From Shorts to a Netflix debut feature film with 'I Used To Be Famous' writer-director Eddie Sternberg
The Filmmakers Podcast
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How to Make a Short Film for a Client
I was trying to get ice be famous made along with my producers, Colle McCarthy and Chris Pensacowski at the time. And we were like, well, why don't you make something in the vein of what they would actively watch, you know, in their own time? So yes, like Top Boy or Youngers, that TV show is out. Why don't we make something that kind of emulates that stuff with real characters and have a real story, but obviously have these really important messages come through?" The dream died when he had to work 14-hour days directing branded content for Target.
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