Speaking, Consulting, Programming
I enjoy helping my peers reframe how they see the fundraising, marketing, and distribution sides of the filmmaking process. I believe it’s all just another form of storytelling, and I enjoy educating other artists on how to strategically build and engage an audience while working towards their longterm career goals. I am available for speaking engagements, panel & jury participation, and consulting sessions. Contact me.
Podcasting
I host your new favorite filmmaking podcast with fellow filmmaker Bri Castellini.
Breaking Out of Breaking In is a practical filmmaking podcast about taking your creative career into your own hands, reframing what it takes and means to “break in” to a fundamentally broken industry, and making work that gets seen without playing the Hollywood game (or at least, while changing the rules). Each episode explores a particular subject interrogated and researched by the hosts to turn an obstacle or limitation into an opportunity for listeners, or a conversation with a guest who shares exactly how they broke out, broke in, or circumvented things entirely to define success for themselves. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Articles I’ve Written
“Why Online Festivals During COVID-19 Are Essential” Medium 2020
“Arts Grants: What To Know Before Applying” CongestedCat blog 2020
“Raising Funds for Post-Production” Seed&Spark 2020
“About a Donkey Festival Rundown (and the Reality of Festival Submissions)” CongestedCat blog 2019
"Community-Driven Filmmaking: About a (Second) Micro-Budget Feature & How We Did It" CongestedCat blog 2018
"Working Towards Sustainability: Why I Keep Crowdfunding & Making Shorts" Seed&Spark 2017 (extended version on my blog)
“A Case for Test Screenings” CongestedCat blog 2017
“Shooting a No-budget Feature in Winter Weather” Seed&Spark 2015
"From Crowdfunding to Community Building" Seed&Spark 2014
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