Bad English Podcast 002 - Petar Manic (Part 1 of 3)When we started casting "One More Game," our biggest fear was finding a 16-year-old in Macedonia who could carry the lead role. Then Petar Manic walked into the audition — and walked out as Martin.In Part 1 of this three-part conversation, myself and Nick Jensen sit down with the lead of our film to talk about how it all came together. Petar was born in 2006, broke his leg shooting his first feature at 13, and had so much confidence walking into our audition that he forgot he was auditioning at all.We get into:

• The call from his mentor Vesna Petruševska that set everything in motion
• Walking into the audition with no nerves and walking out with the role
• Balancing a 21-day shoot with high school (and the teacher who made it possible)
• Shooting in a 200-year-old house older than the United States
• Why he isolated himself at his grandpa's three days before filming began
• The three words that drove him through every single day on set: MINDSET. OPPORTUNITY. ACTION.

This is the kind of conversation we built Bad English for. Real people. Real stories. No filter.

In the very first episode of the Bad English Podcast, Nikola sits down with longtime friend and creative partner Nick Janssen to talk about how their friendship turned into a filmmaking journey. They get into the story behind their feature film One More Game which was entirely filmed in Macedonia with an American crew, which just premiered in theaters, and what it really takes to make a film with very limited budget. From the struggles of independent filmmaking to the mindset of making more with less, this conversation is for anyone who's ever wanted to create something but felt like they didn't have enough to start. If you're into indie film, low-budget filmmaking, creative motivation, or just a good story between two friends, this one's for you.