From Shorts to a Netflix debut feature film with 'I Used To Be Famous' writer-director Eddie Sternberg

On this lovely Tuesday, we chat with writer-director Eddie Sternberg! He chats with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his filmmaking journey to get his debut feature film I used to be famous (2022) made.

 

They discuss:

 

- networking events

- the thing about making shorts

- balancing building a career and making a living

- developing a feature script

- getting I used to be famous made

- pitching to Netflix

- learnings from making the first feature

- working with a neurodivergent cast

 

Watch I USED TO BE FAMOUS on Netflix!

 

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