@reelsprksonfire: What advice do you have for other women in the industry? Be careful. Don’t judge other women in the industry or business. Treat every one awesome. Never promise more than you can deliver. Always do what you say. Never flake out. I guess it’s the same advice I would have for anyone. Be a… Read More @reelsprksonfire: What advice do you hav

@reelsprksonfire: What is a successful moment in your career so far? When I received the Jerome New York Filmmaker’s Grant for Cathy Coppola, for my first feature film. I feel like I shouldn’t have needed permission to move forward in my career as a director but having an organization like that say, “We believe in… Read More @reelsprksonfire: What is a successful m

@reelsprksonfire: What is your biggest concern with the future? Eventually, movies have to generate money or continuing becomes very selfish and maybe even pointless. Without an audience, a strong audience, films are irrelevant. I think women still haven’t found a way to get their films to the audiences that really want to see them. We’re… Read More @reelsprksonfire: What is your biggest c

@reelsprksonfire: What’s a defining moment in your life? When I graduated from the New School with my Master’s Degree in film and media in 2009, I called my father back in Iowa and I told him that I was going to be an artist. I was kind of apologizing because I knew he wanted me… Read More @reelsprksonfire: What’s a defining mome

@reelsprksonfire: Why did you decide to get into this industry? I had a rough upbringing, grew up with out a mother and dealt with domestic violence as a young woman, the only thing that kept me from becoming an alcoholic or a drug addict from the trauma, my only real escape from all of that,… Read More @reelsprksonfire: Why did you decide to

What are you working on next? In addition, if people want to find out more about you, where can they find you on social media? . Kyle: I have a very modest personal instagram page: @ladyhelmer, and another that I share with my sister Erin: @sistersfred. . Right now I’m working on fundraising for and… Read More What are you working on next? In additio

@sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick: What, if anything, do you collect? . Kyle: I have a lot of interesting art prints, photographs, and paintings – including my own work – that I’ve been unintentionally collecting and slowly framing over the past several years. One of these days I’ll have a solid home base where I can display… Read More @sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick

1) Why did you decide to get into this industry?     I’ve wanted to be a filmmaker ever since I can remember. There has never been anything else I thought I would want to do growing up other than telling stories. My favorite toy was my (dad’s) betamax. I would spend all day recording… Read More @lalalaprod @lalalauritsu

@sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick: What advice do you have for other women in the industry? . Kyle: Don’t be daunted by a seeming lack of support or recognition – and don’t compare your journey to that of other people. If you keep finding ways to make work that you’re passionate about and can stand behind, that’s… Read More @sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick

@sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick: What is a successful moment in your career so far? . Kyle: Production on ‘Among Mountain Crags’! . Erin: Making ‘Among Mountain Crags’ (Kyle and my first feature film) happen! It’s rather magical to take a story from just an idea you had one day all the way into production and have… Read More @sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick