Film and Family
By Kent & Anna Thalman
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Episodes: 107
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We're a married couple of filmmakers, supporting our family of seven through doing work we love, together. It's been a long and difficult journey, and we still have a lot to learn, but for us, it's well-worth the effort.
We developed this podcast and the Feature Filmmaker Academy for anyone who wants a career making feature films, especially those balancing that pursuit with the responsibility of parenthood and providing for a family.
Tune in as we study success patterns of industry professionals, interview other feature filmmakers, share takeaways from our favorite film courses or books, and give behind-the-scenes breakdowns and insights on films you love.
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Ep. 106 - Stepping into Stiry: Entrepreneur to Entertainment
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Ep. 105 - From Disney to Indie: A Director's Journey with Blair Treu
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Ep. 104 - Hitting a Home Run on a Micro Budget Film with Lee Cipolla and Katherine Borda
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 103 - Crafting Transcendental-style Films Outside Hollywood with Josh and Jessica Jordan
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 102 - Legal Essentials for Filmmakers with Entertainment Attorney Pete Salsich III
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May 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 101 - When Faith Meets Film with Nathan and Meghan Leon
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 100 - Q&A with Anna Thalman at the St. Louis International Film Festival
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 99 - Self-Distributing a Profitable First Feature with Chris Peters
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 98 - The Domino Effect with Producer Daren Smith
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 97 - Less is More - Change Your Life in Ten Minutes
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 96 - Self Distributing on Film Hub with Lenni Uitto
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 95 - Approaching Your Career Like a Passionate Hobbyist
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May 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 94 - The Grit and Vision of Indie Filmmaking with Matthew Taggart
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 93 - Four Walling and Self Distribution
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 92 - We're Back!
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 91 - Personal and Practical Storytelling with Feature Film Director Kiel Thorlton
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 90 - What Is The Value of A Movie?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 89 - Support Yourself Financially, Making Feature Films
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 88 - Creating Character
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 87 - You Make What You Are
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 86 - Mining Your Life, Digging up Films
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 85 - Crewing a Feature Film with No Money
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 84 - How to Make Films Together Without Killing Each Other
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 83 - First Features: A Place Called Home with Adam Bova
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 82 - Success Patterns: Peter Jackson
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 81 - Movie Club: Top Gun 2 - Maverick
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 80 - A War to Keep the Peace with Jon Bregel
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 79 - First Features: Cryo with Barrett Burgin
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 78 - Movie Club: City Girl (1930)
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 77 - Success Patterns - Quentin Tarantino and Other Exceptions to the Rule
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May 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 76 - Lessons Learned from Austin Kleon
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 75 - Movie Club: The Miracle Worker (1962)
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 74 - The Power of 10 Minutes
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 73 - Success Patterns: Christopher Nolan
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 72 - Movie Club: The Batman (2022)
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 71 - Lessons Learned from Hans Zimmer
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 70 - A Case for Hiring Yourself as Producer
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 69 - Behind the Scenes: Test Screening on The Loved and Lost
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 68 - Movie Club: Delicious
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 67 - Success Patterns: Jared Hess
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 66 - Media Literacy - Why Every Family Needs a Filmmaker
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 65 - Success Patterns: Chloe Zhao
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 64 - Christmas and Filmmaking
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 63 - Patience with Long-Term Projects
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 62 - What Should I Watch Tonight?
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 61 - I Graduated Film School, Now What?
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 60 - A Prepared Filmmaker is a Happy Filmmaker
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 59 - Oh, The Places You'll Go!
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 58 - How Time Management Can Transform Your Film Career (with Sam Featherstone)
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 57 - How to Tell Stories that Matter
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 56 - Get Rid of Unwanted Desire
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 55 - Happy? Sad? What Makes the Best Ending to a Film?
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 54 - Moving Towards Mastery
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 53 - Filmmaking with Small Children
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 52 - Replacing Should with Could
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 51 - A Finished Film or Your Money Back
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 50 - Are You Denying Your Dream?
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 49 - How To Make Any Job Easier
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 48 - Enough is Enough
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 47 - Indecision Diet
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 46 - Story Telling and Selling
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 45 - How I Became a Feature Film Director
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 44 - Make Like Nobody's Watching
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 43 - Overcome to Become
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 42 - Mental Health with Kristen Jensen
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 41 - Finishing and Having Fun with James Hall
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 40 - Career Competition with Cooper and Emma Sutton
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 39 - Befriending Failure with Redge Flake
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 38 - Lead, Whether or Not You're in Charge
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May 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 37 - Your Advantage Over Hollywood
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May 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 36 - Come In, Make Yourself Uncomfortable
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 35 - Write Your Own Role
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 34 - Avoiding Conflict Creates Contention
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 33 - Emotional Wealth
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 32 - Obstacles and Strategies
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 31 - First Impressions on our First Feature Film
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 30 - Momentum
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Ep.29 - Expectations vs. Reality
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 28 - How To Do Twice As Much In Half The Time
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 28 - Your Invisible Mansion
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 27 - The Necessity or Not of Nudity (Part 2)
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 26 - The Necessity or Not of Nudity (Part 1)
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 25 - Means and Ends
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 24 - Should I Go To Film School?
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 23 - Film and Family: Which is Most Important?
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 21- First Features with Noam Kroll: Part 1
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 22 - First Features with Noam Kroll: Part 2
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 20 - The Parable of the Talented Filmmaker
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 19 - Feelings as Fuel
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Ep 18. - How We Evaluate Our Failures
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 17 - The Process of Becoming
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Ep. 16 - How to Create a Compelling Pitch
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 15 - How to Get Your Film Financed
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 14 - Beauty Reveals the Beholder
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Ep 13 - Which Matters Most: How, Why or What?
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Ep. 12 - Quantity Creates Quality
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 11 - How Do I Stop Procrastinating?
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 10 - Time and Order
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 9 - Reel Families for Change with Akima Brown
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 8 - Expectations: When to Drop Them, When to Keep Them
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 7 - Theory, History and Practice - The Real Tools of Filmmaking
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 6 - Risk
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 5 - How to Generate Motivation
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 4 - First Draft, Second Draft
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 3 - What Other People Think
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 2 - Why We Watch Movies
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 1 - How to Balance Film and Family
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Sep 03, 2020 |