The MAKE IT Podcast

Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, we bring on guest hosts Director Robert Broadhurst, Producer, and Writer Tony Scott, and Director and Animator Valerie Barnhart to review the best in Indie Film and the MAKE IT Podcast in 2021. And (finally), you can listen AND watch the conversation on YouTube. Enjoy!

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Links:

Robert’s Conversation

Tony’s Conversation

Valerie’s Conversation

Girl In the Hallway (short film)

 

The Underground Railroad (film)

Joel Edgerton (actor)

The Green Knight (film)

Titane (film)

Red Rocket (film)

Sean Baker (writer)

Licorice Pizza (film)

Paul Thomas Anderson (director)

CODA (film)

The Harder They Fall (film)

The Power of the Dog (film)

Summer of Soul (film)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (film)

Lee Daniels (producer)

Being the Ricardos (film)

Spencer (film)

The Tragedy of Macbeth (film)

Zola (film)

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (film)

Bestia (short film)

Cryptozoo (fim)

I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman (book)

The Year of the Witching (book)

Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neil (book)

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (book)

Labocine streaming platform

The One and Only Dick Gregory (documentary)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, Chris and Nick get back together for their first Indie Talk of 2022! They talk about what they believe filmmakers genuinely aspire to, how they can get it, and where the dangers are in pursuing the wrong things. Enjoy!

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Links:

Bomb magazine

Squid Game (tv series)

Kelly Frey (innovator)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives! 

In this episode, we have a conversation with Virginia Film Office Director Andy Edmunds. We talk about his philosophy on working for free, how film offices work for Filmmakers, the role of politics in landing film projects, the politics of film subsidies, working with Harrison Ford, and his work on the films 'War of the Worlds', 'Mission Impossible 3', 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets, 'The New World', and 'Loving.' Enjoy! 

More About Andy

Info for film www.filmvirginia.org

Twitter: @thefilmwolf

Insta: @filmwolf

YouTube: Andy Edmunds

Info for my music www.unring2020.com

More music: www.broadjam.com/andyedmunds

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Links:

Virginia Film Office

IMDb

Virginia Film Festival

Unring the Bell (music video)

 

Lincoln (film)

Ethan Hawke (actor)

Ewan McGregor (actor)

The Good Lord Bird (tv mini series)

Association of Film Commissioners International

Donna Gigliotti (producer)

Hidden Figures (film)

Turn (tv series)

Homeland (tv series)

Claire Danes (actress)

Rainn Wilson (actor)

Harrison Ford (actor)

Cold Mountain (film)

Sidney Pollack (director)

Anthony Minghella (producer)

 

Tootsie (film)

Mulholland Drive (film)

The New World (film)

Terrence Malick (producer)

Jack Fisk (production designer)

Loving (film)

Jeff Nichols (writer)

Joel Edgerton (actor)

Ruth Negga (actress)

The Blair Witch Project (film)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with Producer and Showrunner Sarah Kunin. We talk about the mistake that made her a better Producer, her work with 'Good Morning America' host Michael Strahan, how she pitched her show 'Making Modern w/ Brooke & Brice,' the "Docu-follow" format, her work with the Magnolia Network, her favorite hacks to meet a tough deadline, and so much more. Enjoy!

More on Sarah Kunin:

Socials: @sarahkunin

Website: sarahkunin.com

Bio: Sarah Kunin is a three-time Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning television producer with nearly 15 years of experience in the news and entertainment industry. She has worked closely with top celebrities, athletes, chefs, and newsmakers to deliver compelling content to millions of viewers across the country. Sarah began her career as an intern at ABC News and steadily rose through the ranks to become a supervising producer at Good Morning America. She has produced hundreds of exclusive and competitive interviews for nearly every ABC News platform, including GMA, World News, Nightline, 2020, ABC News Live, and the primetime specials unit. After a decade at ABC, Sarah sold her first show idea to the Magnolia Network, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ joint venture with Discovery, Inc. She is currently the showrunner and executive producer of “Making Modern with Brooke and Brice,” a Nashville-based home design show on Discovery+ and the Magnolia app. She continues to work as a freelance senior producer and is also developing a number of unscripted projects in the Nashville area and beyond.

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Links:

Website

Twitter

IMDb

LinkedIn

 

Making Modern (show)

Roar with Katy Perry Contest

The Morning Show (tv series)

Reese Witherspoon (actress)

Clubhouse app

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives! 

