Ep. 317 - Valerie Weiss "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" and "NCIS: Tony and Ziva”

Director Valerie Weiss has built an impressive career across both film and television, with credits ranging from the Netflix feature Mixtape and the indie film A Light Beneath Their Feet to major TV franchises like Chicago Med, How to Get Away with Murder, Scandal, Outer Banks and more recently - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and NCIS: Tony and Ziva.What makes her path especially interesting is that she came to filmmaking from a completely different world — she earned a Ph.D. and was on a medical career track before making the leap into directing.In this episode, we discuss her background in science, why she made the leap toward storytelling & her latest directorial projects with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and NCIS: Tony and Ziva.