Episode 16 - Filmmakers Serena Ryen and Ethan Itzkow talk about their film - "High Score''

First seen in Authority Magazine and Thrive Global in the article “Filmmakers Making A Social Impact”. Karina now interviews filmmakers Serena Ryen, Ethan Itzkow, of Schmeh Films for a more in depth talk about their acting careers and filmmaking journey. Their stories aim to ignite empathy and galvanize action towards social justice, while they do their part behind the scenes to change the often unsustainable working culture of the independent film scene. Their award-winning film “CASHED” is now streaming on Amazon Prime after screening at over a dozen film festivals nationwide and winning awards for Audience Choice, Best Dramatic Short, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, and a Best Short Comedy nomination. Their newest film “High Score” premiered at the Chelsea Film Festival. https://www.serenaryen.com/ https://www.instagram.com/serenaryen/ https://www.ethanitzkow.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ethan.itzkow Episode 16 - Filmmakers Serena Ryen and Ethan Itzkow talk about their film - "High Score'' In this episode of Coffee with Karina, we have filmmakers Serena Ryen, Ethan Itzkow, of Schmeh Films. They share an in-depth talk about their acting careers, filmmaking journey, and their latest film ‘High Score’. They explain why their stories are mostly about empathy and galvanizing action towards social justice today. Listen to learn where you can stream their film ‘CASHED’ and what to look out for in the future from the duo. What You Will Learn: [2:13] Serena and Ethan explain how they met and started making films together. [4:41] They describe the challenges they experience working together as creators and as a couple. [7:00] The value of having an acting background as a director to develop set empathy. [9:59] Serena narrates a horror experience during an audition. [12:16] How they ended up creating films about social justice. [14:51] The making of ‘High Score’- what they did and didn’t do to avoid promoting extremism and racism. [18:01] Their future plans plus the expected social justice impact of ‘High Score’.