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Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 77Grega and Macke wrap up the previous guest, Logan Cole, and talk about Getting outside of your 'bubble' and "letting other people define your success."
2025-10-1426 min2025-10-071h 04Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 75Post-James Dean interview wrap up, the boys talk about balance, flexibility, and being a finisher in filmmaking.
2025-09-3022 minIndie Film SucksIndie film Sucks: Episode 74Interview with filmmaker James Dean, talking about his film ABSOLUTION, the upcoming MY BLADE IS YOUR SALVATION, and more!
2025-09-2340 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 73, film reviews!An IFS review of the feature films ABSOLUTION & EVIL SUBLET.
2025-09-1628 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 72We're back! Now with a focus on independent film reviews and filmmaker interviews! Check out www.indiefilmsucks.com for more information!
2025-09-0925 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 71The boys discuss what "moves the needle" regarding your indie film.
2024-10-2240 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 71The boys discuss what "moves the needle" regarding your indie film.
2024-10-2240 min2024-10-081h 092024-10-081h 09Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 69The boys discuss sequels, remakes, and all of that crap.
2024-10-0238 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 69The boys discuss sequels, remakes, and all of that crap.
2024-10-0238 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 68The boys discuss re-cutting RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S, which can of course be applied to almost any other indie film.
2024-09-2427 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 68The boys discuss re-cutting RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S, which can of course be applied to almost any other indie film.
2024-09-2427 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 67The boys discuss the current state of the RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S re-edit and possible distribution!
2024-09-1728 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 67The boys discuss the current state of the RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S re-edit and possible distribution!
2024-09-1728 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 66The boys discuss the aftermath of their latest 48hr film project!
2024-09-1038 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 66The boys discuss the aftermath of their latest 48hr film project!
2024-09-1038 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 65This week the boys discuss the merits of George Miller vs George Lucas.
2024-08-2730 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 65This week the boys discuss the merits of George Miller vs George Lucas.
2024-08-2730 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 64Grega and Macke discuss doing another 48hr Film Project!
2024-08-2033 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 64Grega and Macke discuss doing another 48hr Film Project!
2024-08-2033 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 63Brock is back from assignment! The boys discuss decisions to be made about RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S, and some of the many decisions that Indie filmmakers have to make charting a course for their film.
2024-08-1334 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 63Brock is back from assignment! The boys discuss decisions to be made about RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S, and some of the many decisions that Indie filmmakers have to make charting a course for their film.
2024-08-1334 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 62Interview with Trevor Edward Juenger, talking about his new upcoming feature film, RELENTLESS.
2024-08-0644 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 62Interview with Trevor Edward Juenger, talking about his new upcoming feature film, RELENTLESS.
2024-08-0644 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 61Interview with the surrealist-shock-horror filmmaking master, Eric Stanze!!
2024-07-301h 39Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 61Interview with the surrealist-shock-horror filmmaking master, Eric Stanze!!
2024-07-301h 39Indie Film SucksIndie Film Socks: Episode 60Interview with filmmaker & Horror Scream Siren Jackie Kelley!
2024-07-231h 00Indie Film SucksIndie Film Socks: Episode 60Interview with filmmaker & Horror Scream Siren Jackie Kelley!
2024-07-231h 00Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 59With Brock still out on assignment. Macke and Grega discuss Hysteria Fest!
2024-07-1623 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 59With Brock still out on assignment. Macke and Grega discuss Hysteria Fest!
2024-07-1623 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 58With Brock out on assignment, Grega & Macke discuss their experience at the International Horror Hotel film festival in Cleveland, Ohio!
2024-07-0939 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 58With Brock out on assignment, Grega & Macke discuss their experience at the International Horror Hotel film festival in Cleveland, Ohio!
2024-07-0939 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 57The boys discuss the art of brainstorming for new ideas! Or something that kind of resembles that.
2024-07-0218 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 57The boys discuss the art of brainstorming for new ideas! Or something that kind of resembles that.
2024-07-0218 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 56Chris Grega and festival director Paul Hibbard sit down and discuss all things Hysteria Fest!
2024-06-2547 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 56Chris Grega and festival director Paul Hibbard sit down and discuss all things Hysteria Fest!
