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FREE Virtual Industry Power Hours

NO FILM SCHOOL. NO TRUST FUND. NO PROBLEM.

The Power Hour

MONTHLY ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS,  4 PM PST/ 7 PM EST​

In response to these crazy times, we want to provide a space for community, inspiration and learning. It started as a one time Happy Hour in March 2020 to share community and hope in isolation weekly. It is now every month with guests from all facets of the industry sharing insight, wisdom and resources.

-Sara Elizabeth

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Wednesday, November 29th, 4 PM PST/ 7 PM EST

Kelly Edwards

TV Executive & Screenwriter

Kelly Edwards has worked for every major studio in Hollywood. After a long career as a film and television executive, she decided to transition from executive to writer.

As the SVP of Talent Development for Warner Media Entertainment, Kelly Edwards oversaw emerging artist programs for HBO, HBOMax, and Turner. Prior to HBO, Edwards served as a corporate diversity executive at Comcast/NBC Universal where she oversaw over 20 divisions.

Edwards' career has spanned both television and film having produced a Hallmark MOW and a network drama series after serving as the SVP of Comedy for UPN. She graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater and MFA in Screenwriting at Emerson College.

She has been a Sundance Episodic Lab fellow and is the President of the non-profit organization she founded, Colour Entertainment. Her book, The Executive Chair: A Writer's Guide to TV Series Development, is an Amazon Best Seller. She currently writes for the Fox drama, OUR KIND OF PEOPLE.

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What Filmmakers are saying...

"Your happy hour guests have given me so much motivation and it’s great to be inspired again" -Victoria G.

"Thanks so much for everything you've done to keep us all engaged and enlightened while our outside world makes us mostly want to run and hide!" -Donna C. 

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Wednesday, July 31st, 4 PM PST/ 7 PM EST

Erika Arlee & Kristi Ray on "Producing High Quality Films on a Micro Budget"

Honey Head Films Co-Founders

How do you create a film that looks like a million dollars (or several) when you only have a micro budget? Sara Elizabeth  welcomes the team behind Honey Head Films as they share how micro budget does NOT have to equal micro quality! How do you rally a team around you, hire top crew at indie rates, stretch the dollar and gain investors’ interests? We answer those questions and share tons of tips, tricks and hacks. If you are producing a feature on a budget, this is not to be missed!

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Honey Head Films is a female-led, award-winning production company, co-founded by Erika Arlee and Kristi Ray, that focuses on narrative filmmaking and lifting marginalized voices. Their most recent film and Erika’s debut feature, “A Song for Imogene,” stars Kristi, premiered at Bentonville Film Festival in 2023, and won Best Feature at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. In addition to their own content, they produce for film clients shooting in the Wilmington, NC area on films, music videos, and commercials, as well as run an annual summer camp called “Shoot Like a Girl” that empowers young women in filmmaking.

“Erika Arlee has created one of the year’s finest low-budget indie films.” – Rotten Tomatoes

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