Feed Your Brain

For those that don't know, Christina is also Seed&Spark's Head of Education. And not only can you attend free crowdfunding and distribution workshops regularly taught by her, you can also catch her live weekly lessons as part of Seed&Spark's virtual Lunch&Learn series. It occurred to us that our peers may not know they've been happening but would definitely benefit from watching.

Click the links to learn about Building an Email List, Social Media Marketing, Releasing Short-Form Content, Making Pitch Videos, and Building an Audience.

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And speaking of Seed&Spark, our team member Dani Thomas wrote a thoughtful recap of What's Keeping You From Writing Today? - one of Seed&Spark's Creative Sustainability Sessions featuring Emily V. Gordon, Jen Richards and Naomi Ekperigin.

About a Donkey streaming on Seed&Spark!

As of today, our 2nd feature film is not only on Vimeo on Demand, but also on Seed&Spark's streaming platform. Seed&Spark has a pay what you wish model, starting at $3 per month. That one fee gives subscribers unlimited access to over 300 streaming films and series! Why not give it a shot for a month and watch About a Donkey (and other excellent, inclusive content by other independent creators) via desktop or Roku app. What’s especially great about this platform is that creators make money per minute watched!

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Christina Talks Crowdfunding & Audience Building

Christina talked crowdfunding and audience building on Forget the Box, the new podcast from Web Series platform Stareable.

Christina Discusses her Career with The Creative Outsiders

Christina got to sit down with The Creative Outsiders, a podcast highlighting Women in Film. 

On the Episode:

• How she stays creative and inspired as a filmmaker?

• Why writing groups are important for screenwriters?

• Where filmmakers go wrong with crowdfunding?

• How can horror films have a message?

• Identifying who you are as a filmmaker?

Skip the bio intro & listen at 1:55.

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She was also on the Horrible Imaginings podcast discussing crowdfunding and an opportunity for genre filmmakers through her work at Seed&Spark. 

About a Donkey Rough Cut! (Seed&Spark Update)

We're so excited to announce that we have a full rough cut of the film! After months of creative cutting and decision making, we have a fine cut with a runtime of 87 minutes (without credits). We're planning to screen it for some of our crew this Thursday night to get fresh feedback before diving into the sound mix, color and other finishing touches. Our goal is to have it ready for festival submissions by the end of September! 

(Me and our editor, Matt Gershowitz, finalizing the cut this past Saturday.)

In other news, we've been applying for grants and brainstorming on ways we could cover the costs of post-production, submissions, and eventually, deliverables. Our post crew is working deferred at the moment, but we're dead set on paying everyone something. Crowdfunding again may be the best bet down the line, but for now we're exploring other options and hope that the film and our mission will resonate with others the way it has with all of you. 

Stay tuned for more updates soon!

Christina & the team