2024-06-2547 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 56Chris Grega sits down with festival director Paul Hibbard to discuss all things Hysteria Fest!
2024-06-2518 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 55The boys discuss the role of momentum in a low-budget indie film's life.
2024-06-1827 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 55The boys discuss the role of momentum in a low-budget indie film's life.
2024-06-1827 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 54An interview with filmmakers Kurt Aubuchon and Harry Kolmer, discussing many things, but a lot of talk about the upcoming Spaghetti Western, DOWN THE LONG RIVER.
2024-06-1154 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 54An interview with filmmakers Kurt Aubuchon and Harry Kolmer, discussing many things, but a lot of talk about the upcoming Spaghetti Western, DOWN THE LONG RIVER.
2024-06-1154 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 53The boys are back, and with some fresh hardware from the Chicago Horror Film Festival!
2024-06-0423 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 53The boys are back, and with some fresh hardware from the Chicago Horror Film Festival!
2024-06-0423 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 52Interview with filmmaker and Always Late TV Movie Awards festival director Kevin Edwards!
2024-04-231h 02Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 52Interview with filmmaker and Always Late TV Movie Awards festival director Kevin Edwards!
2024-04-231h 02Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 51The boys discuss the screenwriting process, at least as defined by Chris Grega!
2024-04-1640 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 50The big FIFTIETH episode! Awards! Winning! Highs, Lows, In-betweens!
2024-04-0937 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 49People not getting back to you!
Embracing possible failure!
Gaining followers, somehow!
...and more insights! (sort of)
2024-04-0230 min2024-03-2626 min2024-03-1957 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 46The boys talk about the maddening, always changing, and totally unclear path to profit with indie films!
2024-03-1225 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 45The boys talk about how to get people to notice what the hell you're doing in regards to film. Sort of.
2024-03-0522 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 44With Macke out on assignment, Chris and Brock discuss their recent festival experience, as well as ask the question, how the hell does anybody make money with indie film?
2024-02-2733 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 43Interview with filmmaker, actor, photojournalist, and all around cool person Jessica Ambuehl!
2024-02-201h 07Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 42The boys discuss the importance of having a legal team for all of your indie film needs!
2024-02-1325 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 41The boys discuss what goes into a short indie theatrical run.
2024-02-0625 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 40With Brock out on assignment, Grega and Macke discuss film festivals!
2024-01-3038 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 39Interview with filmmaker Paul Hibbard, talking about his award-winning film SOME VISITORS, as well as the usual highs, lows, and in-betweens of True independent filmmaking!
2024-01-231h 13Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 38The boys discuss re-visiting your older material in order to get more mileage out of it in conjunction with newer releases.
2024-01-1624 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 37The boys discuss mistakes made and regrets had while making low-budget indie film.
2024-01-0943 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 36The boys discuss the grind, the difficulty, and the necessity of promotion in low-budget Indie film.
2024-01-0233 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 35The boys discuss the relationships that you build while producing independent films.
2023-12-2628 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 34The 2nd (or 3rd, depending how you look at it) interview with Filmmaker James Dean, discussing his feature XXX-Mas, as well as the all powerful subject of promotion!
2023-12-1952 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 12 - Replay!An interview with director James Dean, where he talks about his film Fountaine & the Vengeful Nun that Wouldn't Die, as well as still in-post features XXX-Mas and Absolution! James shares some great insights into promotion, marketing, and what kind of effort it takes to run a successful crowdfunding campaign!
2023-12-121h 11Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 33With Macke again out on assignment, Chris and Brock discuss the aftermath of the first public screening of RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S, and why indie filmmakers should do one for their work.
2023-12-0530 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 32The boys discuss the return of the Missouri Tax credit for film, and what, if anything, a state film office will do for independent lower-budget productions. (hint: It's not much)
2023-11-2830 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 31The boys discuss the upcoming RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S screening (and some shitty past experiences!)
2023-11-2120 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 30The boys discuss distribution offers for the feature film RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S!
2023-11-1432 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 29IFS Interview with filmmaker Joshua Gray, talking about his two series, THE PACK and SPIDERMAN: THE VERSE!(as well as the usual Indie film grind)
2023-11-0748 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 28With Macke out on assignment, Chris and Brock discuss the local feature film DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, as well as the question, "Can you make any money with Indie Film?"
