b'Today\'s guest is a producer and director of notable films including\\xa0Ben\'s Plan\\xa0(2007) and now most recently\\xa0The American Side\\xa0(2014). Jenna Ricker studied acting at the prestigious NYU\'s Tisch School of the Arts and has received recognition in the industry ever since including the Mira Nair Award for Rising Female Filmmaker.\\xa0 Her latest film is\\xa0The American Side\\xa0: She co-wrote and directed the movie\\xa0which was hailed by the Hollywood Reporter as "an adrenaline-charged pop-noir mystery." The film will hit theaters next Spring and to expand its release she and her team have launched a Kickstarter campaign.Some takeaways from our interview... Jenna talks about being a woman \\u2013 behind the camera, Jenna\\u2019s take on all the discussion in Hollywood and beyond about giving females a greater voice in cinema. And financing a film in 2015\\u2026how she convinced backers to give her over a million dollars for The American Side.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.'