Directing Your First Micro-Budget Feature Film with Jessica Boss

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What is it really like to direct your first micro-budget feature film?

In this episode, I’m joined by first-time feature film director Jessica Boss, who breaks down the realities of making her debut feature Unnamed,  from funding and budgeting to distribution, post-production, and surviving the hardest days on set.

Jessica shares honest, practical advice for independent filmmakers, especially those working with limited resources, including:

How Unnamed was funded on a micro-budget
The challenges of directing a first feature
Lessons she wishes she’d known before starting
Navigating locations, music, and post-production stress
Indie Rights distribution and promoting a low-budget film
Advice for filmmakers writing, shooting, and finishing their first feature

We also discuss the realities of being a female director, how to tackle big subject matter with small resources, and the mindset Jessica uses to push through the inevitable challenges of indie filmmaking.

If you’re developing, shooting, or finishing a micro-budget feature film, this episode is packed with real-world insights to help you avoid common mistakes and move your film forward.

Check out the re-release of Jim's first solo directing feature The Witches Hammer - out now on amazon 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0F235F4T8/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

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