Female Filmmakers Lab #WIF Podcast Series - Directors Edition

Jac Cron and Jewell Sparks discusses her  short film “House Sit," COVID-19, her mentor Drake Doremus, Eliza Hittman, her creative inspiration, and her next project.  During the film, two women house sit a house in Los Angeles- information about the owners unravel throughout the course of one night. 

Jac Cron is an American filmmaker born in New York. She graduated from Drexel University where she studied Finance, Film, and Astrophysics. In 2019, she worked with her now mentor, Drake Doremus on his latest film, Endings, Beginnings. She creates films centered around human connection and the LGBTQ+ community. She explores stories about queer people, not only centered around their sexuality, but their personal experiences parallel to that. Her other interests include writing poetry, film photography, and playing instruments.

Guest: Jac Cron

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Jac discusses how she creates content.  Jac Cron and Jewell Sparks discuss Jac's short film “House Sit," COVID-19, her mentor,  Drake  Doremus, and her next project.  Jac Cron is an American  filmmaker born in New York. She graduated  from Drexel University where  she studied Finance, Film, and  Astrophysics. In 2019, she worked with  her now mentor, Drake Doremus on  his latest film, Endings, Beginnings.  She creates films centered around  human connection and the LGBTQ+  community. She explores stories about  queer people, not only centered  around their sexuality, but their  personal experiences parallel to  that. Her other interests include  writing poetry, film photography, and  playing instruments.

Guest: Jac Cron

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Jac discusses how the pandemic affected her. Jewell and Jac also discuss her  short film “House Sit," COVID-19, her mentor, Drake  Doremus, and her next project.  Jac Cron is an American filmmaker born in New York. She graduated  from Drexel University where she studied Finance, Film, and  Astrophysics. In 2019, she worked with her now mentor, Drake Doremus on  his latest film, Endings, Beginnings. She creates films centered around  human connection and the LGBTQ+ community. She explores stories about  queer people, not only centered around their sexuality, but their  personal experiences parallel to that. Her other interests include  writing poetry, film photography, and playing instruments.

Guest: Jac Cron

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Jewell and Jac discuss the pandemic. Jewell talks about the impact of the pandemic.  Jewell and Jac also discuss her  short film “House Sit," COVID-19, her mentor, Drake  Doremus, and her next project.  Jac Cron is an American filmmaker born in New York. She graduated  from Drexel University where she studied Finance, Film, and  Astrophysics. In 2019, she worked with her now mentor, Drake Doremus on  his latest film, Endings, Beginnings. She creates films centered around  human connection and the LGBTQ+ community. She explores stories about  queer people, not only centered around their sexuality, but their  personal experiences parallel to that. Her other interests include  writing poetry, film photography, and playing instruments.

Guest: Jac Cron

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Jac talks about women and their untold stories.  Her and Jewell also discuss her  short film “House Sit," COVID-19, her mentor, Drake  Doremus, and her next project.  Jac Cron is an American filmmaker born in New York. She graduated  from Drexel University where she studied Finance, Film, and  Astrophysics. In 2019, she worked with her now mentor, Drake Doremus on  his latest film, Endings, Beginnings. She creates films centered around  human connection and the LGBTQ+ community. She explores stories about  queer people, not only centered around their sexuality, but their  personal experiences parallel to that. Her other interests include  writing poetry, film photography, and playing instruments.

Guest: Jac Cron

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Jac and Jewell talk about the psychology of emotion.  They also discuss her  short film “House Sit," COVID-19, her mentor, Drake Doremus, and her next project.  During the film, two women house sit a house in Los Angeles- information about the owners unravel throughout the course of one night. 

Jac Cron is an American filmmaker born in New York. She graduated from Drexel University where she studied Finance, Film, and Astrophysics. In 2019, she worked with her now mentor, Drake Doremus on his latest film, Endings, Beginnings. She creates films centered around human connection and the LGBTQ+ community. She explores stories about queer people, not only centered around their sexuality, but their personal experiences parallel to that. Her other interests include writing poetry, film photography, and playing instruments.

Guest: Jac Cron

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Jac Cron and Jewell Sparks discuss her  short film “House Sit," COVID-19, her mentor, inspiration andher next project.  During the film, two women house sit a house in Los Angeles- information about the owners unravel throughout the course of one night. 

Jac Cron is an American filmmaker born in New York. She graduated from Drexel University where she studied Finance, Film, and Astrophysics. In 2019, she worked with her now mentor, Drake Doremus on his latest film, Endings, Beginnings. She creates films centered around human connection and the LGBTQ+ community. She explores stories about queer people, not only centered around their sexuality, but their personal experiences parallel to that. Her other interests include writing poetry, film photography, and playing instruments.

Guest: Jac Cron

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Jewell Sparks  and Mary Stephen discuss her career, cultural identity and the handling of the pandemic (Asia versus Europe versus US). Her film, “The Memory of Water,” is a tragic-comic romantic fantasy about cultural identity was screened during this years’ Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin. Mary Stephen is a Hong Kong-born Chinese editor and filmmaker with fifty-two credits and four best editing nominations. She was and editor for Éric Rohmer’s including A Tale of Winter, The Lady and the Duke, until his last film, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon. Stephen has also edited numerous mainland Chinese and Hong Kong narratives and documentaries, including Li Yang’s Blind Mountain, Fan Lixin’s Last Train Home, Freddie Wong’s The Drunkard, Jessey Tsang’s Flowing Stories, Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come and Amos Why'sPunkt 2 Punkt. 

Guest: Mary Stephen

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)

"My next project deals with my Chinese family, Virginia Woolf, her visit to China and Wuhan." Jewell Sparks and Mary Stephen discuss her career, cultural identity and the handling of the pandemic (Asia versus Europe versus US). Her film, “The Memory of Water,” is a tragic-comic romantic fantasy about cultural identity was screened during this years’ Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin. Mary Stephen is a Hong Kong-born Chinese editor and filmmaker with fifty-two credits and four best editing nominations. She was and editor for Éric Rohmer’s including A Tale of Winter, The Lady and the Duke, until his last film, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon. Stephen has also edited numerous mainland Chinese and Hong Kong narratives and documentaries, including Li Yang’s Blind Mountain, Fan Lixin’s Last Train Home, Freddie Wong’s The Drunkard, Jessey Tsang’s Flowing Stories, Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come and Amos Why'sPunkt 2 Punkt. 

Guest: Mary Stephen

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)

"I love working with younger filmmakers" Jewell and Mary discuss her career, cultural identity and the handling of the pandemic (Asia versus Europe versus US). Her film, “The Memory of Water,” is a tragic-comic romantic fantasy about cultural identity was screened during this years’ Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin. Mary Stephen is a Hong Kong-born Chinese editor and filmmaker with fifty-two credits and four best editing nominations. She was and editor for Éric Rohmer’s including A Tale of Winter, The Lady and the Duke, until his last film, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon. Stephen has also edited numerous mainland Chinese and Hong Kong narratives and documentaries, including Li Yang’s Blind Mountain, Fan Lixin’s Last Train Home, Freddie Wong’s The Drunkard, Jessey Tsang’s Flowing Stories, Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come and Amos Why'sPunkt 2 Punkt. 

Guest: Mary Stephen

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)