FREE Virtual Industry Power Hours
NO FILM SCHOOL. NO TRUST FUND. NO PROBLEM.
The Power Hour
MONTHLY ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, 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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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.
JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT INDUSTRY POWER HOUR!
Wednesday, April 23rd, 4 PM PST/ 7 PM EST
Celebrating the Film Premiere of One Of Our Community's Own!
Emmy-Winning Producer Mark Maxey
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Mark's upcoming feature film, WORDS OF WAR, will be in theaters on May 2nd, so we are here to celebrate his upcoming release by discussing his journey, his current film, and how he did it. Mark Maxey is an Emmy award-winning producer for major motion pictures and is currently the president of Rolling Pictures. Recent productions of his include the political thriller ANNA directed by James Strong and starring Ciarán Hinds, Jason Isaacs, Maxine Peak; Kyra Sedgwick’s feature directorial debut SPACE ODDITY starring Kevin Bacon, Madeline Brewer, and Carrie Preston; and Mayim Bialik’s directorial debut AS THEY MADE US starring Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen, Dianna Agron, and Simon Helberg. Maxey also worked on RARE OBJECTS, which was directed by and starring Katie Holmes with Alan Cumming, Julia Mayorga and Derek Luke; as well as the documentary feature UP TO SNUFF which Maxey wrote, directed and produced himself, featuring Aaron Sorkin, Martin Sheen, Tom Arnold, and W.G. Snuffy Walden. He has executive producer credits on the film THE KILL ROOM starring Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke, and is directed by Nicol Paone.
Mark is on the national board of the Producers Guild of America and also is a member of the Television Academy. He's co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Washington West Film Festival─ the only film festival to donate 100% of box office proceeds to help at-risk youth and families in need. Maxey serves on the boards of Women in Film & Video, Artistic Fuel Foundation, and the Rock & Roll for Children Foundation benefiting families fighting pediatric cancer at the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health.
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Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity where we'll be able to hear what he's learned, advice for indie filmmakers, the keys that bring his films to life, insights on finding cast and financing films, information on preserving vision and so much more─so don't miss this Power Hour!
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