What was the most difficult part of making Mulberry Street?
Jim Mickle: Constantly being forced to compromise. Filmmaking on any scale is about adapting to your restrictions, but this film is a very extreme example of that. We shot the film for almost no money, and with a principal photography schedule of just 18 days. Yet we tackled a large-scale apocalyptic movie with a huge ensemble cast in the heart of Manhattan. Every decision was heavily influenced by the reality of our limitations. BUT that being said, this also led to pretty much every good decision in the film. We were forced to think very long and hard about every detail and I think it shows in the heart and energy of the final product. Is there something you learned while making Mulberry Street that you didn’t know before? Something that hit you after the production was over? Jim Mickle: I learned that there is no such thing as a traditional “director” in low budget filmmaking. Your real job is to surround yourself with an army of trustworthy people and to fight off one massive, unpr
