Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

By Damien Swaby

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Discover the world of independent film with Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby!

From industry professionals to the next generation of filmmakers, Damien Swaby brings his unique perspectives on indie filmmaking and the conversations that are taking place across the community.
Listeners will find inspiration and guidance from conversations on the podcast and leave armed with the knowledge to make their own indie films.

Tune in to Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby today!


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Episode Date
Ep 197: Films for Thought: Jennifer Fischer’s Educational Crusade
Apr 09, 2024
Ep 196: Heroes Unseen: The Journey of APACHE BLUES: Welcome Home
Mar 31, 2024
Ep 195: Pamela Uzzell: 'Welcome To The Neighborhood' – A Bay Area Battle
Mar 27, 2024
Ep 194: Navigating Filmmaking Through the Law with Katherine Imp
Mar 16, 2024
Ep 193: Melinda Dahl's Mosaic: Interweaving Music, Moments, and Images
Mar 12, 2024
Ep 192: Crafting Auditory Narratives with Emmy Award winner James David Redding III
Mar 04, 2024
Ep 191: Indie Film Trails: From Colorado Peaks to ISA Honors
Feb 28, 2024
Ep 190: Worlds & Tales: Maggie Mahrt's Filmmaking Journey
Feb 20, 2024
Ep 189: Navigating Life's Labyrinths with Mike Nowicki
Feb 19, 2024
Ep 188: Indie Visions with Richard Bakewell
Feb 12, 2024
Ep 187: Breaking New Ground with Terra Mackintosh: Arts, Inclusion, and Innovation
Jan 29, 2024
Ep 186: Crafting Cinematic Gold: The Andrea Ashton Story
Jan 22, 2024
Ep 185: Jimmy Star: A Galaxy of Entertainment with the King of Cool
Jan 15, 2024
Ep 184: The Artistry of Versatility: Tracing Emily Hardy's Path from Script to Screen
Jan 04, 2024
Ep 183: The Producer's Palette: Exploring the Spectrum of Film Financing Models
Dec 26, 2023
Ep 182: Change-Maker Ashley Bratcher: Behind the Scenes & Beyond
Nov 28, 2023
Ep 181: Shaping Engaging Stories: A Discussion with Editor Imara Lenders
Nov 20, 2023
Ep 180: The Journey of Lauren Bancroft, Supporter of Underrepresented Voices in Storytelling
Nov 13, 2023
Ep 179: Mastering the Art of Visual Storytelling with Renowned Video Editor Adam Epstein
Nov 06, 2023
Ep 178: A Deep Dive into Method Acting with Hypnotic Actress Mathilde Dehaye
Oct 31, 2023
Ep 177: Embracing Authenticity: Celebrating Natalie Higdon's Storytelling Triumphs
Oct 22, 2023
Ep 176: Behind the Scenes: Cheryl Potter's Art of Editing in Epic Series and Blockbuster Films
Oct 16, 2023
Ep 175: ArtHouse Visionary: Independent Cinema, Fair Wages, and Community Engagement
Oct 09, 2023
Ep 174: Cutting Edge, a Journey with Canadian Video Editor Christopher Donaldson
Sep 23, 2023
Ep 173: Strings, Magic, and Frames: The Artistic Journey of Woody Chapman
Sep 11, 2023
Ep 172: Fulfilling Her Late Husband's Filmmaking Dream - Sarah Potter
Aug 05, 2023
Ep 171: Demystifying the business of filmmaking! Featuring Jason Godbey
Jul 05, 2023
Ep 170: Spotlight on Tara Erickson: From Best Actress to Director's Chair
Jun 11, 2023
Ep 169: Scott Leger's Creative Insights
Jun 02, 2023
Ep 168: Independent Spirit: The Cinematic Journey of Marcus Markou
May 29, 2023
Ep 167: Carole Kirschner, Diversity Programs at CBS and the WGA
Apr 23, 2023
Ep 166: Guerilla Filmmaking: The Jaron Lockridge Story
Apr 15, 2023
Ep 165: From the UK to the US - Filmmaker Gareth Kelly
Apr 09, 2023
Ep 164: Johnny Catalano and The Midwest New Wave
Apr 03, 2023
Ep 163: From The Office To The Screen - Eryn Rea
Mar 24, 2023
Ep 162: Icelandic Hollywood Editor Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Feb 04, 2023
Ep 161: Working Class British Filmmakers
Jan 18, 2023
Ep 160: The Catalano Film Festival with Johnny Catalano
Dec 28, 2022
Ep 159: Sarah Moshman Losing Sight of Shore
Oct 07, 2022
Ep 158: From Ghana to America! Filmmaker Daakyehene Ababio
Sep 25, 2022
Ep 157: Spotlight on Clare Cooney: Shaping Cinema On and Off Screen
Jul 24, 2022
Ep 156: The Microbudget Indie Film Podcast host Zanah Thirus
May 16, 2022
Ep 155: "Aunt Vivian" from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" - Daphne Maxwell Reid
May 10, 2022
Ep 154: Suzanne Lenz: A Rising Star in Acting and Filmmaking
Apr 27, 2022
Ep 153: A 'Karen' flees the city after going viral for a racist incident! Who's Afraid?
