The Filmmaker's Life

Joanne Butcher
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The Filmmaker's Life is a live, virtual interview series with filmmakers from all corners of the industry hosted by film business coach, Joanne Butcher. The purpose of this series is to motivate and inspire those on your own filmmaking journey by telling stories of how these filmmakers started their careers so that you will be empowered to start yours. If you want to join us for the live session, please register at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home

  1. The Filmmaker's Life with Producer Chris Hines - 12/11/25

    FEB 6

    The Filmmaker's Life with Producer Chris Hines - 12/11/25

    The guest this week was Chris Hines. Chris is a film producer, marketing specialist, and master in storytelling. He has spent the past 20 years in Athens learning the business of filmmaking, learning how to raise capital and how to take your story to market. Chris’ first feature film “Small Group” won Best Picture at the 2019 International Christian Film Festival. His second feature “American Deadbolt” will have a theatrical and streaming release in 2026.Get Screening Updates for “American Deadbolt”https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33336378/https://americandeadbolt.com/Watch the Trailer for “American Deadbolt”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wLfpvHK-uQ Join our podcast LIVE. Register to obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home To learn more about Joanne Butcher and her company visit https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/Filmmaker-Success-Home

    1h 2m
  2. The Filmmaker's Life with Writer/Producer/Director JC Wilde - 11/13/2025

    12/08/2025

    The Filmmaker's Life with Writer/Producer/Director JC Wilde - 11/13/2025

    Our guest this week was the Writer/Producer/Director/Filmmaker Success Client JC Wilde. JC's first feature film "Wild Fire" can currently be seen on TUBI, Amazon Prime, Plex and Roku. She's currently in development of the narrative film "Windows of Avalon" and the documentary "SEX | GOD". Both projects explore divinity & sexuality, love & truth, freedom & humanity, and finding the field in which they harmoniously co-exist._____________________________________________________JC's IMDB https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm6935707/Watch the trailer for "Wild Fire" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm-QUUc4gZM_____________________________________________________To watch the podcast live, register to receive a Zoom link at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/the-filmmakers-life-homeJC Wilde is not only a published poet, but also a writer/producer/director. Her directorial debut feature film "Wild Fire" won over two dozen awards in a 10-month festival run before securing global streaming distribution. She launched her production company HalfJack Generation as an outlet for stories of her personal expression of Love, Light, and Truth.She's currently in development of the narrative film "Windows of Avalon" and the documentary "SEX | GOD". Both projects explore divinity & sexuality, love & truth, freedom & humanity, and finding the field in which they harmoniously co-exist.#femalefilmmaker #womeninfilm #queerfilmmaker #joannefilm #filmbusinesscoach #featurefilmmaker #filmpodcast

    55 min
  3. The Filmmaker's Life with Maria Petschnig - 10/30/2015

    11/20/2025

    The Filmmaker's Life with Maria Petschnig - 10/30/2015

    Our guest this week was the Writer/Producer/Director/Filmmaker Success Client Maria Petschnig. Maria's latest feature film "Beautiful and Neat Room" just had its world premiere at the 30th Split Film Festival in Croatia, where it received the Grand Prix award. This film was funded using strategies from Joanne Butcher's "Filmmaker Success" program.To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/the-filmmakers-life-home_____________________________________________________Maria's IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3401562/Watch the trailer for "Uncomfortably Comfortable" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkM_YUKTZKM_____________________________________________________Maria Petschnig is an award-winning Austrian born filmmaker, producer, writer and artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Maria was originally trained as a painter and gradually transitioned towards the moving image, having worked across media including live performance, photography and immersive installation, exhibiting at renowned museums and galleries. Her work has been screened and exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally including venues such as: Anthology Film Archives, New York; MoMA PS1; Mumok, Vienna; Documentary Film Week, Hamburg; IFFR Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands; and Schinkel Pavilion, Berlin.She has made twenty-plus experimental films and a feature documentary, “Uncomfortably Comfortable”, which earned acclaim at the 2021 Duisburger Film Woche, where it won the ARTE documentary award. It is a film (portrait) of Marc, a houseless person living in his car in Brooklyn. The film deals with the difficulties of trying to exist on the fringes of society, of trauma, and is an attempt to understand the racial realities of people of color. “Beautiful and Neat Room”, (118 min, 2025) her latest feature narrative film is inspired by her own experiences of cohabitating with other people, having shared her living space with more than 60 roommates over the course of 22 years. She has told The New York Times that sharing her apartment was “a way to survive as an artist in New York City”. The film screened in the international feature competition at the 30th Split Film Festival in Croatia and received the Grand Prix award.#femalefilmmaker #womeninfilm #artistfilmmaker #joannefilm #filmbusinesscoach #featurefilmmaker #filmpodcast

