The Next Film is a video and audio podcast following the real-time journey of making a second feature film. Each episode features honest, craft-focused conversations with filmmakers who have done it, are doing it, or are experts in the process. We dive into the practical lessons, creative challenges, and inspiration behind indie filmmaking. Hosted by award-winning filmmaker and actor Jessica Michael Davis, The Next Film is your backstage pass to the creative, financial, and collaborative realities of leveling up in scope, budget, and craft.