{"podcast":{"title":"The No Film School Podcast","slug":"the-no-film-school-podcast-463926","podcast_index_feed_id":463926,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NNLLC3229488573","website_url":"https://nofilmschool.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/23a71a46-e30f-11ea-8874-fb2d8e9e3c2d/image/da284d42ebc349838edf6ca05ec0a415.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"No Film School","episode_count":912,"summary":"A podcast about how to build a career in filmmaking. No Film School shares the latest opportunities and trends for anyone working in film and TV. We break news on cameras, lighting, and apps. We interview leaders in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, and producing. And we answer your questions! We are dedicated to sharing knowledge with filmmakers around the globe, “no film school” required.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T04:17:51.699210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926"},"episode":{"title":"How Specificity Makes Better Films: ‘Mile End Kicks’ and ‘I Like Movies’ Director Chandler Levack Explains","slug":"how-specificity-makes-better-films-mile-end-kicks-and-i-like-movies-director-chandler-levack-explains","published_at":"2026-05-14T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926/how-specificity-makes-better-films-mile-end-kicks-and-i-like-movies-director-chandler-levack-explains","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NFS9801666098.mp3?updated=1778596592","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NFS9801666098.mp3?updated=1778596592","summary":"GG Hawkins talks with writer-director Chandler Levack about making I Like Movies, Mile End Kicks, and Roommates, and how Levack protects a specific filmmaking voice while moving between indie features and studio comedy. They discuss the realities of Canadian film financing, directing with limited time and bigger resources, building cinematic worlds through research and memory, and why filmmakers have to keep making work instead of treating one movie as their only chance. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guest Chandler Levack discuss... How I Like Movies helped open doors for Mile End Kicks Why Mile End Kicks had to be shot in Montreal’s Mile End neighborhood The overlap of finishing one film while prepping and shooting another What changed when Levack moved from indie filmmaking to a studio comedy How music journalism shaped Levack’s directing and world building Why specificity in props, costumes, locations, and character details matters Navigating male-dominated creative spaces as a woman filmmaker The value and complications of film criticism Building a body of work through collaboration, experimentation, and persistence Memorable Quotes: “For me, I mean I'm obsessed with specificity.” “I think for me once I realized that filmmaking is just talking about treating fake people like they're real…” “It's weird. It's the only job where you're failing in public…” “The greatest thing you can do as a filmmaker is just exist and keep making stuff good and bad and having a body of work is like the most important thing…” Guests: Chandler Levack Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No Film School on Instagram 📩 Send us an ema…","meta_description":"GG Hawkins talks with writer-director Chandler Levack about making I Like Movies, Mile End Kicks, and Roommates, and how Levack protects a specific filmma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2460,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926/episodes/how-specificity-makes-better-films-mile-end-kicks-and-i-like-movies-director-chandler-levack-explains/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926/how-specificity-makes-better-films-mile-end-kicks-and-i-like-movies-director-chandler-levack-explains.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}