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Get Your Film Out There (and to the Right Audience) - Just Shoot It 232

Today we talk with Clay Epstein, the president and founder of Film Mode Entertainment, to talk all things distribution, but not after catching up with our friend Jumai Yusuf to see what she’s been up to and how she’s navigating film school during the pandemic.


Check out the trailer for Stage Mother: http://www.filmmodeentertainment.com/film/6ba9924a-cd48-e811-948d-0e563b5fb261


Unpaid Endorsements:

Oren: Blender, and Maury's Bagels

Matt: The Imagineering Docuseries on Disney+

Clay: Microsoft Surface phone, an attachable monitor for your laptop, exploring the world of vinyls


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Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.

Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos.



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