In this episode Lindy & Dan go to the dark side of the process. What does it take to make a project succeed when the goal seems elusive? Are partnerships necessary for the process to succeed? Can a filmmaker go it alone? Which is better?Dan shares his experience being an American filmmaker in a UK perspective. What is lost in translation when navig…

Lindy and Dan discuss their unique approaches to storytelling. Filmmakers often start their process by defining how they see the story. How is the process different between Narrative vs. Documentary filmmaking? Does personal bias influence how important a filmmaker wants the story to be? Some of this bias may come from how filmmakers want to be per…

Lindy and Dan debate the perceptions that independent filmmakers have of themselves. Films start with an inspiration and then the pressure sets in. Money, equipment, a team have to typically be gathered on the fly. Funding is often the key challenge that can make or break an idea for a story. Where will the money come from to bring the story to lif…

In this episode Dan shares his current project about the artist Keith Salmon a visually impaired artist based in Irvine, Scotland. Keith lost his vision due to diabetic retinopathy in his early thirties. Though Keith is now legally blind he continues to paint landscapes based on his personal experiences hill walking throughout Scotland and the Brit…

This is our premier episode. Hello!How are our identities shaped by our experiences? Dan shares the inspiration for his work on visual impairment in movies as a Keasby Memorial Scholar at the University of Edinburgh. “Movies for blind people” seems to be an oxymoronic statement. Dan’s work led to a thesis for the Edinburgh Film Festival on how prod…