What It Takes to Make a First Feature

What It Takes to Make a First Feature

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The AI Doc Breakdown — Filmmaking in the Age of Uncertainty

In this episode, No Film School host GG Hawkins speaks with director Charlie Tyrell and editors Davis Coombe and Daysha Broadway about The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. The conversation explores how the team shaped an essay-driven documentary around AI, parenting, au ...  Show more

Pete Ohs' 2026 Distribution Experiment #1: 'OBEX'

GG Hawkins speaks with filmmaker Pete Ohs for the first installment in a quarterly 2026 series tracking how he releases four films over the course of the year. Using OBEX as the case study, Ohs breaks down the film’s microbudget production, Sundance 2025 premiere, U.S. acquisitio ...  Show more

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