About this episode

Sharon McKenna discusses her work on the documentary about Terence McKenna.

Sharon McKenna is the director and producer of the forthcoming feature documentary, “It’s Going to Get Weirder: The Terence McKenna Story.” Sharon is a writer, film director, and journalist whose work has appeared in a range of outlets, from several alternative weeklies to MSNBC digital, among others. Her career spans three-plus decades of network news production, investigative reporting, corporate creative work and screenwriting. Her screenplays have been optioned and won numerous awards, and she has worked as a script reader and consultant for several film production companies. She is a member of the International Documentary Association, Film Independent, Women in Film, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and several other organizations dedicated to filmmaking, the arts, and freedom of speech. Sharon has various projects in the works; to learn more about her, visit her creative hub: seanchaistudio.com and you can learn more about the Terence McKenna documentary project at goingtogetweirder.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Sharon McKenna

Topics covered

• documentary
• Terence McKenna
• filmmaking
• journalism
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Terence McKenna
• documentary
• Sharon McKenna
• filmmaking
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Documentary Association, Film Independent, Women in Film, Electronic Frontier Foundation, MSNBC, seanchaistudio.com, goingtogetweirder.com

Books & works: It’s Going to Get Weirder: The Terence McKenna Story

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