This episode features Mark Hoffman, an award-winning filmmaker working across commercial directing, viral campaigns, and narrative cinema. Trained in biology, then film and design in Germany, He is the writer and director of the feature film A Simple Machine.

And Alyssa Roehrenbeck, Producer of A Simple Machine. Alyssa is just off a big win at South by Southwest where another film she produced and filmed in Oregon with writer director, Graham Parkes, titled Wishful Thinking, won Best Narrative Feature.

A simple machine screened to a sold out audience at Portland Panorama on April 16th. Mark shares his inspiration for A Simple Machine, the challenges of adapting a novel to a screenplay and then filming it. They also share ideas for filming on an indie film budget, finding cast and crew, and perfect locations.

We also talk about funding an indie film, the benefits of filming in Oregon, and film distribution.S

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Mark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuff4mark/

A Simple Machine website: https://www.asimplemachinethemovie.com/

A Simple Machine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asimplemachfilm/

Alyssa Roehrenbeck Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pdxalyssa/

Leave a review for A Simple Machine on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/a-simple-machine

Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kIHYZE8nK8U

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