I Really Should Be Working
Claim This Podcastby Lucas McNelly
Podcast Overview
<p>Filmmaker and consultant Lucas McNelly sits down with a range of people to discuss the state of the world, where it's going next, and how creative professionals can best survive in a world that seems to be built on quicksand.</p>
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3/31/2020
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Recent Episodes
June 11, 2020
Lessons From the Civil Rights Movement [with Dr. Todd Allen]
With the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the masses have finally woken up to the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets--during a Pandemic--to protest against racist policies and practices that stretch across American society, with the police departments in virtually every city providing ample real-time evidence of the scope of the problem. It felt wrong, during this time, to fill the discourse with the normal programming of white people talking about how to get into Sundance, so we went dark for a little bit. But staying silent has historically not worked even a little bit, so for the latest episode of "I Really Should Be Working," I'm talking to my old college professor, Dr. Todd Allen of Messiah College. Dr. Allen organizes one of the longest-running Civil Rights bus tours in the country, taking busses full of people from Pennsylvania through the major landmarks of the Movement, including Greensboro, Atlanta, Selma, Birmingham, Memphis, and Little Rock. When I got out of college, I went on the tour for 2 years and it was an eye-opening experience for a white boy from Maine. I met more icons of the Movement than I could have ever imagined, people like Rep. John Lewis, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Billy Kyles, Joanne Bland, and Rev. Robert Graetz. In this episode, we talk about the importance of education as a tool to fight racism, the power of standing in a place where history happened, the role of poverty in racism, how the Movement never ended, the factors that made this murder stand out, what Martin Luther King would be doing today, and so much more. Learn more about the Returning to the Roots of Civil Rights bus tour here: https://www.facebook.com/Returning-To-The-Roots-Of-Civil-Rights-Tour-178712595495361/ Follow Dr. Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommProfTA And check out the work of the Equal Justice Initiative in Birmingham: https://eji.org/ As always, thanks for watching. You can find the audio version of "I Really Should Be Working" everywhere you find podcasts. Please subscribe. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/i-really-should-be-working/donations
May 24, 2020
The Risk of Playing in Virtual Festivals [with Paul Osborne]
I met Paul Osborne on the set of FAVOR, his first narrative directing effort. It was part of A YEAR WITHOUT RENT and the film went on to conquer the iTunes indie horror charts. He followed that up with CRUEL HEARTS, currently available on Amazon Prime. But you may know him as the director of OFFICIAL REJECTION, the highly-acclaimed documentary about the politics of film festival submissions. In this episode of "I Really Should Be Working", we talk about film festivals and what you should consider when deciding whether to submit to a festival that's going virtual or sit on the film until things get closer to normal. And, more importantly, how that could impact your distribution. We also talk about the potential risks in hiring a cinematographer, why it's better to cast actors who are also directors, why he killed Blayne Weaver, and so much more. You can follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulMakesMovies FAVOR is available for free on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/286045/favor CRUEL HEARTS (featuring Melora Hardin from THE OFFICE) is on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Cruel-Hearts-Patrick-Day/dp/B084CT3SKT As always, thanks for watching. You can find the audio version of "I Really Should Be Working" everywhere you find podcasts. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/i-really-should-be-working/donations
May 4, 2020
A $14,000 Crowdfunding Debriefing [with Marty Lang]
Marty Lang was the first guest on this podcast as he prepared to launch his crowdfunding campaign for the feature film STAY WITH ME on Seed & Spark. A little over a month and $14,000 later, he's back to talk about the lessons he learned. Plus, we take a deep dive into the back-end stats of his campaign and discuss the feasibility of an "Ex-Lovers Metric" for campaigns. All that and more! Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marty_lang Check out STAY WITH ME on Seed & Spark: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/staywithme#story Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/i-really-should-be-working/donations
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- What is I Really Should Be Working?
<p>Filmmaker and consultant Lucas McNelly sits down with a range of people to discuss the state of the world, where it's going next, and how creative professionals can best survive in a world that seems to be built on quicksand.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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