Film Sh!t
Talk film sh!t. Then go film sh!t.
Film Sh!t is where working professionals in film and television tell the truth about how they got here—and where the industry is headed next.
Hosted by cinematographer Nate Caywood, the show features conversations with both below-the-line technicians and above-the-line creatives. You’ll hear origin stories, hard lessons, industry forecasts, and practical insight from people who’ve built lives in this business.
The title says it all. We talk film sh!t—craft, careers, technology, storytelling, survival—and then we challenge you to stop waiting and go make something. Because at the end of the day, the only way in, is to film sh!t.
Episodes
9 episodes
Sydney Steinberg: Make Your Own Busy
Waiting for Hollywood to “pick you” can rot your brain. So we sit down with our friend Sydney Steinberg writer, actor, comedian, and unapologetic maker and talk about what actually happens when you try to build a real career in TV and film with...
Adrian Todd Zuniga: Stop Asking Permission To Make Films
I love talking to people who prove that a creative career is built, not “found,” and Adrian Todd Zuniga is exactly that kind of artist. He is a novelist, a live show creator (Literary Death Match), and now a filmmaker, and our conversation star...
Emily Pendergast: From Ohio Cornfields To The Groundlings Stage
A single yes can change your life, but so can a no. I’m joined by Emily Pendergast, Groundlings Main Company performer, writer, and actor on Veep and Amazon Prime’s Company Retreat, to talk about the long stretch between wanting a creative care...
Brett Maline Explains How Hard Work Creates Lucky Breaks
A creative life rarely moves in a straight line, and Brett Maline’s story makes that clear real fast. We start in Minden, Nebraska, where he grows up with a rare spinal condition and something even rarer: a community that practices true inclusi...
Mekenna Melvin Explains How Success Failed To Heal Her
The entertainment industry loves a clean label it can sell. Real artists are messier than that, and that mess is often where the best work comes from.I’m Nate Caywood, a Los Angeles cinematographer, and I sit down with actor, writer, da...
From Pre Med To Producer
A career can start with a plan or it can start with a hard left turn. Jerry Ying’s story is the second kind: pre med in New York, zero interest in drama, then one decision to step into a more creative life and everything changes. We talk about ...
"Like having a three-way with yourself" Heather Leroy on making her first feature
Heather LeRoy’s career path doesn’t follow a neat map, and that’s exactly why it’s useful. We sit down as friends and working artists and trace how a kid on a dead-end road in Alabama turns Saturday Night Live obsession into a real creative lif...
Michael Strassner Turns His Darkest Days into Indie Gold
What does it really take to turn heartbreak into a career breakthrough? We sit down with actor-writer Michael Strassner for a raw, generous conversation about the long road from Baltimore movie kid to leading an indie feature that filled 500 th...
ARROW'S ECHO KELLUM TALKS HOLLYWOOD, ACTING, AND A CREATIVE LIFE
We trace Echo Kellum’s path from Chicago theater kid to network TV mainstay and Groundlings main company member, unpacking the reps, routines, and recalibrations that made the career possible. We talk tests, pilots, improv breakthroughs, and wh...