From theatre in the midwest to film in LA, LESLEY POWERS has extensive experience in Directing, Writing, Producing, and creating and editing successful Pitch Decks. In addition to her multiple short films and 10 episode web series that have screened at Oscar Qualifying festivals, Lesley is a board member of the Alliance of Women Directors (AWD) where she chairs the Rising Director Fellowship and Community Partnerships and Festival Outreach committees.
We talk about starting your career over at 29, going to the film school of work on set, and how she had to start as a multi-hyphenate in Nashville in order to get her projects made, to those skills paying off ten fold after moving back to LA to continue her career. From volunteer, to board member, to fellowship chair, we get into it all!! Especially if you are a director interested in applying for AWD’s fellowship program, you do not want to miss this episode!!
Here are the mentors from last year: https://www.allianceofwomendirectors.org/rising-director-fellowship-mentors-announced/
AWD, the Alliance of Women Directors, also has an EXCELLENT two day workshop coming up this month for directors called BACK TO SET: WORKING DIRECTORS INTENSIVE, with insane guest speakers, poignant panel discussions, and a chance to submit your reels and receive live feedback. You do not want to miss this if you are a director!!
Click the link below to check it out!!
https://www.backtosetla.com/#guests
Check out AWD on Instagram at @AWD_directors https://www.instagram.com/awd_directors/
Visit their website to see how you can join as a member, or an ally member for all the other filmmakers out there who aren’t directors! There’s something for everyone!
https://www.allianceofwomendirectors.org/join
Follow Lesley directly on Instagram at @LMPowers15 https://www.instagram.com/lmpowers15/
And don’t forget to check out our subscriber “After Hours” episodes where your Old Girls debrief our fav moments of each episode with our special guests over on our Patreon! Visit patreon.com/oldgirlsentertaiment to join our community. We would love to see you there for all our additional content and connection.
Resourceful links!
ShotDeck.com for curating High Res stills for your Pitch Deck
Until Next Monday!
xoxo
Old Girls