Filmmaking, the Hard Way Filmmaker Spotlight

10/16/2025

F*CK BUNNY // SPOTLIGHT

A young woman tries to navigate issues of intimacy in a unique relationship after a traumatic event. // Lightly Dark Comedy

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Directed by Wesley Wingo
Produced by Hunt Beaty, José Andrés Cardona, Wesley Wingo
Written by Will Sabel Courtney

Cast:

Francesca Anderson
Harry Bainbridge
Thomas Butcher
Jason Katz

Co-Producer: David Broad
Associate Producers: Will Sabel Courtney, Scott W. Herriott, Megan Finnegan Wingo
Director of Photography: José Andrés Cardona
Edited by José Andrés Cardona & Wesley Wingo
Production Sound: Hunt Beaty
Supervising Sound Designer: Theodore Robinson
Supervising Sound Editor: Tarcisio Longobardi
Re-Recording Mixer: Cory Choy
Post Production Sound Facility: Silver Sound
Color Grading: Post Pro Gumbo
Colorist: Alan Louis Gordon
Visual Effects: Carl Brent Ferguson
"Ready to Not Be Ready" Written by Peter Darling and Kamal Kamruddin
"Hawaiian Romance" Written by Dorothee Rascle & Jean-Paul Soullier
Special Thanks: Matt Bockelman, Silver Sound, Jacob LaMendola, Eugene Ioannou, Deb Oh, Red Ranch Motel, Fun Ghoul Costumes, Hand Held Films, APM Music

Listen to a chat about making the film with very little money, between director/editor/producer Wesley Wingo and Josh Folan, over coffee, via the Filmmaking, the Hard Way Podcast - available wherever you pod and via https://wavve.link/fthw

05/08/2025

TRICKS CAN GO WRONG // SPOTLIGHT

An incompetent magician films a submission video for a televised talent show despite pressures from friends and family to grow up. // Mockumentary

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Written/Directed/Produced by Luke Matthews
Produced by Josh Folan
Produced by Josh Goldsmith
Shot by Colin Oh
Edited by Jack Lawrence Mayer
Scored by Sylvain Kauffman

Cast: Luke Matthews, Eli Leonard, Taylor Stone, Steve O'Connor, Alison Martin

Listen to a chat about making the film with very little money, between filmmaker Luke Matthews and Josh Folan, over coffee, via the Filmmaking, the Hard Way Podcast - available wherever you pod and via https://wavve.link/fthw

02/06/2025

JUST LIE TO ME // SPOTLIGHT

A woman gets mistaken as a s*x worker and decides to go along with it. // Dark Comedy

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Written by Kylie Alesso

Directed by Kelly Walker

Produced by Jordan Dunn, ​​Chris Reinacher, Ryan Halprin, Chloe Sanders, & Kylie Alesso

Cast: Kylie Alesso, Ian McQuown, Ayinde Howell, Jared Popkin

Listen to a chat between writer/producer/actor Kylie Alesso and Josh Folan about making the film with less-than-ideal resources, over coffee, via the Filmmaking, the Hard Way Podcast - available wherever you pod @ via https://wavve.link/fthw

01/30/2025

MY EYES ARE UP HERE // SPOTLIGHT

A disabled woman sets off on a mission to get the morning after pill. The only thing in her way is...everything. // Romantic Comedy

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Directed by Nathan Morris
Produced by Katie Dolan, Vanessa Muir, Naomi Wallwork
Written by Aminder Virdee, Arthur Meek

Cast: Jillian Mercado, Ben Cura, Pooky Quesnel, Colin Hoult

Listen to a chat about making the film with very little money, between director Nathan Morris and Josh Folan, over coffee, via the Filmmaking, the Hard Way Podcast - available wherever you pod @ via https://wavve.link/fthw

01/23/2025

A PERFECT DAY FOR A WALK // SPOTLIGHT

A determined dog tries to convince his owner out for a walk. // Animated Drama

Watch the work via the FtHW Filmmaker Spotlight (http://nyehentertainment.com/spotlight) & YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw86NVEZvl0&list=PLhFj-aRRB_J9Y6th9ProCI2WN4U52tgF7&index=1)

Written/Directed/Produced/Animated by CatChat42

Lyle Caban / Sound Designer & Mixer /
Rory Laws / Music Score /

Listen to a chat about making the film with very little money, between Diane & Josh, over coffee via the Filmmaking, the Hard Way Podcast - available wherever you pod.

01/22/2025