There's something so special about having filmmakers who are writers -- or writers who are filmmakers -- on the show because of their turns of phrase are so...well, literary. You'll hear it several times in this episode from both Avery & Chloe: those little twists of words that turn a sentence into an image and an image into a memory. I didn't think I could be more excited for their film, THE BALLAD OF LORETTA RAY, now crowdfunding on Seed & Spark, but: listen to them talk about it. In this episode, we talk about how they got started; their magical friendship that led to sharing writer and directing credits on the film; how they turned a genre usually associated with male protagonists on its head; their views on how to approach short v. feature; a discussion of the streaming platform Riseflix; and what's next for these extremely talented writer-directors. Director-writers? Here's guessing they'll be successful at both. Chloe's Indie Film/Filmmaker Highlight: I USED TO BE FUNNY (2023) (https://boxd.it/yzvU) dir. by Ally Pankiw; Miranda July Avery's Indie Filmmaker Highlight: Nancy Savoca Links: THE BALLAD OF LORETTA RAY Crowdfunding Campaign (https://seedandspark.com/fund/the-ballad-of-loretta-ray#story) THE BALLAD OF LORETTA RAY Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lorettaray.film/) Chloe Fontenot's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/oncloudnineties/) Avery Warsaw's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/averywarsaw.film/) Riseflix (https://riseflix.com/) Support the Podcast Through Membership (https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9ddc691d-2273-47d5-a1b9-5a4acb0670f5/exclusive-content) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content