@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

@sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick: What is your biggest concern with the future? . Kyle: I’m always finding new sources of inspiration, but my biggest concern is how to find the financial resources to make these films happen. The positive side of facing these struggles from the outset of my career is that it’s forced me to… Read More @sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick

@sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick: What’s a defining moment in your life? . Kyle: When I started choreographing for my college dance company, I found an amazing creative freedom that established the way I approach story and the creative process to this day. I think it’s so important to give yourself the time and space to play,… Read More @sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick

@sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick: Why did you decide to get into this industry? . Kyle: I’ve loved films since I can remember, and of course dabbled with my parents’ camcorder when I was younger. But it wasn’t until I began to formally study film and video production in college as part of my art history major,… Read More @sistersfred @ladyhelmer @_erinfrederick