S2E4: From Crashing Film Festival Parties to Producing “Margin Call” with Rob Barnum

Rob Barnum joins us to discuss independent producing, his collaboration with writer and director J.C. Chandor, the challenges of producing at all levels, and how the world of independent producing has changed post-streaming. Barnum has produced many films over the years, successfully navigating the ever changing landscape of independent film, making such films as All is Lost and Margin Call. Chatting with Matthew, Rob reflects on these changes and what it means for producers, independent projects, and the industry as a whole.

Barnum’s projects with Bondit Media Capital include On The Line, Ida Red, Body Brokers, Night Hunter, and The Con Is On.

Greenlit takes a deep dive into the wild world of how your favorite film and television projects came to be from idea, through development and production, and eventually reached your screen. Host Matthew Helderman (film producer, financier and media entrepreneur) brings a background of 300+ feature film and TV projects experience to chatting with the biggest names in front of and behind the camera from hits like The Office, Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, The Royal Tenanbaums Grand Budapest Hotel, The Irishman, Hook, Ant-Man and many more.