


What I'm Thinking About Lately.
I’m so proud to announce that my short film, HELP ME UNDERSTAND, will be going to Sundance next month.
I can’t wait for you to see it.
I’m even more proud of the people who worked with me to bring this to life.
These actors are the alpha and omega of this film. There is nothing without their heartfelt madness.
@iamdanapowell @kenmarino @kaliracquel @dierdre_friel @nicolemichellehaskins @therealkateflannery @rachaelharris
These are the filmmakers who gave their time and spirit to keeping things funny and weird and sad.
Editor: @christoph.wermke
DP: @mike_maliwanag
Producers: @paulfeig @laura_fischer_11 @kesila @ericafishman
Producer: @amygeist_la
PD: @briteration
CD: @last_looks
HMU: @makeupbyshannonmarie
Casting: @brittaniwardcasting
@powderkegtv
#sundance ...
Very, very surprised and even more honored to be a part of this. Thank you @cassianelwes, @franklinjleonard and @theblcklst for the belief in my script as well as in me.
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#wwaeplaysthehits ...
I’ve had the privilege of meeting 11 talented directors recently who are also new friends. They’re now all on my emotional speed dial, which is kind of a shame for them.
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#wwaeplaysthehits #femalefilmmaker #sony #deadline ...
I’m extremely happy to say that my new screenplay THREE HOURS won the @chifilmfest Pitch competition at Industry Days! @hollihop and I pitched our hearts out, and man, everyone’s project was a film that has to be made. Go read all of the pitches and tell me I’m wrong.
Thanks to Anthony Kaufman, @keslowcamera @girlsgotta @jonah_zeiger @jc_farris_film and the whole CIFF ensemble.
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#film #femalefilmmakers #chicago #ciff #wwaeplaysthehits #chicagoculturalcenter #films #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmhustle ...
Me on the job, the lovely Adam Lisagor at right, and Tarin Anderson killing it on camera. Thank you, Sandwich Video. #femaledirector #femalefilmmakerfriday ...
I’m excited to say that this year #sundance is showing its films online.
The window is only a few days long, so if you’d like to see HELP ME UNDERSTAND, now is your chance.
https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/638a1d63d406b21b5bf2df0c
Part of a block with four other excellent short films.
#sundance #shortfilm #femalefilmmakers ...
Besties doing some feminism. ...
Guys. I’m gonna vote for a ten gallon trash bag if that’s what emerges from the convention. But seriously. Buddy. Sit down. #bloomberg #lfg #2020 #warren #wwaeplaysthehits ...
Me today. #femalefilmmakerfriday @drewwehde @audreyfrancisaf ...
I’m so, so grateful to be traveling East to get a medical-grade infusion of wisdom, insight, and sage advice as I develop this screenplay. Thank you, @hamptonsfilm @hollihop and @recursive_pictures
#themalethilmmakerthursday ・・・
Introducing the 2018 HIFF Screenwriters Lab participants—Esra Saydam, Anu Valia, and Aemilia Scott—for the first time, all women!
#womeninfilm #hamptons #film #screenwriters #lab ...
Director and camera team, Los Angeles episode! #defymedia #changemakers @megankdonnelly @kelsography @montayoo @missfunk79 @breezelee82 ...
Color theory, brought to you by Dan Flavin. Blue filter makes red pigment seem black. Turns any boring skin into a masterpiece. It’s the antimakeup America really needs right now, trust me. #orthochromatic #colortheory #danflavin #marfa
My sincere apologies to @chinatifoundation for the illicit photo. I promise I began with an unmediated experience. ...
Me and @tarinanderson! And @lonelysandwich and @sandwichvideo! #femalefilmmakerfriday ...
Black voters saved America.
Black organizers saved America.
A Black woman saved America.
Again. ...
Making funnies today. #wwaeplaysthehits ...
Tomorrow THREE HOURS is going to be read aloud for the first time, with some of Chicago’s best actors. This will be the first time it says its name, and breathes its first breath. It’s a remarkable thing, filmmaking. Thank you to @prcasting , @sagaftra Chicago, @hollihop @shelleygusto , @girlsgotta , @chifilmfest , and the other members of this village helping to raise it.
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#femalefilmmakers #chicago #screenwriter #indiefilm #wwaeplaysthehits ...
Two foolish things that stood only briefly.
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#wwaeplaysthehits ...
Here is the trailer for “How You Are To Me,” my latest film. "How You Are to Me", a story about a loving couple, a caregiver, and living with dementia.
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#alzheimers #dementia #caregiver #communication #alzheimersdisease #supportindiefilm #indiefilm #shortfilm #womeninfilm #awareness #femalefilmmakers #wif #womenshistorymonth
#caretaker #aging
#memory #love #loneliness
@sethrogen @alzassociation @hilarityforcharity @ezeitgeist @aemiliascott @mirnoelle @ebass_ent @recursive_pictures ...
Here is great. ...
THE FLIGHT IS FEMALE. ...
Oh hey, you made it to the bottom. You're a reader, and I like that about you.
Here's a little about me in text form.
I'm from Chicago and New York, but now I live in LA.
I came up at Second City, iO and Annoyance writing and performing improv and sketch comedy.
One day, I wrote a 23 page sketch that was more sad than funny, and realized I was making a short film.
I looked around for someone to direct it, and no one would.
My good friends convinced me to direct it myself.
I went to festivals, won some laurels, and made four more films.
And now, here we are together, you and I.