Lisanne Skyler Quotations

I think this school has tremendous resources in terms of equipment, but also because the students get a chance to work with actual filmmakers. They are constantly learning how it really is as opposed to how it is theoretically. And they have a lot of role models for their field.

We weren't very happy with what we were being offered, so we ended up showing it to exhibitors starting with the Film Forum in New York, which supports a lot of independent films.

In terms of distribution it was really tricky because it was a good film, but it's always a question of 'how are we going to market it?' It ended up having some foreign distribution in place, but we were left with a question mark about how we would get the film out more widely, beyond festivals.

(The film) came with the idea that (my sister and I) would adapt the stories of Joyce Carol Oates. I had read three different short stories of hers. And so what I wanted to do was to find a way to link all of her stories together. It ended up definitely being an adaptation, but also our own sort of overall story. We were just trying to imagine the life of that character.

The description of the job posting was 'looking for an independent filmmaker.' So, I submitted an application. I'd done teaching here and there, but nothing like in this setting.