737 - Studio-Adjacent

Scriptnotes Podcast by John August

May 26, 202601:00:10TV & Film

John welcomes back Phil Hay (Destroyer, The Invitation) to ask, how do you get a movie made with independent financing? They look at how indie movies get made, where you get the money, deciding when to go indie, and whet...

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