FULL STREAM AHEAD-Indie Series Pt. 1: Making Your Own Movie with SAGIndie

SAG Foundation Actors Center
5757 Wilshire Blvd-Mezzanine Level
Los Angeles, CA 90036
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This event is also available LIVE ONLINE at www.sagfoundation.org/liferaft/livestream  During the event, you can email questions to the moderator at LifeRaft@sagfoundation.org or tweet to #LRLS.  NO RSVP REQUIRED FOR ONLINE GUESTS. 

Join SAGIndie Director Darrien Michele Gipson and her panel of experienced indie film producers as they explore the intricate details involved with making your own independent film.  Topics to be explored include crafting a budget, acquiring funding, managing production, lining up distribution, and much more.

Tom Malloy-Actor/Producer, Love and Dancing

In 1998, Tom was one of the lead actors in the film Gravesend, produced by Oliver Stone.  The film became an indie-cult favorite.  When this film failed to make him into a household name, Tom decided to learn as many facets of the movie business as he could.  Very soon, he realized that the single most important aspect to learn is raising the money necessary to shoot a film.  The problem was, no person or no book could tell Tom how to do this!  So, over the course of 8 years, he created his own method.  Tom first wrote and produced The Attic, a thriller directed by Mary Lambert (director of Pet Sematary I & II), and starring John Savage, Jason Lewis, Elisabeth Moss, and Tom.  Tom then wrote and produced The Alphabet Killer, a psychological thriller directed by Rob Schmidt (director of Wrong Turn).  The film stars Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Academy Award Winner Timothy Hutton, Michael Ironside, and Tom in one of the lead roles.   Most recently, Tom wrote and produced Love and Dancing, a dance film/romantic comedy directed by Rob Iscove (director of She’s All That).   The film stars Amy Smart & Tom, along with Billy Zane, Betty White, and Rachel Dratch. Tom is also a nationally known motivational speaker.  His message of “Making Positive Choices” has reached over 100,000 students.  Tom has appeared in principal roles on Law & Order, Third Watch, Kidnapped, The Siege (with Denzel Washington) and Anger Management.    

www.TomMalloy.com

Elizabeth Dell-Producer, B-GIRL

Elizabeth Dell most recently produced B-GIRL, a narrative feature about a female breakdancer, which was distributed worldwide and was released on DVD in the US on January 26, 2010.  She has also produced numerous award-winning short films with her director/writer partner (and sister) Emily Dell. Prior to focusing on film producing, she was involved in marketing and consulting around improving health care quality.  Elizabeth has an extensive background in science and healthcare with an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Amherst College and a Masters degree in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley

http://www.bgirlmovie.com

Henry Priest-Producer, Beyond the Mat

Having produced over 14 films, Henry Priest’s work has been showcased at some of the most prestigious film festivals such as Festival De Cannes, Tribeca Film Festval, and the AFI Fest. Henry began his career in the film industry in 1989 when he was featured as an actor in Walt Disney’s feature wrestling film Spooner, starring Robert Urich and Jane Kaczmarek. Henry's latest feature film Beyond the Mat was chosen out of thousands of scripts to be an official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival All Access Program and is currently in the final stages of post production. Henry serves as the festival director of the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles, the Screen Actors Guild's Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee, the advisory board of the Silverlake Film Festival, the director of the American Latino Film Festival and as a board member of Skid Row Films. Additionally, Henry is an accomplished wrestling coach and is the executive producer of National High School Coaches Associations Productions.  

http://www.myspace.com/BeyondTheMat

M. Elizabeth Hughes-Producer, Herpes Boy

M. Elizabeth Hughes, a Georgia native, received her B.A. in Communications and Theatre from Wesleyan College in 2006.  While at Wesleyan, M. Elizabeth directed two plays, one of which she adapted from a short story.  She also completed her honors thesis on the Inspiration Narrative Process, a new approach to television studies.  M. Elizabeth earned her M.F.A. in Film and Television Producing from Chapman University in 2008.  While at Chapman, M. Elizabeth worked on over a dozen films.  Most notably, she produced her thesis film, “The Isolationist,” which won the award for Best Student Film at the SoCal Independent Film Festival in 2008.  Following graduation, she produced the feature film Herpes Boy starring Beth Grant (No Country For Old Men, Donnie Darko), Ahna O'Reilly (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Byron Lane (Herpes Boy web series).  Herpes Boy premiered at the 2009 Austin Film Festival where the film received the Audience Award for Comedy.  Following Herpes Boy, M. Elizabeth worked on We Live In Public, the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Sundance 2009, as the production manager.  M. Elizabeth also served as the line producer for the Streamy Award winning web series "The Guild" starring Felicia Day.  She is currently in development for several independent projects.

http://www.herpesboy.com/