EP 238: Girls Gone Hueco — Making the First All-Female Bouldering Film & the Power of a Girl Gang | ft. Midori Buechli & Long Truong
Description
Girls Gone Hueco is an all-female bouldering film now available on Vimeo. In this episode, I sit down with V11 climber Midori Buechli and filmmaker Long Truong to discuss the making of the film, the power of climbing with a girl gang, hidden costs of making a film, trash can showers, pad-less sends, imposter syndrome, advice for aspiring filmmakers, and more.
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Show Notes:
thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/girls-gone-hueco
Nuggets:
(00:00:00 ) – Intro
(00:02:38 ) – Midori’s background
(00:09:08 ) – Long’s background
(00:13:26 ) – What Long learned making Girls Gone Hueco
(00:15:41 ) – What surprised Midori about the experience
(00:17:32 ) – Why Midori wanted to make the film
(00:20:30 ) – Forming the girl gang
(00:24:36 ) – How Long got involved with this film
(00:28:36 ) – Making the film
(00:37:48 ) – What they wish they had known
(00:40:10 ) – Hidden costs of making a film
(00:48:08 ) – Carving out the time to make a film
(00:50:57 ) – Trash can shower
(00:55:39 ) – Amanda’s pad-less send
(01:00:36 ) – Will there be a Girls Gone Hueco 2?
(01:01:35 ) – Takeaways
(01:06:11 ) – Where to watch the film
(01:06:45 ) – Advice for aspiring filmmakers
(01:10:03 ) – Imposter syndrome
(01:15:15 ) – Don’t be afraid to try
(01:16:45 ) – V11 in legit
(01:18:03 ) – Shoutout to Julie Ellison
(01:20:45 ) – Congratulations
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