All Who Wander with Anne Taylor Hartzell

Leah + Filmmaking: Making an Impact for Maui

Episode Summary

How Leah found her way from college in Hawaii to the sets of LOST and other films, to a full-time career producing videos and short impact films. Her latest project, Uncle Bully's Surf Skool premiered at the Hawaiian International Film Festival and aims to aid in supporting Maui's recovery.

Episode Notes

How Leah found her way from college in Hawaii to the sets of LOST and other films, to a full-time career producing videos and short impact films. Her latest project, Uncle Bully's Surf Skool premiered at the Hawaiian International Film Festival and aims to aid in supporting Maui's recovery.  

In this episode you will learn:

• What the role of an impact producer is, and the challenges and joys of this passion work
• How a chance meeting working on a boat during college on Oahu connected her with film industry professionals and landed her a job helping out in a variety of roles on LOST, Baywatch, and other prominent movies filmed in Hawaii. 
• We talk about her and her husband Todd's latest project - Uncle Bully's Surf Skool which premiered at the Hawaiian International Film Festival this month. 
• How a surf lesson with Bully with friends during the pandemic put them together 
• What it was like making this film and how after the August 8 fires, they decided to go back and reshoot the ending of the movie to help make a greater impact for these kids and Maui. 
   

Links to donate: 

To Maui Strong Fund: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/strengthening/maui-strong-fund

To donate to the  film and community support program: https://www.inflatablefilm.com/bullysurf/ 

Film Impact Initiative will include: a massive community screening tour across the US, the creation of educational materials and core-standard curriculum guides, worldwide film festival tour, promotion on airline in-flight platforms, broadcast television events with fundraisers, and more