January 17, 2025

#03 - SUMMARIES | Scilla Andreen: Building a Tribe in the Film Industry, Creating Impactful Social Issue Films and Forging a Mission-Driven Career

17 minutes

Hello, Hello!

Welcome to SUMMARIES, Episode #3

Summaries take some of our best long-form interviews (and even some unpublished ones) and condense them to down to 10 (or so) minutes of pure listening pleasure.

Summaries are hosted by our digital interns, Alex Ivey and Allison Inverness, and are designed to give you, our valued listeners, just the information you need from each guest. It's a new short-form concept for a fast-paced world. It's the answer to the two-hour podcast you want to listen to but never have the time for.

Each new episode of Summaries will be published right here, on the MAKE IT feed. We think you'll love it as much as we do—now, on to the show.

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Alex and Allison summarize our previously released episode with Scilla Andreen, the CEO and Founder of IndieFlix. So, who is Scilla Andreen?

Scilla Andreen is an award-winning Producer, Director, Emmy-nominated Costume Designer, Author, CEO, and co-founder of IndieFlix Group Inc., a B2C global streaming and B2B virtual community screening service that delivers content for a purpose to schools and corporations.

Driven by her passion to help filmmakers and do good in the world with film; Scilla is growing the library currently at 4000+ titles to represent diverse voices, marginalized communities and women, Scilla also created the RPM (revenue per minute) royalty payment model to compensate filmmakers for every minute watched. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, Today, and South China Morning Post. She’s executive produced and/or directed and distributed social impact films, Nevertheless, Screenagers, Angst, LIKE, The Upstanders, Empowerment Project, and Finding Kind. Scilla is currently in production on her latest film, RACE. She is Included in Screen International’s Multichannel Women to Watch, Variety’s Women’s Impact Report, and Puget Sound Business Journal Woman of Influence. She has been a popular speaker at Sundance, Cannes, CES, SXSW, BeBold, and Women in Film. Scilla is also the Founder of IndieFlix Foundation.

Scilla is on a mission to change the world with film.

In this episode, Alex and Allison summarize a conversation with Scilla Andreen, CEO and co-founder of Indie Flicks, a film distribution platform. Andreen discusses her career trajectory, transitioning from costume design on shows like The Wonder Years to producing social-impact documentaries. She details her experiences with bullying and its influence on her work, emphasizing the power of film for racial healing and mental health awareness. Furthermore, she describes Indie Flicks' unique approach to film distribution, focusing on community engagement and providing filmmakers with marketing support. Finally, Andreen shares advice for aspiring filmmakers, stressing the importance of networking, embracing opportunities, and understanding the evolving landscape of film distribution and streaming.

Enjoy, and follow Scilla on Instagram here and watch all her work here.

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