and Alrik welcome Alex Ferrari from Indie Film Hustle to the show! Alex is a filmmaker, editor, colorist and podcast guru, known for the podcasts Indie Film Hustle, Bulletproof Screenplay Podcast and two time feature filmmaker! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik welcomes filmmakers and co-hosts Liz Manashil, L. Jeffrey Moore, Isaac Pingree, Samiat Salami, Andrew Schrader and Colin Levy to this very special 200th episode of Making Movies is Hard! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and Jeff welcome filmmaker and CEO/Founder of Kweli TV, DeShuna Spencer to the show! DeShuna talks to us about her streaming platform Kweli TV and the struggles she faces in running her own independent streaming service! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik welcomes our next guest co-host Liz Anderson to the show! We talk about Liz's background, how she went from being an actor to a filmmaker and how she made her way from New York to LA and back to San Francisco! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and co-host Alex Kellerman talk to Script Supervisor Josh Gannon who has worked on over a dozen feature films and countless shorts as the Script Supervisor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and co-host Isaac Pingree talk with producer, director, editor and documentary filmmaker Jesse Handsher about making his documentary, Being Napoleon which is currently on Netflix! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik welcomes our seventh guest co-host Isaac Pingree to the show! Isaac has been making movies since he was a teenager, even directing his first feature film at the age of 20. Isaac talks to us about what he is doing now and working on his art Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

L. Jeffrey Moore and Alrik welcome storyteller, audio wizard and podcaster extraordinaire, Mischa Stanton to the show! Mischa is the mind behind the award-winning serial audio drama ars PARADOXICA, a love letter to physics, fiction, and the future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader welcome LA directing duo Jack and Justin to the show! Jack and Justin talk to us about how they got started as a director duo, how they got their first gig and how it lead to them directing Stan Against Evil! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Samiat and Alrik welcome filmmakers Yvan Iturriaga and Darren Colston to the show! They were co-creators and the director and producer (respectively) on the Bay Area produced web series, The North Pole. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Surprise!!! Alrik here, I wanted to just drop you all a line and let you know about our brand new patreon page and to give you a little update on my work and how things are going with The Alternate! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik welcomes our fifth guest co-host Samiat Salami to the show! We talk about what it's like to transition from life in Nigeria to eventually coming to Oakland and finding herself as a filmmaker and making her web series, Uneasy! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and co-host Kellerman welcome Stunt Performer, Actor and Filmmaker Peter Jang to the show! Peter has performed stunts in 44 projects, including Bad Times at the El Royal and The Last Ships and acted in numerous TV/Shows and Movies! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we have filmmakers Angie Powers and Elizabeth Stark on the show! They talk to us about how they got into filmmaking, making films as a couple and making their first feature film, Lost in the MIddle! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik welcomes our newest guest co-host L. Jeffrey Moore to the show! We talk about how Jeff got started in filmmaking, his time in LA and how he has been making it as an actor in SF and much more! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we welcome Animator and Filmmaker Andrew Chesworth to the show! Andrew worked at Disney as an animator on films like Wreck It Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero Six and Moana and has just released his latest short film, One Small Step! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we welcome our official third co-host to the show, Colin Levy! In this episode we talk about how Colin's first year in LA has gone, the status of his short film Skywatch and what his struggling with as he navigates the Hollywood landscape! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Alrik and future co-host L. Jeffrey Moore talk about Aquaman, give their mostly spoiler free review and discuss it's place in the landscape of super hero movies! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.