Author: The Reel Women

@daniellevenise: What is a successful moment in your career so far? I think graduating from Chapman is my biggest accomplishment. During one of my first editing classes, we were given a scene from a major film to cut that we would show to our professor. I didn’t know what I was expecting, but I thought I did an okay job. My first cut got ripped apart. Not in a mean way, obviously he was just trying to help me. But I took it so personally. I got out of that class as fast as I could, ran to my car, and started crying. I called my best friend and basically told her I made a mistake, I was terrible and I was quitting. She said, “No, you can do it. Everyone has those days; you just have to push through. It’s just one day, you are going to get so much better.” So I stuck it out and I’m so glad I did. It’s a step that I had to take in my journey. If I had quit I don’t know where I’d be today. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keMH6

@daniellevenise: What is your biggest concern with the future? Just making sure that my voice is heard in the industry. Diversity, women’s representation in film and equal pay are huge issues in this business. All of which, directly affect me. So, I worry about that. But all I can really do is keep working and make sure I am challenging myself and learning every day. I just want to collaborate with other filmmakers and keep creating and really enjoy what it is I do. I’m trying to live in the moment more because I forget to do that. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keMF8

@daniellevenise: What’s a defining moment in your life? I was working at a college bookstore. I had been doing it for about 5 years after I graduated from Pepperdine. I don’t remember if I was dealing with a particular customer or if it was just a really hard day. I got home and I remember thinking I wasn’t happy and I needed to make a change, even if it was going to be the scariest thing. I needed to do something. I wanted to have a career that I was passionate about. So that’s when I decided to apply to graduate school for film. I don’t remember looking at NYU or USC or anything like that. Chapman was the only grad school that I applied to and luckily, I got in. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keMw1

@daniellevenise: Why did you decide to get into this industry? I thought I was going to be a scientist (the 1st woman on Mars) until high school chemistry killed my dreams. I was a female sports editor for the school newspaper in high school so entering college, the plan changed from journalist to becoming a sportscaster on ESPN. But I edited a couple of short films with some classmates in my final year of college, and I was hooked. But, even as a child, I’ve always been fascinated with movies and television. I loved singing theme songs to shows, quoting lines from films. I wasn’t the kid always outside playing: I was usually in front of a TV watching something. I’d watch up to 75 movies in a movie theater in a year when I was younger. It never occurred to me when I was a child that I could actually have a job making films. I love the process, especially editing. I love being able to put a puzzle together, piece by piece, and see a story come together from start to finish. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keMkf

@Nicole_Groton @MarryingKinds: If people want to find out more about you, where can they find you on social media? In addition, what’s next for you/your team? Personally they can find me on Instagram or Twitter @Nicole_Groton. Next on the horizon is an offbeat romantic comedy I’m writing and directing called MARRYING KINDS. The film follows one romantic but realistic couple as they navigate their way through the horrors of spending one weekend at three weddings. An offbeat take on the romantic comedy, the film explores what young romance truly means in the world of app-dating and social media pressures. We’re tracking our process the whole way on Instagram and Twitter (@MarryingKinds) as well as on Facebook.com/MarryingKinds. You can also learn more on our website http://www.MarryingKinds.com. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keLLp

@Nicole_Groton @MarryingKinds: What, if anything, do you collect? I, like every good 80-year old woman, collect magnets from the different cities that I visit. I love traveling, especially quick getaways, and I love taking home a little keepsake from each. As much as I love keepsakes, I also recognize that I can be a hoarder, so I try to limit my collections to things that can fit on my fridge. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keLJe

@Nicole_Groton @MarryingKinds: What advice do you have for other women in the industry? Be ready to work three times as hard and be ready to be your own launching pad. It’s nearly impossible to break through in film and it’s even more impossible when you’re a woman. I truly believe that we as women just have to accept that many people don’t believe in our success, and we just need to prove them wrong. We also can’t wait around for an opportunity to be handed to us. We must create our own opportunities and be prepared to create them over and over again. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keLmY

@Nicole_Groton @MarryingKinds: What is a successful moment in your career so far? Premiering my feature documentary at DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, was by far my most successful moment. The documentary that premiered, The Melting Family, was a very personal film about my family that I worked on for four years before sharing it at this world premiere. It was equally unnerving and exciting to watch something so incredibly personal with a room full of strangers, and I can’t wait to experience that again and again with my future works. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keLgv

@Nicole_Groton @MarryingKinds: What is your biggest concern with the future? What ISN’T my biggest concern with the future?! As a woman who eventually wants to have children but also wants to have a successful film career, my biggest concern is probably the ability to balance both things equally. A successful career woman with a family is often considered an oxymoron and, although that perspective is changing, it’s still difficult to find the perfect marriage between work and home. It’s certainly something that I’m excited to accomplish, but I’m often overwhelmed by the biological alarm clock that I have sitting on my uterus. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keL5j

@Nicole_Groton @MarryingKinds: What’s a defining moment in your life? As cliche as it may be, I’ve always felt that my parents’ multiple divorces have really inspired the stories that I tell and is probably the most defining moment in my life, at least thus far. Most of the themes that I work with evolve around love, and I have my family and personal relationships to thank for that. Unlike many children of divorce, I truly appreciate my upbringing through six marriages and feel that the experience taught me the importance and difficulties of love. I treat both my own relationships and my creative endeavors differently because of that experience. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #goals http://ow.ly/i/keL2m