In today’s episode Kate and Betsy interview Mandy Fabian, an actress, comedian, singer-song writer, screen writer, and director based out of Los Angeles and now London. Mandy’s directorial debut is called “Jess Plus None” and will be coming out on a streaming platform in the next few months. Today we explore the challenges of being a female director, and how Mandy thrives on change and new adventures. Plus we laugh a lot – Mandy is hilarious!
In today’s episode we discuss:
- Mandy’s early years moving several times and then ending up in a no stop light town in central Texas. She became the youngest member of a sketch comedy troupe at 16 years of age that started her love of performing and creativity.
- Why Mandy loves change and believes it keeps your brain sparking and centered in the present moment.
- How she never envisioned being a director, but how it brings together so many of the skills she picked up along the way including editing, choosing a music score, timing and rhythm, and directing and welcoming the energy of everyone on set.
- How her film is 100% funded by women (Mandy realizes this during this interview and has a moment!)
- We talk about the plot of her new femininst rom-com Jess Plus None, including how it talked a lot about female sexuality and romantic relationships of all kinds.
- Mandy’s new projects, including one that allows her to listen to Taylor Swift non-stop.
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About Jess Plus None:
Currently, Mandy’s first feature, Jess Plus None, which she wrote and directed, was awarded a finishing fund grant from Warner Bros. One-Fifty and the WIF ReFrame Stamp, which serves as a mark of distinction for projects that achieve gender balance in hiring, both on-screen and off. It’s a modern day homage to The Big Chill, and a feminist rom-com. www.jessplusnone.com
Past Episodes You Might Like With other Women Creators
Episode 130: Rachel Yoder: Night Bitch
Episode 123: Delores Reynals: A True Women of the World
Episode 103: Lyz Lenz: This American Ex-Wife
Episode 18: Raye Zaragoza: Radical Alliance
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