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PODCAST: How a $7K Film Beat 28 Festival Rejections and Landed the LA Times, Palm Springs, and a Nationwide Theatrical Run - With Joe Burke

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

Opublikowano: 2026-09-18

In this episode, I'm joined by filmmaker Joe Burke, back on the show to talk about his micro-budget feature Burt.Over the past year, Burt won Best Comedy Feature at Cinequest, Best Picture and Best Ensemble at Phoenix, was the opening night film at Anchorage, and landed a slot at Palm Springs International. It also got a full feature in the LA Times, was taken on a year-long theatrical tour, and is now being self distributed. Burt was shot in seven days for $7,000 with a three person crew, in black and white, no stars, built around...