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Let's Not Be Lazy Filmmakers

Fighting to stay motivated to make great films.


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  • 4. A Short But Humorous Reminiscence on Schmelvis

    14:39||Season 3, Ep. 4
    Evan meets up with his old friend, Rabbi Reuben Poupko to talk about their films together: Schmelvis (the search for Elvis's Jewish roots) and Once a Nazi (a more serious project) as well as discuss something new. This is a necessarily short episode as Rabbi Poupko didn't have a lot of time, but Evan talks briefly about a new and controversial project he's working on.

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  • 3. Bigfoot, Sasquatch and Trains, oh my.

    16:19||Season 3, Ep. 3
    Noah apologizes for losing last month's episode and Evan discusses our new film "The Forest Watchers," coming from having already made a film about Bigfoot years ago.An update and discussion about how to film unconventional ideas with conventional kindness in documentary filmmaking.

  • 2. Jonah Malak

    01:21:03||Season 3, Ep. 2
    Spare My Bones, Coyote! Is out streaming May 1, 2026!In this episode we interview Jonah Malak, a great editor-turned director based in Montreal. We discuss his new film, Spare My Bones, Coyote! as well as some of his other hits, such as Dave Not Coming Back and Mystic Mass. We also discuss how he got his films made, from a nuts-and-bolts Canadian Quebec perspective. We talk about the importance of synchronizing yourself to the funding calendars of SODEC, Telefilm, etc. in the fight to get projects made.In all it was a great discussion and Jonah really blessed us with his time on the show.

  • 1. Noah gets writers' block

    33:28||Season 3, Ep. 1
    We discuss writing a pitch, and how much of a slog it is. Having done this many times, Evan has some tips for Noah.

  • 5. Making Ben's Animals

    28:19||Season 2, Ep. 5
    We discuss our three-year saga making a documentary film about Ben Lachapelle and his mom, Julie Chou. This is probably our best film and people who have seen it have really enjoyed it. http://ben.moosefuel.media

  • 4. We're back, baby!

    18:16||Season 2, Ep. 4
    Evan and Noah have been MIA. We're sorry! We're not lazy filmmakers, just lazy podcasters. Today we discuss asking for help when you're overwhelmed.

  • 3. Brett Watson

    56:59||Season 2, Ep. 3
    Brett talks about what a Documentary Play is and his latest one, The Assembly from this back-catalogue episode in which we post an interview we really enjoyed but then just NEVER POSTED!Sorry! -Noah