The Filmmaker's Life

By Joanne Butcher

The Filmmaker's Life is a live, virtual interview series with filmmakers from all corners of the industry hosted by film business coach, Joanne Butcher. The purpose of this series is to motivate and i... more

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The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.

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August 10, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Rahul Nath - 08/10/23
The guest this week was Rahul Nath. Rahul is an actor, writer, director, choreographer, and dancer who has found success in both Bollywood and Hollywood.
Rahul has acted in several national campaigns for major brands like State Farm Insurance and Intel, as well as shows "Adam Ruins Everything", "I’m Sorry", "The Company You Keep" and the Steve Carell led all-star cast in Netflix’s "Space Force". Rahul has appeared in the Bollywood movie "Happy Ending", the Punjabi movie "Faraar", and the Caribbean movie "Bazodee". He's appeared alongside superstars Saif Ali Khan, Gippy Grewal and Kabir Bedi.

Rahul has written, directed and produced a feature film called "Khazana" which screened at several film festivals worldwide. He's also produced his own travel TV show called ‘Rahul Yatra’s’ which was available for a time on Amazon Prime. He's also in the process of developing two pilots with his production company Nik/Nak Productions.
Here are links to the film and tv projects Rahul has produced and directed.
KHAZANA (FEATURE FILM) -
https://tubitv.com/movies/572547/khazana?start=true
TREASURED (TV MINISERIES) - https://play.mometu.com/series/details/415876
COMPROMSIE (SHORT FILM) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04kDI1Djf2g
FOREIGN (SHORT FILM) - https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/224bd30501085aa9803ec8fe2f4f229f

To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register
at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at
https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home .

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1h 2min
August 03, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Michael Lees - 05/04/23
Our guest this week was Michael Lees, a documentary filmmaker who documented his 6-month challenge to live in the forests of Dominica and ended riding out a Category 5 Hurricane in a palm leaf and bamboo hut.
Michael graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015, where he spent the first half of his college career studying
business at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, later switching his major from business to communication studies with a focus on media
production.

In 2019, Michael released his debut documentary, Uncivilized, which led him into the forests of Dominica, where he would face Hurricane Maria
alone in a palm leaf and bamboo hut. The film premiered at the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival 2019 and went on to screen at festivals
including the Brooklyn Film Festival and The Pan-African Film Festival in LA. It won the Caribbean Spirit Award in 2020 at the Barbados
Independent Film Festival and the Villa Romana Award at the African Diaspora Cinema Festival in Florence, Italy.

Michael has written, shot, and edited for a range of clients including Billboard, UNICEF, and National Geographic. He has exhibited his film
& photography work across the Caribbean, US, UK, and is a proud member of the Waitukubuli Artist Association. Michael runs a video
production company in Dominica called One Off Productions.
Watch Michael's film "Uncivilized" here https://uncivilizedfilm.com/
To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home
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1h 6min
July 20, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Jon Silver - 06/01/23
The guest this week is Jon Silver. Jon talks about being a filmmaker in Chicago and the influence comedy has in his work.
Jon is an independent filmmaker based in Chicago. He comes from a comedy background. He's the Co-Founder of ShowPup Productions and the former Managing Director of The Annoyance Theater. Jon has worked with Second City and other theaters to produce comedy sketches, short films, web series, TV pilots, and his first feature "The Civil Hoax", was called 'Can't Miss Indie Cinema' by the Chicago Tribune. His second feature is a pirate adventure he made during COVID called "The Scarlet Pirate". He's currently in development of his next feature film.
To learn more about Joanne Butcher and her company visit https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/

To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home

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July 13, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Cameron Patterson - 06/15/2023
Our guest this week was Cameron Patterson. Joanne talks to Cam about how he got into writing and production through the world of music.
Besides being a novelist, Cam is also a screenwriter, director and producer for his production company, SoGo Productions. His screenwriting portfolio includes work for Canadian and U.S. producers in both TV and film, and multiple genres from war and thrillers to drama and horror. He has directed feature film, TV series, music videos, commercials, and documentaries. He is also a professional drummer having played on numerous albums and television shows and continues to perform live.
Look at Cam's IMDB here https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925493
You can find out more about Cam's latest novel at http://theneedtoknownovel.com/
To learn more about Joanne Butcher and her company visit https://www.filmmakersuccess.com

To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register
at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home.
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1h 8min
July 06, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Michelle Malley Campos - 06/29/2023
Our guest this week is Michelle Malley Campos. Michelle talks about what it's like to work at an Assitant Director in the busy Puerto Rican film market. She also talks about how she applied for a grant for her feature film "Foreigner" from the Puerto Rican government and was awarded $1.288 million dollars!
Michelle is NYU Tisch alum and WIF/GM Latina Acceleration Grant recipient, Puerto Rico native Michelle Malley Campos is an award-winning writer-director with almost two dozen short films and music videos under her belt and over 15 years of experience as a DGA assistant director. She is the founder and president of Viento Films, with two feature films in development, founder of the community cinema project Cinema Paradiso en la Loiza, directs podcasts for cultural center La Goyco and is on roster as a commercials director at production house Nostrom in Puerto Rico.
To learn more about Joanne Butcher and her company visit https://www.filmmakersuccess.com

To Register to be part of the live recording of future The Filmmaker's Life sessions please visit https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home .
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1h 16min

FAQs about The Filmmaker's Life:

How many episodes does The Filmmaker's Life have?

The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.