{"id":22226,"date":"2022-09-10T19:02:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T19:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenmag.net\/entertainment\/tiff-2022-women-directors-meet-stephanie-johnes-maya-and-the-wave\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T19:02:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T19:02:40","slug":"tiff-2022-women-directors-meet-stephanie-johnes-maya-and-the-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenmag.net\/entertainment\/tiff-2022-women-directors-meet-stephanie-johnes-maya-and-the-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"TIFF 2022 Women Directors: Meet Stephanie Johnes \u2013 \u201cMaya and the Wave\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stephanie Johnes is a director, producer, and documentary filmmaker who gravitates towards tales of underdogs and dreamers. Her directorial debut, \u201cDoubletime,\u201d premiered at SXSW and Tribeca and was acquired by Discovery Movies. She served because the Director of Pictures for \u201cVenus & Serena,\u201d the Magnolia Footage and Showtime movie in regards to the iconic Williams sisters.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaya and the Wave\u201d is screening on the 2022 Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition, which is working from September 8-18.<\/p>\n

W&H: Describe the movie for us in your individual phrases.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0SJ:\u00a0<\/span>After a brush with dying, Maya Gabeira makes historical past within the male-dominated world of huge wave browsing.<\/span> The movie is an empathetic portrait of a lady preventing to realize her dream whereas struggling towards gender bias.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: What drew you to this story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

SJ: I used to be interested by massive wave browsing, and what it have to be prefer to be one of many few ladies within the sport. <\/span><\/p>\n

I believe I used to be drawn to Maya as a result of I can relate to her struggles, and I hope that viewers will see themselves in her story as properly.<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: What would you like folks to consider after they watch the movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n

SJ: Folks normally take into consideration their very own struggles with prejudice and really feel validated after watching this movie. I hope they can even really feel empowered to face up for themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: What was the largest problem in making the movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n

SJ: The most important problem was the timeline.\u00a0 Once I met Maya I didn\u2019t know the way lengthy it might take for her story to unfold. Seems it was 10 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: How did you get your movie funded? Share some insights into how you bought the movie made.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0SJ: The movie was initially self-funded. After the story had confirmed itself, financiers got here on board.<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: What impressed you to turn out to be a filmmaker?<\/strong><\/p>\n

SJ: I couldn\u2019t determine on a profession, so somewhat than select, I pursued journalism in order that I\u2019d have an excuse to study something and every little thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: What\u2019s the most effective recommendation you\u2019ve acquired?<\/strong><\/p>\n

SJ: The very best recommendation I\u2019ve acquired is to be your self. As a filmmaker, you’re usually a fish out of the water, in unusual environments, and it all the time helps to simply be your genuine self, even should you don\u2019t slot in.<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: What recommendation do you’ve for different ladies administrators? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SJ: In case you love what you do, hold in there! And attempt to work with ladies as a lot as doable when you’ll be able to.<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: Title your favourite woman-directed movie and why.<\/strong><\/p>\n

SJ: \u201cThe Crash Reel,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0directed by Lucy Walker, is my favourite documentary of all time. I like it as a result of it’s each intimate and spectacular. It was an necessary reference for Maya\u2019s movie. I aspired to make a movie like \u201c<\/span>The Crash Reel,\u201d <\/span>an empathetic portrait of an athlete, with the context of a household story and the visible magnificence of maximum sport.<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: What, if any, duties do you suppose storytellers must confront the tumult on this planet, from the pandemic to the lack of abortion rights and systemic violence?<\/strong><\/p>\n

SJ: I don\u2019t suppose storytellers have duties; we observe our hearts or do the roles given to us. I believe funders and distributors have a duty to fund and distribute significant tales somewhat than pandering to the bottom widespread denominator.<\/span><\/p>\n

W&H: The movie business has an extended historical past of underrepresenting folks of coloration onscreen and behind the scenes and reinforcing \u2014 and creating \u2014 detrimental stereotypes. What actions do you suppose must be taken to make Hollywood and\/or the doc world extra inclusive?<\/strong><\/p>\n

SJ: I believe we want extra feminine executives in positions of energy. Feminine-driven content material has confirmed itself each commercially and artistically. Fifty % of the world is feminine, however the majority of individuals in energy are males.\u00a0 With extra feminine decision-makers, we might have higher illustration of girls and other people of coloration onscreen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Supply: Women And Hollywood<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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