In this episode, we have a conversation with Actor, Musician, and Writer Travis Nicholson. We talk about growing up around fame, what all the top artists he grew up around have in common, his relationship with the late Justin Townes Earle, his work with the Coen Brothers, the intimate, inside details of his show 'Still The King,' the power of meditation, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Links:

Little Brothers Film

Instagram

Still the King (tv series)

Soul of the Samurai (documentary)

El Rick Haun “Help From Above” (music video)

 

Attachment Parenting International

Watkins Film School

Joel Coen (producer)

Ethan Coen (producer)

Roger Deakins (cinematographer)

Francis McDormand (actress)

Holly Hunter (actress)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (film)

Nancy James  (craft service)

Kim Petrosky Acting Agency

Michael S. Murphey (producer)

Billy Ray Cyrus (actor)

Alan Ruck (actor)

Achy Breaky Heart (music video)

Old Town Road by Lil Nas X (music video)

George Clooney (actor)

Autobiography of a Yogi by P. Yogananda (book)

Writer’s Guild of America

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creators!

In this episode, we talk about our go-to Holiday movies, explain why Indie Filmmakers tend to make Horror and Holiday movies first, and Mr. Beast's success in making his 'Squid Game' parody, and what people are missing about it. Enjoy!

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Links:

Mr. Beast Squid Games (video)

Home Alone (film)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (tv short)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)

A Christmas Story (film)

Trading Places (film)

Christmas Chronicles (film)

It’s a Wonderful Life (film)

The Big Lebowski (film)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creators!

In this episode, we have a conversation with Whistleblower, Author and Film Festival Founder Michael McCray. We talk about the process of becoming a Whistleblowing Filmmaker, The Clinton Administration, The ACORN 8, Daniel Ellsberg, Ralph Nader, Modern Journalism, Frank Serpico, Chinese Twitter Bots, Jamal Khashoggi. Facebook, Edward Snowden, and much more. Enjoy! 

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More About Michael McCray, Esq.

 

In 1995, Michael McCray blew the whistle on $40 million in waste, fraud and abuse at the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the Clinton Administration. As a result, he became a leading public interest advocate for civil and human rights, including free speech and whistleblower protections. McCray is a 2007 recipient of the "No FEAR Award" in Washington, DC. In addition, he received statewide recognition for outstanding work in peace and social justice in Arkansas. The OMNI Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology honored him as an ARKANSAS PEACE & JUSTICE HERO in 2008. Most recently, McCray is a 2021 recipient of the Cliff Robertson Sentinel Award Recipient for his advocacy with the ACORN 8 from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

A former national board delegate for Georgia ACORN, McCray was the spokesman for the ACORN 8, the national board members that blew the whistle on a multi-million dollar embezzlement at the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). His breakthrough book RACE, POWER & POLITICS—Memoirs of an ACORN Whistleblower tells the inside story of ACORN. An author, speaker, and public interest advocate, McCray has made numerous media (radio and television) appearances including CNN (Lou Dobbs Tonight) and FOX News (Glenn Beck Show). 

 

A highly sought-after public speaker, McCray makes memorable contributions to conferences, events, and conventions that welcome his "tell-it-like-it-is" storytelling style and audience engagement. He combines Fortune 500 corporate experience and public interest advocacy by speaking on motivational topics including whistleblower protection, business ethics, and corporate integrity.

 

McCray co-founded the International Association of Whistleblowers (IAW) and served as General Counsel for the Federally Employed Women Legal Education Fund (FEW-LEF), which champions equal employment opportunity. In addition, he is a member of the No FEAR Coalition, which promotes and supported the passage of the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation Act (No FEAR) of 2002—the first civil rights law of the 21st Century. McCray is also the co-founder of the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival, an annual conference on Capitol Hill. The Whistleblower Summit is the largest gathering of whistleblowers and won a “Best Festival” Award for innovation in Arts, Culture, and Film at Fest Forums (Santa Barbra) in 2019.

An alumnus of Georgetown Law, Howard University, American University, and Florida A&M University, McCray has a diverse educational and professional background, including Fortune 500 Corporate experience in marketing at Johnson & Johnson, Personal Products Company, accounting at Honeywell Information Systems, and investment banking at SunTrust Bank. However, McCray pursued his passion for public service and community economic development when he worked for the Federal Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC) Program, a White House Economic Development Initiative for the Clinton Administration. He continued his desire for community empowerment by working for various community and faith-based development organizations, including T.D. Jakes Ministries (i.e., Metroplex Economic Development Corporation).

 

Currently, McCray is a seasoned advertising executive with nearly 15 years of progressive experience in marketing. He learned the business by conducting focus groups, special event management, new business development, and account services at Advantage Communications, Inc. (ACI). Advantage was a pioneering multi-cultural advertising agency in Arkansas, McCray managed local, regional and national accounts like Hope Credit Union and General Motors. Most recently, McCray was a brand manager for The Design Group, where his portfolio included marketing higher education, tourism, hospitality, and small business brands such as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Saracen Casino Resort and Mays, Byrd and O’Guinn Law Firm and the Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission. McCray received a Davey Silver Award for the Hope Credit Union “Better Banking-Better Lives” advertising campaign In 2018.

