How Do You Know if One Character Can Carry Your Whole Movie?
No Film School\u2019s Liz Nord is joined by three directors who have taken on the challenge of telling character-based stories where their films center around the personal journeys of one or a small handful of subjects. Their characters couldn\u2019t be more different\u2014one is the tough guy frontman of a New York hardcore band, one is the first female Sharia Law judge in Palestine, and one is a woman who has started a traveling circus of cats\u2014but the lessons the filmmakers learned and advice they share is surprisingly similar and applies to any filmmaker trying to tell a good story. Erika Cohn ('The Judge'), Ian McFarland ('Godfathers of Hardcore'), and Jacob Feiring ('Samantha\u2019s Amazing Acrocats'), discuss how they pulled off their impressive films, and the bravery it takes to embark on such a project both behind and in front of the camera.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices