BPS 273: How to Deal with Filmmaking Depression with Lucas McNelly

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast · Feb 3, 2023 · 1h 4m

I read an article the other day about a filmmaker who spent the better part of a decade trying to finish a movie due to unforeseen circumstances and spiral depression. I was immediately intrigued because that's part of the package that this line of work comes with that we don't talk about as much.

So, I brought on the award-winning filmmaker and writer Lucas McNelly to talk about his movie, Up Country, and how depression affects his life and creativity. Lucas McNelly has written and directed feel-good projects like Blanc de Blanc, A Year Without Rent, L'Attente, Gravida, Maine Noire, and…