The Art of the Reshoot: How the 'It Ends' Team Saved Their Indie Horror Feature
Writer-director Alex Ullom and producers Carrie Carusone and Evan Barber break down the unconventional path behind It Ends, their micro-budg...
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The No Film School Podcast
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20 of 925 episodesHow a Wine-Infused Cold Email & Pool Parties Got 'Pools' Noticed
Writer-director Sam Hayes and actor-filmmaker Michael Vlamis break down the making and unconventional release of Pools, a coming-of-age film...
Inside 25 Years of Tribeca: What Independent Filmmakers Need to Know
Tribeca Festival Director and SVP of Programming Cara Cusumano joins No Film School’s GG Hawkins to reflect on 25 years of Tribeca and expla...
Fiscal Sponsorship Explained
Fiscal sponsorship can give independent filmmakers access to tax-deductible donations, in-kind contributions, corporate partnerships, and ot...
The Editing Process Behind Dialogue-Driven Drama The Revisionist
Editor Jon Fine joins GG Hawkins to discuss shaping The Revisionist, a dialogue-driven drama directed by Alex Vlack and starring Alison Brie...
From Script to $100k Equity Financing: Navigating The Greenlight List (Partner Episode)
Most filmmakers wait until after production to identify their audience and develop a distribution strategy. In this partner episode, GG Hawk...
The Filmmakers at Wonder Dynamics Building AI for Filmmakers
Wonder Dynamics co-founders Tye Sheridan and Nikola Todorovic join GG Hawkins to explain how their filmmaking backgrounds shaped the develop...
How This Comedy Was Edited Before Production Wrapped
Editor, director, and producer Whit Conway explains how the Hulu comedy Never Change! was assembled on an unusually compressed post-producti...
The Long Game of Producing: Joy Gorman's Career Lessons
Producer and Joy Coalition founder Joy Gorman Wettels joins GG Hawkins to discuss the long, uncertain path of building a producing career, f...
Inside the Craft of Action With Emmy-Nominated Stunt Coordinator Victor Paguia
Emmy-nominated stunt coordinator and performer Victor Paguia joins No Film School’s GG Hawkins to explain how action sequences are designed...
The Art of Asking for Money for Indie Films feat. Madhouse Films
Madhouse Films co-founders Katherine Romans and Charlie Traisman join GG Hawkins to explain how they built an independent production company...
How Microbudget ‘Sour Party’ Became a Steven Soderbergh Presents
After an earlier feature project collapsed, filmmakers Amanda Drexton, Michael A. Drexton, and Samantha Westervelt decided to stop waiting f...
Secrets to an Oscar Short Film Campaign with Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
No Film School’s Jo Light records live from Aspen Shorts Fest with Julia Aks and Steve Pinder, the co-writers and co-directors of Jane Auste...
The Assistant Route: Networking, Mentorship, and Building a Film Career & Community
In this episode, GG Hawkins talks with writer, director, producer, assistant, and Not Your Daddy’s Films co-founder Vika Stubblebine about b...
How a $7K, 7-Day Movie Built Around One Extraordinary Person Became a Festival Hit
Filmmaker Joe Burke and actor-writer-producer Oliver Cooper join No Film School to discuss the making and release of Burt, a black-and-white...
Designing Indie Horror: The Production Design of 'Obsession'
GG Hawkins speaks with production designer Vivian Gray about building the visual world of Obsession, from Southern Gothic references and tex...
The Art of Curation: Inside Kanopy’s Approach to Film Discovery
No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with Kanopy’s Aaron Spears and Matt Lewis about curation, film discovery, and how independent films find...
The Logistics of Chaos: Directing Lord of the Flies With 36 Child Actors With Marc Munden
GG Hawkins speaks with BAFTA-winning director Marc Munden about directing the new Netflix adaptation of Lord of the Flies, written by Jack T...
Pete Ohs' 2026 Distribution Experiment #2: Erupcja (and Releasing an Indie Starring Charli XCX)
GG Hawkins continues No Film School’s 2026 distribution experiment with filmmaker Pete Ohs, focusing on the release of Erupcja, his Warsaw-s...
They Started in the Red — Then Made a Movie: The Story of 'Hacked'
No Film School’s GG Hawkins talks with filmmaker Shane Brady and producer Emily Zercher-Brady about turning a devastating real-life hack int...