Living in the Ozarks · Episode

Ryan Koban: The One-Man Band Behind His SATO 48 Films

October 4, 2026 · 9 min

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This one's with Ryan Koban, who's on his fourth (maybe fifth) SATO 48
film — the 48-hour local film challenge here in Springfield. We get into
his one-man-band approach to filmmaking (he shoots, writes, edits, and
directs — "the only thing I don't do is act"), the editing tip he swears
by, the year he pulled an all-nighter and still turned it in three
minutes late, and his advice for anyone thinking about trying SATO 48
for the first time.

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