Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

Forging a Filmmaking Career After Raising a Family w/ SJ Chiro!

01.11.2021 - By Liz Manashil & Alrik BursellPlay

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This week Liz and Alrik connect with Writer/Director SJ Chiro to talk about her filmmaking career and how after turning down her acceptance in USC in the early 90s, came back to film 20 years later and has forged a successful indie film career for herself. SJ talks about what it took to get her first feature made, Lane 1974 and how it led to her second feature, East of the Mountains, which she just wrapped up during the pandemic. SJ is very open and honest about her filmmaking journey and this conversation is a good reminder that if things don’t work out as you planned, that doesn’t have to stop you from making your films.

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