Caity Lotz interview on her directing debut Thunder Child, Indigenous stories, and impact film financing. A Harbor Fund Podcast conversation for film investors and producers seeking purpose-driven projects.

Caity shares how Thunder Child emerged, why narrative builds meaning, and what a nature-epic, Pan’s-Labyrinth-style fantasy can do for audiences. We discuss purpose-driven filmmaking, women directors, respectful cultural collaboration (Vancouver Island, hereditary leadership, advisors), and how motherhood reframes creative discipline.

For builders of world-changing cinema, Caity outlines a film mentorship program (with local/Indigenous trainees) and why pipeline training matters to budgets, communities, and long-term ROI, financial and social. If you back films that matter, this episode is your field guide.

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