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Why Film Culture Still Needs Physical Spaces: A Case Study of Vidiots

This episode of the No Film School Podcast dives deep into the power and necessity of physical spaces in modern film culture. Host GG Hawkins sits down with Maggie Mackay, Executive Director and board member of Vidiots—a beloved LA video store-turned-nonprofit cultural institutio ...  Show more

How a Film Score Actually Gets Made (Step by Step) & Pete Ohs’ Distribution Experiment of 2026

This episode of the No Film School Podcast features two conversations. First, host GG Hawkins reunites with filmmaker Pete Ohs, who returns to share the unique distribution experiment he’s launching with four films releasing throughout 2026. He reflects on his “table of bubbles” ...  Show more

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