Booked & Busy Filmmaking Podcast
Welcome to the Booked & Busy Filmmaking podcast! This podcast for multi-hyphenate film creatives looking for the motivation, inspiration and information to navigate the film industry with confidence, stay resilient and get their stories made! Hosted by actor, writer, director Katrina Reynolds (aka KAT)!
Kat is a musical theatre performer who's been on Broadway, an actress who's been in multiple network TV shows and Hallmark films and an award filmmaker who didn't go to film school.
We hope you'll stick around as Kat interviews directors, writers, actors, producers, and independent filmmakers who wear alllllll of those hats and we learn about their journeys as storytellers and the ups and downs they've navigated as creatives.
Booked & Busy Filmmaking Podcast
Episode 5: The Power of Storytelling to Create Empathy and Community
Wow! Such an amazing conversation with Jen Pogue!! We chat all about her experiences and journey to becoming a multi-hyphenate creative, from acting to producing to coordinating community building industry panels for Canadian Film Fest to becoming an award winning host of her very her own Lifestyle series, 'County Blooms'! We chat all about the importance of collaboration, the challenges of independent filmmaking, and the value in taking a break from the biz when you feel called to and the magic that a well intentioned pause can feed back into your creative life when the time is right. Jen also talks about her production company/collective called FilmCoop, the incredible Comedy Igniter short film competition initiative and the importance of storytelling to create empathy.
Chapters
00:00
Introduction to a Multi-Hyphenate Creative
01:47
The Journey from Acting to Producing
04:21
Producing on a Dime: The Story of 'Time Out'
09:18
The Birth of FilmCoop
12:02
Choosing Projects and Avoiding Burnout
14:48
Women on Screen Out Loud: A Podcast for Change
19:01
The Creation of County Blooms
23:52
Casting Real People for Reality TV
26:19
Passion and Community in Film
28:46
The Comedy Igniter Initiative
34:59
This One Time: Lessons from Filmmaking Experiences
41:15
Future Aspirations and Storytelling