Filmmaking (Actually)
By Koura Linda
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Episodes: 90
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On the Filmmaking (Actually) podcast, award-winning indie filmmaker Koura Linda talks all things indie film, from project development through navigating the festival circuit!
With over 30 completed projects under her belt since late 2016, over 200 award nominations and almost 70 awards, Koura gives the nitty-gritty on what it takes to make a film.
From finding (or writing) a good story, to casting and auditioning, getting funding, planning for post production, utilizing festivals to grow your network, and everything in between including travel tips and any other random related topic.
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Ep. 84: What Is One Thing That’s Super Important When Networking (Actually)?
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Ep. 83: Does It Matter How Differently You Communicate to Unpaid Interns or PAs, Contractors, and Employees (Actually)?
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 82: How Do You Style Your Characters, Actually?
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Ep. 81: How Much Should You Charge (Actually)?
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Ep. 80: What Is Important To Keep In Mind When Writing a Short Vs Writing a Feature, Actually??
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Ep 79: How Should Investors Make Decisions, Actually??
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Ep. 78: What Does It Take To Hire Professionals, Actually?
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 77: What If Business Founders Were Talked To Like Filmmakers, Actually??
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 76: Is Independent Film Broken, Actually??
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 75: How Do You Build A Body Of Work (Actually)??
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Episode 74: Good Basic Tips For Screenwriters (Actually)??
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Episode 73: What's The (Actual) Problem With AI Detectors??
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 72: Film R&D Should Be Funded (Actually)!
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Episode 71: What Advice Should You Take (Actually)??
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Episode 70: Is There A Correlation Between Fear, Hollywood, And Indie Film (Actually)??
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Episode 69: What's An Important Thing To Know About Film Marketing (Actually)??
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 68: Summer Blockbusters - Is Kindness (Actually) The Real Punk Rock?
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 67: How Do You Keep Your Story, But Create Trending Content, Actually? (Part 3)
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Episode 66: How Do You Keep Your Story, But Create Trending Content, Actually? (Part 2)
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Episode 65: Real Talk - What could go wrong when making a film (actually)? "The List" film breakdown (Part 2)
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Episode 64: Real Talk: What could go wrong when making a film (actually)? “The List” film breakdown (Part 1)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Episode 63: How Do You Keep Your Story, But Create Trending Content, Actually? (Part 1)
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 62: What Should You Know About Script Supervising, Actually? (Part 2)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 61: What Should You Know About Script Supervising, Actually? (Part 1)
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Episode 60: Is It Worth It, Actually?
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Episode 59: Flirting On Set, Actually?
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Episode 58: AI - What Does It Cost, Actually?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 57: Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Koura Linda & "The Other Side" of Filmmaking!
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Episode 56: Should You Be You, Actually?
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Episode 55: What Are Some Ways to Fund Your Film, Actually?
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 54: How Do You Define Your Audience, Actually?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode 53: How Important Are Cover Letters, Actually?
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Episode 52: "It Takes a Crew" Meme Reaction, Actually!!
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Episode 51: Fade Out the "Fade In", Actually!
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 50: How Do You (Actually) Find Your Lane??
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Episode 49: Why Do Internships Matter, Actually??
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 48: What Kind of Producer Do You Need, Actually??
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Episode 47: What Are Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills, Actually??
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Episode 46: 5 Years (Actually)!!!
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode 45: How Did We Pull Off "The Heist" (Actually)? w/ This Ability Clinic
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 43: How Do You Finance Your Dreams, Actually?? Part 1
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Episode 44: How Do You Finance Your Dreams, Actually?? Part 2
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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BONUS: Cinderella, Star Wars, and Newsies - Koura Talks Disney w/ Spacey
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Episode 42: A Zero-Budget Movie - How Do You Do That, Actually??
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May 13, 2023 |
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Episode 41: Writing With Feeling - How Important Is It, Actually??
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May 05, 2023 |
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BONUS: How Do We Manage, Actually??
