Getting a $5K Feature into TIFF & Going Viral With An 80 Second Short Film With Nick Toti

Podcast: Show Don't Tell: Micro-Budget Filmmaking · Noam Kroll

Opublikowano: 2026-05-14

In this episode I'm joined by filmmaker Nick Toti - one half of the DIY filmmaking duo behind the viral 80-second short Dead Grandma, the TIFF Midnight Madness sensation It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, and the upcoming feature Homebody. Throughout the episode Nick breaks down the decade-long origin story of Dead Grandma, from an improvised game he invented while working as a nursery school teacher in Austin to a 35mm short film that blew up in Variety and landed him on this podcast. We also discuss how his $5,000 found footage feature It Doesn't Get...