by Camden Watts | Jun 11, 2024 | Film
Last weekend was the 2024 Southern Documentary Fund Convening held in Durham, N.C., at The Fruit. It has been a long time since I have been able to see my fellow filmmakers. I proved to be rusty at saying hi and talking about my newest project. I was lucky to see a...
by Camden Watts | Jun 5, 2024 | Film
THE SMELL OF MONEY is an excellent documentary about hog farming in eastern North Carolina. It is now available for streaming on most platforms like Amazon and Apple TV. Please watch and tell me what you think. “A century after her grandfather claimed his...
by Camden Watts | May 30, 2024 | Film
We’ve had a few days of filming this month, which has been really great. I absolutely loved it. I have a lot of thank you notes to send out. A few people have been asking what’s next. We may have one or two more shoot dates. There are a few things...
by Camden Watts | May 25, 2024 | Film
Last week we spent several days filming for the documentary about Picturing Pigs. It was a dream-come-true kind of week for me. I spent time doing the things I love: with family, gardening, client work, volunteering, and making films. We’ve spent a year in...
by Camden Watts | Mar 5, 2024 | Film
One of the things I get asked about is the life of a pig on a factory farm. Our film does not focus on that, however, I’m learning and sharing what I can because it’s relevant. I want to share to help answer questions in case anyone else is curious about...
by Camden Watts | Feb 2, 2024 | Film
You know I’m directing a new documentary on Picturing Pigs but do you know why I wanted to do it? It all goes back about 25 years. I lived on the Pamlico River in eastern North Carolina. The river was absolutely beautiful. It flooded frequently, especially...
by Camden Watts | Feb 1, 2024 | Film
Jane M. Castline and Shannon Johnstone, the co-creators of the photography project Picturing Pigs, were guests on the Our Hen House podcast recently. In the interview, Jane and Shannon talk about how they met, why they put up billboards of happy pigs, and a little bit...
