By The other day, we asked about what questions you would ask an indie movie maker. Friend of the Last Movie Outpost, Nathan Shepka, agreed to sit down with us and have a chat about being an indie movie maker.
As moviegoers, we all like to sit down and watch a movie, but do you ever think about how it got from the initial concept to getting the audience to see it? I love seeing how directors work, how sets are built, how music is added and all that behind-the-scenes stuff. It’s about the journey, not so much the destination at times.
Nate has made several movies, all independent, mostly written, starring and directing himself. He does have a writing partner, Tom Jolliffe, but between them, they produce movies and get them out there.
So, we asked Nate about what it takes to make a movie. I did have some questions, but regular Outposter, Aldo, made a list longer than The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition. I did start to organise his questions, but then didn’t save them, because I’m an idiot.
However, I knew the main crux of what I was chatting with Nate about his movies, and we went into a lot of detail, including some of the more stupid questions towards the end.
Chatting About Indie Movies
Anyway, here’s Nate and me chatting about what it takes to make an indie movie.
Isn’t he interesting? There’s so much that goes into it, and sometimes, it can be disappointing, but he’ll pick himself up and start all over again.
I know that most indie movies can be hit or miss, and I have said it before, but I give them a little grace. They don’t have millions of dollars of resources, huge advertising budgets or massive star power. What they do have is heart, and talking to Nate, you can see his passion for making movies.
Nate is such a great, down-to-earth person to chat too. Since I first interviewed him, we’ve stayed in touch and swap the occasional emails. His new movie, Death Among the Pines is out in the US, but not here until 2026, and I can’t wait to see it.
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