So you wanna be a storyteller? Would you be surprised to learn that storytelling is selling? In this episode, Leslie talks to Screenwriter/Producer/Director Caytha Jentis about all the things writers don't, but should know about the business of writing. From development of a project to the launch of a very successful web series, this episode is packed with great tidbits for you.

Caytha is a successful independent filmmaker who began making movies while driving carpools in suburban New Jersey.   Primarily a writer, she has stage plays and screenplays at various stages of development. 

Pooling to Paradise is her most recent film that she wrote and produced and stars: Jonathan Lipnicki, Lynn Chen, Dreama Walker, Jordan Carlos and Taryn Manning.  It will be released in the Spring.

Caytha’s other credits include: The Other F Word, a short form comedic series that originally streamed on Amazon Video direct.  It was one of their top series four months in a row and now streams on The Girlfriend, AARP Gen X platform who have partnered with her to take out the series as a half hour series.  The cast includes: Steve Guttenberg, Judy Gold, Alysia Reiner and Gilbert Gottfried. 

Bad Parents, a comedy that she wrote/produced and directed was licensed to Cinedigm and Relatativity Media currently streams on HBO and Starz. The movie had previously streamed on Netflix and made Redbox and iTunes top 20 comedy lists.  The cast includes: Janeane Garofalo, Cheri Oteri, Christopher Titus and Kristen Johnston.

And Then Came Love, a romantic comedy feature, was licensed to Warner Brothers, reached net profits and played in heavy tv rotation. It now streams on Amazon.  Its cast includes: Vanessa Williams, Eartha Kitt, Anna Camp and Ben Vereen. 

Caytha also wrote/directed and produced The One, (2009) a feature film drama distributed by TLA Releasing and wrote the thriller feature film Exposed.