Chatting to Oscar Nominees about Periods (and how to make an award-winning movie)

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Oscar nominees about creating award-winning films and the history of women's health.

Steve Pinder and Julia Acks join us to chat about the Oscar Nominated Short 'Jane Austen's Period Drama.' This episode is perfect for anyone who has ever wondered how to get into the industry and create a film that stands out or anyone who has ever been curious about the history of women's health and periods. Steve and Julia answer: how to create an Oscar-nominated short film, how to create comedy that stands out, what it's like to be Oscar-nominated, and how to campaign for the win. We...

People in this episode

Host: Abigail Jensen

Guests: Steve Pinder, Julia Acks

Topics covered

• Oscar nominations
• film industry
• women's health
• comedy
• short films

Keywords

• Oscar nominees
• film creation
• women's periods
• comedy in film
• short film success

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Jane Austen's Period Drama

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