2023-10-3117 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 27Talking to the first possible distributor! The boys discuss what they want, what the distributor might want, and what possible things to ask for (and what possible pitfalls to try and avoid)
2023-10-2433 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 26The boys discuss social media- why posts about your personal life usually outperform posts about your Indie Film passion. Could it be because Indie Film Sucks?
2023-10-1728 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 25Your feature film is done! Now what? Is it possible to get too much exposure? The boys discuss in detail next steps after post-production.
2023-10-1027 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 24The boys talk about being finished with post-production on the latest 88mm Productions feature film, RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S!!
2023-10-0328 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 23Director Nathan Karimi is back for another round! He talks with Brock and Grega about the upcoming 2023 Gung Ho! Revolution Film Festival!
2023-09-2635 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 9: Replay!Interview with director Wyatt Weed, where he talks about his years working in Hollywood, being the 'Boar Predator' in Predator 2, working on many episodic tv shows, and making his own feature films, the latest of which is the ghost story Dark At The Top Of The Stairs!
2023-09-191h 23Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 22Interview with an awesome horror filmmaker, Mando Franco!
2023-09-1246 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 21Episode Blackjack! Chris Macke is back! The boys talk about the Indie Film screening experience!
2023-09-0530 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 20Macke is still out on assignment, so Chris and Brock discuss acting! (basically, Brock's methods and experiences on larger Hollywood films)
2023-08-2935 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 19With Macke out on assignment, Brock and Chris talk about their 88mm filmmaking experiences together!
2023-08-2234 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 18The boys talk about the 88mm Productions method for breaking down a micro-budget script. Riveting stuff!
2023-08-1529 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 17Interview with filmmaker Josh Guffey, the writer/director of a fantastic, edgy crime drama, ALL GONE WRONG!
2023-08-081h 14Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 16The boys discuss the script writing process, from initial concept to completed draft, as defined by 88mm Productions.
2023-08-0135 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 15A spooky and fantastic discussion with Trevor Edward Juenger, director of COYOTE and THE MAN IN ROOM SIX!
2023-07-251h 18Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 14With Brock back in the house, the boys go into the script-to-screen process for getting RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S off the ground (this can mostly be applied to any indie feature film)
2023-07-1835 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 13With Brock still out on assignment, it's once again the Grega & Macke show! This time the boys extoll the virtues of the 88mm film catalogue, and explain when, how, why, and how much (or little) you can get them for!
2023-07-1128 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 12An interview with director James Dean, where he talks about his film Fountaine & the Vengeful Nun that Wouldn't Die, as well as still in-post features XXX-Mas and Absolution! James shares some great insights into promotion, marketing, and what kind of effort it takes to run a successful crowdfunding campaign!
2023-07-041h 11Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 11With Brock out on assignment, it's the Grega & Macke show! They talk about the first time working on films together, the transition from stage to screen acting, and what the hell "Set Time" is, exactly. Riveting stuff!
2023-06-2729 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 10Behind the scenes insights into making the latest and greatest 88mm feature film, Red Night At Skye's!
2023-06-2030 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 9Interview with director Wyatt Weed, where he talks about his years working in Hollywood, being the 'Boar Predator' in Predator 2, working on many episodic tv shows, and making his own feature films, the latest of which is the ghost story Dark At The Top Of The Stairs!
2023-06-131h 23Indie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 8This time out the boys talk about the general grind of Indie Filmmaking!
2023-06-0630 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 7An interview with director Nathan Karimi, where we talk about many things, including his epic retelling of Shakespeare's Othello, in the form of his feature film Oscar Tango Hellwater. Great stuff!
2023-05-3058 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 6A doc, a mock, and a boxing film, followed by a pandemic!
2023-05-2333 min2023-05-1634 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 4Making a no-budget WW2 feature film! And then what, a mockumentary? Are you idiots?
2023-05-0930 min2023-05-0235 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 2What insanity made us become filmmakers? And what's our first (crappy) feature film?
2023-04-2531 minIndie Film SucksIndie Film Sucks: Episode 1Who the hell are we, anyway? What's the point of yet ANOTHER indie film podcast?
2023-04-1327 min