Author: The Reel Women

@sarahnhobbes: If people want to find out more about you, where can they find you on social media? I don’t have a website yet. For Instagram: @sarahandhobbes ‘cause I’m a Calvin and Hobbes fan. For Twitter: @sarah_eisenberg. You can find me on facebook. I have a page for Sarah Eisenberg and I also have “LAdies” the Series on Twitter and Instagram @ladies_in_a_car and facebook. #thereelwomen #instagood #instamood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/gR73f

@sarahnhobbes: What, if anything, do you collect? I am a big people watcher so I collect tidbits of other people’s stories sometimes. In my mind I write down a lot when I’m out and about and I’m like, “those people, I want to know more about them.” So I think I collect other people’s random stories. So watch out! Something you say could be in something I write. #thereelwomen #instagood #instamood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/gR6Y8

@sarahnhobbes: What advice do you have for other women in the industry? I am a person who says just do it. Sometimes we get stuck in the industry of thinking “you aren’t going to be good enough”, “I can’t do it on this budget”, “no one is going to see it”. If you make something, you learn from it. I’ve learned so much from what I’ve been making. The first season of “LAdies” I didn’t know how to use my camera. The second season I’m using the same camera but I got better at focus. Things that I didn’t know. And I’m editing! The things you learn. If you don’t make it you don’t learn. #thereelwomen #instagood #instamood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/gR6UI

@sarahnhobbes: What is your biggest concern with the future? At the moment, I’m scared of balance. I always have been. I want to do all these things with film, TV, theater, my dreams and aspirations… BUT I also want a family, kids and a man I love. But it’s hard to focus on all of that while taking care of oneself. I know someday I will get there and just have to do it. But at the moment I am scared. We live in such a strong world and I am so focused on what I’m doing maybe I let the love of my life get away. But I secretly think to myself that the right man will be there proud of me- and together we can make all our dreams come true. #thereelwomen #instagood #instamood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/gR6Qv

@sarahnhobbes: What is a successful moment in your career so far? I wrote, acted and produced a short called “I Love” and it got into two festivals: The Beverly Hills Short Fest and then some other festival. It was the first festival to have it screened with my friends and to answer questions and to be in this line of people talking about how they used fancy equipment that got stolen and how they were still able to produce these things and spend thousands and they asked me how much we spent and we spent $100. And it looked just as good, if not better, than some. There was this feeling of “I can make anything” and that was a really good feeling. And then, the other festival I won “Best Actress” and it was so weird because I wondered, “you liked my acting but not my writing” and I got to give a speech and it was fun. It’s online somewhere and really embarrassing ‘cause I want to thank my parents but they aren’t there. It was a weird time. #thereelwomen #instagood #instamood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/gR6Mq

@sarahnhobbes: What’s a defining moment in your life? I want to find a good one! My grandparents passed away when I was 7-years-old in a crazy drunk-driving car accident. It made me who I am. Sadness creates things and that is how I got into theater. My mom took me to an audition for “The Music Man” that summer because she knew I needed to have some fun. So, there I was, a 7-year-old with kids all the way up to 18 singing “The Wells Fargo Wagon” and I loved my life even though we had just dealt with such a difficult time. I remember crying cause some kid hit me in the show and they asked me, “can you go on stage and not cry?” These 18-year-olds were talking to me and I was like, “I can do it.” It was this moment of “I’m fine” and I went on and I did the whole song, smiled and came back and started crying all over again. I still remember that moment. It is that kind of thing of dealing with such sadness and having an outlet. #thereelwomen #instagood #instamood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/gR6BH

@sarahandhobbes: Why did you decide to work in this industry? It’s a funny thing. I did study acting. I wanted to go into acting. But I wanted to go into theater. It was while at Chapman, one of my friends saw me in a play and said “I want to cast you in my thesis.” I was like, “oh, okay. I’ve never done that before but I’ll try.” I didn’t like film or TV because you don’t have an audience and I love the audience and you don’t have an audience. I was doing a scene in that thesis and I finished. I looked back at the crew and they were all laughing. I realized, “they’re my audience!” I was sold. It was so much fun. I wanted to keep doing it. I found this industry reaches more people. When you are in a play it’s harder to reach everybody but also a harder field to get into, I think. You can make anything: youtube, Netflix, wherever you are. Hulu, Vimeo, It’s good. #thereelwomen #instagood #instamood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang http://ow.ly/i/gR6xB

@makingchaos_sekiya: What do you collect, if anything? I collect books written by women and art books. I have a kindle but there are certain books I want to touch. The producer of my film @therevivalmovie, Yaani Supreme (@yaanisupreme)is launching a pop-up called CHLOE in DC soon. It’s a multi-use space dedicated to putting books into the hands of the people. I am excited because I want to keep buying lots of books from women writers. You can’t have enough books. #thereelwomen #outfest #instagood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang

Reel Women: Don’t forget @makingchaos_sekiya movie premieres this week: “Women and the Word: The Revival Movie” 3/2 @6pm-9pm University of Maryland, 3/5 @ 2:30pm LA Premiere Egyptian Theatre, 3/6 @ 12pm Arena Cinema, 3/30 @ 5:30pm Sarah Lawrence College. Follow her for more info. http://ow.ly/i/h6u3G

@makingchaos_sekiya: What advise do you have for other women in the industry? Be bold, confident and keep connecting with people. At times as women, we don’t give ourselves enough pats on the back. Our male counterparts sometimes are half as good and they approach everything as if they are geniuses all the time because they know, “they’ll get it”. We have to #KanyeWest this business sometimes. Not become an ego maniac but stand in your light and let everyone know what you’re doing. We need more collaboration and that’s where the connections come in. I look at Array Now and Film Fatales. Everything is better with collaboration and connections. Make meaningful connections with people that you really appreciate and connect with. People talk about networking but it’s “connections” that count. Networking is just a handshake. Connections are lifelong. #thereelwomen #outfest #instagood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang

Reel Women: Don’t forget @makingchaos_sekiya movie premieres this week: “Women and the Word: The Revival Movie” 3/2 @6pm-9pm University of Maryland, 3/5 @ 2:30pm LA Premiere Egyptian Theatre, 3/6 @ 12pm Arena Cinema, 3/30 @ 5:30pm Sarah Lawrence College. Follow her for more info. http://ow.ly/i/h6tUO

@makingchaos_sekiya: What is a successful moment in your career so far? I think getting on the cover of GoMagazine (@gomagazineny) and being named one of the 100 women we love. I have picked up that magazine since I arrived in New York years ago and now I’m in it. I was really grateful. One step at a time. Making my first documentary feature, @therevivalmovie really pushed me forward. It was a big risk to launch a kickstarter for a documentary on queer women of color poets but it worked. Now what I’m calling “the sisterhood of the queer traveling pants” is alive and well. #thereelwomen #outfest #instagood #picoftheday #photooftheday #women #female #love #film #television #TV #media #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #empoweringwomen #womenempower #betterhollywood #womendirect #girl #movies #movielover #create #me #happy #instadaily #ladyboss #bosslady #girlgang

Reel Women: Don’t forget @makingchaos_sekiya movie premieres this week: “Women and the Word: The Revival Movie” 3/2 @6pm-9pm University of Maryland, 3/5 @ 2:30pm LA Premiere Egyptian Theatre, 3/6 @ 12pm Arena Cinema, 3/30 @ 5:30pm Sarah Lawrence College. Follow her for more info. http://ow.ly/i/h6tMX