    56 min
  4. The Filmmaker's Life with Writer/Producer/Director Michelle Malley Campos - 10/16/2025

    11/14/2025

    The Filmmaker's Life with Writer/Producer/Director Michelle Malley Campos - 10/16/2025

    Our guest this week was the Writer/Producer/Director Filmmaker Success Client Michelle Malley Campos. Michelle's latest film, the Taiwan/Puerto Rico co-production "Foreigner," had its world premiere at the 2025 Ourense Film Festival in Spain. The film is on the verge of distribution. To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/the-filmmakers-life-homeCheck out Michelle's IMDB page https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2993400/Michelle Malley Campos is a Puerto Rican filmmaker and NYU Tisch graduate with over a decade of experience as a director and DGA assistant director. Her award-winning short films, including "Ráfaga", "En Pedazos" (Cannes), and "Yours", have screened internationally. She co-founded Cinema Paradiso en la Loíza, a community cinema in San Juan, and leads Vientos, her IP development company. Her debut feature "Extranjera" premiered in October 2025 Ourense Film Festival in Spain. She is currently in development with her second feature film "Valle Escondido".#filmbusinesscoach #filmpodcasts #joannefilm #filmproducer #filmmaking #latinafilmmaker #femalefilmmaker #womeninfilm

    1h 10m
  5. The Filmmaker's Life with Documentary Filmmaker Michael Wayne - 10/02/2025

    10/17/2025

    The Filmmaker's Life with Documentary Filmmaker Michael Wayne - 10/02/2025

    Our guest this week was Filmmaker Success Client and Documentary Filmmaker Michael Wayne. Michael's latest documentary feature film "How to Save Democracy" was funded using strategies from Joanne Butcher's Filmmaker Success Box Office S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Program. "How to Save Democracy" is an incisive and provocative film that explores the roots of democracy and its ebbs and flows over its history in the U.S., and why it is currently struggling to continue. _______________________________________________ Watch the Trailer and get screening updates for "How to Save Democray"https://savingdemocracyfilm.com/____________________________ To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/the-filmmakers-life-home Michael Wayne is a filmmaker, writer, and licensed acupuncturist, as well as the author of five books. His work is rooted in a deep commitment to social justice and economic democracy, and he uses storytelling across multiple mediums to inspire critical thought and drive change. His media portfolio includes a narrative feature film, two feature documentaries, a web series, an interview series, and a podcast—all aimed at challenging conventional narratives and envisioning a more just society.Michael’s most recent book, "Toward a More Perfect Union: From Scarcity to Abundance For All" (2022), explores transformative ideas for building a fairer world and served as the foundation for his latest documentary, "How to Save Democracy". He also shares ongoing essays and commentary through his Substack series, "Toward a More Perfect Union", at mwayne.substack.com #filmbusinesscoach #filmpodcasts #joannefilm #filmproducer #filmmaking #documentaryfilmmaker #savedemocracy

    59 min
  6. The Filmmaker's Life with Writer/Producer/Director Shaun Mathis - 09/18/25

    10/17/2025

    The Filmmaker's Life with Writer/Producer/Director Shaun Mathis - 09/18/25

    Our Guest this week was writer/producer/director Shaun Mathis. Shaun moved to Atlanta in 2014 and has worked on projects that can be found on AspireTV, BET+, AppleTV, Amazon Prime, Tubi and Roku. The thriller feature film "Crazy Intent" he wrote is currently in pre-production. _______________________________________________________________Here's Shaun's IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6483649/ Here's the trailer for "Eighteen"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMfIvlqnYNg Here's the trailer for " "Miles in the Life: Story of a BMF Drug Trafficker"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2qm9bbYnbI _______________________________________________________________ Shaun Mathis is a writer, director and producer based in Atlanta. In 2015, Shaun co-wrote and co-produced the short film "Take Over Your Trap" starring 2 Chainz & the late Bankroll Fresh, which screened at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival. Since then, he’s written and directed numerous feature length and short films. These include: "The Plug" streaming on Amazon & Tubi, "Miles in the Life: Story of a BMF Drug Trafficker" narrated by actor Clifton Powell, streaming on AppleTV, Amazon & Tubi, and "The Curse of La Patasola" streaming on STARZ, "Eighteen" starring Karon Joseph Riley (BET’s Black Hamptons) and Mimi Faust (Love & Hip Hop Atlanta) streaming on Amazon Prime & Tubi. When not writing or filming with his company Anti-Hero Productions, Shaun can be found in his role as president of the non-profit organization Film Family or conducting Atlanta’s only writers room, Shaun Mathis’ Writers Room Collective.

