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IFH 870: He Waited 11 YEARS to Make His Movie—Then Jimmy Kimmel Changed Everything with Don Barris
Windy City Heat (2003) · Sep 1, 2026
IFH 869: He Made 1,500 Short Films Before Hollywood Took Notice with Michael Rousselet
Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015) · Aug 25, 2026
IFH 867: Wes Craven's Secret to Writing Great Movies with Glenn Benest
Deadly Blessing (1981) · Aug 11, 2026
IFH 866: The Brutal Truth About Making Horror Movies with Harrison Smith
The Fields (2011) · Aug 4, 2026
IFH 866: The Brutal Truth About Making Horror Movies with Harrison Smith
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard (2015) · Aug 4, 2026
IFH 866: The Brutal Truth About Making Horror Movies with Harrison Smith
Camp Dread (2014) · Aug 4, 2026
IFH 812: How Tremors turned into a Masterclass in Storytelling with S.S Wilson
Tremors (1990) · Jul 22, 2025
IFH 789: The Indie Filmmaker’s Journey: Curt Wiser on Creativity, Persistence, and Making Cam Girl
Cam-Girl (2016) · Feb 11, 2025
IFH 693: Inside Writing the Oscar Nominated Mad Max: Fury Road with Brendan McCartney
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Jun 20, 2023
BONUS EPISODE: FATMAN - Directing an Insane Christmas Classic with The Nelms Brothers
Fatman (2020) · Dec 7, 2022
IFH 634: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films with Austin Trunick
IFH 626: Creating Hocus Pocus: My Life in Horror and Nightmare Cinema with Mick Garris
Nightmare Cinema (2018) · Oct 20, 2022
BONUS EPISODE: Blair Witch Project: Directing an Indie Film Phenomenon w/ Eduardo Sanchez
The Blair Witch Project (1999) · Oct 19, 2022
IFH 625: Indie Film Hustle Success Story - American Murderer with Matthew Gentile
American Murderer (2022) · Oct 18, 2022
IFH 607: From Sundance Hit The Puffy Chair to Mack & Rita with Katie Aselton
The Puffy Chair (2006) · Aug 16, 2022
BONUS EPISODE: The Million Dollar Self Distribution Experiment (Monsters of Man) with Mark Toia
Monsters of Man (2020) · Aug 8, 2022
IFH 595: Marcel the Shell: From Viral YouTube Short to Hit A24 Film with Dean Fleischer-Camp
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022) · Jul 5, 2022
BONUS EPISODE: Oscar® Winner Russell Carpenter A.S.C. - Shooting Blockbusters, Avatar, Titanic & James Cameron
Avatar (2009) · Jun 20, 2022
BONUS EPISODE: ‘Tangerine' How to Shoot a Sundance Hit on Your iPhone with Sean Baker
Tangerine (2015) · Jun 13, 2022
IFH 549: Sundance 2022 - God's Country with Julian Higgins
God's Country (2022) · Jan 25, 2022
IFH 543: Inside X-Men, Deadpool, Logan & The 355 with Oscar® Nominee Simon Kinberg
The 355 (2022) · Jan 7, 2022
IFH 534: Swingers, Scream & Rudy - The Art of Producing with Cary Woods
Scream (1996) · Dec 18, 2021
IFH 534: Swingers, Scream & Rudy - The Art of Producing with Cary Woods
Swingers (1996) · Dec 18, 2021
IFH 534: Swingers, Scream & Rudy - The Art of Producing with Cary Woods
Rudy (1993) · Dec 18, 2021
IFH 523: Making A24's The Humans with Stephen Karam
The Humans (2021) · Nov 23, 2021
IFH 522: Inside the Making of Ghostbusters: Afterlife with Gil Kenan
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) · Nov 19, 2021
HALLOWEEN BONUS: My Life in Horror and Nightmare Cinema with Mick Garris
Nightmare Cinema (2018) · Oct 30, 2021
IFH 503: Blumhouse: The Purge - Creating a Blockbuster Franchise with James DeMonaco
This Is the Night (2021) · Sep 24, 2021
IFH 493: How to Make Money with Romantic Comedies (Rom-Com's) with Charles Shyer
