Ep. 45 - Turning Pain into Art with Deborah Kampmeier

A lot of people talk about turning their pain into art, but today's guest actually walks that talk.

From her semi-autobiographical feature films Virgin, Split, and Hounddog (which she wrote and directed) to her directorial artistry on shows like Star Trek Picard, FBI International, and The Gilded Age, Deborah Kampmeier has poured her love, her passion, and her raw feminine truth into every frame.

And in this episode of the Be Marvelus Podcast, Deborah shares the controversies she has faced as a female filmmaker (before, during, and after the Me Too Movement) and why she's raising a billion-dollar film fund to finance female directors.

Sit back, relax, and get ready to be inspired!

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About My Guest:

Deborah Kampmeier is an award-winning filmmaker, having written, directed, produced, and edited multiple short and feature films. Her first feature "Virgin," starring Elisabeth Moss and Robin Wright was nominated for two 2004 Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Actress for Elisabeth Moss and the John Cassavetes Award. Her second feature, "Hounddog," starring Dakota Fanning and Robin Wright was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Deborah's third feature, "Split," won Best of Show at the 2016 Female Eye Film Festival. Her fourth feature "Tape," starring Isabelle Fuhrman, moved its theatrical release online, as it was scheduled to open in theaters March 2020, and is now available on VOD. Kampmeier made her television directorial debut on Ava DuVernay's "Queen Sugar" in 2019 and followed immediately with two episodes of the first season of DuVernay's "Cherish the Day." Since then, Deborah has directed episodes of "Clarice," "Star Trek: Discovery," "Star Trek: Picard," "FBI: International," "Tales of the Walking Dead," "The Gilded Age" for HBO, "Harlan Coben's Shelter" and "Outer Range," for Amazon. Deborah is developing her next features "The Cassandra," "Holy Whore," "Pilgrim's Wilderness," and "Dirt Rhapsody," as well as her series "A Witch in Harlem," and limited series "Radioactive Mothers."

Links:

Watch Hounddog on Amazon Prime

Watch Split on Amazon Prime

Watch Tape on Amazon Prime

Watch Virgin on Google Play

Deborah's website

Get in touch with Deborah