INDUSTRY INTERVIEW 194 - THE STORYTELLERS -1st time DIRECTOR / FILMMAKER AUGUSTIN SASARMAN

As you know, this channel supports Indy filmmakers, and I reach out, especially to first-time filmmakers, and today's guest is one of them! We're going to talk about how he got started, hear about his first movie, but Augustin will also be able to ask for advice! Now he's making The Storytellers, his first feature film, and I have just seen an early cut trailer, and it looks fantastic! Augustin Sasarman is a 19-year-old writer, director and producer from Newmarket, Ontario. He has made over 25 short films and one feature film. In 2026 he founded SSD Entertainment Inc., and this summer he shot his second feature, Storytellers, in 10 days after raising over $40,000 CAD through crowdfunding. He is currently editing the film himself. The Storytellers - Synopsis: Storytellers is a coming-of-age comedy/drama about Everest, a driven young director who bets everything on finishing his first feature film with his three best friends, risking his friendships, his education, and his relationship with his father. The film is inspired by the heartfelt films of the 1970s, in the spirit of early Spielberg. Links: www.ssdentertainment.com Your Host - Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen is a four-time award-winning playwright, author, acting coach, music producer, EDM club podium dancer and film director. Throughout his career, he’s worked with some of the best British actors in the industry, including Jason Flemyng, Nicholas Rowe, Danny Webb, Duncan Pow, Lindsey Coulson, Paul Copley, Alicia Eyo, Wil Johnson, Craig Fairbrass, and has numerous other actors attached to projects in development, including Phil Davis, Donal Logue, and Sharon Duncan Brewster. An avid tabletop gamer, Lance has a passion for running huge games for players in a variety of settings. In 2025 he had the honour of directing the short film ALL IN GOOD TIME, which was written by infamous YouTuber Mauler & Produced by Will Jordan (The Critical Drinker) Lance also collaborates regularly with several other YouTube channels including Retro Nerd Girl, Tombi and various panels. His channel, The Outcasts Creative, interviews creative artists across the arts and has a policy of supporting & welcoming small channel content creators onto this shows. He co-founded The Outcasts Creative, an actors' workshop, with actor and coach Dickon Tolson. Together they ran the Outcasts drop-in acting class from 2019 - 2023) - The company also does stage productions, including Borderlands, False Accounts about the Horizon Post Office scandal, and 7 Magnificent Egos, about the making of the original Magnificent 7 movie. His latest novel, the autobiographical Back To Raving at 50 is now available from Amazon. Follow Lance on Twitter - @LanceNielsenWD You can find Lance's work at the links below: LANCES LATEST BOOK - BACK TO RAVING AT 50 - AVAILABLE NOW USA softback - https://www.amazon.com/BACK-RAVING-AT... USA hardback - https://www.amazon.com/BACK-RAVING-AT... UK softback - https://www.amazon.co.uk/BACK-RAVING-... UK hardback - https://www.amazon.co.uk/BACK-RAVING-... LANCES LATEST PLAY - SEVEN MAGNIFICENT EGOS - https://www.yeolderoseandcrowntheatre... SILVER SCREEN JOURNEYS - A life spent at the cinema UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DPKY4FL5 USA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPKY4FL5?... Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/46094778...