“Find other women to make movies with that have a shared bottom line. I did that with my first film and found an incredible partner in the inimitable writer/producer Laura Goode. I did it this time around by pairing with the forces of nature that are Amy Fox, Alysia Reiner and Sarah Megan Thomas. All of these women share an activist's desire to be the change they want to see - and with that passion comes great purpose and great possibility.” WantFirstsFilmDesirePurposePassionFoundForceLinesSharePossibilityBottomIncrediblesPartnersProducersActivistFoxesBottom LineAmyForces Of NatureLaura Author:Meera Menon
“I applied [to film school] figuring, "I need to find some structure for myself. I need to find a way to figure out what kind of filmmaker I want to be." And that is what film school provides you with. It'll teach you the basics of how a production works and the technical side of how to put everything together, but you could also learn that by working on film sets.” WayWantNeedsKindSchoolTogetherFilmSidesTeachFiguresStructureProductionsFilmmakerBasicsFilm SchoolFilm Set Author:Meera Menon
“You don't necessarily need to go to film school to learn that part of it. But what I valued was that it gives you that incubation and time to figure out who you are, what kind of stories you want to tell, and how you want to forge your path.” WantNeedsGivingKindStoriesSchoolFilmPathFiguresWho You AreFilm SchoolIncubation Author:Meera Menon
“It is my sense of exclusion from representation that made me want to be a part of figuring out if we could make a difference.” IfsWantMadeDifferencesMaking A DifferenceRepresentationExclusion Author:Meera Menon
