In this episode, I am joined by filmmaker Vivian Kerr to discuss her journey from acting to directing and how she successfully brought her first two feature films to life without traditional industry connections. Vivian's debut feature, Scrap - a family dramedy starring herself alongside Anthony Rapp (Rent, Star Trek Discovery) - completed a two-year festival run spanning 43 festivals before its recent VOD release. She followed this quickly with her second feature, Seance, a psychological thriller that recently premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Throughout our conversation, we explored:

Vivian's background and transition from theater to filmmaking
The genesis of Scrap and its exploration of hidden homelessness
How she leveraged a short film version of Scrap to secure feature financing
Using the equity crowdfunding platform WeFunder to raise the bulk of her financing
Managing post-production on one film while doing a festival run with another
The genesis of Seance and writing a contained feature during the pandemic
Why believable performances are the foundation of good directing

Links from the show:

Scrap - Movie

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Using WeFunder To Finance A Debut Feature Film With Filmmaker Vivian Kerr