{"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":"Mehran Torgoley - Making Indie Feature Number Four in Italy!","slug":"mehran-torgoley-making-indie-feature-number-four-in-italy","published_at":"2026-09-07T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/mehran-torgoley-making-indie-feature-number-four-in-italy","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=845","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/e94cc34e-1a48-4003-a42a-a4f71c242fae/episodes/302b1409-4565-4485-af7e-89b6ed1c83c5/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e94cc34e-1a48-4003-a42a-a4f71c242fae&awEpisodeId=302b1409-4565-4485-af7e-89b6ed1c83c5&feed=2oTJk36x","summary":"This week we welcome writer/director Mehran Torgoley on the show to talk about his fourth feature Golden, which he shot in Italy, how he funded the film, why he shot a film in Italy and how he has written and directed four feature films. After that I’m going to pontificate on the state of AI and filmmaking and hopefully encourage some of you to call in and share your thoughts! 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 Mehran Torgoley on the show to talk about his fourth feature Golden, which he shot in Italy, how he funded the film,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2956,"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/mehran-torgoley-making-indie-feature-number-four-in-italy/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/mehran-torgoley-making-indie-feature-number-four-in-italy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}