# Everything Everywhere All at Once with Josh DeForge - Episode 46

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Published: 2026-05-15T19:13:38+00:00
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## Resource

What happens when a filmmaker who loves pushing creative boundaries finally watches Everything Everywhere All At Once for the first time?In this episode of What If I Don’t Like It?, I sit down with filmmaker, documentarian, and creative force behind Running Scared Motion Pictures (‪ @RunningScaredMotionPictures‬ ) Josh DeForge, to unpack the Oscar-winning multiverse phenomenon Everything Everywhere All At Once, a film Josh somehow missed… until now!From cinematography and aspect ratio shifts to indie filmmaking, collaborative art, nihilism, family dynamics, and why kindness might actually matter in a chaotic universe, this conversation goes way deeper than a standard movie review.Josh opens up about his own filmmaking process, the realities of independent film production in Western Massachusetts, balancing creativity with budget limitations, and why movies that challenge expectations matter now more than ever.🎬 In this episode we discuss:✨ Why Everything Everywhere All At Once became an instant Top 10 film for Josh✨ The filmmaking choices that make the Daniels’ vision feel unlike anything else✨ Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and the emotional core of the film✨ Multiverse storytelling, absurdism, and existential dread✨ Why weird cinema matters✨ Independent filmmaking, collaboration, and creative risk-taking✨ The return of practical artistry in the age of AI✨ Why “taxes and laundry” might secretly be the most romantic line in modern cinemaPlus: Josh reveals the first movie he remembers seeing in theaters (you will absolutely not guess it), his ultimate comfort movie, and the book he still dreams of adapting to film.Whether you love A24 movies, indie filmmaking, movie analysis, film criticism, or just want to hear two filmmakers passionately geek out about one of the wildest…

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