The Douglas Coleman Show w_ Ben Rood

My name is Ben Rood. I’m a writer, director and producer from Cincinnati, OH. The interesting points of my life can be boiled down to this: I had braces three times. After that I freaked my parents out when I was 15 and told them I wanted to make a living as a filmmaker. I got into Ohio University's Scripps School of Communications where I crushed cheap beer and occasionally class. Moved to L.A. Worked freelance on some big commercials and TV shows. When freelance wasn't there, I installed trees for rich people to pay bills and keep the lights on (this gig was crazy, I ruined Courteney Cox's floor one day. On another, I had a panic attack in front of Charlize Theron when I was trying to show off my muscles and a spider crawled on me. I once sold a tree to a homeless lady from Jupiter, or so she claimed. Haven't fact-checked). The job resulted in a back injury. Went broke. Moved home to live in my parents' basement (awesome ice breaker for meeting ladies. Not). Saved money. Became a firefighter while making a movie over the course of 3 years. Got the movie noticed enough to acquire a financial backer and producing partner for my next movie. And here we are about to release it. Movers Ultimate streams August 19th.http://moversmovie.comThe Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors. Please see our website for complete details. http://douglascolemanshow.comIf you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow