Skip to Content
Talkhouse home
Talkhouse home
Film

WeTalk — Before You Know It: Producing Scripted Films

Ondi Timoner is joined by the creative forces behind Before You Know It to discuss the highs and lows of independent filmmaking.

3:00 PM EST on March 7, 2019

Ondi Timoner is back at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival to lead an interesting discussion on the long, yet rewarding process of independent filmmaking.

In Episode 2 of WeTalk Sundance, our host and award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner is joined by the creative minds of the film Before You Know It, co-writer and lead actress Jen Tullock and producer Mallory Schwartz. These three creators lead us through the tiring and difficult process of transitioning an idea between friends into a full-length scripted independent film.

This discussion also gives us the inside scoop on the distinct steps of the creative process from our panel’s filmmaking experiences, including writing, rewriting, pitching, casting, constant difficult decision-making, and more.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

Related Stories

Three Great Things: Jay Baruchel

The fan favorite actor, whose new film The Stunt Driver opens today, on his love of hamburgers, solo reading time and movie nights with his wife.

September 25, 2026

Fast Forward

Writer-director Louis Paxton charts the stepping stones from childhood onward that led him to make his Sundance favorite The Incomer, which hits theaters today.

September 25, 2026

How I Became The Scout

The writer-director of The Scout on her autobiographical experiences as a location scout that inspired the film.

September 24, 2026

What I’ve Learned From Reading All of Stephen King

On the occasion of Stephen King's 79th birthday, filmmaker Julia Marchese ponders what she has gained from devouring his entire body of work.

September 20, 2026

The Little Train That Finally Came Home

The remarkable 40-year story of how Adam Rifkin finally brought to the screen his mother's Western, Last Train to Fortune, which is out now.

September 18, 2026

Chemical Come-down and August in the Water

Writer-director Avalon Fast, newly named one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film," shares a personal story about the 1995 Japanese supernatural drama.

September 16, 2026