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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\u2019s team has been independently producing a theatrical tour, across the US and in the UK.\xa0\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins speaks with Scott Monahan, Dakota Loesch, Erin Naifeh, and Spencer Showalter to discuss:\n\nGetting coverage in big publications like The Guardian\n\nDeveloping a short into a feature using the same budget\n\nSelling family heirlooms in order to finance the film\xa0\n\nThe process of shooting in the high desert for five days\n\nLetting actors move around and do what they wanted to do\xa0\n\nPutting your crew together based on personality not talent or budget\n\nLearning how to do an assembly cut before bringing on the editor\n\nCutting and editing depending on what feels right to the story\n\nPlaying at Music Box Theater alongside Oppenheimer and Asteroid City\n\n\nThe 3 most powerful words you can say as a director\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cThe movie changed from a short to a feature, but the budget was the same.\u201d [7:40]\n\n\u201cWe had structure but we also had freedom to improvise and be organic.\u201d [9:35]\n\n\u201cSometimes it\u2019s more important what other people bring to your project than what you are bringing to your project.\u201d [35:07]\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re not good will hunting, we are bad will hunting.\u201d\xa0[41:37]\n\n\nResources:\nAnchorage | Official Trailer \n\nAnchorage IG/FB/X: @anchoragemovie\n\nAnchorage | Deeper Into Movies Screening (FREE)\nYES, Manchester | September 6th 7:30pm\nhttps://dice.fm/event/gax26-anchorage-qa-6th-sep-yes-the-pink-room-manchester-tickets?lng=en-US\nAnchorage | Deeper Into Movies Screening (FREE)\nTT Liquor, London | September 9th 3:30pm\nhttps://dice.fm/event/l5d6r-anchorage-qa-9th-sep-tt-liquor-store-london-tickets?lng=en-US\nAnchorage | Curzon Q&A Screening\nSeptember 12th Curzon Hoxton 6:40pm\nhttps://www.curzon.com/ticketing/seats/HOX1-12139/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices