Director Cat Rhinehart from the documentary What’s Eating Ralphie May, currently playing in the Atlanta Film Festival, joins us to talk about proving your worth, working full time while working on a film, and getting married while working on a film.

Director Chelsea Christer joins us to discuss the multi-year commitment required to work on a feature documentary, and coping with a festival run that was upended by the pandemic right in the middle of their world premiere at Cinequest 2020.

First-time feature directors Megan Petersen & Hannah Black from Drought talk about winning Seed & Spark’s Hometown Heroes contest, working with the Duplass brothers, and adjusting to life on the “virtual” film festival circuit in the time of Covid.

Veteran Hollywood director Peter Sullivan talks about the mental challenges he’s faced in his career, from NYU film student to directing Netflix features.

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary director Ben Berman gets brutally honest as he talks about his anxiety as a working director in Hollywood.