Directing Magic Podcast

In this episode of Directing Magic; Morgan Dameron, director of DIFFERENT FLOWERS and former assistant to J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek, et. al), joins Marquette. They discuss what if was like to produce and direct your first feature while working full-time and returning to her showcasing her hometown Kansas City, MO through her film.

Featured Link: https://differentflowersmovie.com

In this episode of Directing Magic; Camille Brown, director of THANK YOU FOR WASHING and the independent thriller feature film, joins Marquette. THE NTH WARD, follows a woman haunted by the childhood disappearance of her parents in the lingering wake of the Hurricane Katrina. They discuss her journey from being an engineer to filmmaking and her DIY approach to producing and distribution.

http://www.thenthward.com

In this episode of Directing Magic; Marquette is joined by Paige Morrow Kimball, director of the award-winning PLAY DATE, ENDING UP and director of short films for Sesame Street. They discuss her collaboration with Tami Roman in Play Date and her successful application for the 2017 DGA Director Mentorship Program.

Makazan Films

GUEST NAME: Paige Morrow Kimball GUEST BIO: Paige Morrow Kimball is an award-winning director, writer, and producer. Originally from New York City, Paige began her production career in the unscripted television arena, and later she established herself in the scripted world. Currently Paige is producing and directing short films for Sesame Street. In 2016, she co-ep'd and directed comedic web-series, Exiled Out East. In 2015, Paige's socially conscious short film, Play Date garnered seven awards at film festivals, won a prestigious $2,500 award from The Hendricks Foundation, and is now being developed into an educational program for middle schools. Paige's 2014 festival favorite comedy short, Ending Up, earned distribution by ShortsHD and ZPTV on Roku. Paige was selected as a participant in the highly prestigious 2017 Inaugural DGA Diverse Directors Initiative Mentorship Program. She was also a participant in the 2016 SONY TV Directors Program, and a finalist in the 2017 CBS Directors Program. As a writer, Paige's feature screenplay, Late Bloomer, reached the final round of consideration at the 2017 Sundance Screenwriters Lab and placed in the top 15% of the Nicholl competition. Paige is a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post and to Women' s Voices for Change, writing articles about Gender Parity. As an actor, Paige has appeared in films, television and commercials bringing her acting experience to everything she directs. Paige's extensive directing and producing credits in unscripted TV, include: HBO's Project Greenlight, ABC's Oprah Winfrey Show, FOX's Boot Camp, FXs NASCAR Driver and many more. Paige's production company, Makazan Films is committed to creating diverse, female-centric, meaningful stories and hiring as many awesome females in key positions as possible. The logo is an image of her two daughters Makenzie and SuZanna dancing together. She firmly believes, if girls can see it, they can be it!

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/paigekimball INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/paigemorrowkimball

In this episode of Directing Magic; Sophia Kruz, director of the visually striking LITTLE STONES documentary, shares the story of women who use art to change the world, joins Marquette. They discuss Sophia's technique for getting her documentary subjects to open up about their inner lives, how she chose them from around the world and her one regret in her film festival strategy for the documentary.

http://www.littlestones.org

In this episode of Directing Magic; Marquette is joined by Katrina Nelson, emerging female comic and director of THE WAKE. They discuss Katrina's transition from producing to directing and her new passion for comedy. What's she's most excited about is a showstopper – wait for it!

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In this episode of Directing Magic; Marquette is joined by Sarah Moshman, director of THE EMPOWERMENT PROJECT and the Netflix hit documentary, LOSING SIGHT OF SHORE. They discuss Sarah's innovative distribution of her work with Indieflix and how she was about to direct her documentary remotely while her subjects were out to sea.

The Empowerment Project Losing Sight of Shore

FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/losingsightofshore

In this episode of Directing Magic; Marquette is joined by Rainy Kerwin, director of THE WEDDING INVITATION. They discuss how Rainy managed all the hats she had to wear as the writer, director, producer and actor of her first feature film and what inspired her to take charge of her creative career.

The Wedding Invitation

Marquette is joined by Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, director of the MANKILLER documentary, celebrating the life of Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. They discuss the film's Los Angeles Film Festival premiere, her ongoing collaboration with PBS and the MANKILLER documentary's executive producer Gale Anne Hurd, and what she's most excited about these days – beach volleyball.

Mankiller documentary

GUEST NAME: Valerie Red-Horse Mohl GUEST BIO: Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, Director and Producer of MANKILLER, is of Cherokee ancestry and the owner/founder of Red-Horse Native Productions, Inc. Red-Horse Mohl and her company have become the preeminent collaborator with American Indian tribal nations to bring important Native stories accurately and respectfully to the screen. Valerie's body of work spans over two decades of film and television content creation and production; always providing insightful, sensitive and unique perspectives for both the historical and contemporary indigenous story. The Company's premiere feature film, NATURALLY NATIVE, was an official Sundance Festival selection, which Red-Horse wrote, produced, co-directed, starred in and distributed. Red-Horse Mohl followed this with the WWII PBS/ITVS award winning documentary, TRUE WHISPERS: THE STORY OF THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS, co-produced with Gale Anne Hurd of Valhalla Entertainment.

Red-Horse Mohl also produced/directed a follow-up program, again with Hurd, CHOCTAW CODE TALKERS (Vision Maker Media/PBS), in 2010.

In this episode of Directing Magic; Marquette is joined by Amanda Micheli, director of VEGAS BABY. They discuss how Amanda approaches getting people to open up on camera about private matters such as infertility and medical procedures, how she was able to bring Morgan Spurlock on board as the Executive Producer of VEGAS BABY, and what she's most excited about these days.

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https://vegasbabyfilm.com/

http://runawayfilms.com/

In this episode of Directing Magic; Marquette is joined by Sharri Hefner, producer of AFTER THE JUMP. They discuss how being a single mom inspired her to continue her film career, the magic of WONDER WOMAN for the younger generation, her recent participation in the Women in Film and Sundance Institute Film Financing Intensive and her new feature film project, AFTER THE JUMP.

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http://sharrihefner.com/

http://www.afterthejumpmovie.com/