Ep 296: Stop Waiting, Start Filming: Mike Gallant and Seled Calderon on BACKPAY

Podcast: Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby · Damien Swaby

Opublikowano: 2026-10-14

Mike Gallant and Seled Calderon join Damien Swaby to discuss BACKPAY, an independent neo-noir crime thriller about financial desperation, family and the consequences of believing one bad decision can fix everything.Written, directed and produced by Gallant, who also stars, the film follows Steve, a desperate father fighting to save his marriage. Alongside Murphy, a cop caught up in life as an informant, he attempts to extort a corrupt politician and crack a safe—with increasingly dangerous consequences. Mike discusses how the frustration of chasing payments, rising living costs and providing for a family gave him a personal co...