In this episode, I talk to Texas indie filmmaker, Jeff Hamm, director of the Christmas comedy, "Porch Pirates," the upcoming sports comedy, "Pickleball," and the Christmas horror film, "Santa’s List."
Listen as this former Christian rock frontman and church creative director shares how he went from leading worship and shooting silly youth-group videos to winning Best Director and Best Film at the prestigious 168 Film Festival (while wearing jeans and a red plaid shirt), launching his company Red Plaid Films, and now making feature films.
We go deep on the real indie grind: 40+ script drafts, self-distribution nightmares, shooting a Christmas horror movie in Texas summer heat, why originality is dying in big studios, his honest take on AI in low-budget VFX, and the miracle it takes to actually finish and release a movie in today’s world.
If you’ve ever wanted to know what it really takes to go from script to screen as an independent filmmaker, this is the conversation.
Check out:
https://www.redplaidfilms.com
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8160826/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
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