New York based independent filmmaker Naftali Beane Rutter came to our attention with a successful KickStarter campaign he ran to fund his upcoming film, WILD ANIMALS. It's about two boys hiding out in the moments immediately following a school shooting. Naftali has several film projects on the go, all in various stages of production – and on top of this he’s the director of Waterbound Pictures, a production company that specializes in socially relevant stories. We begin by discussing WILD ANIMALS and what gave him the idea for the film concept, then we move onto the process of creating – the challenges of bringing grand visions into existence, his advice to upcoming filmmakers and the best ways to crowd fund projects. We begin by discussing WILD ANIMALS and what gave him the idea for the film concept, then we move onto the process of creating – the challenges of bringing grand visions into existence, his advice to upcoming filmmakers and the best ways to crowd fund projects. SHOW NOTES: Our blog post and show transcript: http://www.jaydelovell.com/independent-filmmaker-naftali-beane-rutter-on-the-creative-process-and-successful-kickstarter-campaigns/ Naftali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnaftali Naftali’s production company, Waterbound Pictures: www.waterboundpictures.com Naftali's successful KickStarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/429614911/wild-animals An article by Naftali, in No Film School, on why he prefers to shoot on film in the age of digital: http://nofilmschool.com/2014/11/why-shooting-film-writing-handwritten-letter New Yorker article, by Rachel Aviv, on a school school shooting that inspired the concept and name of WILD ANIMALS: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/03/04/local-story