"It's not about me, it's about my films." When you get awards for your filmmaking at 15, you can either become arrogant about it or you can become reflective, humble, and brilliant, and from listening to this episode, I think you can tell which path filmmaker Ava Bounds chose. In this episode, we talk about: how the "natural successor to David Lynch" got started; watching a lot of films on her iPad at 11 and 12 and what that meant for her filmmaking; how that kind of passion for filmmaking can be channeled in a positive direction for kids and her advice for parents; her experience at the BFI Future Film Festival; her work writing and directing her first feature; what it's like running into major film festivals with gatekeepers possibly decades older than her; the importance of telling female-centric films which are often "completely dismissed" if it's judged by an all-male panel; the perspective of 18 year old filmmakers, or at least, her perspective; the future of filmmaking outside of London; and what's next for this groundbreaking filmmaker. Ava's Indie Filmmaker Highlight: Luna Carmoon (https://www.instagram.com/lunacarmoon/?hl=en) Links: Ava Bounds' Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/avabounds/?hl=en) Ava Bounds' Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/user116947138) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content