Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDirector Amy Wang Reveals the Job That Keeps Filmmakers Working After Film School
Writer-director Amy Wang joins the No Film School podcast to discuss her debut feature, Slanted, and the long road from film school to theatrical rel…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Best Distillation of Filmmaking: An A24 Edit Case Study
In this episode, GG Hawkins speaks with editor Harrison Atkins about shaping A24’s How to Make a Killing with director John Patton Ford. Atkins break…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
What These DPs Used Instead of Stills to Land Their Sundance Films
Recorded live at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, this annual Director of Photography Roundtable features No Film School’s GG Hawkins in…
7 months ago
‘Send Help’ Producer Zainab Azizi’s Studio Filmmaking Playbook
Producer Zainab Azizi joins GG Hawkins to break down her journey from agency mailroom to President of Raimi Productions and producing studio features…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Quiet Throughline in This Year’s Sundance Shorts
Recorded live from the Sundance Film Festival, GG Hawkins hosts a roundtable conversation with four short film directors premiering work at the festi…
7 months, 1 week ago
How to Write Romance Scripts That Sell: Insider Tips from The Love List
In this episode, GG Hawkins speaks with Madison Jones and Lindsay Grossman, co-founders of The Love List, along with filmmaker Shelby Blake Bartelste…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Indie Exhibition Problem (And the People Fixing It)
Recorded live at Sundance, this episode features a wide-ranging roundtable on the current state of independent film exhibition. Host GG Hawkins speak…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Get Into — or at Least Go to — SXSW
In this episode, we dive into the logistics, strategy, and evolving experience of getting into and attending SXSW. GG Hawkins is joined by No Film Sc…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Self-Produce an Indie TV Pilot in Your Hometown… and Premiere at Sundance
In this episode recorded live at the Sundance Film Festival, No Film School founder Ryan Koo sits down with Julien and Justen Turner—real-life brothe…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
How to Find Collaborators at Film Festivals, from Sundance '26
This episode of the No Film School Podcast is recorded live from the final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, 2026. GG Hawkins and Ryan Koo are joi…
7 months, 4 weeks ago