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May 01, 2023 |
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Episode 40: Film School - Should You or Shouldn't You, Actually?? Interview with Sarah M. Pennington
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Episode 39: Ask Koura & Spacey Anything!: A Space Dream Patreon Discussion (Part 2)
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Episode 38: Ask Koura & Spacey Anything!: A Space Dream Patreon Discussion (Part 1)
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 37: What Makes a Great Writer, Actually??: A Space Dream Patreon Discussion (Part 2)
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 36: What Makes a Great Writer, Actually??: A Space Dream Patreon Discussion (Part 1)
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 35: How Do You Pitch Your Project (Actually)??
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 34: Why Does Top Gun: Maverick (Actually) Matter to Independent Filmmaking??
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Episode 33: What Should You Know About Being an Actor or Actress (Actually)?? With Merri Jamison (Part 2)
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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BONUS EPISODE: What Is One Major Red Flag to Watch Out for in Casting, Actually??
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Episode 32: What Should You Know About Being an Actor or Actress (Actually)?? With Merri Jamison (Part 1)
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Reaction to Obi-Wan Kenobi: How Good Is It, Actually?? With Spaceship
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Episode 31: What Does It Take To Be a Filmmaker for Your Day Job (Actually)??
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 30: How Do You Film Fest, Actually??: A Space Dream Films Patreon Discussion
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Episode 29: What Does It Take To Be a Director, Actually?? With Michele Civetta
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Episode 28: How to Not Have to Fix It in Post (Part 2)
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Episode 27: How to Not Have to Fix It in Post (Part 1)
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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Episode 26: How Do You (Actually) Make a Great Film On a Deadline?? (Part 2)
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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Episode 25: How Do You (Actually) Make a Great Film On a Deadline?? (Part 1)
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Episode 24: What Else Did It Take to Make Our First Short Film, Actually?? - Names on the Wall Director's Panel (Part 2)
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Episode 23: What Else Did It Take to Make Our First Short Film, Actually?? - Names on the Wall Director's Panel (Part 1)
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Episode 22: What Did It Take to Make Our First Short Film, Actually?? - Names on the Wall Full Cast & Crew Q&A Panel (Part 2)
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Episode 21: What Did It Take to Make Our First Short Film, Actually?? - Names on the Wall Full Cast & Crew Q&A Panel (Part 1)
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Episode 20: How Do You (Actually) Deal with "What's Your Rate? What's Your Budget?"??
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Episode 19: How Do You (Actually) Make a Feature Versus a Short - In a Pandemic??
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Episode 18: An (Actual) Update From Space Dream Productions!
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Episode 17: What Do You Need to Know About Sound in Film, Actually?? With Mac Smith of Skywalker Sound
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Episode 16: What Do You Need to Know About Casting, Actually??
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Episode 15: What Should You Know About Networking, Actually??
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Episode 14: What Does Business Have to Do with Filmmaking (Actually)??
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Episode 13: What More Should You (Actually) Know About the 48 Hour Film Project??
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Episode 12: What Should You (Actually) Know About the 48 Hour Film Project??
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Episode 11: What Should You Know About Contracts, Actually??
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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PSA: Buzzed Driving
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Jan 18, 2020 |
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Episode 10: How Do You Fest at Sundance, Actually??
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Jan 18, 2020 |
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Episode 9: What Do You Need to Know About Film Distribution, Actually?? With Erik Lundmark (Part 2)
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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Episode 8: What Do You Need to Know About Film Distribution, Actually?? With Erik Lundmark (Part 1)
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Episode 7: How Do You Actually Not Freeze at Sundance??
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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Episode 6: How Do You Documentary?? With Ansley Sawyer (Part 2)
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Episode 5: How Do You Documentary?? With Ansley Sawyer (Part 1)
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Episode 4: What Belongs on the Page??
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Episode 3: What's Important About Scriptwriting, Actually??
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Episode 2: What is Intentional Filmmaking??
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Episode 1: How Do You Make a Movie??
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Episode 0: Welcome to the Filmmaking (Actually) Podcast!
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Sep 30, 2019 |