No Map Included
No Map Included follows the creative journey from proof of concept to premiere, documenting what it actually looks like to develop stories from the earliest draft to the screen.
Hosted by filmmaker and producer Yessi Sanchez, this podcast marks the beginning of a new chapter after more than ten years in the film industry. At its center is Stay/Away, a deeply personal story that begins as a short proof of concept and grows into a feature film, developed in real time, from early drafts to financing conversations and beyond.
Alongside that journey, Yessi is simultaneously creating and launching a vertical series (LOVE/HATE), a lighter, faster, entirely different storytelling format, testing what it means to build across mediums at the same time.
This isn’t a roadmap to success.
It’s not a step-by-step guide.
There’s no blueprint here.
Instead, this is an honest look at what it means to make things from creative doubt and production chaos to momentum, pivots, and reinvention.
Alongside solo film diaries, Yessi sits down with filmmakers, actors, and creatives who are building careers beyond what fits in their bio, exploring the work behind the work, and the paths that don’t show up on IMDb.
If you’re curious about how projects actually evolve – from idea to premiere – this is the process, as it happens.
No map included.
No Map Included
Making a Vertical Series with Zero Budget
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What does it take to make a series with no budget, no crew, and no roadmap?
In this episode of No Map Included, Yessi Sanchez breaks down the creation of LOVE/HATE, a vertical fiction series filmed entirely for Instagram.
Shot in POV style and produced with a small group of collaborators across Los Angeles, the series became an experiment in building narrative storytelling outside traditional production systems. Yessi shares how the idea evolved, how the cast came together, and what it looked like to direct, act, produce, and edit the project at the same time.
From filming on buses and city streets to shaping episodes for social media attention spans, this episode explores the creative and logistical challenges of producing something ambitious with almost no resources.
Watch the Series
LOVE/HATE is a vertical fiction series set in Los Angeles, following a group of friends after one of them suddenly disappears.
Watch on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thisislovehate
About the Podcast
No Map Included documents the process of building stories in real time: from proof of concept to premiere.
Hosted by filmmaker and producer Yessi Sanchez, the podcast explores the work behind the work and the paths that don’t show up on IMDb.
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