Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking
Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell · Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell, Bleav
Show overview
Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 624 episodes. That works out to roughly 730 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 12th season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 59 min and 1h 19m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 51 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 103 episodes published. Published by Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell, Bleav.
From the publisher
Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about "making it," it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen. Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast