HOW TO: Swing Big With a First Feature, and Win (w/ Elijah Davis)
This week, filmmaker Elijah Davis breaks down how he swung big on his debut feature, Three Colors: Pan African — and what it actually took to get it made. We talk about the influence of French cinema ...
3 Mar 1h 4min
HOW TO: Develop and Refine Your Animation Skillset (w/ Chris Rutledge)
This week, we sit down with Chris Rutledge, whose knowledge of animation extends far beyond his own work and into the underground, deeply influential network of visual artists shaping the medium from ...
24 Feb 1h 11min
HOW TO: Low-Intervention Filmmaking (w/ Posy Dixon)
This week, we sit down with director Posy Dixon — currently deep in production on a documentary about cult musician Planningtorock — a project that’s evolved into something far more collaborative than...
17 Feb 1h 3min
HOW TO: Channel Relentless Passion Into Your Work (w/ David Jacobson)
This week, we sit down with David Jacobson, marketing director at Cherry Lane Theatre — freshly reopened under A24 — to talk shepherding one of downtown New York’s most historic stages into its next e...
10 Feb 59min
HOW TO: Ideate as a Writer/Director Duo (w/ Aimee Hoffman & Elinor Howells)
This week, we sit down with 50/50 writer-director duo Aimee Hoffman and Elinor Howells about building a creative partnership that’s as honest as it is motivating. From their first days meeting at AFI ...
3 Feb 1h 2min
HOW TO: Digest the Industry from a Rep's Perspective (w/ Arman Yaghmai)
This week, we’re joined by Arman Yaghmai, a coordinator at Verve, for a candid, nuts-and-bolts look at how the literary side of the industry actually works. We begin with discussing why coverage is su...
27 Jan 1h 6min
HOW TO: Disrupt the Biz with Irrational Confidence (w/ Patrick Lee)
Before Rotten Tomatoes became a cultural barometer for movies and TV, it was just a silly side project built by someone obsessed with community. In this episode, Patrick Lee traces his entrepreneurial...
20 Jan 1h 11min
HOW TO: Establish a Dynamic Artist/Manager Partnership (w/ Annika Rose & Alice Dabell)
This week, we’re joined by singer/songwriter Annika Rose and her manager Alice Dabell for a rare conversation about what it looks like to grow alongside your management as an artist. Their decade-lon...
15 Jan 1h 15min
