# T. Arthur Cottam - 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: 2026-06-11T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 329 from July 2021 featuring writer/director T. Arthur Cottam on the show to talk about the re-release of his film Carbunckle and how he has gone about making and funding his features. I thought this was a good match for our talk with Michael Kellman on Monday because they both wrote/directed and edited their first features. 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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