08: Jenny Kleiman - Filmmaker, On Screenwriting, Pitching Feature Films & Working the Wound
“Recording our sixth episode, today's Creator is Jenny Kleiman, screenwriter, director and producer. As a director, she's done national spots for Adidas, BMW and See Eyewear and is even co-producing a feature film known as Fleurs. She was recently named "Top 5 Directors to Watch in 2021" by Austin Film Festival after screening her short "Sofa Queen." And on top of all that she runs a screenwriting workshop called “Working the Wound.” Thanks for again for making the time Jenny.”
00:01:17 The Value of Writing Groups
00:05:42 Pitching “Mozart in the Jungle” to Roman Coppola
00:15:08 First Steps to Becoming a Director
00:20:49 Directing Your Own Work is Hard
00:27:04 First Feature Film “Fleurs”
00:31:20 Being a Great Director
00:32:32 Evaluating Your Movie’s Budget
00:35:33 How to Attract Talent to Your Script
00:39:46 Most Depressing Times in the Industry
00:44:59 A Day in the Life of a Director
00:48:55 Working the Wound
00:52:44 Writing as Therapy
00:59:39 Write More Diverse Characters!
01:17:10 Writing Problems
01:28:54 Simplest Elements of a Good Script
01:45:39 Tragedy: Not Small Death, But Small Births
01:54:18 Is It Easy to Sell Content During a Content Boom?
02:03:53 Marketing
02:12:04 Early Projects
02:19:55 Adulting as a Freelancer/ Creative
02:25:35 Do What Makes You Feel the Most Present
02:28:04 Art Gets You High
02:30:56 Critiquing Religion/ Jewish Stuff
02:34:34 Pitching Movies
02:45:47 Creativity is a Disease
02:55:34 Outro
Jenny’s Curriculum
