Get Real: Indie Filmmakers
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<p>Surviving as a Filmmaker in 2025. Join us as we chat about all things indie film, including interviews with industry pros.</p>
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March 13, 2026
Producing an Ensemble Comedy | guests Keith Gerchak & Marisa Guterman
<p><strong>Keith Gerchak </strong>is the great-grandson of Russian vaudevillians with 50 theater credits, from Motel opposite Paul Sorvino in Fiddler on the Roof, Disney's Finding Nemo the Musical. He also did TV, film and commercials, including The Derby Stallion, starring Zac Efron.</p><p><strong>Marisa Guterman</strong> is an actress/singer/songwriter and writer/producer best known for her role as the “Girl with Braces” in a memorable flashback in The 40 Year Old Virgin.</p><p>Their film: Lost and Found in Cleveland: (drama/comedy) is a slice of life depiction over a 24-hour period that follows the personal odysseys of five very different people, whose lives intertwine when Antiques Road Show comes to Cleveland.</p><p>GET REAL INDIE FILMMAKERS is hosted by filmmaker and author Jeffrey Michael Bays (www.borgus.com), and filmmaker Forris Day, Jr.</p><p>Show Notes:</p><ol><li>Distribution to nationwide markets</li><li>Where the idea came from</li><li>Marketing campaign strategy</li><li>Raising funds</li><li>The directing duo</li><li>A 50-piece orchestra</li><li>Their website: https://www.lostandfoundincleveland.com/</li></ol><p>--</p><p>Email us: info@borgus.com</p><p>Hosts: Jeffrey Michael Bays & Forris Day, Jr.</p><p>Jeffrey's book Creatives Working Together: https://www.amazon.com/Creatives-Working-Together-Communication-Professionals/dp/1041091893</p>
March 1, 2026
What's the Big Deal About David Lynch? | guest William Dickerson
<p><strong>William Dickerson</strong> is a filmmaker, author, and adjunct professor at Hofstra University. He directed the films "Detour" and "No Alternative" and wrote the books Detour: Hollywood and the Tao of Twin Peaks.</p><p>GET REAL INDIE FILMMAKERS is hosted by filmmaker and author Jeffrey Michael Bays (www.borgus.com), and filmmaker Forris Day, Jr.</p><p>Show Notes:</p><ol><li>Seeing Lynch direct</li><li>Lynch's style</li><li>Weird casting process</li><li>Twin Peaks</li><li>The new Twin Peaks</li><li>William's new book</li><li>Lynch's typewriter</li><li>William's webiste: https://williamdickersonfilmmaker.com/</li></ol><p>--</p><p>Email us: info@borgus.com</p><p>Hosts: Jeffrey Michael Bays & Forris Day, Jr.</p><p>Jeffrey's book Creatives Working Together: https://www.amazon.com/Creatives-Working-Together-Communication-Professionals/dp/1041091893</p>
January 4, 2026
Yes, Theatrical is Still a Thing | guest Kyle Henry
<p><strong>Kyle Henry</strong> is a filmmaker and associate professor from Northwestern University, Chicago, where he teaches editing, producing, writing, and directing. His latest documentary, Time Passages, is about Kyle's struggle to care for his mother during her final months with late-stage dementia.</p><p>GET REAL INDIE FILMMAKERS is hosted by filmmaker and author Jeffrey Michael Bays (www.borgus.com), and filmmaker Forris Day, Jr.</p><p>Show Notes:</p><ol><li>The power of self-distribution</li><li>The film festival lottery</li><li>His database of theater contacts</li><li>Theaters aren't dead</li><li>Splits, 4-Walling, and Multi-nights</li><li>Preparation time</li><li>His film: https://www.timepassagesfilm.com/</li></ol><p>--</p><p>Email us: info@borgus.com</p><p>Hosts: Jeffrey Michael Bays & Forris Day, Jr.</p><p>Jeffrey's book Creatives Working Together: https://www.amazon.com/Creatives-Working-Together-Communication-Professionals/dp/1041091893</p>
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