Author: The Reel Women

#question for @skylarharrison: What is your biggest concern with the future? #answer: EVERYTHING. I fear I’ll never be as successful as I want to be, that I’ll never see my work executed the way I want it to, that I’ll run out of ideas, that I’ll end up hating the industry, that LA will make me go broke, that I’ll develop a gluten allergy and never be able to eat pasta again. But it’s all bullshit. All the unknowingness and uncertainty about the future is what keeps me going. It’s scary as shit, but you gotta push through it. #foodporn #nomnomnom #wine #success #future #pasta #gluten #writer #write #film #television #TV #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #betterhollywood #thereelwomen #pastalover #foodie #dreams #women #instagood #instahub #picoftheday #instamood #instafood #food #wisdom #truth http://ow.ly/i/fSSHg

#question for @skylarharrison: What is a successful moment in your career so far? #answer: I’d say screening the pilot I wrote and produced, JERSEY CHASERS, at the New York Television Festival. #success #writer #write #dialogue #jerseychasers #pilot #television #TV #nytvf #nytvf2015 #film #art #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #betterhollywood #thereelwomen #instagood #instahub #instamood #nyc #newyorkcity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #dreams #goals #women #tvnerd #tvlover http://ow.ly/i/fSSAw

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#question for @ladymcbethy: what advise do you have for other women in the industry? #answer: My advice to other women in “the industry” would be to get out. Once you’re ready – when you’ve received the education you need – met your kindred people – gained enough confidence from pitches & promotions & pats-on-the-back… leave safety & convention behind. Remember, just being “in” the industry was never the goal. Making content that matters is all that matters. So, use the industry to sharpen your tools and look for the ripe moment to cut out the Tools. Since old Hollywood hinged so heavily on the subjugation of women, doesn’t it make sense that we would lead the charge for reinvention? Don’t “pay your dues” to a broken system. Sometimes it’s just best to go over-the-top. Make your feminine voices heard at all costs! #Sundance2016 #Sundancefest #Sundance #film #filmfestival #independentfilm #documentary #television #TV #media #art #Utah #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #womendirect #betterhollywood #thereelwomen #SundanceFilmFestival #bosslady #ladyboss #girlboss #picoftheday #instagood #inspiration #tvlover #tvnerd #craft @licketysplit23 @ManifestEcstasy http://ow.ly/i/fMwoN

Good news, ladies. http://www.wired.com/2016/01/vimeo-female-filmmaker-initiative/

#question for @ladymcbethy: What is your biggest concern with the future? #answer: I could be concerned about my massive student debt, my terrible credit, my chronic pain and wheezy breathing… while listening to my anxious heartbeats skipping by, each uninsured… wondering how long I can get by without seeing a dentist before my teeth fall out or stain over irreversibly from coffee and nicotine… But, I’m practicing to accept that my future won’t be easy or squeaky-clean. When I decided to put “art” above the comfort of my lifestyle or legitimacy of my resume, I gave up the right to bemoan the loss of appeasing things. So my only real fear, anymore, is that I’ll die or go crazy before I can commit my story, somewhat comprehensively, to some decipherable artistic canon. The clock is ticking. Right now… the sands of some symbolic hourglass slip dryly away… And I’m hungry, but also fatigued… I’m concerned about which of those whims win out in the future. #Sundance2016 #Sundancefest #Sundance #film #filmfestival #independentfilm #documentary #television #TV #media #art #Utah #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #womendirect #betterhollywood #thereelwomen #SundanceFilmFestival #bosslady #ladyboss #girlboss #picoftheday #instagood #inspiration #tvlover #tvnerd #craft @licketysplit23 @ManifestEcstasy http://ow.ly/i/fMwfW

#question for @ladymcbethy: What is a successful moment in your career so far? #answer: My “career” amounts to peanuts – projects made at Film School & temp hours filling in for assistants to people who are actually important in Hollywood… I did have one glory-soaked screening while in Grad School, though, where people complimented the short I’d worked so hard on – faculty & friends validating the leap I’d taken into artistic vulnerability! (the choir sings!) But things got harder after that. I ended up quitting school over irreconcilable indifferences & setting out into the frigid landscape of actually independent filmmaking… just Aaron & me… a&B. And it’s funny, it didn’t look like “success” the way other people describe it. But, I realized it’s what I wanted all along – to be off the legitimate grid calling our own creative shots! Just a&B and total artistic liberty to make the work I’ve really got inside me! (the choir weeps!) Anyway, that’s what we’re working on now… just the culmination of everything – the big dream! – the nEXt mov(i)e… Hopefully the real “success” that’s still to cum… But I know I only have the courage to reinvent the wheel in the wilderness because I can still sip on fat memories of old flattery. Sometimes preaching to the choir is the only way to fuel your fire. #Sundance2016 #Sundancefest #Sundance #film #filmfestival #independentfilm #documentary #television #TV #media #art #Utah #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #womendirect #betterhollywood #thereelwomen #SundanceFilmFestival #bosslady #ladyboss #girlboss #picoftheday #instagood #inspiration #tvlover #tvnerd #craft @licketysplit23 @ManifestEcstasy http://ow.ly/i/fMwaX

#question for @ladymcbethy: Why did you decide to work in this industry? #answer: I don’t really “work” in “the industry”… But I am an artist striving to explore the expressive potential of visual media. “Film” is still an infant genre in the expanse of human history; I hope to bloom just in time for the adolescence… Stay tuned. #Sundance2016 #Sundancefest #Sundance #film #filmfestival #independentfilm #documentary #television #TV #media #art #Utah #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #womendirect #betterhollywood #thereelwomen #SundanceFilmFestival #bosslady #ladyboss #girlboss #picoftheday #instagood #inspiration #tvlover #tvnerd #craft @licketysplit23 @ManifestEcstasy http://ow.ly/i/fMw1g

Dear Reel Women-Generally I like to leave all the fun social media info to the last day but you are going to want to follow @ladymcbethy starting today. They are going to be at #SundanceFilmFestival this week. As they gear up, you are going to WANT to follow them.

From @ladymcbethy: Please network with me socially! Find me in cyber space! Connect with me on the inter-web!
Bethany Joy Burr (on Facebook)
@ladymcbethy (on instagram)
queeniebjb (on Snapchat)

Also, check out my best-friend / boy-friend / co-director / co-conspirator / all-around compadre:
Aaron Sanchez (on Facebook – in a relationship with me!)
@licketysplit23 (on instagram)
aandbtv (on Snapchat)

Also, follow our new Movie on Twitter!
@ManifestEcstasy

#Sundance2016 #Sundancefest #Sundance #film #filmfestival #independentfilm #documentary #television #TV #media #art #Utah #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #womendirect #betterhollywood #thereelwomen #bosslady #ladyboss #girlboss #picoftheday #instagood #inspiration #tvlover #tvnerd #craft http://ow.ly/i/fMvW1

#question for @lyvimar: If people want to find out more about you, where can they find you on social media? #answer: I have a website but it isn’t very updated. My website is lyviamartinez.com. I’m on Facebook and instagram. I need to have more of a social media presents. On Instagram and Twitter: @lyvimar. I have a secret tumblr but I don’t want to share that with anyone. (I go there and I love it). #instagram #twitter #tumblr #film #movies #stories #independentfilm #documentary #television #TV #media #art #editing #writing #producing #collaboration #storytelling #FilmEquality #womeninfilm #womendirect #betterhollywood #thereelwomen #bosslady #ladyboss #girlboss #picoftheday #instagood #inspiration #tvlover #craft http://ow.ly/i/fM5vw