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Film Courage: When you were submitting to film festivals, were you using a private link to send the film and is it just for that one festival?
Sarah T. Schwab, Writer/Director/Producer: Yes. People have the option if they go on there and look around you can just send the link to that festival which is what I usually do because it’s easier for them to give it to whoever, the screener to the people who are going to be evaluating the film. You also have the option to send a screener (a link) with a password protected but to me if they’re just going to send the same thing to anybody who’s evaluating so usually I just send the link and just trust that they’re not going to send it out to anybody.
Film Courage: We recently spoke to a filmmaker who submitted his movie to 30 film festivals and his movie was only watched eight times according to the clicks on the screeners. What do you think about that?
Sarah: I’ve been...(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
About:
Award-winning filmmaker, Sarah T. Schwab, is a writer, director, and producer dedicated to crafting authentic narratives that connect emotionally with audiences. Through her lens, audiences are invited to examine the human experience in ways that feel vivid, visceral, and often vulnerable. As an active member of the playwright and directors unit at the Actors Studio in New York City, Sarah also remains a valued contributor within the theatre community. Sarah’s most recent film, “A Stage of Twilight,” received critical acclaim and premiered at the Woods Hole Film Festival. It featured performances by Karen Allen and William Sadler, who won Best Performance in a Feature Film. Sarah herself was honored with the Best Emerging Director award.
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