Apr 20, 2022
Ep 152: When Crowdfunding Works! Filmmaker ERIN LOVETT
Apr 03, 2022
Ep 151: Actress, Entrepreneur, and Activist! Emily Procter
Mar 26, 2022
Ep 150: Before Sunrise with Kim Krizan
Mar 06, 2022
Ep 149: MARKUS FÖRDERER ASC, BVK, DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY
Feb 26, 2022
Ep 148: MAKING A PASSION PROJECT, by Beatriz Browne, 34 Carmine St.
Feb 12, 2022
Ep 147: From Acting to Writing, Producing and Editing - Hallie Shepherd
Jan 21, 2022
Ep 146: Pete Chatmon - Transitions: A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook
Jan 15, 2022
Ep 145: Breaking the Ice: The Cinematic Journey of Rebecca Eskreis
Jan 01, 2022
Ep 144: Lisa Molomot, Documentary Filmmaker - MISSING IN BROOKS
Dec 23, 2021
Ep 143: Making films by any means necessary - PRECARIAT
Dec 18, 2021
Ep 142: Scott Leger - Are Filmmakers Living in Pain?
Dec 13, 2021
Ep 141: Acting with Energy: Creating Brilliance Take After Take - Murisa Harba
Dec 03, 2021
Ep 140: An Inspiring Story From Sally Harvey Anderson
Nov 21, 2021
Ep 139: What the IATSE Agreement Means For Indie Filmmakers
Nov 16, 2021
Ep 138: From Acting to Producing - Stephanie O'Neill
Nov 15, 2021
Ep 137: A Rising Star In Entertainment Law - Reena Sehgal
Nov 03, 2021
Ep 136: Sheila Houlahan - Innovative hybrid feature film on Twitch!
Oct 24, 2021
Ep 135: Greg Poole - Working with Idris Elba, UK Grime and James Cohan!
Oct 20, 2021
Ep 134: Dan Attias Author of Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age
Oct 18, 2021
Ep 133: Filmmaking in the age of COVID - Jeffrey Davis!
Oct 10, 2021
Ep 132: A Filmmaking Community - CenterFrame
Oct 01, 2021
Ep 131: Madison Hatfield - Abortion, Filmmaking and Acting!
Sep 18, 2021
Ep 130: African American Cinema with The Micheaux Mission
Sep 05, 2021
Ep 129: The importance of a good lookbook! With David Volino and Adam Lowder
Aug 28, 2021
Ep 128: David Volino and Adam Lowder, an Independent Family Drama
Aug 16, 2021
Ep 127: Lucy King! Senior Video Journalist at The New York Times
Jul 29, 2021
Ep 126: Why Networking Matters! Mark & Anna Casadei
Jul 20, 2021
Ep125: Hungarian Film and Theatre Artist Dora Endre
Jul 09, 2021
Ep 124: Talking Cinematography with STEPHEN SZMED
Jun 26, 2021
Ep 123: "What I create is not who I am" Rease Cassity, ACTRESS, CREATOR, and EMPOWERER
Jun 12, 2021
Ep 122: Writer /Director Tyrone Breaux Jr.
Jun 04, 2021
Ep 121: Filmmaker, and Assistant Professor in Cinema and Television - Missy Hernandez
May 28, 2021
Ep 120: Scoring television since 1992 - RON WASSERMAN
May 22, 2021
Ep 119: Beverly Hills, 90210 and the Warner Brothers TV Directors Workshop - BETHANY ROONEY
May 14, 2021
Ep 118: Dutch/Macedonian contemporary artist - Nathalie Basoski
May 10, 2021
Ep 117: Frasier Emmy Award winning screenwriter - Joe Keenan
May 08, 2021
EP 116: The Nutshell Technique - Jill Chamberlain
May 04, 2021
Ep 115: Music & Film Composition with Emmy Award Winners Pop Sound Inc!
Apr 30, 2021
Ep 114: Editing, Crowdfunding, and Film School with Megan Arnold
Apr 27, 2021
Ep 113: TONI JANNOTTA, Documentary Filmmaker and Jazz Musician!
Apr 23, 2021
Ep 112: Actress Reagan Pasternak, discusses her new book Griffin's Heart
Apr 19, 2021
Ep 111: The Reykjavik Talent Lab - Filmmaker Mylissa Fitzsimmons
Apr 16, 2021
Ep 110: 19 year old writer sells her first feature film screenplay! Jordan-Paige Sudduth
Apr 12, 2021
Ep 109: Edd Benda, CEO at BTP Media | Filmmaker & Video Producer
Apr 09, 2021
Ep 108: Little Boxes award-winning writer and director - Rob Meyer
Apr 04, 2021
Ep 107: AFC Podcast with Chuck "The Savior of Atlanta Film" Thomas
Mar 26, 2021
Ep 106: "Believe that you are good" Geoff Boyle NSC, BSC Bert Hardy Technical Achievement
Mar 11, 2021
Ep 105: FRIENDS Costume Designer, Debra McQuire
Mar 08, 2021
Ep 104: Dawn Robinson from En Vouge & Lucy Pear - Music Videos and more!
Mar 01, 2021
Ep 103: Independent Filmmaker - John Painz!
Feb 23, 2021
Ep 102: Award Winning Actress and Filmmaker, Rachael Wotherspoon!
Feb 16, 2021
Ep 101: International Cinematographers Guild DOP, Robby Baumgartner
Feb 01, 2021
Ep 100: CYNDA WILLIAMS - Acting and Producing in the age of COVID and more!
Jan 23, 2021
Ep 99: The Importance of Indigenous Films - Filmmaker Loretta S. Todd
Jan 21, 2021
Ep 98: Vimeo Staff Picks, TIME, and Huffington Post! Award-winner Julie Sokolow
Jan 16, 2021
Ep 97: Actor and Stand-Up Comedian, Benjamin Madrid
Jan 13, 2021
Ep 96: Collaboration, hope and social change - Suzan Beraza
Jan 08, 2021
Ep 95: "If no one else is going to tell our story the right way. We have to do it!" Sunni Valentine
Dec 30, 2020
Ep 94: BBC Wildlife, Smithsonian, and Nature Conservancy - Morgan Heim
Dec 16, 2020
Ep 93: "Voice 4 Change" Award Winner, Writer & Director Melissa Center
Dec 04, 2020
Ep 92: Leslie Hope & Jerry Ciccoritti - Indie Feature Film, Lie Exposed
Nov 30, 2020
Ep 91: The Successful Screenwriter Podcast - Geoffrey D. Calhoun
Nov 24, 2020
Ep 90: Self-funded movie! From Chattanooga Tennessee, Emily Steele
Nov 17, 2020
Ep 89: Indie Film distribution and social media with OPPRIME.tv
Nov 17, 2020
Ep 88: ACTRESS. WRITER. DIRECTOR. PRODUCER! Victoria Vertuga
Nov 11, 2020
Ep 87: Voiceover Artist, Award-Winning Actress, Writer, and TV Host Julie Slack!
Nov 06, 2020
Ep 86: President Obama's Principal Videographer at the White House - Filmmaker Hope Hall
Oct 31, 2020
Ep 85: The Sounding - Actor/Writer/Director Catherine Eaton
Oct 26, 2020
Ep 84: From the Film Riot film "Tell" actor, writer, and producer Todd Bruno!
Oct 17, 2020
Ep 83: The Harvey Weinstein Trial: Unfiltered- Actress Emilie Martz
Oct 17, 2020
Ep 82: The Innocence Files (Netflix) - Giona Jefferson, “It’s really about making rich content that can last”
Oct 01, 2020
Ep 81: "Rambo: Last Blood" Editor, CARSTEN KURPANEK
Sep 26, 2020
Ep 80: "It's an industry that you keep on learning about" AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS & PRODUCER Oriane Pick
Sep 12, 2020
Ep 79: "A couple of $100" How Evan Kidd made his brilliant indie feature film and more!
