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211 | Sundance Favorite GHOSTLIGHT’s Kelly O’Sullivan: Indie Filmmaking Beyond LA/NY

By The Screenwriting Life

3:00 AM EDT on August 29, 2024

JOIN TSL WORKSHOPS: www.thescreenwritinglife.co/workshopsHow does a Chicago-based Indie film team break into Sundance, sell their movie at the fest, debut with a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and make a Box Office Splash? They make a really, really great movie. Writer/director Kelly O'Sullivan knows a thing or two about Indie Filmmaking; her debut "Saint Frances" won SXSW in 2019. Today she discusses how she writes, casts, and directs outside of the traditional indie ecosystem, and how you can, too.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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