EPISODE 07 · OCT 13, 2026
#1915HOUSE
THE D-I-Y
A feature film, a renovation, and some ghosts.
Justin DiPego on shooting a movie while renovating the house it takes place in.
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THE INDIE FILMMAKING PODCAST
GOOD MOVIES.
GOOD MOVIES.
TOUGH ODDS.
GREAT STORIES.
Pull up a chair. We've got some filmmaking war stories.
Filmmakers Robb Padgett and Matt Jackson talk to the people behind independent movies about the ingenuity, disasters, and dumb luck it takes to get a film made.
A HOME FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE MOVIES
IFL
INDEPENDENT
BY DESIGNCome on in.
BY DESIGNCome on in.
NO GATEKEEPERS✳REAL FILMMAKERS✳QUESTIONABLE BUDGETS✳NEW EPISODES TUESDAYS
01 / NOW PLAYING
PULL UP A CHAIR.
Fresh episodes every Tuesday. Real stories, useful lessons, and at least one highly questionable decision.
LISTEN AT THE LODGE
THE LATEST
FROM IFL.
Every conversation starts with a movie. Where it goes from there is anybody's guess.
INDIE FILM LODGE / EPISODE PLAYER↗ SPREAKER
02 / THE ARCHIVE
MOVIES & THEIR MAKERS.
A few conversations from the lodge. Click through to listen to each episode. The live player above has the complete, up-to-date archive.
EPISODE 06 · OCT 06, 2026
TIGHT &
NERDY
NERDY
DISCOVERY
Weird Al, burlesque, and finding the story.
Jeff Nucera and Jonathan Ruane on their gloriously unusual documentary.
Listen to episode ↗EPISODE 05 · SEP 29, 2026
DELICATE
STATE
STATE
INGENUITY
Making the movie when life won't wait.
Paula Rhodes on filmmaking, pregnancy, and turning setbacks into opportunities.
Listen to episode ↗EPISODE 04 · SEP 22, 2026
MERRY
HEISTMAS
HEISTMAS
LOCATIONS
Making the most of every location.
Robb Padgett on resourcefulness, guerrilla shoots, and his feature film.
Listen to episode ↗EPISODE 03 · SEP 15, 2026
GAP
WEEKEND
WEEKEND
SUSTAINABILITY
How do you keep making movies?
Todd Norwood on crews, scope, and building a sustainable indie-film practice.
Listen to episode ↗EPISODE 02 · SEP 08, 2026
LOVE IN THE
TIME OF
MONSTERS
TIME OF
MONSTERS
SCALE
Big monsters. Not-so-big budget.
Co-host Matt Jackson on making a monster romantic comedy on an indie scale.
Find the episode ↗03 / WHO LET THESE GUYS IN?
WE'VE BEEN
THERE. WE
ASK ANYWAY.
Robb Padgett and Matt Jackson are independent filmmakers who know that making a movie is equal parts craft, creativity, improvisation, and trying to get everyone fed.
Every week, they sit down with another filmmaker to dig into how their movie actually got made—and zero in on one thing the rest of us might learn from it.
Come for the movies. Stay for the war stories.
04 / YOUR TURN
GOT A FILM?
WE WANT TO
HEAR ABOUT IT.
Made an independent film? Have a behind-the-scenes story involving a triumph, a disaster, or a creative workaround? Tell us about your movie. We might have a chair for you at the lodge.
We love a good filmmaking story. Especially one with a wildly unreasonable production schedule.
Pitch us your movie ↗ Or email indiefilmlodge@gmail.com