by Camden Watts | Jan 22, 2014 | Film, Film Festival, Short Film, Women in Film
The Meredith College Documentary Film Festival is happening in Raleigh, N.C., this Sunday, January 26th. I’ll be there to help with panel discussions following film screenings. The film festival is on the Meredith College campus but it’s free and open to...
by Camden Watts | Jan 21, 2014 | Crowd funding, Directing, Kickstarter, Learning
Last weekend I spent some time in Brevard, N.C., with friends. It was a much needed girls weekend full of nail painting, gabbing, laughing, and — of course — some craft beer drinking. Last year we toured Oskar Blues (remember this post?), so this year we...
by Camden Watts | Jan 17, 2014 | Inspiration, Leading, Learning, Uncategorized
It can be a risky thing to ask for something. There’s always a chance that you’ll get shot down. On the other hand, there’s also a chance that you’ll get what you asked for (and possibly more). There’s this fictional scene in my head of a...
by Camden Watts | Jan 16, 2014 | Communication, Criticism, Directing, Leading, Learning
For some people it’s spiders or snakes. For others its heights or public speaking. For me? It’s being myself on camera. It’s not really a fear, per se. It’s just something that makes me so incredibly nervous that I become a melting, hot mess. I...
by Camden Watts | Jan 15, 2014 | Directing, Film, Inspiration, Leading, Learning
While I worked on Abandoned Allies, my first feature-length documentary, something really cool started happening. People started recognizing me as a filmmaker. Then they started pitching me on ideas for future films. It caught me by surprise at first. Then it got...
