Unleashed: A Producer's Guide to Indie Filmmaking
Aug 27, 2026 · 59 min · 11 segments
On this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen chats with film director and screenwriter Robert Cuffley about his ongoing filmmaking journey.
Robert CuffleyGuest
Avi FedergreenHost
Mike BooneHost
And today I'm lucky to have my good friend and collaborator, Robert Cuffley, who's based in Calgary and has made four or five features now, Robert.
Today we're going to talk about Robert's career in the indie scene and, you know, his challenges and frustrations with the scene, but also, you know, where does he get his ideas from? And he's got a project that we'll talk about.
Robert and I made a movie together a few years back called Romy, which premiered at Fantasia.
But let's start off, Robert, at the beginning of how did you get into the business? Did you go to film school? If so, where and what was your beginnings in the industry?
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And today I'm lucky to have my good friend and collaborator, Robert Cuffley, who's based in Calgary and has made four or five features now, Robert.
Today we're going to talk about Robert's career in the indie scene and, you know, his challenges and frustrations with the scene, but also, you know, where does he get his ideas from? And he's got a project that we'll talk about.
Robert and I made a movie together a few years back called Romy, which premiered at Fantasia.
But let's start off, Robert, at the beginning of how did you get into the business? Did you go to film school? If so, where and what was your beginnings in the industry?
