Heather Brittain is an Actor, Filmmaker and Program Director for the Garden State Film Festival. Heather sits down with Julian to discuss the 20 year break she took from acting to have children and get a "steady job," only to come back 10 yers ago with a new found love for her original passion. What she discovered about herself in that long break from acting and how she's learned to apply her lived experiences into her work. She reminisces about meeting Julian at a casting workshop when she just got back into acting. And how they have stayed connected ever since. She talks about a small indie film she worked on as a an actor, that she was cast in with her actual son, that never came out. Reconciling with the upsetting nature of that being a common occurrence in the indie film scene for whatever reason--and the lengths she went to get all the footage from the director, to then turn around and bring the film to life from her own hands. What she learned about making movies during that period, and how important it was for her to find and collaborate with people who were better than she was. After having made her first movie, the itch was scratched and she was fully committed to a life as a filmmaker. She went on to produce and act in handfuls of award winning films, and started to understand the film festival circuit, until she eventually partnered with The Garden State Film Festival and became the Program Director, where she has now been for several years. She knows all the ins and outs of the film festival business, and coaches workshops for filmmakers who are interested in leveling up their approach to getting their films seen. She is a wealth of knowledge and as sweet as can be. I implore you to check out her group on Facebook, called The Film Festival Insider and follow along with her, if you're looking to level up.

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