“It's a privilege to have the career I have, to love every day and be following my passion, the stories that interest me, to remote locations and people. So nothing stops me from that - but yes, it seems redundant in documentary-filmmaker circles today to say the biggest struggle was financing.” PeopleStoriesSeemsTodayPassionInterestCareersStrugglePrivilegeFollowingCirclesFilmmakerLocationDocumentariesMy PassionFinancingRedundant Author:Pietra Brettkelly
“In the Afghan people, I found the most resilient, welcoming people who, for the first time in my career, never judged me over my right to tell this story - as a woman or a foreigner. A people who cherish their culture and history and the films that have captured that culture.” PeopleFirstsStoriesFilmCultureFoundCareersFirst TimeWelcomeCherishJudgedForeignersCapturedResilientAfghan Author:Pietra Brettkelly
“Don't try and mimic men - how they operate, how they do business, how they direct, write or are creative. They are not perfect. Women do it all differently, and that should be celebrated. We believe in collaboration, we are empathetic and sympathetic and we do tend to connect to stories and people on a different level. And this should all be celebrated.” PeopleMenShouldWritingTryingBelieveDifferentStoriesPerfectLevelsCreativeDirectCollaborationSympatheticNot PerfectDifferent LevelsEmpatheticPerfect Woman Author:Pietra Brettkelly