 

Links:

Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival

Website

Acorn 8 Race, Power & Politics by Michael McCray (book)

Acorn 8 website

 

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren (book)

Whistleblower Week

All the President’s Men (film)

Erin Brockovich (film)

Serpico (film)

CBS Whistleblower (tv series)

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (film)

A Civil Action (film)

 

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Hello, Indie Creatives!

In this episode, Chris and Nick talk about the people that give the Indie Film Industry a bad name, how to spot them and stop them, and what it takes to be one of the good guys. Enjoy!

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Links:

Biden pardons turkeys (news)

“’Rust’ Producers’ Prior Filmed Raised Red Flags” (article)

Django Unchained (film)

Bonsai Forum

Filmwax TV

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with the Documentarian, Author, Poet, and Nephew of ‘Roots’ author, Alex Haley, Chris Haley. We talk about John Brown’s place in history, how his life changed after Roots premiered on television, the trials of growing up related to Alex Haley, his documentary ‘Unmarked,’ his poem books ‘Obsessions’ and ‘Until the Right One Comes Along,’ and his annual film Festival, ‘Utopia.’ Enjoy!

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More About Chris Haley

Actor, Archivist, Filmmaker, Writer, Chris Haley wears many hats. Director, The Study of the Legacy of Slavery at the Maryland State Archives, Director of the Utopia Film Festival, and Annapolis Pride, Annapolis Film Festival, Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation Board member, he is a recent recipient of the Anne Arundel County Arts Council 2021 Literary Arts Award recipient and co-director of the Capital Region Emmy nominated documentary, 'Unmarked', and author of two books of poetry currently available on Amazon, 'Until The Right One Comes Along', and, 'Obsessions'. Having also appeared on screen and stage on among other productions: The Wire and Ain't Misbehavin' at the Claridge Casino in Atlantic City, Chris is also a nephew of author Alex Haley and direct descendant of Kunta Kinte.

If I Could (As read during the conversation)

 

If I could die

For just a little while,

And briefly take a break,

If I could close my mind,

My consciousness,

Meditate on a lake.

If I could dial down the volume

Of voices

Screaming daily woes,

If I could gently close my eyes,

No tears, no cries,

No nightmares to hide,

I think I would feel better.

My passion would return.

I’d breathe a life renewed,

My candle not all burned.

 And dreams would reawaken me

To the future I’d once yearned, of 

Grand occasions,

Oscar nominations,

Standing ovations,

Devoted fans –

 A beloved man –

Beautifully free of strife.

If I could wake to that 

I’d beat this desperate rap,

Dash my suicidal sway;

I’d drink life’s sap

I’d safely nap

I would not end today

-Chris Haley

 

Links:

Website

Instagram

Twitter

FaceBook

LinkedIn

 

Unmarked (documentary)

Utopia Film Festival

Until The Right One Comes Along (book)

Obsessions (book)

The Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

Alex Haley (website)

Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley (book)

Roots (tv mini series)

Autobiography of Malcom X by Alex Haley (book)

Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation

 

Howard University

Chadwick Boseman (actor)

The Wire (tv series)

Tyler Perry (writer)

Slave Trade Database

Enslaved.org  (database)

Measuring Worth (database)

Ibram X. Kendi (author)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with Filmwax Radio and Filmwax TV host Adam Schartoff. We talk about how to keep your cool when you're working with colleagues that are more notable than you, how his career shifted from working at Sony Music to podcasting and film, when and why to start a podcast and the best use of $5K in a film marketing budget. Enjoy!

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Website

Filmwax TV

Instagram

Twitter

FaceBook

 

Toronto International Film Festival

International New York Film Festival

Dick Cavett (actor)

Brain De Palma (director)

Michael Shannon (actor)

LaKeith Stanfield (actor)

The Wonder Years (tv series)

Karen Pittman (actress)

Zachary Levy (cinematographer)

Strongman (documentary)

IndieWire

International New York Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival (film)

Nashville Film Festival

Michael Moore (director)

Traverse City Film Festival

Woodstock Film Festival

Tallgrass Film Association

Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival

Indie Memphis Film Festival

Kenneth Branagh (actor)

Grey Gardens (film)

Federico Fellini (writer/director)

Ingmar Bergman (director)

Malcom Gladwell podcasts

WTF with Marc Maron (podcast)

You Must Remember This (podcast)

 

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