How did you break into this industry? Thanks to my mom, actually. She’s always been my biggest advocate and is a firm believer in the idea that if you don’t tell people what you are trying to accomplish, how can they help you. And she ended up doing just that. I was about a year out of college and struggling to find a way in [I didn’t go to film school by the way, so I didn’t have any connections]. I would apply to countless internships and assistant jobs through various job portals but it always felt like I was sending my resume into the void. I honestly have no idea why it came up, but during a very random conversation my mom was having with the woman that handled our AAA insurance, she mentioned that I was trying to break into the industry and low and behold the woman’s daughter happened to be the former assistant to a high profile independent producer.

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