Ep 11 - Bat-Sheva Guez

Elise & Lesley sit down with Bat-Sheva Guez filmmaker, director and writer. They discuss the addiction of making art, her short film "Behind the Wall" featured in the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival & the Lighthouse International Film Festival and being children trying to make art. Bat-Sheva Guez is passionate about weaving dance, magic, and experimental techniques into visually compelling, character-driven stories. She has directed over a dozen short films and screened them in festivals worldwide including the Hamptons International Film Festival, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, the New York Television Festival, and more. She is the recipient of the JT3 Artist Award for Screenwriting & Directing. Her latest film, Behind the Wall, won the Panavision Grant for Best Cinematography at the Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival. She is a member of Film Fatales and the FilmmakeHERS. With her production company, Adventure Pants, Guez has directed web films for several years, including videos for Lincoln Center about artists and performers including New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and American Ballet Theatre to name a few. She's directed a web series featuring New York's Underground Performing Arts scene as well as promo videos for think tanks, non-profits, dance companies, and brands. Bat-Sheva is currently in the financing phase of a magical realism feature film entitled, And How She… More info at: Behind the Wall on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/behindthewallmovie/ Me on twitter: @batshevaguez and you can see my movie posts using #BehindtheWallFilm Behind the Wall Website: www.adventurepants.tv/behind-the-wall My production company: www.adventurepants.tv My feature film in financing phases (aka we need money to start prepro) www.andhowthemovie.com