In the Room with Luca Pizzoleo: How to Go Viral Without Selling Out

Update: 2025-04-07

Description

Award-winning indie filmmaker Luca Pizzoleo joins casting director John Williams In the Room to reveal how he bypassed traditional Hollywood and built a massive audience online. With viral shorts like OCD (1M+ views on YouTube, 17M+ on social), 70+ awards, and features in Variety and NYT, Luca is reshaping how films are made, funded, and seen.

We dive into:

Using TikTok to launch a directing career
Making powerful films on shoestring budgets
The new rules of building audience-first filmmaking
Why the future of indie film lives online

If you’re a filmmaker, creative, or storytelling junkie—this one’s for you.

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In the Room with Luca Pizzoleo: How to Go Viral Without Selling Out

IN THE ROOM - The Cast Station

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In the Room with Luca Pizzoleo: How to Go Viral Without Selling Out

IN THE ROOM - The Cast Station

In the Room with Luca Pizzoleo: How to Go Viral Without Selling Out