Filmmaking, the Hard Way

Filmmaking, the Hard Way

A dude, Josh Folan, who makes things people watch on screens chats with other humans who make things people watch on screens about making things people watch on screens with limited resources. Over coffee.

Episodes

October 16, 2025 54 mins

Josh has a digi-coffee with Wesley Wingo about making the short “F*ck Bunny” with the filmmaker collective he created with a couple of fellas he went to NYU with.

FtHW Ep 16 Show Notes:

Watch F*CK BUNNY @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scTdINaXNjQ

Website: https://www.sixshortfilms.com

Wesley:

Portfolio: http://www.wesleywingo.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wingowesley/  

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Josh grabs a coffee with Luke Matthews on the Culver Steps in Culver City to discuss making his feature-length mockumentary “Tricks Can Go Wrong” with a very small amount of money.

FtHW Ep 15 Show Notes:

Watch TRICKS CAN GO WRONG @ https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DKKRCZLV/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trickscangowrong_feature

Luke:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luke_gi...

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Josh has a digi-chat with Mikelle Virey, Matt Hamilton, and Ghasan Alesayi to discuss making their doc short “Uncanceled” without much more, resource-wise, than their passion for their project.

FtHW Ep 14 Show Notes:

Watch UNCANCELED @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXHBC-_ifRY

Website: https://www.uncanceled.ca/

Mikelle:

Portfolio:  https://www.mikellevirey.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

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February 6, 2025 70 mins

Josh grabs a coffee with Kylie Alesso at Paper or Plastik in LA’s Mid-City neighborhood to discuss making her short “Just Lie To Me” with a painfully small cache of resources.

FtHW Ep 13 Show Notes:

Watch JUST LIE TO ME @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG7pFxEwTkU

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justlietomeshortfilm/

Kylie:

Portfolio: https://kyliealesso.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...

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January 30, 2025 43 mins

Josh ducks out of the cold with Nathan Morris at CupSoul Café in NYC’s Gramercy neighborhood to discuss making his short “My Eyes Are Up Here” with less than an ideal sum of money.

FtHW Ep 12 Show Notes:

Watch MY EYES ARE UP HERE @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mAydAMKBFM

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myeyesareupherefilm/

Website: https://wipmedia.co.uk/meauh

Nathan:

Portfolio: https://w...

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Josh hunkers down at The Original Tea House in snowy Buffalo, NY with Diane Catsburrow Linnet to chat about making her tear-wrenching animated short “A Perfect Day For A Walk” with very little money.

FtHW Ep 11 Show Notes:

Watch A PERFECT DAY FOR A WALK @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw86NVEZvl0

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CATCHAT42/

Diane:

Portfolio: https://www.catsburrow.com/

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Josh does a pandemic-entrenched Zoom call with Seanie Sugrue to chat about his read of Josh’s new book, and all that Josh got wrong about the making of catch 22 and Love Is Dead!

FtHW Ep 10 Show Notes:

Still Filmmaking, the Hard Way

Website: http://nyehentertainment.com/sfthw

On Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BC19WYM/

On iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1519027104

On Nook: https://www.barnesandnobl...

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Josh does a pandemic-entrenched Zoom call with Cait Cortelyou to chat about her read of Josh’s new book, and all that Josh got wrong about the making of Ask For Jane.

FtHW Ep 9 Show Notes:

Still Filmmaking, the Hard Way

Website: http://nyehentertainment.com/sfthw

On Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BC19WYM/

On iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1519027104

On Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w...

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June 8, 2019 75 mins

Josh has a beach coffee with fellow 2019 Omaha Film Festival filmmaker Darren Coyle to chat about his feature film “Chasing Sunshine”.

FtHW Ep 8 Show Notes:

Chasing Sunshine:

Website: http://www.chasingsunshinemovie.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chasingsunshinemovie/

Darren:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/darrencoyle0626

Website: http://www.darrencoyle.com/

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May 24, 2019 46 mins

Josh goes Hollywood with a longtime NYC filmmaking ally, Ryan Gielen. The two chat over a coffee about Ryan’s latest documentary, “My Beautiful Stutter”, at the Believe LTD office in the Hollywood Hills.

FtHW Ep 7 Show Notes:

My Beautiful Stutter:

Website: https://www.mybeautifulstutter.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beautifulstutter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mybeautifu...

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Josh has coffee with Patrick James Lynch and Rob Bradford to discuss filmmaking the hardest way possible – on Mt. Everest – for their documentary feature “Bombardier Blood”.

FtHW Ep 6 Show Notes:

Bombardier Blood:

Website: https://www.bombardierblood.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bombardierblood/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bombardierblood/

Twitter: https://twitt...

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March 18, 2019 30 mins

Josh hunkers down in a PT Cruiser, sans coffee, outside of an SLO Film Festival screening venue with filmmaker Seanie Sugrue to chat about shooting a 124-page feature script in a maniacal nine days.

FtHW Ep 5 Show Notes:

Misty Button:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lockedintheatticproductions/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mistybuttonmovie/

Seanie:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seaniesug...

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February 27, 2019 57 mins

Josh grabs a beach coffee with Greg to chat about collaborating on the feature film “Camp Wedding”.

FtHW Ep 4 Show Notes:

Camp Wedding:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CampWeddingMovie/

Greg:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gemetaz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/emetaz

MINORapocalypse: https://minorapocalypse.com/

Filmmaking, the Hard Way Podcast:

Website: http://nyehentert...

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February 13, 2019 70 mins

Josh sits down with Chris Greenslate at his DTLA office to talk about writing, directing and producing the feature film “Saviors” over a coffee.

FtHW Ep 3 Show Notes:

Saviors:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaviorsFilm/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saviorsfilm/

Chris:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgreenslate/

Filmmaking, the Hard Way Podcast:

Website: http://nyehenter...

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February 9, 2019 25 mins

Josh chats about the feature film “Ask For Jane” over a coffee at SF IndieFest, again, but with writer/director Rachel Carey this time.

FtHW Ep 2 Show Notes:

Ask For Jane:

Website: http://askforjane.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askforjane/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askforjane/

Rachel:

Website: http://rachelcarey.net

Instagram: https://instagram.com/rachelvcarey

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February 4, 2019 47 mins

Josh grabs a coffee with Cait Cortelyou at the SF IndieFest to chat about her producer/actor role in the feature film “Ask For Jane”.

FtHW Ep 1 Show Notes:

Ask For Jane:

Website: http://askforjane.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askforjane/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askforjane/

Cait:

Website: https://www.caitcortelyou.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/caitcortelyou

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February 4, 2019 2 mins

Josh Folan explains what this thing’s purpose will be.

The post What is this? appeared first on NYEH Entertainment.

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