Grit, Hustle, and Self-Distribution: Learnings From Team Behind ‘Anchorage’

The feature film, Anchorage, is a true indie film that was shot in 5 days and created on a self-funded, budget of only $54,000. The film, which was originally planned to be a short, has gone on to receive 11 awards and 10 nominations across 17 festivals. The film’s team has been independently producing a theatrical tour, across the US and in the UK.

In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with Scott Monahan, Dakota Loesch, Erin Naifeh, and Spencer Showalter to discuss:

• Developing a short into a feature using the same budget
• Selling family heirlooms in order to finance the film
• The process of shooting in the high desert for five days
• Letting actors move around and do what they wanted to do
• Putting your crew together based on personality, not talent or budget
• Learning how to do an assembly cut before bringing on the editor
• Cutting and editing depending on what feels right to the story
• Playing at Music Box Theater alongside Oppenheimer and Asteroid City
• The three most powerful words you can say as a director

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