There’s a peculiar rhythm to life when storytelling becomes your compass, and few embody that dance quite like Jason Love. On today’s episode, we welcome a creator who has dipped his hands into nearly every corner of the craft—animator, magician, comic artist, educator, and even late-night TV performer. His journey is not one of following ... Read more The post IFH 817: Crafting Stories Frame by Frame with Jason Love appeared first on Indie Film Hustle®.| Indie Film Hustle®
The making of films is less about capturing perfection and more about living through the process—messy, unpredictable, and deeply human. On today’s episode, we welcome Rocky Costanzo, a filmmaker who carved his path from television extra to independent director, learning each lesson of cinema the hard but honest way. Rocky Costanzo is a filmmaker who ... Read more The post IFH 816: From Extras to Director’s Chair: The Filmmaking Journey of Rocky Costanzo appeared first on Indie Film Hus...| Indie Film Hustle®
The universe has a funny way of holding onto a film like a dusty reel in the attic, waiting for the perfect moment to reveal it. On today’s episode, we welcome the endlessly persistent Greg Travis, a filmmaker who proves that good movies never die—they just take their sweet time getting made. Greg Travis is ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
What if the greatest stories of our lives are the ones we never meant to write? On today’s episode, we welcome Steven Bernstein, a man whose journey through the world of cinema has been anything but predictable. A writer at heart, a cinematographer by accident, and a director by destiny, his career is a living ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
There’s a certain magic in the way creativity stirs the soul, and on today’s episode, we welcome Kristin Overn, a seasoned producer and the visionary behind the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. With a career steeped in the art of storytelling, Kristin has spent years cultivating opportunities for writers to transform their ideas into scripts that ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
Life, they say, is a story we tell ourselves—a script of experience, moments, and emotions woven into a narrative only we can claim as our own. On today’s episode, we welcome Gordy Hoffman, a screenwriter, director, and the mind behind the BlueCat Screenwriting Competition. His journey through the labyrinth of storytelling has been marked by ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
On today’s episode, we welcome Curt Wiser, a writer and director whose journey proves that the path to making movies doesn’t require a New York or Los Angeles zip code. From the sunny shores of Florida, Curt has forged his own cinematic destiny, creating the suspenseful and thought-provoking film Cam Girl—a story of isolation, control, ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
The universe has a funny way of holding onto a film like a dusty reel in the attic, waiting for the perfect moment to reveal it. On today’s episode, we welcome the endlessly persistent Greg Travis, a filmmaker who proves that good movies never die—they just take their sweet time getting made.| Indie Film Hustle®
In a world where stories are the heartbeat of cinema, it’s a rare gift to hear from someone who not only understands the creative pulse of screenwriting, but also the business savvy required to get scripts into the right hands. In this candid and energizing episode, we welcome Whitney Davis, a literary manager and script ... Read more The post IFH 814: Why Your Script Still Isn’t Getting Read; And What to Do About It with Whitney Davis appeared first on Indie Film Hustle®.| Indie Film Hustle®
Sometimes, the stars align not because you begged them to, but because you stopped waiting and just started filming. On today’s episode, we welcome the ever-resourceful Evan Kidd, an indie filmmaker whose down-to-earth creativity and fearless storytelling light a fire under any aspiring artist. Evan is the embodiment of what happens when resourcefulness meets soul. ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
There is a moment in every filmmaker’s life when the unseen becomes the spark—when what lies beneath the surface, figuratively or literally, begins to whisper its potential. On today’s episode, we welcome S.S. Wilson, a masterful screenwriter, director, and creative mind whose work reminds us that cinematic magic can erupt even from the dustiest corners ... Read more The post IFH 812: How Tremors turned into a Masterclass in Storytelling with S.S Wilson appeared first on Indie Film Hust...| Indie Film Hustle®
Every once in a while, a conversation comes along that doesn’t just fill your mind—it redirects your thinking. On today’s episode, we welcome Brit Cruise, who lives at the intersection of creativity, logic, and education. Imagine a man who once edited videos as a child using two VCRs and a mic cable snaked across the ... Read more The post IFH 811: How Pixar’s Story Secrets Can Transform Your Filmmaking Process with Brit Cruise appeared first on Indie Film Hustle®.| Indie Film Hustle®
It began, as it often does, in the hushed corridors of childhood imagination—monsters lumbering across the television screen while the rest of the world slept. In the quiet glow of late-night horror flicks, a young soul discovered the strange alchemy of cinema. On today’s episode, we welcome Len Kabasinski, a martial artist turned indie filmmaker ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
There’s a peculiar thrill in watching a life unfold like a vintage film reel, colored with grit, glamour, and the groan of old rock records spinning in a smoky LA loft. On today’s episode, we welcome the multifaceted Staci Layne Wilson, a writer, filmmaker, and daughter of two celebrity parents whose life reads like a ... Read more The post IFH 809: No Budget, All Hustle: The Filmmaking Grind of Staci Layne Wilson appeared first on Indie Film Hustle®.| Indie Film Hustle®
Sometimes, a fresh face on screen carries with it the presence of a seasoned soul. On today’s episode, we welcome Shae Smolik, a young actress whose journey from Iowa’s quiet plains to the charged energy of a Los Angeles soundstage is not just a tale of ambition—it’s a study in raw talent meeting unwavering intention. ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
Somewhere in the back alleys of the American dream, between the flicker of VHS static and the roar of midnight creature features, there exists a filmmaker with a toothy vision. On today’s episode, we welcome Ron Bonk, a self-taught indie film warrior who carved his way out of the antiquing business and into the bleeding ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
When the lights of the cinema dim and the hum of anticipation fills the air, something magical happens—stories come alive. And sometimes, the stories behind the storytellers are the most fascinating of all. On today’s episode, we welcome Patrick Lee, a man whose quiet curiosity and geeky love for film statistics helped shape the very ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
Sometimes, the fire of creativity is struck not by lightning but by the slow, smoldering ache of dissatisfaction. And in today’s soul-stirring conversation, we welcome Shawn Whitney, a filmmaker who found cinema not in the corridors of academia, but in the quiet rebellion of self-taught screenwriting and micro-budget filmmaking. Shawn Whitney is a screenwriter, director, ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
The mind is a curious trickster, delighting in dreams where logic pirouettes in absurdity. In today’s extraordinary episode, we welcome Andrew Shaffer, a humorist and New York Times bestselling author whose wit slices through the storms of reality with a twinkle in his eye and a chainsaw in hand. From the earliest pages of his ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
A spark of madness is often the first step toward creation. On today’s episode, we welcome Bojan Dulabic, a passionate Vancouver-based filmmaker who pulled off a small miracle—he made a full-length zombie movie for just $5,000. But this isn’t just a story of budgeting brilliance; it’s a tale of relentless passion, artistic vision, and the ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
The craft of filmmaking is as much about the soul as it is about the frame. In today’s conversation, we sit down with Kansas Bowling, a maverick filmmaker who began charting her creative course at just 17 years old. As the first graduate of the Troma Institute for the Gifted, Kansas burst onto the scene ... Read more| Indie Film Hustle®
