The MAKE IT Podcast

Hello, Indie Film Creatives! 

In this episode, we have a conversation with filmmaker, lawyer, and Executive Director of the Wheaton Film Festival, Brian Frankel. We talk about the Wheaton Film Festival, his experience growing up in a hotel, the impact of Cuban Immigrants on South Beach, how he balances being a filmmaker and lawyer, protecting filmmakers Intellectual Property, the importance of diversity in filmmaking, and how to get results instead of reasons for failure. Enjoy!

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Wheaton Film festival

Washington Are Lawyers for the Arts

 

Miami Vice (tv series)

Clerks (film)

Pulp Fiction (film)

Reservoir Dogs (film)

The Blues Brothers (film)

Stripes (film)

Animal House (film)

Chameleon Street (film)

Hwang Dong-hyik (producer)

Tim Ferris (writer)

Miriam Bale (artistic director)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives! 

In this edition of Industry Insights, Nick shares the wisdom of Director and Writer Robert Broadhurst and expounds upon Robert's quote, “It’s really hard to make art, to begin with, it’s even harder if you can’t pay your bills doing it." Enjoy!

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this edition of Indie Talk, Chris and Nick talk about slow sales activity at this year's Sundance Film Festival and what might help, Jennifer Lopez's new Rom-Com 'Marry Me' and the potential impact on the genre, and Chris makes an amendment to one of his long-time beliefs. Enjoy!

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Sundance Film Festival

Indie Memphis Film Festival

Robert Broadhurst (director)

Spiderman: No Way Home (film)

Ben Proudfoot (director)

Queen of Basketball (documentary)

Jennifer Aniston (actress)

The Morning Show (tv series)

Emily in Paris (tv series)

Love, Actually (film)

Jennifer Lopez (actress)

Marry Me (film)

Sopranos (tv series)

The Wire (tv series)

Dexter (tv series)

Breaking Bad (tv series)

Mad Men (tv series)

Game of Thornes (tv series)

Billions (tv series)

Succession (tv series)

Joker (film)

Ozark (tv series)

The Princess and the Frog (film)

Promising Young Women (film)

Don’t Look Up (film)

Bridgerton (tv series)

The Handmaid’s Tale (tv series)

Another Version of You (film)

 

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Hello Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode of 'Mistakes In The Making,' we hear from comedian, actor, and writer Michelle McGregor. She talks about what she learned from the mistakes she made attending a graduate school acting program at Yale. Enjoy!

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Yale School of Drama

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with Director/Writer Nick Frangione. We talk about his fantastic feature 'Buck Run,' his work on a forthcoming musical and why he's making it, how mourning his beloved mother and healing wounds with his father shapes his filmmaking and his top tactics on getting the best performances out of his actors on set. Enjoy!

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Buck Run (film)

 

Nick's Top Films of 2021:

Annette (film)

Respect (film)

CODA (film)

Lorelei (film)

 

Fayetteville Film Festival

Sanford Meisner (acting teacher)

Matt Williams (actor)

Louise Archambault (director)

Gabrielle (film)

David Barker (editor)

James Le Gros (actor)

C’mon C’mon (film)

Huda’s Salon (film)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode of ‘Mistakes In The Making,’ we hear from Director and Writer Terry Gingles. He breaks down the mistakes of rushing in instead of waiting for the opportunity you truly wanted and how to manage your animation project so that you don’t lose control of the creativity and direction. Enjoy!

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Terry Gingles

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, we talk about creative lying versus fraudulent lying. When is selling or pitching using Puffery inappropriate and when is it a necessary tool for Indie filmmaking, funding, and distribution? We talk about it all in this Indie Talk. Enjoy!

 

 

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Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (book)

Maya Angelou (author)

There Will Be Blood (film)

Sarena Khan (producer)

Avatar (film)

The Color Purple (film)

American Beauty (film)

10 Things I Hate About You (film)

My Octopus Teacher (film)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives! 

In this episode, we hear from Writer and Director Drew Maynard as he talks about the mistakes of taking on the wrong projects, how to know it when it happens, and how to fix it. Enjoy!

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Drew Maynard

The Watermelon Woman (film)

Bolo Brothers Creatives

Shine Service (documentary)

 

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with the Atlanta Film Society and Atlanta Film Festival Programming Director Brighid Wheeler. We talk about life as a gay creative, fighting negativity and distraction, how to overcome Imposter Syndrome, her work at the Atlanta Film Society and Film Festival, and her advice to LGBTQ filmmakers. Enjoy!

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Atlanta Film Society

Atlanta Film Festival

Indie Memphis Film Festival  

Memento (film)

Fried Green Tomatoes (film)

Beaches (film)

Nashville Film Festival

Untamed by Glennon Doyle (book)

Molly Rose Quinn (Out Memphis Director)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

This is the introductory episode of our podcast series, 'Mistakes In The Making'. In this volume, Motke Dapp talks about the biggest mistake in his career so far, how you can avoid it, what he learned from it, and how it made him a better creative today. Enjoy!

Do you want to contribute your story to Mistakes In The Making? Email us at [email protected] or message us on Instagram or Twitter @_bonsaicreative. Thx!

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