Film and Family

About Film and Family

We're a married couple of filmmakers, supporting our family of seven through doing work we love, together. It's been a long and difficult journey, and we still have a lot to learn, but for us, it's well-worth the effort. We developed this podcast and the Feature Filmmaker Academy for anyone who wants a career making feature films, especially those balancing that pursuit with the responsibility of parenthood and providing for a family. Tune in as we study success patterns of industry professionals, interview other feature filmmakers, share takeaways from our favorite film courses or books, and give behind-the-scenes breakdowns and insights on films you love.

Publisher

Kent & Anna Thalman

Category

business · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Sept 2020

Latest episode

22 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

107 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Apr 2026

   Ep. 106 - Stepping into Stiry: Entrepreneur to Entertainment

   Send us Fan Mail We talk with filmmaker Dan Davis about the ethics of telling other people’s hardest stories and the business decisions that keep story-first work sustainable. Dan shares how Stiry grows from an entrepreneurial background into a documentary “story house” that protects trust, builds a film library, and finds distribution partners who honor the storyteller. • Aligning on a shared agenda with storytellers • Filming painful experiences without exploitation • Moving from bu...

2. 

   1 Apr 2026

   Ep. 105 - From Disney to Indie: A Director's Journey with Blair Treu

   Send us Fan Mail Blair Treu shares his four-decade journey from student films to directing Disney Channel hits to documentary filmmaking, revealing the practical realities of building a career in the entertainment industry. His experiences demonstrate how persistence, adaptability, and starting small can lead to sustainable success in filmmaking. • Beginning as Kevin Bacon's stand-in on "Footloose," giving him 58 days of practical film education • Selling his car and motorcycle to fund his f...

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   23 Jun 2025

   Ep. 104 - Hitting a Home Run on a Micro Budget Film with Lee Cipolla and Katherine Borda

   Filmmakers Lee Cipolla and Katherine Borda discuss how their baseball film "Rally Caps" gained momentum after a former MLB player joined the cast, highlighting the realities of independent filmmaking in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Film and Family

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lee Cipolla
• Katherine Borda
• Josh Jordan
• Jessica Jordan

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

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Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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