The Art of Film Funding

Breaking Boundaries: Diversity and Humor in Television with Hollis Rich. To contact Hollis send your email to hollisrichwrite@gmail.com.  To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Our guest, Rachel Elizabeth Seed, is a DIRECTOR/PRODUCERoriginally from London, and is a Los Angeles and Brooklyn-based nonfiction storyteller working in film, photography and writing. Join us as Rachel talks about her feature documentary Photographic Memory. She says this about the film ... "After a decade+ of shooting, editing, and producing, my debut feature documentary A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY, was launched this month at the True/False Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri to standing ovations and with RogerEbert.com calling it one of the best docs they’ve seen this year! A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY is an intimate, genre-bending portrait of my attempt to piece together a portrait of my mother, Sheila Turner Seed, an avant-garde journalist I never knew. Uncovering the vast archive she produced, including lost interviews with photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, Cecil Beaton, Lisette Model, and others, the film explores memory, legacy, and stories left untold. It feels amazing to finally share this passion project with the world and to see people connecting with it in meaningful ways. One of my favorite parts of the weekend was witnessing audience members see new possibilities for connecting with departed loved ones, as I do myself in the film."   To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

For years, Steve Kaplan has been one of the industry's most respected and sought-after experts on comedy. His first book, The Hidden Tools of Comedy is a best-seller in its field, and his second book, The Comic Hero's Journey: Serious Story Structure for Fabulously Funny Films was recently released in an audio version. In addition to having taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale and other universities, Steve Kaplan created the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Writers Program and was co-founder and Artistic Director of Manhattan Punch Line Theatre. In addition to development projects for HBO, he has taught workshops at companies such as DreamWorks, Disney Animation, Aardman Animation, NBC's Writers on the Verge, and others. For more info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Join us as Christie Marchese shares about how Kinema helps audiences discover & watch great films in creative places, and in community with others. Kinema provides an operating system for filmmakers to manage their screening tours, and developing partnerships with mixed-use spaces in real life and community leaders & influencers online - all to reach audiences everywhere.  To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Introducing Mark Mori: Renowned Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker and Emmy Award-winning TV producer, Mark Mori is at the forefront of social justice storytelling. As the former chair of the Non-Fiction and Documentary Committee of the Producers Guild of America, East, and a seasoned union activist, Mark has consistently used his lens to capture powerful narratives. Currently, he is directing "The Baristas vs The Billionaire," a groundbreaking documentary showcasing the generational uprising of Millennials and Gen Z as they courageously battle Starbucks owners for their right to unionize. This film sheds light on the plight of America's disappearing middle class and their resolute stand against corporate oppression, offering a gripping portrayal of a community fighting for its future.

Chris White: Exploring the Rich Legacy of American Documentary To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Kelly Galindo has a passion for filmmaking and she has done some extraordinary work.  She has been in war torn countries documenting sex trafficking with the help of service men to protect her.  She has used some wonderful new ways of marketing her film.  She is making shorts and a feature and a multi-part series on sex trafficking.  Learn how to expand your film and use current footage to market and find your audience in this informative interview. To find the documentary visit Epoch TV https://www.epochtv.shop/26seconds and 26secondsdoc.com    To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Our special guests today are Sara Newens and Mina T. Son. Sara is an award-winning filmmaker and editor who received Primetime Emmy nominations for her work on Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields and Allen v. Farrow. She also served as editor and writer for On the Record. Mina is a Korean American filmmaker who is currently in post-production on a documentary about Japan's 2011 tsunami. Sara and Mina have co-directed two feature documentaries together through their company, Wild Pair Films.Their first documentary, Top Spin, streamed on Netflix. Their new documentary, Racist Trees, will air on PBS.

Learn the benefits of working with the Film Festival Doctor.  Dr. Rebekah Smith will tell us how she finds good fits for films and has a high acceptance rate for the filmmakers. In both domestic and foreign festivals. To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Ben Steinbauer and Joe Pickett discuss their documentary, Chop & Steele.  Ben Steinbauer directed the film, which premiered at Tribeca. Joe Pickett is featured in Chop & Steele, along fellow comedian, Nick Prueher. Joe and Nick pranked morning TV news shows by posing as part of a fake strongman duo. One appearance resulted in a federal lawsuit that Fast Company magazine called “the dumbest First Amendment battle” of the year.

Join Jenny Waldo as she teaches us how she successfully made her first feature and got it distributed.  She shares some great ideas she learned and pitfalls to watch out for.  She also became an expert at crowdfunding and now mentors other filmmakers on how to crowdfund your film. For more info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Join Karen Everett from New Doc Editing who shares her 30 years of experience in editing.  She explains how to solve a multitude of common editorial problems and discusses her accelerated documentary editing at an excellent price.   Carole & Karen discuss our challenges with AI coming into the film industry like a freight train. How do we survive and thrive? To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Join Trudi Angell for insights in making money on documentaries. For more information about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Jonathon Smith shares his journey using Largo AI reports as back up for his investor pitch.  He shares the essentials for funding, creating your pitch and your deck.  He also explains how an AI program helped him with marketing and funding his film.  He was able to pitch his film in the Largo AI event at NAB. For more information about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Wolf's inquiring mind has delved into the relationship between human consciousness, psychology, physiology, the mystical, and the spiritual. His investigations have taken him from intimate discussions with physicist David Bohm to the magical and mysterious jungles of Peru, from a significant meeting with Werner Heisenberg to the hot coals of a firewalk. For more info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Empowering Women in Film: Laura & Film Fatales.  To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Our special guest today, award winning filmmakers Camilla Hall, will discuss her documentary, Subject, which premiered at Tribeca in 2022. The film explores the life-altering experience of sharing one’s life on screen through the participants of five acclaimed documentaries and ponders the ethics and responsibility inherent in documentary filmmaking. Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall are the Co-Directors and Producers of Subject. They met at the Tribeca Film Festival during the premieres of their previous films A Suitable Girl (by Tiexiera) and Copwatch (by Hall). They formed a connection based their filmmaking experiences and their feelings about the industry and decided to co-direct Subject.

Learn how to use films to inform and engage communities to take on critical issues.  To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Sharing Intergenerational stories of connection.  For more info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Corky shares information on Tax incentive 181 and 168.  To learn more about Caroel Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.