    57 min
  7. The Filmmaker's Life with Documentary Filmmaker Scott Barnett - 09/04/25

    09/17/2025

    The Filmmaker's Life with Documentary Filmmaker Scott Barnett - 09/04/25

    Our guest this week was the Emmy Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker Success Scott Barnett. Scott's latest documentary "The Reading Reboot" reunites him with author James Patterson, with whom he produced an award-winning PBS series called "Kid Stew". "The Reading Reboot" dives into solutions for America's reading crisis amongst children. Scott is also finishing up the documentary "Game of Bones" that focuses on the ongoing archaeological developments in downtown Miami._______________________________________________To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/the-filmmakers-life-home Here's Scott Barnett's IMDBhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm8999861/Here's the trailer for "The Reading Reboot"https://vimeo.com/1098004912?&login=trueHere's the link for the PBS Series "Kid Stew"https://www.youtube.com/@kidstew6120 ____________________________Scott Barnett is an Emmy Award-winning Producer/Director for film and television including the three season hit PBS show "Kid Stew" with author James Patterson and award-winning documentaries that continue to challenge the historical narrative such as: "Women of the Waterways" and "Crossing Overtown". Scott began his career as a commercial advertising producer and director and continues to create entertaining content for clients including 9 Round, Orlando Health, VISITFLORIDA, Take Me Fishing, Winn Dixie and others. Scott has an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Nova Southeastern University and graduated from the University of Miami. His recent project is called "The Reading Reboot" in which reunites with author James Patterson to examine ways to solve America's reading crisis. #filmbusinesscoach #filmpodcasts #joannefilm #filmproducer #filmmaking #emmyawardwinner #documentaryfilmmaker #pbsproducer

    1h 2m
  8. The Filmmaker's Life with Grammy-nominated Deborah Henson Conant - 08/07/2025

    08/18/2025

    The Filmmaker's Life with Grammy-nominated Deborah Henson Conant - 08/07/2025

    Our guest this week was the Grammy-nominated Filmmaker Success Client Deborah Henson-Conant. Deborah Henson-Conant (DHC) is a Grammy-nominated composer, harp innovator, and creative entrepreneur.To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/the-filmmakers-life-home Deborah Henson-Conant (DHC) is a Grammy-nominated composer, harp innovator, and creative entrepreneur who has spent four decades revolutionizing how music, movement, and storytelling intersect. Best known as a trailblazing harpist who literally wears her electric harp on her hip and plays original music in styles from Blues to Flamenco, she's the innovator behind the revolutionary "DHC" electric harp and creator of the world's premiere online academy for harpists, based on the "DHC Method" that combines structured improv, creative freedom while supplanting perfectionism with connection.At heart a musical storyteller, her works range from solo instrumental pieces to symphonic stories, concertos, song cycles, and musicals. Her compositions fall into two camps: trailblazing harp creations that built her international career as a performer, and non-harp works of music theater—including the 2024 film of her musical "The Golden Cage," a project in her ongoing "DHC Legacy Project," which is funded, in part, using strategies from Joanne Butcher's "Filmmaker Success" program._______________________________________________ Learn more about DHC at HipHarp.com_______________________________________________#filmbusinesscoach #filmpodcasts #joannefilm #filmproducer #filmmaking #grammynominated #harpist

    58 min
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The Filmmaker's Life is a live, virtual interview series with filmmakers from all corners of the industry hosted by film business coach, Joanne Butcher. The purpose of this series is to motivate and inspire those on your own filmmaking journey by telling stories of how these filmmakers started their careers so that you will be empowered to start yours. If you want to join us for the live session, please register at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home

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  • Creator
    Joanne Butcher
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Joanne Butcher
  • Show Website
    The Filmmaker's Life