It has been awhile since we put anything up on our Podcast feed, because well… life. Luckily we had an incredible Filmcraft Series last year and I am so happy to be sharing those conversations on this feed.

First up is Brenda Moe, the CEO and Programming Director of the Coral Gables Art Cinema. I can’t say enough about her. She is one of my favorite people to talk shop with and she has been one of the greatest champions of Miami Film Lab. If you are in Miami and have attended any of our events, chances are, they took place at Gables Cinema. Brenda has been one of the key driving forces of Gables Cinema since it opened 15 years ago and under her stewardship it has become an incredible community center for cinephiles and filmmakers alike.

If you are a filmmaker embarking on self distribution (attention NonDē Filmstackers!) then this conversation is for you. Brenda is just one of many Art House Cinema programmers willing to take a chance on screening films that come directly from filmmakers. If you are going this route learn what it takes to be taken seriously by programmers and what they need from you in order to give you a theatrical run on their screens.

Lets us know what were the most useful or surprising take aways.

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A big thank you to the Coral Gables Art Cinema and the Tristarr Lifelong Learning Fund at the Coral Gables Community Foundation who make our Filmcraft Series possible and to our podcast sponsor Mariquitas Chips

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