No Time to be Timid
Tricia Rose Burt
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Dava Whisenant: Finding Creativity Outside Her Comfort Zone
Dava Whisenant, founder and president of Cactus Flower Films, is a master storyteller who has stories to tell, and she tells them with honesty and humor. For more than 20 years, she’s worked in narrative and nonfiction film as an editor — from The Late Show with David Letterman to the Emmy-winning and Oscar- short-listed documentary short The Flagmakers — and now as a director. The award-winning documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway, was her directorial debut, for which she won Best Director at the Tribeca Film Festival and a Writer’s Guild Award for Best Documentary Screenplay. We talk about her creative process, the necessity of a team, the financial challenges of a creative life, the value of being scared, and the importance of inspirational mugs! Takeaways Surrounding yourself with a team of good-hearted people, helps you get you through the hard timesThe creative process requires resilience —particularly with those big dreams that take a while to realize.It may not always be comfy, but sometimes it pays to keep your overhead low so you can take more creative chances.And the greatest rewards lie outside your comfort zones. Resources: Learn more about Dava: www.cactusflowerfilms.com Completed films: Bathtubs Over Broadway Take That Step (finale song in Bathtubs Over Broadway) The Flagmakers Two Trains Runnin’ Butterfly in the Sky Diane Warren: Relentless The subject of her work in progress: Thomas Jackson Learn more about her co-writer Steve Young Steve Young And listen to him on No Time to be Timid! My attempt at a film short: How to Dye Your Hair at Home (During a Global Pandemic) A useful book to discover where your gifts are: The Genuis Zone by Gay Hendricks
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