{"podcast":{"title":"Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking","slug":"making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342","podcast_index_feed_id":1342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/2oTJk36x","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/making-movies-is-hard/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9ac24d5b-fd2a-4077-830f-57c8111889ef/f32fec27-a3ba-455a-b1cc-98c712cab250/3000x3000/square-logo-image-fixed.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell, Bleav","episode_count":600,"summary":"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","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T04:20:09.395671+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342"},"episode":{"title":"Joseph Zentil - Taking a Chance on Your First Feature!","slug":"joseph-zentil-taking-a-chance-on-your-first-feature","published_at":"2026-06-15T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/joseph-zentil-taking-a-chance-on-your-first-feature","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/making-movies-is-hard/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=821","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/e94cc34e-1a48-4003-a42a-a4f71c242fae/episodes/6a8fab75-6c56-439c-8870-1ef50160cec5/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e94cc34e-1a48-4003-a42a-a4f71c242fae&awEpisodeId=6a8fab75-6c56-439c-8870-1ef50160cec5&feed=2oTJk36x","summary":"This week we welcome writer/director/producer Joe Zentil on the show to talk about making his first feature Born to Lose, how he fell in love with motorcycles and the journey he took to get his first feature made. After that we play another round of the GAME, 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.","meta_description":"This week we welcome writer/director/producer Joe Zentil on the show to talk about making his first feature Born to Lose, how he fell in love with motorcy…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4591,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/episodes/joseph-zentil-taking-a-chance-on-your-first-feature/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/joseph-zentil-taking-a-chance-on-your-first-feature.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}