The Creative Outsiders
We are a collective of women storytellers. That aim for sisterhood through a community that provides professional development for emerging filmmakers.
June 5, 2018 • 37 min
Shameka S.L. Sawyer is the founder and Creative Director of the 5 Shorts Project. Founded in 2013, the 5 Shorts Project assists aspiring filmmakers with creating a short film. Once films are completed, the project hosts a free community screening and the films air on local television via Comcast and Verizon. All participants - actors, cast, and crew are eligible to receive IMDb credit. To date, the 5 Shorts Project has produced 20 short films in 4 years. On This Episode We Chat About: What is 5 shorts project? How she is building a community in film Working as a DP Avoiding the mean girl role as a director Empowering Others to use their voice in film. Biggest mistake as a newbie filmmaker. During the show I mention the documentary http://www.pbs.org/pov/theovernighters/ What she's watching? Dear White People https://www.netflix.com/title/80095698 Connect with us both www.thecreativeoutsiders.com www.instagram.com/thecreativeoutsiders http://www.5shorts.org/ www.instagram.com/5_shorts
Share
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Crime Junkie
If you can never get enough true crime...
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.
Chat About The Creative Outsiders