Simone Barros Part I - 008

Simone Barros is a writer, director, and producer who studied at Tisch School of Arts at NYU, Cornell, and Emory.  She is the recipient of countless honors and awards including the Tisch Film Production Grant for writer/director and the Martin Scorsese Film Grant for writer/director. Her resume boasts of her work for popular shows on A&E;, Comedy Central, PBS and CBS.   When she is not working on her own projects she is helping her students to discover their talents and develop their skills in filmmaking. Simone’s warmth and generosity reflects deeply in this this episode.   For this time here, she is our teacher, and we are her students. Get your pencils and notebooks ready... there's so much you won't want to miss...class is in now session. “Great art is like good sex, it’s good for you and it’s good for me.” @SimoneVBarros sharing the words of a friend on @filmbacktv podcast   “You’ll be your first investor.” @SimoneVBarros on the @filmbacktv podcast She tells a story of a student who was inspired by Ron Fricke (Baraka) and Godfrey Reggio (Visitors and Koyaanisqatsi) and his efforts to craft his own work like theirs.   Referenced Films: Requiem for a Dream, Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch), Blue Velvet (David Lynch), A Few Good Men (Aaron Sorkin), Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese), Fight Club (David Fincher) Please subscribe to the show and leave reviews if you like what we're doing! Hit us up through our website, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram too!