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How to be a full time Filmmaker - Building a Micro Budget Movie Career with Gugu E. Michaels

How to be a full time Filmmaker - Building a Micro Budget Movie Career with Gugu E. Michaels

Update: 2026-01-06
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This week on the podcast I’m chatting with filmmaker GuGu E. Michaels, an award-winning director and cinematographer whose work spans North American and African cinema. Since the late ’90s, GuGu has directed and shot feature films including Dangerous Men, UNGE’S WAR, Jacob’s Eye, and Best Served Cold, earning multiple awards for cinematography, editing, and best film along the way. 

His work has also reached the commercial world, with campaigns for brands like Cadillac and Porsche. Before film, GuGu led Dallas-based indie label Redrumm Recordz, working with artists like UGK, Ludacris, and Steve Austin. Since moving into African cinema in 2009, he’s been widely recognised as part of a new era of African filmmaking  and I’m excited to dive into that journey with him today.

Check out Gugu's movies: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1975761/?ref_=fn_t_1

Check out the re-release of Jim's first solo directing feature The Witches Hammer - out now on amazon 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0F235F4T8/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

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How to be a full time Filmmaker - Building a Micro Budget Movie Career with Gugu E. Michaels

How to be a full time Filmmaker - Building a Micro Budget Movie Career with Gugu E. Michaels

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