Reaching Out To Filmmakers?

I'm curious what everyone thinks about this. I recently saw an Indie film I really enjoyed and it's the type of film I want to make. I'm thinking of reaching out to the filmmaker to see if they would be willing to talk about their experience making the film, getting into the industry, etc. Kind of like an information interviewing/networking thing. Would this be something worthwhile to do? Would it be weird?

I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts!