Filmmaker Burnout: Is the Indie Film Grind Worth It?
Is filmmaker burnout just part of the indie film grind, or is hustle culture quietly making us worse at the thing we love?
In this episode of Indie Film Podcast, Victoria and Chuck talk about filmmaker hustle culture, creative burnout, and whether the pressure to constantly work, post, volunteer, network, and “keep grinding” is actually worth the cost.
Using Curry Barker’s breakout success with Obsession as a jumping-off point, we look at what years of audience-building and creative output can do for an indie filmmaker’s career. But we also dig into the other side of the hustle: Working for…
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