Oregon Indie Film is a podcast shining the light on Oregon’s independent film industry. Interviews with industry professionals, offering insights into the creative process, challenges, and triumphs of making independent movies in Oregon.
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Featuring guests Katie Prentiss and Bonnie Root with Katie’s first feature film, Wake Up Maggie.
There was so much to talk about with these two talented and multi award winning women who have experience as writers, actors, directors, and producers in film. They not only create but they support and teach others to tell meaningful stories. We discuss the joys and challenges of making a feature film and preparing for a challenging role as an actor. Grab your favorite beverage and settle in, there is a plethora of great information, lots of laughs, and some new words were invented.
SHOW NOTES:
Katie Prentiss website (https://www.katieprentiss.com/)
Wake up Maggie Movie (https://www.katieprentiss.com/wake-up-maggie)
Wake up Maggie on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/film/wake-up-maggie/)
Sunshine Soul Podcast (https://www.katieprentiss.com/sunshine-soul-podcast)
Wake Up Maggie on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wakeupmaggiemovie/)
Katie Prentiss on:
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/katieprentiss)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MOXIEkatieprentiss/)
Threads (https://www.threads.com/@katieprentiss)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@katieprentiss)
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-prentiss-56193961/)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@KatiePrentiss.sunshinesoul)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10018602/?ref_=fn_t_1)
Bonnie Root on:
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/BONNIEROOT/)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bonnie.root.71)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0740505/?ref_=fn_t_1)
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16 Oct 2026
S2 E21 Sander Gusinow
Filmmaker Sander GusinowThe writer, director, and co-producer of his first feature film, Cottontail. This female driven, complex thriller horror, stars Breeda Wool and Natasha Halevi. Sander joins producers - Mikyla Bornder, Morgan Raymond, and Jason Wilkinson for this made in Oregon film.We chat about Sander’s Oregon and New York background in political journalism and theater. How he was able to fund, cast, and film his first feature and what else he’s working on. Follow Cottontail FilmInstagram (https://www.instagram.com/cottontailfilm/)Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/film/cottontail-1/)
Sander Gusinow on IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt40152347)
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21 Aug 2026
S2 E20 Robert Lester, Braxton Mitchell and Neil Larson
On this episode I chat with a trio of guests. Robert Lester a professional adventure athlete, Braxton Mitchell, his cousin who had never been in a canoe and Neil Larson the Director and Cinematographer who captured the story of the Columbia River Canoe Project. You may have been lucky to catch this documentary at one of its sold-out screenings last year in Portland.
Robert and Braxton paddled their canoe from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean on a journey that spanned 1300 miles over 52 days, braving rapids, weather and some unexpected challenges.
This documentary from Compassionate Disaster Films and Mountain King Industries is set to release later this summer to streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.
The project follows their long and tough journey while focusing awareness and attention to the health of the river basin and how dramatically the use of the river has changed since the native peoples who lived with and on these waters.
Buckle in for an enjoyable conversation with these three adventurers.
LINKS:
Watch the trailer (https://www.compassionatedisasterfilms.com/crcp)
Compassionate Disaster Films (https://www.compassionatedisasterfilms.com/)
Mountain King Industries (https://mountain-king-industries.com/)
Instagram
Robert Lester on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/robertjlester/)
Braxton Mitchell on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/_brax94/)
Neil Larson on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/neil.camera/)
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