# Rob Smat - BONUS Throwback Interview!

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Podcast: [Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342)
Published: 2026-05-07T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 217 from July 2019 featuring writer/director Rob Smat on the show to talk about directing his first feature The Last Whistle, Alrik thought this was a good match for our episode with Gille from Monday since they have both made two features and started on shorts and Alrik thought it would be fun hearing Rob talk about his first feature while Gille talks about his second. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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