Sep 11, 2020
Ep 78: Chadwick Boseman - Gone But Not Forgotten. Howard University 2018 Commencement Speech.
Aug 29, 2020
Ep 77: Former Film Professor, UNC Charlotte - JEFF JACKSON
Aug 25, 2020
Ep 76: The Sleepless - Michael DiBiasio (Writer and Director)
Aug 20, 2020
Ep 75: Sophie Eastaugh, BBC, NPR and CNN. iPhone filmmaker and more!
Aug 17, 2020
Ep 74: "Trying to do projects that are good for the world" New York Times filmmaker, Dillon Hayes
Aug 12, 2020
Ep 72: Hollywood Entertainment Law Attorney, Michael R. Blaha!
Jul 31, 2020
Ep 71: LAURA GETS A CAT, Writer and Director Michael Ferrell!
Jul 25, 2020
Ep 70: Defeating The Odds! Actress Becki Hayes, making it happen!
Jul 24, 2020
Ep 69: Official selection at Hot Docs 2019 - Editor Rosella Tursi
Jul 14, 2020
Ep 68: Greater, Antiquities, & Lazy Eye Cinematographer Gabe Mayhan
Jul 14, 2020
Ep 67: Oscar Winner! Donald Sylvester - Ford v Ferrari, Logan and Walk the Line
Jul 09, 2020
Ep 66: KEVIN HART: DON'T F**K THIS UP, and "Last Chance U" Producer Adam Ridley
Jul 04, 2020
Ep 65: Award-winning actress and producer, Brooke Lewis Bellas
Jul 01, 2020
Ep 64: Hallmark, NBC, TNT, Screenwriter and Producer JAMIE PACHINO
Jun 16, 2020
Ep 63: Dear White People, LA based Cinematographer Topher Osborn
Jun 06, 2020
Ep 62: Brendan Uegama is a cinematographer and producer, known for Child's Play (2019)
Jun 01, 2020
Ep 61: Dr Myriam François, the presenter of the Channel 4 documentary “The Truth about Muslim marriage”
May 23, 2020
Ep 60: "I'm constantly working out what life is about through my films." Mary Gerretsen
May 16, 2020
Ep 59: Emmy award winner, LINDA MIDGETT! NBC-Universal, Discovery, PBS, and National Geographic
May 10, 2020
Ep 58: Hollywood Production Designer, Suzuki Ingerslev
May 07, 2020
Ep 57: Vivacious, Tenacious, and Gracious! Award-winning actress Doris Morgado
May 02, 2020
EP 56: Starsky & Hutch star Paul Michael Glase, Chrystallia and The Source of Light
Apr 27, 2020
Ep 55: Working with the Negro Ensemble Company, Eugene Lee
Apr 23, 2020
Ep 54: Cinematographer, Adam Newport-Berra "Never lose sight of making things"
Apr 13, 2020
Ep 53: "Social media can mentally put you down" Actress Fidelia Grace!
Apr 11, 2020
Ep 52: An award-winning filmmaker/actress, Julia Campanelli
Apr 09, 2020
Ep 51: Deadpool, and Gone Girl! Vashi Nedomansky, ACE!
Mar 30, 2020
Ep 50: Conner Reeves discusses his Music Videos
Mar 20, 2020
Ep 49: ARRAYNow! Filmmaker C. Fitz, "JEWEL’S CATCH ONE" documentary Now on Netflix
Mar 13, 2020
Ep 48: Hollywood Producer Michael Barnathan, over 20 years in the business!
Mar 07, 2020
Ep 47: From the podcast Film Method! Jenna Edwards
Feb 29, 2020
Ep 46: Maya Washington, Through the Banks of the Red Cedar!
Feb 11, 2020
Ep 45: Oscar and Bafta nominated, Katie Bryer
Feb 04, 2020
Ep 44: Cooper Saxe from the hit tv show 'POWER', Shane Johnson.
Feb 01, 2020
Ep 43: One of the UK's BEST! Filmmaker Julius Amedume started a production company using ten credit cards!
Jan 29, 2020
Ep 42: Ava Duvernay Keynote Address 2013 Film Independent
Jan 15, 2020
Ep 41: Adam Fenderson, talks about his SXSW documentary UNLIKELY
Dec 29, 2019
Ep 40: Roberto Schaefer, ASC, BAFTA nominated cinematographer. "Quantum of Solace", and more!
Dec 21, 2019
Ep 39: Lauren Sowa creates work to move the world forward!
Dec 13, 2019
Ep 38: Are people looking down at you for having a day job? Cinematographer Crystal Waters
Dec 02, 2019
Ep 37: Oscar winners! “Storytelling has always been a part of our lives” Lagralane Group
Nov 28, 2019
Ep 36: "We can't wait for permission to create things!" Award winning actress and filmmaker Sonja O'Hara
Nov 16, 2019
Ep 35: Sundance Best Documentary Winner Amy Adrion!
Nov 10, 2019
Ep 34: Do you feel trusted as a female cinematographer?
Oct 31, 2019
Ep 33: Dreams Do Come True! Filmmaker Antonio Pantoja
Oct 22, 2019
Ep 32: Legally Blonde, Monster-in-Law, and 21 director Robert Luketic!
Oct 16, 2019
Ep 31: Chris G. Parkhurst from The Documentary Life Podcast
Sep 22, 2019
Ep 30: From BRIGHTLIGHT PICTURES - Jameson Parker, Director, Production & Development
Sep 01, 2019
Ep 29: (Bonus episode) James Cameron, directed award winning films Titanic, Avatar, and Terminator.
Aug 13, 2019
Ep: 28 Bill Duke! 'Predator', 'Sister Act 2' and 'Menace to Society' One of the best!
Aug 05, 2019
Ep 27: Wavelength Productions - Knock Down the House!
Jul 01, 2019
Ep 26: Mark Duplass Inspirational Talk at SXSW
Jun 28, 2019
Ep 25: Michael Starrbury - 'When They See Us' Co -Screenwriter
Jun 24, 2019
Ep 24: Julian Galea - His feature film 'Love To Paradise' reached the iTunes’ Top 3!
Jun 07, 2019
Ep 23: Clerisy Entertainment Editor Colin MacDonald
May 28, 2019
Ep 22: CHRISTINA RAIA - Critically acclaimed by Indiewire.com
May 08, 2019
Ep 21: (Audio) 1985 American Film Institute Seminar With John Hughes
Apr 03, 2019
Ep 20: Richard Linklater on being a self-taught filmmaker
Mar 26, 2019
Ep 19: Will Smith "Your happiness is your responsibility”
Mar 26, 2019
Ep 18: Naomi McDougall Jones, award-winning actress, writer, producer
Mar 17, 2019
Ep 17: James Neihouse ASC - Has been involved with the most successful IMAX 2D and IMAX 3D films to date
Mar 02, 2019
Ep 16: ALEX FERRARI - Podcaster, Filmmaker and the creator of the website Indie Film Hustle
Feb 01, 2019
Ep 15: Noam Kroll - LA based film director currently working with Mark Duplass
Jan 19, 2019
Ep 14: Winner of the Filmstro/Film Riot One Minute Competition, best cinematography, Atli Thor Einarsson
Dec 20, 2018
Ep 13: Award-winning BBC filmmaker, Anna Bressanin
Dec 18, 2018
Ep 12: Spike Lee's Mo' Better Blues, Actress Cynda Williams
Nov 13, 2018
Ep 11: Randy Williams, Emmy Award-winning director, dp and editor.
Sep 19, 2018
Ep 10: Benjamin Casias, A Steadicam Camera Operator's Perspective
Apr 24, 2018
Ep 9: Distribution platform OnStream Cinema
Feb 22, 2018
Ep 8: Sundance Institute’s Creative-Liz Manashil
Jan 24, 2018
Ep 7: Thirtysomething Podcast Host Scott Ryan
Dec 18, 2017
Ep 6: Pat McGowan from BlackBox.Global
Nov 21, 2017
Ep 5: Actor/Writer David Joseph Volino
Oct 30, 2017
Ep 4: Eulonda Lea, writer, novelist, and award-winning short filmmaker
Sep 18, 2017
Ep: 3 Gwenn Seemel, painter and content creator!
Sep 03, 2017
Ep 2: Joey Leland Malinski, Creator / Director / Actor - ATB Productions
Jul 26, 2017
Ep 1: Shema Jones, known for A Love Undefined, and An American in Hollywood
Jul 17, 2017