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This week on Gatecrashers, Cat and Makayla sit down with filmmaker Adam Michael to unpack what it really means to build a creative life without waiting for permission.

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After leaving the corporate world, Adam taught himself filmmaking through short films, made the leap to his first feature (Shredded), and continues to choose community over industry validation.
In this episode, we talk about making features outside traditional systems, why Adam intentionally stayed in Ohio, the role of regional festivals like the Youngstown Film Festival, and how independence can be a long-term strategy, not a stepping stone. Adam also shares what’s next, including his feature Already Dead, adapting a stage play for the screen, and why “better places to go” isn’t always a physical location.
This is a conversation about sustainability, trust in your own timeline, and building something real where you are.

Shredded (2024)
• IMDb page for Shredded - directed by Adam Michael, co-written with Makayla McIntosh:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27924817/
Adam Michael (filmmaker) IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12051325/

Youngstown Film Festival: youngstownfilmfestival.com

Candid Life Entertainment (Production Company)
• Instagram: @candidlife_entertainment/
• YouTube Channel: ‪@candidlifeentertainment‬

🌐 Connect

🎬 Production: ⁠⁠@foxandsiren.productions⁠⁠

📸 Makayla: ⁠⁠@iammakaylamcintosh⁠⁠

📸 Cat: @catyudaintea

📰 Makayla’s Substack: ⁠⁠sirenmakayla.substack.com

📰 Cat’s Substack: ⁠⁠
https://catyudain.substack.com⁠⁠

📩 Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

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