Author: The Reel Women

@TheReelNthabiseng: What do you collect, if anything? I took a look around in my home. I think I collect cameras. New and old, working and not working. One very dear to me is a vintage camera that does not work, it was given to me by my grandma who no longer is on this earth. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/hVpDh

@TheReelNthabiseng: What advise do you have for other women in the industry? Never give up, tell your story and challenge the status quo. It may not be an easy road but it is the road none the less. There are so many opportunities for female filmmakers, grab them at every chance. My plea is that we stop calling each other the B word. Let’s be proud of ambitious, strong and hard- working fellow sisters, let’s support each other and promote each other. They say it’s a man’s world but we are the Bosses. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/hVpCq

@TheReelNthabiseng: What is a successful moment in your career so far? Moving in the direction of my dreams. I am finally listening to myself. I am a Trainee Director, it may seem small to some but to be actually called a Director and that being referred to me, makes me warm inside. It is my dream to create and I can say I am doing so. I run a steadily growing website that promotes South African content. It brings me joy to see a growing local film Industry. Right now I am promoting other people’s work but my time will come and I get to celebrate other fantastic filmmakers in the mean time. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/hVpBN

@TheReelNthabiseng: What is your biggest concern with the future? When I watch TV I worry about the health and state of our children and youth. I worry that the moral fibre of society is breaking down. There are a lot of reasons but in my case, being in this Industry I see the dangers of messages being presented on TV screens. Many people say that TV is a reflection of society but I believe it is the other way around. If you continue to feed negativity, negativity will be produced and so the cycle continues. I believe there is power in the Writers Room and what comes out of your mind will influence. So what stories are writers trying to tell, do writers think when they develop a story line on how it will impact society and if so what kind of impact and influence do they want to leave behind? I am concerned of what people watch and is should be a concern for everyone. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/hVpAW

@TheReelNthabiseng: What’s a defining moment in your life? Finding my faith. Nothing is more important to me than my spiritual wellness, I know firmly that Jesus is the centre of my life. I am rooted, happy and at piece with who I am. As long as I have that knowledge, everything else is easy. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/hVpA6

@TheReelNthabiseng: Why did you decide to work in this industry? I do not think it was ever a decision. I have always had a crazy Imagination. All I have ever known was being in this Industry in some way. When I was a child I would go to castings. I was involved with TV growing up. I was in church and school plays throughout Primary and High School. I was an official Teen Film Critic for two years from the ages of 14 to 15 years. My first real experience of being on a professional TV set was when I was a guest on a youth show called Keeping It Real. The feeling of being there and seeing myself on TV and the positive reaction of people afterwards cemented my passion and curiosity of being in TV and Film. I am a Film graduate Writing and Directing being my Primary choices. I would like to extend that and do a 1 year course at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in Screen Writing and a Documentary filmmaking course in New York Film Academy. I could entertain doing acting work because I always get asked if I ever was on TV. Writing is what I love though, but everything is intertwined. #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #womenoflight #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/hVpz8

@artemisfilmfest: Where can people find out more about you on social media? My twitter page is @IamMelanieWise My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/melanie.wise.14 #artemisfilmfest #artemisfilmfestival #womenkickass #badass #badasswomen #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #picoftheday http://ow.ly/i/isiTR

@artemisfilmfest: What do you collect, if anything? I collect crystals, rocks, glass jars, stray animals, orphaned animals ….. and rebel souls!! 😀 #artemisfilmfest #artemisfilmfestival #womenkickass #badass #badasswomen #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #picoftheday http://ow.ly/i/isiQp

@artemisfilmfest: What advise do you have for other women in the industry? I’d say 2 things: I’d borrow from Jason Nesmith in Galaxy Quest “NEVER give up, NEVER surrender”; from me, I’d say have lots of fun and don’t take anything too seriously, most of all, yourself. #artemisfilmfest #artemisfilmfestival #womenkickass #badass #badasswomen #thereelwomen #girlboss #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #happy #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang #picoftheday http://ow.ly/i/isiNh

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