From 28 Festival Rejections To Sold Out Palm Springs, Joe Burke On Finding Success With A $7K Feature Film

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

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

In this episode, I'm joined once again by filmmaker Joe Burke, whose micro-budget feature Burt was shot in seven days for $7,000 with a three-person crew. When Joe was last on the show, Burt was just premiering at Cinequest. Since then, the film has gone on a remarkable run that most indie filmmakers dream of. But before finding all of its success, the film had a tough year. Including 28 festival rejections back to back, despite David Gordon Green coming on as executive producer. Joe talks candidly about this experience and how close he came to walking away from the...