# Wild West Filmmaking We're building a film studio in public. An honest account of what it takes. From making independent films on impossible budgets to meaningful cinema and the life it requires, this is where we share our journey as it unfolds. Page: Feed: --- ## [It's Official: Film Pre-sale is live for El Tonto Por Cristo! 13/13](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/its-official-film-pre-sale-is-live) _2026-08-01 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ Watch the full episode down below. Listen on all platforms. ## [The Story You Tell Three Times: The Making of El Tonto Por Cristo 12/13](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/the-story-you-tell-three-times-the) _2026-07-31 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ Watch the full episode down below. Listen on all platforms. ## [You Tell the Story Three Times](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/you-tell-the-story-three-times) _2026-07-31 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209294852/6c73653866dd1bd18b681cfa42ff8d28.mp3) ## [Without Incident: The Making of El Tonto Por Cristo 11/13](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/without-incident-the-making-of-el) _2026-07-31 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ Watch the full episode down below. Listen on all platforms. ## [Without Incident](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/without-incident) _2026-07-31 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209149398/8ccefdd48fb8bb375fc52651440566c2.mp3) ## [There Won't Be A Dry Eye: The Making of El Tonto Por Cristo 10/13](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/there-wont-be-a-dry-eye-the-making) _2026-07-30 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ Watch the full episode down below. Listen on all platforms. ## [There Won't Be a Dry Eye in the Movie Theater](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/there-wont-be-a-dry-eye-in-the-movie) _2026-07-29 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209006854/35562485949c71cea02d341bf226fd43.mp3) ## [Building a Monastery: The Making of El Tonto Por Cristo 9/13](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/building-a-monastery-the-making-of) _2026-07-28 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ Watch the full episode down below. Listen on all platforms. ## [The Email: The Making of El Tonto Por Cristo 8/13](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/the-email-the-making-of-el-tonto) _2026-07-27 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ Watch the full episode down below. Listen on all platforms. ## [Production-grade web engineering (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bapdmu4CCGci) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Senior engineers who rebuild or launch scalable web products with enterprise rigor ## [The Email That Saved It All](https://wildwestfilmmaking.substack.com/p/the-email-that-saved-it-all) _2026-07-27 · Josh & Jessica Jordan_ We had exactly one option left: get permission, or lose the film. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207992810/05dd4c9c88f19a6dbe4fa00e4a662f55.mp3)