Welcome to Crash Zoom, a podcast where we take a deep dive into film and entertainment industry news!

For a normal episode of Crash Zoom, Rough Draft Atlanta Associate Editor Sammie Purcell and indie filmmaker Aaron Strand would explore how things happening at the highest level trickle down and affect the independent artist. But for the latest episode, the hosts spoke with actress/writer/director Madison Hatfield about what it’s like to direct vertical dramas – short-form video series made for viewing on your phone – and her recent essay, “The Billionaire Trope.”

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Sammie Purcell is Associate Editor at Rough Draft Atlanta where she writes about arts & entertainment, including editing the weekly Scene newsletter.