Today's episode we chat with filmmaking duo Jack Gravina & Diliana Deltcheva. Separately, they've been successful filmmakers working for Discovery Channel and marketing/branding production company Framework Studio, and together they're a powerh

Episode 18 - Tanna Frederick

Jan 7th, 2021 51m 27s

Welcome to Season 3 of Head Above Water!We have lots of big plans for our third season, and we open with a very special episode! Today we talk with actor and producer Tanna Frederick, star of the new film Two Ways Home, available to watch now o

Episode 17 - Evan Kidd

Dec 24th, 2020 57m 20s

Greetings friends, and happy holiday wishes to you all!We're bringing season 2 to a close with a fantastic conversation with microbudget indie director, Evan Kidd! Based in North Carolina, Evan has been on the cutting edge of microbudgets for a

Episode 16 - Alex Ferrari

Nov 19th, 2020 1h 3m

On today's episode, we talk with Alex Ferrari (IMDb), filmmaker, entrepreneur, and creator of Indie Film Hustle, one of the premiere destinations anywhere for information, advice and encouragement for independent filmmakers all of all kinds.Ale

Episode 15 - Liz Manashil

Sep 25th, 2020 1h 13m

Greetings friends!On this week's episode, we talk with Liz Manashil, writer & director of Bread and Butter and Speed of Life.Liz has worked with some the industry's finest acting talents, including Ann Dowd (The Handmaid's Tale), Jeff Perry (Sc

Episode 14 - Cat Rhinehart

Sep 18th, 2020 1h 5m

Greetings friends!This week's episode is our Atlanta Film Festival special! On today's episode we talk with director Cat Rhinehart from the documentary What's Eating Ralphie May, playing in this year's festival at Dad's Garage Drive-in theater

Episode 13 - Chelsea Christer

Sep 10th, 2020 1h 13m

Greetings, friends!This week's episode is a San Francisco DocFest special!Today we talk with our first documentary director on the show, Chelsea Christer from the SF DocFest closing night film, Bleeding Audio!SF DocFest runs a little different

Episode 12 - Megan Petersen & Hannah Black

Sep 1st, 2020 1h 8m

Season 2 of Head Above Water rolls on! This week's episode is a Dances With Films festival special!On today's show, we talk with Megan Petersen & Hannah Black from the film Drought about being first-time feature filmmakers, the excitement and s

Episode 11 - Peter Sullivan

Jul 17th, 2020 1h 8m

Welcome to Season 2 of Head Above Water!On the season premiere, we talk with veteran Hollywood writer, producer & director Peter Sullivan! Peter graduated from the prestigious NYU Tisch School for the Arts, but don't let the early pedigree fool

Episode 10 - Ben Berman

Apr 3rd, 2020 47m 9s

This week’s episode is a brutally honest and frank discussion with director Ben Berman. Ben has an extensive list of impressive of credits in film and television. His first feature, The Amazing Johnathan Documentary premiered at Sundance 2019 a

Episode 9 - Mike Peebler

Mar 27th, 2020 55m 6s

Greetings friends! All apologies for the delay between episodes, but we are back and we have a lot of fun, new interviews to share with you all! I know the world had changed significantly for all of us since the last episode, so hopefully these

Episode 8 - Ben Wiessner

Jan 28th, 2020 57m 30s

It is with a heavy heart that we present to you this week's Sundance special episode of Head Above Water. With the tragic, sudden loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter and friends this week, we just wanted to take a moment to send our condolence

Episode 7 - Ken Spooner

Jan 21st, 2020 48m 40s

This week's episode - lucky number seven! - brings us New Jersey documentary producer/director, Ken Spooner. Ken co-directed the magnificent Life With Layla, a touching depiction of life as a young girl in a family struggling with the ravages o

Episode 6 - Numa Perrier (Part 2)

Jan 7th, 2020 24m 23s

Greetings friends and happy new year! We're back! Sorry for the long wait (across two decades!) for the second part of our interview with Jezebel writer/director, Numa Perrier, but the holidays often get hectic, and it was a good opportunity to

Episode 5 - Numa Perrier (Part 1)

Dec 18th, 2019 30m 19s

This week's episode of Head Above Water brings us the writer/director of the feature film, Jezebel, the inimitable Numa Perrier. Jezebel had its world premiere at SXSW 2019 in the avant-garde Visions category and was recently acquired by Ava Du

Episode 4 - Paulina Lagudi UIrich

Dec 3rd, 2019 1h 2m

This episode features an intimate conversation with Paulina Lagudi Ulrich, the writer and director of the Showtime feature film, Mail Order Monster. We discuss a variety of interesting topics, including the dangers of social media, working with

Episode 3 - Anna Keizer (Part 2)

Nov 19th, 2019 43m

Part 2 with Writer and Producer Anna Keizer from the upcoming short film, She Had It Coming, continues our crowdfunding conversation with Anna telling us why she probably won't be doing another campaign in the future, while host Jason Charnick

Episode 2 - Anna Keizer (Part 1)

Nov 5th, 2019 1h 3m

Writer and Producer Anna Keizer from the upcoming short film, She Had It Coming, joins us for a frank conversation on her first foray into crowdfunding to raise money for her project.Crowdfunding has been instrumental in shifting the fundraisin

Episode 1 - Elena Weinberg & Duncan Coe

Oct 22nd, 2019 1h 17m

Microbudget independent filmmakers Elena Weinberg & Duncan Coe join host Jason Charnick for an in-depth and honest conversation about the challenges of being indie filmmakers in today's highly competitive entertainment industry.Elena & Duncan m

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