FILMMAKERS SPOTLIGHT— Meet Filmmakers Picture This Post LOVES!

Posted on May 31, 2022December 24, 2025 by Picture This Post Editor

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Does the creativity of indie filmmakers sometimes takes your breath away??

How DO they make their movie magic?

Kindred spirits--these are the types of questions that we often ask when we see so many indie film gems come our way.

In these interviews, Picture This Post delves into the passions that fuel this deep bench of super-creatives--a.k.a. indie filmmakers. We ask them to tell their story their own way-- editing their words only lightly, if at all.

Here, filmmakers explain what makes them tick...

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