This week on the pod we have special guest SAM COPPOLA, Director and Writer of SEEKING SUGAR starring JEANNIE ELISE MAI and JOHN O'HURLEY!!
Sam Coppola is a Los Angeles–based writer and director. Her short film Seeking Sugar is currently on its festival run, including the Oscar-qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival, and she is actively developing the project into a feature film.
A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Coppola has worked for acclaimed directors Julie Anne Robinson, Jody Hahn, and Oscar-winner Ellen Goosenberg Kent on projects for Hulu, ABC, and Disney+. She also served as an associate producer on the Emmy-winning short Ball & Vase.
Coppola currently serves as Creative Director for American Skating Entertainment Centers and for musician Leo Amario. She will enter pre-production this spring on a true-crime musical she co-wrote and will direct.
In this episode we get into:
- Why knowing how to talk to actors is so crucial for a director
- The benefits of Film school vs. learning on set
- Transitioning from NY to LA
- Navigating your career as you enter it during a shutdown
- Finding a day job that works for you and your career
- The allure, devastation, and logistics behind Sugaring
- The illusion of power as a woman on set
- Creating an eye catching pitch deck
You do NOT want to miss this episode! Or any part of this filmmaker's journey, so go follow her on IG @sammcoppola and check out her website: https://www.samcoppola.com
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