48. KATRINA PARKS: Route 66 Documentary Filmmaker

There are a few documentaries featuring Route 66, and two of the most popular ones were produced by Katrina Parks.  Parks produced The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound in 2014 and her latest release features Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on The Mother Road.

Join Anthony Arno as he talks with Parks about her career as a documentary filmmaker, from her first project as a college student to her upcoming projects.

• Developing an interest in storytelling

• How a college assignment led Katrina into filming her first documentary, Wrappings

• Wrappings wins an award through the United Nations

• Documentary vs. typical Hollywood movies

• Early work with History Channel

• A Summer in Vietnam

• Importance of Research

• Use of actors in documentaries

• Past and Future Podcasting Projects

• Route 66 Documentaries: Fred Harvey & Women of The Mother Road

• Behind the scenes in preparing a documentary

• The "Katrina Parks" rule in producing documentaries

• Recollecting Katrina's first exposure to Route 66

• What comes first: Website or Documentary?

• Women of The Mother Road themes:

 

1. Archeology & Anthropology

2. Boosters & Travelers

3. Creatives

4. Entrepreneurs

5. Family & Business

6. Politicians

7. Waitresses & School Teachers

8. Wartime

 

Website: Route 66 Women

Website: Route 66 Women Facebook Page

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