Dreaming in Lo-Fi: Inside Strawberry Mansion

What if the most ambitious act in filmmaking isn't raising $20 million - but refusing to wait for permission to create? In this episode of Creative Risk, Joshua sits down with the visionary duo behind the acclaimed film Strawberry Mansion, Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney, to tear apart every assumption about what it takes to make cinematic magic. These filmmakers didn't just make a stunning sci-fi fantasy for $200,000 - they created a masterclass in resourceful storytelling that looks like it cost forty times their actual budget.

This isn't your typical "how we made it cheap" conversation. Kentucker and Albert dive deep into the psychology of micro-budget filmmaking - the years of industry rejection that nearly killed their confidence, the creative solutions that emerged from pure necessity, and why constraints became their secret weapon for unlocking unprecedented imagination. Raw, practical, and unapologetically ambitious, this episode demolishes the myth that you need massive resources to create transformative art and challenges every creative to stop making excuses and start making magic.

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“CREATIVE RISK”, is a new podcast hosted by actors Joshua Morgan and Mike Labbadia of Artist’s Strategy where they explore all things art, entrepreneurialism and everything in between. The acting industry is more volatile and competitive than ever before, therefore the artist must evolve in order to take radical ownership over their creative businesses. Each episode, Mike and Joshua will get raw and unfiltered, giving hot takes and cutting edge strategies on how to build a sustainable career in the arts.