BPS 447: Turning a Script into a Movie: The Indie Filmmaking Story of Jamie Buckner

BPS 447: Turning a Script into a Movie: The Indie Filmmaking Story of Jamie Buckner

Jamie Buckner’s filmmaking journey is one built on passion, persistence, and pure creative drive. After exploring careers in music, architecture, and art, he realized filmmaking combined everything he loved into one pursuit. Starting as a production assistant, Jamie worked his way through Hollywood’s ranks on major films like Seabiscuit, The Departed, and John Wick: Chapter Two. But while learning from industry giants, he continued writing his own scripts — most notably Split, a romantic comedy centered around bowling. Determined to bring his vision to life, Jamie self-financed the project, ran a successful Kickstarter campaign, and transformed a short proof-of-concept into a full feature film.

His experience on Split became a masterclass in independent filmmaking — from balancing day jobs to managing budgets, post-production challenges, and distribution. The result was a feel-good movie that found audiences on multiple streaming platforms. Through his story, Jamie reminds aspiring filmmakers that creativity must be paired with discipline, resourcefulness, and an unshakable belief in your own ideas. His message is simple but powerful: if storytelling is in your blood, keep writing, keep filming, and never stop creating — because that’s what makes you a true filmmaker.


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BPS 419: Going Undercover and Directing for VICE with Natalia Leite

BPS 419: Going Undercover and Directing for VICE with Natalia Leite

Today’s guest is writer/director Natalia Leite. This director is one of the bravest filmmakers I’ve ever met. Her work on the VICE documentary ‘Life as a Truck-Stop Stripper was breathtaking. Not only...

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BPS 418: Drugs, Sex and Higher Love with Slamdance Winner Hasan Oswald

BPS 418: Drugs, Sex and Higher Love with Slamdance Winner Hasan Oswald

Today on the show we have Slamdance Grand Jury winning filmmaker Hasan Oswald. Hasan's story is pretty inspiring. He did exactly what I preach all the time, he picked up a camera and began to tell his...

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BPS 417: How I Got My Film Directing Off The Ground with Sean Mullin

BPS 417: How I Got My Film Directing Off The Ground with Sean Mullin

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1 Mai 202548min

BPS 416: The Brutal and Honest Reality of Self-Distributing a Film Today with Jeff MacIntyre

BPS 416: The Brutal and Honest Reality of Self-Distributing a Film Today with Jeff MacIntyre

Today on the show we have 18 time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jeff MacIntyre. Jeff is the director of the new film The Great Cookie Comeback. Famous Wally Amos introduced us to his famous cookie in 1...

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BPS 415: From Indies to Producing Oscar Winners with Cassian Elwes

BPS 415: From Indies to Producing Oscar Winners with Cassian Elwes

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17 Apr 20251h 7min

BPS 414: Billie Eilish and Truth to Filmmaking with RJ Cutler

BPS 414: Billie Eilish and Truth to Filmmaking with RJ Cutler

Our guest today, RJ Cutler opened up 2021 with his raw, emotional, and remarkable new documentary Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry. He’s a phenomenal documentary and TV director and producer...

10 Apr 20251h 2min

BPS 413: The Problem with Abusive Film Sets with Greg Hemmings

BPS 413: The Problem with Abusive Film Sets with Greg Hemmings

Let me introduce to you all, filmmaker and award-winning film-preneur, Greg Hemmings – Chief storyteller and CEO of Hemmings House Pictures limited. I wanted to address the serious problem of verbal a...

3 Apr 20251h 8min

BPS 412: How to Create a Compelling Documentary with Julie Cohen & Betsy West

BPS 412: How to Create a Compelling Documentary with Julie Cohen & Betsy West

Today on the show we have Oscar® nominated documentarians Betsy West & Julie Cohen.Betsy West (Director/Producer) is an Academy Award®-nominated Emmy winning director/producer of RBG (Magnolia, Partic...

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