Koura Linda recently completed The List (2025), a short film for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge! The short stars Daniel Mione, Sarah Penn, and Stevie Collins. Koura directed and produced this project and with a talented cast and crew of volunteers. Congratulations to the whole team! Check out her interview for more on:

• Securing sponsorships for your shorts
• Filming a short in two days
• Marketing through LinkedIn
• Selling your short film

My interview with Richard Zelniker is now live! Richard is the founder and CEO of Lucid Pictures and most recently wrote and directed the feature film, the Vortex (2025). Check out his interview for more on:

• Directing short films
• Ensemble casting
• Profit-sharing theatrical release model
• Film financing with talent attached

Curtis Boggs’ interview is now live! He’s the founder and CEO of Curtis Boggs LLC. In his interview he details his experience in the business from his engineering background and early job on Sydney Pollack’s "The Firm" to developing his storytelling talent and photography and cinematography crafts. Check out his interview for more on:

• Storytelling through documentaries
• Shifts in streaming models
• Camera shots and lighting
• Branded content documentaries

My interview with Michael Brown is now live! Michael is a director and producer, and the CEO of Burning Sound Pictures. In addition to producing Hayseed and Lose You to Love Me, he specializes in creating mobile-first content and branded content. Check out his interview for more on:

• Marketing for indie filmmakers
• Utilizing data analytics to analyze social media reach
• Branded content v. content marketing
• Mobile-first audiences

My interview with Maureen Payne-Hahner is now live! Maureen brings a background in theater and directing to her role as a producer of short films. She is also the founder of the Writers Initiative Network. Check out her interview for more on:

• Acting using the Meisner method
• Producing for the theater v. stage
• Streaming and international audiences
• International production (Denmark)

My second interview with Stephen Meier is now live! Stephen walks us through the logistics of creating the indie feature, Lake George, as well as the differences between his strategies in marketing and distribution between Woodbridge and Lake George. Check out his interview for more on:

• Tax credits in New York State
• Limited theatrical releases
• Marketing to local audiences
• Distribution through Kinema

My interview with Cathy Whippel is now live! She recently wrote and produced the short film, Black Samphire, focused on water pollution in West Sussex, UK. Check out our conversation for her tips on:

• Utilizing international tax credits
• Crowdfunding your short film
• Kickstarter reward strategies
• Transitioning your short to a feature film

My interview with Anthony is now live! Anthony is a modern classical composer and describes his career trajectory from composing for short films to T.V. series and features. More recently, he branched into writing and directing, and started his own production company, Sunshine the Horse. Check out his interview for more on:

• Setting mood and tone for different genre soundtracks
• Pitching your project to networks
• Budgeting for an independent limited series
• Where the Sparrows Fly (2025)

My interview with Micah Haley is now live! If you have questions about film financing, tax credits, and distribution, this episode is for you. Micah walks us through his career journey starting from production assistant to film financier who represents investors attached to movies. Check out his interview for more on:

• Utilizing tax credits (i.e. Louisiana and Mississippi) to maximize production budget
• The “sweet spot” of $3 - $8 million production
• Co-producing and co-financing independent films
• Leveraging a strong sales genre to sell your film

My interview with filmmaker Hyten Davidson is now live! We had a great chat about her short film, the West Virginian Starfish (2022), starring Melanie McNulty and Christopher Gurr. Hyten walks us through the development and production phases of creating a short film, as well as:

• Budgeting for your short film
• Pitching shorts to production companies
• Crowdfunding strategies (ie Seed&Spark)
• Short films as proof of concept