Episode 2: Lilly Wachowski & Leone DiSantis | CRAFTY, A Tribeca Original Series
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About this episode
🎬 *TIME STAMPS*
00:00 Crafty Introduction
01:57 What do you wish someone had told you at the beginning of your career?
10:35 When you look back on your earlier work now, how has your understanding of identity changed the way you interpret those stories?
19:23 As you’ve shifted your energy towards supporting younger trans and queer filmmakers, what have those artists taught you that you couldn’t have learned from decades of directing your own work?
28:52 What barriers in the industry have changed the most since you started and which have surprisingly persisted?
44:50 Do you think that genre is something you choose or something that emerges from the questions you’re asking?
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👥 *THIS EPISODE’S GUESTS*
*Lilly Wachowski* is an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer best known for co-creating The Matrix franchise alongside her sister Lana Wachowski. The groundbreaking sci-fi series earned widespread acclaim and revolutionized action filmmaking, with the original film winning four Academy Awards. Her other credits include V for Vendetta, Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Ascending, and the Netflix series Sense8, which she co-created and executive produced. She also created and directed the Showtime series Work in Progress.
*Leone DiSantis* is an award-winning transgender filmmaker making their directorial debut with WILD ONES, executive produced by Lilly Wachowski. Their genre-driven narratives explore identity, class, and queerness as lived experience. A 2023 Sundance Development Track finalist and a 2021 Sundance Creative Producing lab finalist, their work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Vogue, and The New York Times. They have previously produced film and video content for artists including Brittany Howard, Remi Wolf, Kali Uchis, Wallows, and The Rolling Stones. DiSantis co-produced the documentary feature WE ARE PAT (Official Selection 2024 Tribeca Festival) and the narrative short FRAUD (Official…
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