Make Your Feature by Embracing Fear
Next Exit director Mali Elfman recalls the journey of bringing her directorial debut to fruition during the height of the pandemic—and how sometimes you have to embrace fear and failure to experience success.
'Next Exit'
CREDIT: XYZ Films
The film debuts at Tribeca this week! Take a listen.
In this episode, we talk about…
- Taking a film to production after 10 years in development
- The beauty of creating a film crew pod during the pandemic
- Juggling the triple threat of being a writer, producer, and director
- The value of crew members and knowing productions can’t run without PAs
- Benefits of being solution-oriented vs. being a combative director
- Prioritizing sleep during filming and shifting away from grind culture
- How sharing an unfinished passion project led to Next Exit
- Creating a supportive production environment for cast and crew
- The need to understand the practicality of how to shoot your film, and its budget and constraints
- Speaking from your heart and giving yourself permission to embrace failure
- Details about the Tribeca Film Festival and hope for what comes next
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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by George Edelman.
