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Sundance, SXSW and Cannes: Film festival strategy for independent filmmakers
This one's a little different.No guest this week - just me and my producer Jacob Cagle, flipping the mic and doing a proper debrief on the last six months. We're talking Sundance, South by…
Lorena Lourenço: Showing Up Unapologetically On Set, At Festivals, and In Life
Lauren Lourenço has been backed by Film Independent, Series Fest, and the Orchid Project. She's directed festival-winning shorts, an MTV music video for Anitta, and she's currently developing her…
Jake Ferree: Life is too short to be one thing
This week on Ilse Will Say, Ilse sits down with actor, musician, wine guy, and casual full-calendar haver Jake Ferree. You’ve seen Jake on The Baxters, True Detective, and more, but this episode gets…
Sonya and Wendy Madrigal: Just say yes first
This week on Ilse Will Say, Ilse is joined by sisters Sonya and Wendy Madrigal, two Chicago artists who somehow make multi-hyphenating look genetic. Sonya is an actor, director, choreographer, and…
Giselle De La Rosa: Always late but worth the wait
This week on Ilse Will Say, Ilse sits down with Giselle De La Rosa, associate director at Cine Las Americas and a SXSW film festival screener, for a behind-the-scenes conversation about film festival…
Alexander Gonzalez: Improv brain meets editor instinct
You know when a scene just hits and you can’t explain why? That’s editing.Ilse sits down with editor and assistant editor Alexander Gonzalez to talk about the invisible craft that shapes everything…
Teresa Martinez Moore & Adam Rebora: They said “let’s make something” and didn’t flake
When your friends don’t just talk about making something… they actually do it—and then keep going? Yeah, that’s the vibe.This week, Ilse sits down with Teresa Martinez Moore and Adam Rebora, the duo…
Paige Galdieri: I came out the womb with jazz hands
When someone can make you laugh, hit a note, and quietly diagnose why your last post flopped… you listen.This week, Ilse sits down with multi-hyphenate menace (compliment) Paige Galdieri — a…
Jerry S. Gonzalez: Ideas aren’t made. You catch them.
You know when a film title sounds absolutely ridiculous… and then somehow ends up hitting you right in the chest? Yeah. That’s this episode.Ilse sits down with director Jerry S. Gonzalez, the brain…
Juan Francisco Villa: Tacos, Tom Hanks, and the Power of Presence
Juan Francisco Villa is one of those artists who makes you want to raise your standards a little. In this episode, Ilse and Juan get into what real leadership looks like on set and in life, from Tom…
Raven Whisnant: Indie Empire & the porcelain doll situation
This episode starts with princess birthday parties and immediately swerves into a staircase ghost and an army of redheaded porcelain dolls living in Raven Whisnant’s basement. So yes, we are…
Eddie Mujica: Strapped in the rocket, ready to go
Eddie Mujica is the kind of person who makes you want to take a deep breath and also… open fifteen tabs. He’s a Cuban-American actor, writer, director, and Emmy-winning producer who somehow lives in…
Chloe Mikala: Risk-averse but on stage anyway
Chloe Mikala is the kind of person who can destroy a stand-up set, headline a comedy variety show, play an EMT on Chicago P.D., co-captain a travel flag football team, and still insist she’s “just…
George Ellzey Jr: What comes from the heart reaches the heart
A Walgreens parking lot. A father and son. A whole lot of stuff they never say out loud. That’s the kind of quiet, devastating power George Ellzey Jr. brings to filmmaking, and this conversation made…
Erick Juarez: Stop waiting for permission
This episode starts messy, stays honest, and lands somewhere unexpectedly grounding.Ilse sits down with Erick Juarez, a Guatemala-born, Chicago-raised filmmaker who studied at NIU, trained at the…
Elizabeth Austin: Operas and features and distribution, oh my!
If you’ve ever finished a film and immediately whispered “cool… but what now?” this one is for you. Ilse sits down with Elizabeth Butler Austin, VP of Sales and Licensing at Echelon Studios, for a…
Mishu Hilmy: This episode will make you smarter
Ilse sits down with comedian, writer, filmmaker, and professional vocabulary flexer Mishu Hilmy for a conversation that starts in comedy craft and somehow ends in ghosts, dreams, and the psychology…
Brittani Ward: Real Ones Only
Ilse sits down with filmmaker (and beloved casting powerhouse) Brittani Ward for a conversation that feels like a warm pep talk… with teeth.They get into the weird in-between space between “I’m still…
Jacob Cagle: A Christmas episode for soft boys
This one feels like a late-December exhale. Cozy, funny, a little tender, and unexpectedly grounding.Ilse sits down with filmmaker, editor, and all-around creative Swiss Army knife Jacob Cagle for a…
Jessie Komitor: If Ben Affleck can do it, so can you
Ilse sits down with actor, writer, and director Jessie Komitor, whose debut film Chasing the Party premiered at Tribeca and somehow manages to be nostalgic, stylish, and devastating all at once. They…
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