How a $7K, 7-Day Movie Built Around One Extraordinary Person Became a Festival Hit

Podcast: The No Film School Podcast · No Film School

Opublikowano: 2026-06-25

Filmmaker Joe Burke and actor-writer-producer Oliver Cooper join No Film School to discuss the making and release of Burt, a black-and-white micro-budget feature inspired by real-life musician Burt Berger. The conversation covers how Burke and Cooper built a narrative film around a non-actor, shot the movie in seven days for $7,000, used a tiny crew to preserve authenticity, and pursued a self-distribution strategy through Filmhub after the film gained momentum on the festival circuit. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins, Joe Burke, and Oliver Cooper discuss... How Joe Burke and Oliver Cooper first met...