Posts by Alex Ferrari
IFH 489: Using Blockchain to Make Money With Your Film with Kim Jackson and Jake Craven
Using Blockchain to Make Money With Your Film with Kim Jackson and Jake Craven Learning about new and improved ways to navigate archaic structures in our line of business is always very interesting. So, this week, I wanted to take you on a deep dive into blockchain entertainment financing — refined by entrepreneurs and producers…
Read MoreIFH 488: When Hip-Hop, Skateboarding and Filmmaking Collide with Jeremy Elkin
When Hip-Hop, Skateboarding, and Filmmaking Collide with Jeremy Elkin In today’s episode, we take you back to the late 90s and early 80s hip-hop and skateboarding culture in New York City with director Jeremy Elkin’s new documentary, ‘All The Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding.’ In the late 80s and early…
Read MoreIFH 487: How to Avoid a Bad Film Distribution Deal with Guy Pigden
How to Avoid a Bad Film Distribution Deal with Guy Pigden I’ve said many times before on the show, sometimes you just don’t know what impact these conversations will have when I put out an episode. I mean, it’s just me with a mic in a room with a Yoda statue behind me. I’m honored…
Read MoreIFH 486: Directing the End of the World with Zoe Lister-Jones
Directing the End of the World with Zoe Lister-Jones Our guest today is a triple threat. Actress, filmmaker, and writer, Zoe Lister-Jones, who made headways in 2017 with her all-female crew directorial debut, Band Aid. The decision was inspired to foster new creative experiences amidst the staggering inequity on sets. A couple who can’t stop…
Read MoreIFH 485: Directing Last Starfighter & Writing Escape from New York with Nick Castle
Directing Last Starfighter & Writing Escape from New York with Nick Castle On the mic, today is 80s horror icon Michael Myers, also known as, Nick Castle who is also a director, writer, and actor – notable for directing The Last Starfighter (1984), Major Payne (1995), and Escape from New York (1981) among others. Nick’s…
Read MoreIFH 484: Pretty Woman and Producing Hollywood Hits with Gary W. Goldstein
Pretty Woman and Producing Hollywood Hits with Gary W. Goldstein Today, we are hearing from one of the cultural influencers of the 90s film industry, and that’s non-other but Gary Goldstein, producer of the iconic rom-com, Pretty Woman, starring Richard Gere, and Julia Roberts. A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort…
Read MoreIFH 483: Exploring the Actor’s Process – Inside His Greatest Roles with Edward James Olmos
Exploring the Actor’s Process – Inside His Greatest Roles with Edward James Olmos Our guest today is 80s star, multiple-awards film, and theater actor, and activist, Edward James Olmos. Olmos’s roles in films or TV shows like Stand and Deliver, Battlestar Galactica, broadway musical and film Zoot Suit, Blade Runner as detective Gaff, and many…
Read MoreIFH 482: How to Raise $325 Million in Film Financing with Wayne Godfrey
How to Raise $325 Million in Film Financing with Wayne Godfrey I promise the title of today’s episode is not clickbait. Our guest, Wayne Godfrey is a British film producer, CEO of Fintech platform, Purely Capital, and expert film financier who’ve raised nearly $325 million for more than 120 independent feature films. Wayne founded…
Read MoreIFH 481: The Problem with Abusive Film Sets with Greg Hemmings
The Problem with Abusive Film Sets with Greg Hemmings Let me introduce to you all, filmmaker and award-winning film-preneur, Greg Hemmings – Chief storyteller and CEO of Hemmings House Pictures limited. I wanted to address the serious problem of verbal abuse interns and other crew persons face on film sets from directors, producers, or others…
Read MoreIFH 480: Making Quentin Tarantino’s Lost First Feature Film with Andy Rausch
Making Quentin Tarantino’s Lost First Feature Film with Andy Rausch Now, I was scanning the web the other day, and I came across a book about the making of Quentin Tarantino‘s first feature film. Quite fascinated that someone took the time to dig into the unreleased, My Best Friend’s Birthday, which I’ve spoken about a…
Read MoreIFH 479: Bringing Comedy and Real Life Tragedy to Netflix with Iliza Shlesinger
Bringing Comedy and Real-Life Tragedy to Netflix with Iliza Shlesinger Let’s pivot a bit, shall we? I have with me today, entertainment triple threat, Iliza Shlesinger. The award-winning standup comedian, actor, writer, producer, and author, is one of the most natural entertainers there is, out here. Her new film Good on Paper premieres on Netflix…
Read MoreIFH 478: Billie Eilish and Truth in Filmmaking with RJ Cutler
Billie Eilish and Truth in Filmmaking with RJ Cutler Our guest today, RJ Cutler opened up 2021 with his raw, emotional and remarkable new documentary Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry. He’s a phenomenal documentary and TV director and producer with nearly thirty years of experience in the business. The $2 million dollars documentary…
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