In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined once again by director Mike Pecci to discuss his latest short film "Come Home" (2023) as well as his journey as a director trying to break through in Hollywood.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:28 The driving force for “Come Home”

9:36 How the Hollywood machine works

21:10 How the film festival circuit works

27:53 Raising a film budget through sponsors

34:16 Filming with an underwater tank

35:51 Cigarette continuity in “Come Home”

37:41 Creating the monster in “Come Home”

42:55 Filmmaking trick - lens whacking

47:30 Most intriguing guest on Mike’s podcast

49:54 I made “12KM” go viral

50:43 Intriguing guest continued

52:53 The worst guest on Mike’s podcast 

01:01:30 Film festival circuit continued

01:10:19 Directing sucks

01:14:35 The Kevin Smith strategy

01:21:58 Making genuine friends is key

01:35:34 Outro

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Guest: Mike Pecci

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