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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, October 30th, 4 PM PST/ 7 PM EST

Caroline Slaughter on Her Writing Career & Utilizing Podcasts as IP 


Writer/Director/Podcaster

 

Caroline is an award winning filmmaker who has had 3 hit podcasts with iHeart that became IP to secure TV and Film deals, recently directed Owen Wilson and Sissy Spacek and is currently writing and pitching several projects in different stages of development.

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Join us for an intimate chat with Writer/Director/Podcaster Caroline Slaughter as we uncover the steps she has taken to go from writing on spec and directing short films, to directing Owen Wilson, Sissy Spacek and writing with Hollywood legend Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, Vikings: Valhalla).

We will explore the the most valuable things she did in her career to uplevel and advance, what mindset hacks she relies on to stay motivated, positive and push through writer’s block, how she has successfully utilized podcasts to develop IP for TV and film and much much more!

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Caroline most recently directed and wrote Tom Slick: Mystery Hunter starring Owen Wilson, Sissy Spacek and Schuyler Fisk with script guidance from Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, Vikings: Valhalla).

Her iHeart podcast Astray debuted in the top 15 podcasts nationally and is being developed with Scout Productions into a documentary feature. Additionally, her first iHeart podcast, Racket: Inside the Gold Club, was optioned by Kevin Hart's company, Hartbeat.

Caroline wrote and directed the award-winning short film LAMB, which was used in 2018 to support the #MeToo movement. Additionally, she has conceptualized and directed commercials for clients that include S.Pellegrino, Meyer Natural Foods, and Under Armour. As a commercial voiceover artist, she has voiced international campaigns and commercials for brands that include Holiday Inn, Subway, IBM, Ford, and Facebook.

Caroline is a multi-faceted creative with strong leadership and communication skills, a collaborative spirit, unique voice and clear vision in the development of stories that provoke and entertain.

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