Father of the Bride (1991) · Aug 19, 2021
IFH 484: Pretty Woman and Producing Hollywood Hits with Gary W. Goldstein
Pretty Woman (1990) · Jul 8, 2021
IFH 475: Making the Horror Classic: The Devil's Advocate with Oscar® Winner Taylor Hackford
The Devil's Advocate (1997) · Jun 8, 2021
IFH 467: Limbo and Changing Minds with Comedy with Ben Sharrock
Limbo (2020) · May 11, 2021
IFH 464: How to Make Money with Your Film for 10 Years with Mike Dion
Ride the Divide (2010) · May 4, 2021
IFH 464: How to Make Money with Your Film for 10 Years with Mike Dion
Where the Yellowstone Goes (2012) · May 4, 2021
IFH 464: How to Make Money with Your Film for 10 Years with Mike Dion
Reveal The Path (2012) · May 4, 2021
IFH 464: How to Make Money with Your Film for 10 Years with Mike Dion
Inspired to Ride (2015) · May 4, 2021
IFH 462: Bloodsport & Rambo - Journey Into 80's Action Cinema with Sheldon Lettich
Rambo (2008) · Apr 27, 2021
IFH 462: Bloodsport & Rambo - Journey Into 80's Action Cinema with Sheldon Lettich
Bloodsport (1988) · Apr 27, 2021
IFH 459: Hercules, Hollywood Accounting and Indie Films with Kevin Sorbo
Hercules (1997) · Apr 17, 2021
IFH 420: FATMAN - Directing an Insane Christmas Classic with The Nelms Brothers
Fatman (2020) · Dec 10, 2020
IFH 407: The Million Dollar Self Distribution Experiment (Monsters of Man) with Mark Toia
Monsters of Man (2020) · Sep 18, 2020
IFH 390: Making Money with Theatrical Self-Distribution with Steven Lewis Simpson
Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016) · May 22, 2020
IFH 330: To Film and Die in L.A - Micro-Budget Misadventures with Adam William Ward
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) · Jul 9, 2019
IFH 272: How to Sell Ancillary Products for Your Indie Film (Pool Party Massacre) with Drew Marvick
Pool Party Massacre (2017) · Oct 22, 2018
IFH 270: Changing the World with Your Documentary with Susan Kucera
Living in the Future's Past (2018) · Oct 10, 2018
IFH 248: Bomb City - Tapping into Your Audience and Selling Your Indie Film with Major Dodge
Bomb City (2017) · Jun 19, 2018
IFH 244: Inside the Worst Movie Ever Made (The Room) with Robyn Paris
The Room (2003) · Jun 1, 2018
IFH 219: Pixar's Coco and the World of Animation with Carlos Moreno Jr.
Coco (2017) · Feb 15, 2018
IFH 207: Inside the Visual Effects of Star Wars: The Last Jedi & ILM with Dan Cregan
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Dec 11, 2017
IFH 203: How to Shoot & Sell Digital Series (The Bannen Way) with Mark Gantt
The Bannen Way (2010) · Nov 30, 2017
IFH 191: Blair Witch Project: Directing an Indie Film Phenomenon w/ Eduardo Sanchez
The Blair Witch Project (1999) · Oct 23, 2017
IFH 179: Oscar-Winner Russell Carpenter A.S.C. - Shooting Blockbusters, Titanic & James Cameron
Titanic (1997) · Sep 5, 2017
IFH 160: Ed Burns - How to Make a $9000 Feature Film (The Brothers McMullen)
The Brothers McMullen (1995) · Jun 5, 2017
IFH 141: Turbo Kid & How to Create an Indie Film Ecosystem with Shaked Berenson
Turbo Kid (2015) · Feb 14, 2017
IFH 132: Rebel in the Rye & How to Become a Producer with Jason Shuman
Rebel in the Rye (2017) · Jan 26, 2017
IFH 111: Sean Baker: ‘Tangerine' How to Shoot a Sundance Hit on Your iPhone
Tangerine (2015) · Nov 2, 2016
IFH 104: ‘Blue Jay' & Directing Mark Duplass with Alex Lehmann
Blue Jay (2016) · Oct 4, 2016
IFH 089: How To Write A Screenplay with Fight Club Screenwriter Jim Uhls
Fight Club (1999) · Jul 20, 2016