MAKING A VERTICAL SERIES WITH ZERO BUDGET

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