What do you produce?

A Film History Podcast.

From 2006 to 2012 I made five feature-length unofficial documentaries, or Filmumentaries as I call them. I've already tackled Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jaws. You can check them out at my Vimeo channel.

Star Wars Begins - The Complete Filmumentary - By @jamieSWB from Filmumentaries - Jamie Benning on Vimeo.

Now I am making The Filmumentaries Podcast. I'm 63 episodes in (as of November 2022) and I'm loving it.

Go on...
I would be grateful for your support to allow me to continue to make the podcast. It is work, albeit work that I love doing. But it isn't cheap. There are the costs of time, recording equipment, computer software and hardware as well as hosting and of course research! I have get through so many books, old magazine and blu rays! (I do sell them on afterwards to help fund the next episode).

I've been lucky enough to speak to many amazing artists, including Mark Mangini, Nilo Rodis Jamero, Walter Murch and most recently Dennis Muren of ILM.

I want to speak to as many people as I can, but I need your help! My intention is to build up an archive that is free to all (with your help of course) and for many generations to come. There are so many stories from the film industry that are untold!

Here's one of my favourite podcast inteviews with The Empire Strikes Back's Industrial Designer, Nilo Rodis Jamero. His stories about Empire and Howard the Duck were hilarious.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52002597

So how can I help?

Well if there's an amount of money that you wouldn't miss if it fell out of your pocket, that would be the perfect amount to donate. As little as $1 per month would be amazing. The more donations I get, the more impressive the videos, the more impressive the podcast guests.

Do I get anything extra as a patron?
Take a look at the top tier in which you get some cool merch, or the one below that in which you get a Filmumentaries Poster and Hologram Sticker (updated for December 2022). I also include video versions of my podcasts (where possible - the interviewee has to agree), exclusive for a week to patrons at the £3+ level.

Your support is very much appreciated.