From Living Room to Tribeca: How One Vision Became a Film, Tiffany Smith, Ep. 536

From Living Room to Tribeca: How One Vision Became a Film, Tiffany Smith, Ep. 536

From Take it from the Ironwoman by Susanne Mueller

April 20, 2026 · 20 min · Episode 537

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Tiffany Smith shares her journey of creating a film from her living room and the transformative experience of submitting to the Tribeca Film Festival.

🤝 A chance meeting that clicked Tiffany and Susanne met at Marymount Manhattan College in New York, where Susanne was one of 15 writers sharing their work. This quick, genuine connection led to this conversation. 🎥 The film that grew from the inside out No script. No deadline. No research into other films. Tiffany let the idea surface organically — visions of fire in her hands, floating windows — and built each element piece by piece in her living room. 🏆 Tribeca? Actually accessible. Tiffany assumed submitting to Tribeca Film Festival would require a million-dollar budget. When she looked it up out of curiosity, she discovered it was possible — and that discovery changed everything. 🌍 From personal to universal The biggest creative breakthrough was realising the film wasn't just her story. It became something every human could feel — a universal language. The title? Our Exam. It arrived the day of submission. ⏰ Deadlines are a gift, not a threat Tiffany needs deadlines to perform. Tribeca gave her structure, accountability, and a reason to take the work seriously — not just experiment. The pressure made the film what it is. 💪 Solo but craving community She did everything…

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