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Fast-Track Your Film Career with Sundance Director Chloé Aktas [LIVE from inside indie spunk club] indie spunk
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In this episode, Izzy speaks with close friend and Sundance director Chloé Aktas. They discuss capitalizing on beginner’s luck, making pitching personal, and Chloe’s process for writing. By the end of this episode, you’ll find that if you’re curious, resourceful, tenacious, and open, you will figure it out.
Chloé Aktas is an American and Turkish writer/actor/director from North Carolina. In 2020 her short film “Lance (in a Neck Brace)” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was featured in IndieWire’s “Top Ten Must See Shorts at Sundance,” as well as recognized by NPR, No Film School Podcast, and Vimeo Staff Pick. Chloé was one of twenty-five directors personally invited to the Canada Goose and IndieWire Female Filmmaker Dinner at Sundance, celebrating “trailblazing women in the industry.” Her acting credits include “The Walking Dead." In 2016 her short film "Mutt" was a finalist for the 43rd Student Academy Awards.
This episode will empower you to:
Seek out people who can help you.
Nurture your creativity by paying attention to what artistically turns you on.
Pitch in a connected, personable way that creates contagious excitement.
Embrace the fact that the more you learn, the more you realize you don’t know.
Give yourself the grace to find your authenticity through the process of filmmaking.
Release the self-judgment that could be limiting your creativity.
P.S. Chloé’s short “Lance (in a Neck Brace)” is one of ten films nominated for the Cards Against Humanity Short Film Festival!
Click here to watch her short and vote for her film to win the $100,000 cash prize!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Chloé’s Instagram
Chloé’s IMDB
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
This is an exclusive recording of a Q&A Workshop inside the All-Access membership of indie spunk club.
BLACK FRIDAY OFFERS expire on Friday 11/24 at 8 pm PST! Get in on it here.
In this episode, Izzy speaks with close friend and Sundance director Chloé Aktas. They discuss capitalizing on beginner’s luck, making pitching personal, and Chloe’s process for writing. By the end of this episode, you’ll find that if you’re curious, resourceful, tenacious, and open, you will figure it out.
Chloé Aktas is an American and Turkish writer/actor/director from North Carolina. In 2020 her short film “Lance (in a Neck Brace)” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was featured in IndieWire’s “Top Ten Must See Shorts at Sundance,” as well as recognized by NPR, No Film School Podcast, and Vimeo Staff Pick. Chloé was one of twenty-five directors personally invited to the Canada Goose and IndieWire Female Filmmaker Dinner at Sundance, celebrating “trailblazing women in the industry.” Her acting credits include “The Walking Dead." In 2016 her short film "Mutt" was a finalist for the 43rd Student Academy Awards.
This episode will empower you to:
Seek out people who can help you.
Nurture your creativity by paying attention to what artistically turns you on.
Pitch in a connected, personable way that creates contagious excitement.
Embrace the fact that the more you learn, the more you realize you don’t know.
Give yourself the grace to find your authenticity through the process of filmmaking.
Release the self-judgment that could be limiting your creativity.
P.S. Chloé’s short “Lance (in a Neck Brace)” is one of ten films nominated for the Cards Against Humanity Short Film Festival!
Click here to watch her short and vote for her film to win the $100,000 cash prize!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Chloé’s Instagram
Chloé’s IMDB
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
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