Hosted by Dru Hill and featuring Mitch Laing, Open Heart Podcast is a behind-the-scenes look at the building of Open Heart Productions — the independent film company responsible for a growing catalog of DIY genre filmmaking, including The Bogman, Sea of Madness, and The Rake Investigation.

Each episode dives into the real-world process of creating films outside the studio system: writing, shooting, editing, funding, problem-solving, and surviving the chaos of independent production. Alongside practical filmmaking talk, the show also explores the evolution of the company itself — how ideas become projects, how projects become films, and how a small creative collective keeps building momentum in a constantly shifting landscape.

Mitch Laing and Dru Hill break down the wins, failures, and everything in between, offering insight into both the creative process and the realities of running a scrappy, ambitious production company.

Expect:

• deep dives into the making of Open Heart films

• behind-the-scenes production stories

• discussions on indie filmmaking challenges and breakthroughs

• creative problem-solving under pressure

• and honest conversations about building a film catalog from the ground up

Open Heart Podcast is part making-of series, part creative journal, and part blueprint for how independent genre films actually get made.