Slamdance First Film Podcast
1) Wendy McColm: Be Deliberate
Today's guest is writer-director Wendy McColm, whose award-winning debut feature film BIRDS WITHOUT FEATHERS premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival.Links: BIRDS WITHOUT FEATHERS (Tubi)FUZZY HEAD (Tu...Show More
2) Todd Berger: How to Make a Mockumentary
Today's guest is writer-director Todd Berger, whose debut feature film THE SCENESTERS premiered at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival. Learn how Todd got his start making viral videos for the internet, ...Show More
3) Francis Lee: Your Script Is Your Hook
Today's guest is writer-director Francis Lee, whose debut feature film GOD'S OWN COUNTRY premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinema Directing Award. Francis shares how ...Show More
4) Joe Penna: On filming in the 'Arctic', Working with Mads Mikkelsen, and Premiering at Cannes
Today's guest is filmmaker Joe Penna, whose debut feature film ARCTIC premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Joe got his start making videos on YouTube as MysteryGuitarMan, where Joe honed his sk...Show More
5) Blake Robbins: The Masterclass in Micro-Budget Filmmaking
Today's guest is writer-director Blake Robbins, talking about his debut feature film THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL which premiered at the 2014 Slamdance Film Festival. It went on to win the Jury Prize fo...Show More
6) Clark Gregg: How to Write and Direct a Sundance Hit
Today's guest is writer/director Clark Gregg talking about his debut feature film CHOKE (based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk) starring Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston, which premiered at the 2008 S...Show More
7) Seth Gordon: From 'The King of Kong' to Directing Vince Vaughn
Today's guest is director Seth Gordon, whose career is filled with Hollywood hits such as Four Christmases, Horrible Bosses and Identity Thief. He got his start making the hilarious indie documentary ...Show More
8) The Peanut Butter Falcon: How to Make an Indie Hit (with Directors Michael Schwartz & Tyler Nilson)
Today's guests are the directors behind the indie hit THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON-- Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson. Hear their inspiring story of making a scrappy proof of concept, the art of the cold...Show More
9) Lynne Sachs: How to Capture a Historical Documentary
Today's guest is acclaimed filmmaker Lynne Sachs. Her debut documentary feature film, INVESTIGATION OF A FLAME, is about the nine Vietnam War protesters, who in 1968, walked into a Catonsville, Maryla...Show More
10) Jimmy Tatro: Make Movies with your Real Bros
Today's guest is filmmaker Jimmy Tatro, the co-writer and director of the hilarious feature film THE REAL BROS OF SIMI VALLEY: HIGH SCHOOL REUNION which is streaming for free on Roku. Learn how Jimmy...Show More