Carmen Elly Wilkerson, director of THE REUNION, talks about what it takes to push through to the next level in your film directing career, creating life balance and her new feature film project, #WHORE.
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Shay Moore – Executive Producer for Women In Film’s PSA program (Ep7)
In this episode of Directing Magic… Marquette is joined by Shay Moore of Women In Film’s PSA program. They discuss how she got involved with the PSA Executive Board, the benefits of the program to local charities, and her new entrepreneurial venture with Bootsy Collins.
Savannah Rodgers – Kansas-based Writer/Director
Savannah Rodgers is a director, writer, and producer currently based out of Lawrence, KS. She creates short films, web series, and is developing her first feature film. In 2014, she founded Professional Amateur Productions, a company aiming to create quality, intersectional feminist content. Savannah received the Visionary Award from the Outlaw Film Festival and the Fred G. Andrews Emerging Filmmaker Award from Kansas City FilmFest in 2016. Her short film Sketches (2016) premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival; it has received multiple honors on the independent film festival circuit. Her directorial debut Politically Correct (2015) was named Cinema Constant’s 2016...
Ep6 – A Conversation w/ Savannah Rodgers, Kansas-based writer/director
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSavannah Rodgers is a director, writer, and producer currently based out of Lawrence, KS. She creates short films, web series, and is developing her first feature film. In 2014, she founded Professional Amateur Productions, a company aiming to create quality, intersectional feminist content. Savannah received the Visionary Award from the Outlaw Film Festival and the Fred G. Andrews Emerging Filmmaker Award from Kansas City FilmFest in 2016. Her short film Sketches (2016) premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival; it has received multiple honors on the independent film festival circuit. Her directorial debut Politically Correct...
Ep5 – A Conversation w/ Rachel Goldberg – Director, Writer
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadRachel Goldberg an award-winning director who helmed the short film, MUTED, starring Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show) which sold to HBO. As a director, she has been supported by the Sony Pictures TV Diverse Directors Program, We for She’s Direct Her Program, the Fox Global Directors Initiative and the Ryan Murphy HALF Foundation. As a proud participant in AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, she co-wrote and directed the short film NEIGHBORS which was developed into the feature screenplay, “Transformation Awaits.” This script was selected for the Film Independent Screenwriting...
Rachel Goldberg – Director of MUTED, Neighbors
Rachel Goldberg an award-winning director who helmed the short film, MUTED, starring Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show) which sold to HBO. As a director, she has been supported by the Sony Pictures TV Diverse Directors Program, We for She’s Direct Her Program, the Fox Global Directors Initiative and the Ryan Murphy HALF Foundation. As a proud participant in AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, she co-wrote and directed the short film NEIGHBORS which was developed into the feature screenplay, “Transformation Awaits.” This script was selected for the Film Independent Screenwriting Lab, was a quarterfinalist for the...
Bridget Stokes – Director & Producer, Instant Pictures
Bridget Stokes is a filmmaker who currently has several projects in development through her production company, Instant Pictures, including feature film Emmett, which she will direct, The Lost Husband, which she will produce, and a television adaptation of The Volunteer. Bridget recently completed production on a comedy web series pilot she directed titled Picked Up and post on a short drama she directed titled Think Fast. The Volunteer, a feature Stokes produced, won the Best Narrative Feature Award at the Urbanworld Film Festival. Prior to that, she wrote and directed the feature film Herman & Shelly, which was acquired by Cinetic, and she produced the short film Coffee, which was...
Ep4 – A Conversation w/ Bridget Stokes – Director & Producer, Instant Pictures
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBridget Stokes is a filmmaker who currently has several projects in development through her production company, Instant Pictures, including feature film Emmett, which she will direct, The Lost Husband, which she will produce, and a television adaptation of The Volunteer. Bridget recently completed production on a comedy web series pilot she directed titled Picked Up and post on a short drama she directed titled Think Fast. The Volunteer, a feature Stokes produced, won the Best Narrative Feature Award at the Urbanworld Film Festival. Prior to that, she wrote and directed the feature film Herman...
Jackie J. Stone – Creator of Compersion
JACKIE STONE is an award winning director/writer and a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of The Arts. Stone has a penchant for visual story telling, delivering poetic and precise work. Her films have screened at numerous festivals including the American Black Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, LA Film Festival Project Involve Showcase, Bermuda International Film Festival, Tallahassee International Film Festival, Durango International Film Festival, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, Sistas Are Doin’ It For Themselves Film Festival, BERC Film Festival, Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner, California African American Museum and HBO Network. Stone...
Ep3 – A Conversation w/ Jackie J. Stone – Creator of Compersion, Enchant TV
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJackie Stone is an award winning director/writer and a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of The Arts. Stone has a penchant for visual story telling, delivering poetic and precise work. Her films have screened at numerous festivals including the American Black Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, LA Film Festival Project Involve Showcase, Bermuda International Film Festival, Tallahassee International Film Festival, Durango International Film Festival, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, Sistas Are Doin’ It For Themselves Film Festival, BERC Film Festival, Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner,...