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Special Cannes Podcast: Ant Roberson Of AT WHAT COST (2026)
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- May 26, 2026
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Summary
The people that filmmaker Ant Roberson inspires are legion: athletes looking to enter filmmaking; film school students heading to Cannes; actors inspired by meaty roles; filmmakers looking to make their feature breakthrough, and so many others. Add me to the list because I have zero doubt he'll be taking a film here to competition very shortly. In this episode, Ant and I discuss: what it's like having his film premiere at the Emerging Filmmaker Student Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival; what does he want people to know about his film; how he got his start in filmmaking; why there should be more athletes should get into filmmaking; the fascinating way he introduced the story and what it says about the horror genre; what crowdfunding was like for this film and how he followed his father's advice (which is universally great); why having a finished product is so important at the Cannes Film Festival and how he decided to balance his time; how he plans on beating a indie film system destined to make life difficult on filmmakers'; how to follow along on his journey. Ant's Indie Film Highlight: Christian Kamaal (one of my all-time favorite episodes of the pod) ; Letia Solomon ; Dante Bailey ; Peter Horgan Links: Follow Ant On Instagram