Slamdance First Film Podcast

About Slamdance First Film Podcast

Slamdance now offers a weekly podcast exploring how to make, premiere and distribute your first feature film. Each week, hear the origin stories of today's great filmmakers as they share their tips and tricks in these intimate interviews. With an aim to give back and support independent filmmakers, Slamdance's First Film Podcast demystifies process and the first feature film. Featuring Slamdance alumni Sean Baker & Shih-Ching Tsou ("Take Out"), The Russo Brothers ("Pieces"), Azazel Jacobs ("Nobody Needs to Know"), Dana Nachman ("Witch Hunt") and many more. Created and hosted by fellow Slamdance alumni filmmakers and festival programmers Michael Gallagher & Jana Gallagher ("Funny Story"). For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy

Publisher

Slamdance & Studio71

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Feb 2025

Latest episode

13 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Nov 2025

   Francis Ford Coppola: The Interview

   Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola discusses his early career, including making his debut film for $40,000, in an interview with Michael Gallagher and Jana Gallagher.

2. 

   19 Jun 2025

   Wendy McColm: Be Deliberate

   Writer-director Wendy McColm discusses her award-winning debut film and the importance of deliberate choices in filmmaking in an interview with Michael Gallagher and Jana Gallagher.

3. 

   12 Jun 2025

   Todd Berger: How to Make a Mockumentary

   Writer-director Todd Berger discusses making mockumentaries, shares his experiences premiering THE SCENESTERS at Slamdance, and explains how to navigate the film festival circuit in this interview with Michael Gallagher and Jana Gallagher.

Who has been a guest on Slamdance First Film Podcast

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

• Francis Ford Coppola
• Wendy McColm
• Todd Berger
• Francis Lee
• Joe Penna

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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