The Filmmaker’s Podcast #443: ‘Food For Thought’ with Giles Alderson & Dan Richardson
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #443: Food For Thought: Why make a passion project documentary and give it away for FREE with Giles Alderson & Dan Richardson
Today’s episode is a special one! First for all, the brilliant Phil Hawkinds takes the reins as our host. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, the one and only Giles Alderson finally joins us to present his brand-new film! Alongside his longtime friend and co-director/-producer/-writer, Dan Richardson, he’s celebrating the release of their powerful and thought-provoking documentary, Food For Thought. What began as a simple idea (years ago) has grown into a phenomenal feature-length film – one that’s sure to inspire and make an impact! Tune in for an episode filled with invaluable filmmaking insights, including:
- Financing a film through crowdfunding
- Shooting across the world on a low budget
- Organising a premiere
- Why releasing a film for free on YouTube
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes stories
- and so much more!
Food For Thought is out now.
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