IFH 855: The Crazy Story Behind Shooting Clerks (The Clerks Biopic) with Christopher Downie

Podcast: Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast · Indie Film Hustle

Opublikowano: 2026-05-19

Christopher Downie’s filmmaking journey began the same way many indie filmmakers start—with VHS tapes, cheap cameras, and a deep obsession with movies. But after discovering Kevin Smith’s Clerks and the View Askewniverse films, filmmaking transformed from a hobby into an identity. In this episode, Christopher shares the unbelievable story behind Shooting Clerks, the ambitious biopic about the making of Clerks, and how years of fan films, persistence, and sheer determination eventually earned the support of Kevin Smith himself. The conversation dives deep into the realities of independent filmmaking: actors not showing up, productions collapsing, hard drives...