Ep 27: Wavelength Productions - Knock Down the House‪!‬ Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

Jenifer Westphal founded Wavelength Productions to develop, fund, and produce films that tell great f**king stories. Wavelength Productions works tirelessly to find and support talented and exciting filmmakers in all stages of production on projects that resonate with broad audiences.

Sundance 2019 films included In Association and Executive Producer on Matt Tyrnauer’s Where’s My Roy Cohn?, Executive Producer on Tayarisha Poe’s Selah and the Spades, and Co-Executive Producer on Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera’s The Infiltrators and Rachel Lear’s Knock Down the House. Additional projects include Executive Producer on Morgan Neville’s film Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, In Association and Executive Producer on Matt Tyrnauer’s Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, Executive Producer on Sarah Menzies’ Afghan Cycles, Executive Producer on Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman’s Sembene!, Executive Producer on Marshall Tyler's CAP, In Association and Executive Producer on Tom Quinn's Colewell, Associate Producer on Ben Hickernell’s A Rising Tide, as well as Associate Producer on Sundance 2018 favorites This is Home, directed by Alexandra Shiva, Associate Producer on Night Comes On, directed by Jordana Spiro and Co-Executive Producer on Laura Nix’s Inventing Tomorrow. Jenifer is a benefactor of Chicago Media Project, where she sits on the board. She recently served as a panelist on the Sundance Catalyst Round Table.

In addition to her work in film, Jenifer is a major donor to the Laura Ingalles Wilder Museum in Minnesota. She also serves as an advisory board member and grantor for the Good Work Foundation (an organization with the mission to lead a digitally-[em]powered education model for rural Africa and the world).
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Twitter: @WestphalJenifer

Joe Plummer started his career producing Shakespeare for the award-winning company Poor Tom Productions and The Williamstown Theater Festival. In 2005, he transitioned to network television where he produced and directed shows for TRUTV, Court TV, The Food Network, HGTV.

In 2012, Joe started a digital ad agency and production company -- Gotta Kid To Feed Productions and made a splash with his Webby-nominated viral series Real Actors Read Yelp. At GKTF, Joe created and directed original digital content for ESPN, Nickelodeon, The Food Network, Cooking Channel, HGTV, Travel Channel and more, all the while producing viral content for brands across the country. In 2015, he released his first short film Love Life; a comedy about online dating gone awry.

As the Supervising Producer for Wavelength Productions, Joe oversees all in-house productions, development, investment, and co-productions. He is currently producing a slate of documentary films for Wavelength; Unschooled, How to Be Normal, The Foursome and Maybe Next Year. Additional credits include Executive Producer on Matt Tyrnauer’s Where’s My Roy Cohn? , Co-Executive Producer on The Infiltrators, Executive Producer on Athlete A, Executive Producer on Feels Good Man, Co-Executive Producer on Knock Down the House, and Executive Producer on Colewell.

Website: https://www.wavelengthproductions.com/about

Trailer to Knock Down The House | Official Trailer | Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wGZc8ZjFY4

You can also check my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here: https://www.kweli.tv/programs/the-people-of-brixton?autoplay=true

Damien Swaby Social Media Links:

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