How Do You Produce a Film?

On this Gratitude:UnFiltered……Please welcome, Award Winning Director Darla Rae…

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“I am a California native who grew up in Azusa a suburb of Los Angeles. I began acting at the age of 8 and made the change from stage to film as an actor in John Carpenter’s original “Halloween” as an extra. Some of my favorite character stage roles are Olive in the female version of the Odd Couple and Quiser in Steel Magnolias. I have won some awards for my work but still holding out for the award of working at the highest possible level in the industry. In 2006 my first full length feature film “The Goal” received numerous awards nationally and internationally as well as worldwide distribution. It made it to the walls of Blockbuster and was on Comcast, etc.

I never attended film school or college because my family didn’t have the means and didn’t know how to help me, even though I was a straight A student. They thought it was a wasteful pipe dream at best, but it was my pipe dream after all, so I found a way to do my version of film school by making my first feature film, The Goal. It took 12 years having the story in my head but not knowing how to execute. I never thought to make a short film first. I just jumped all in at 46 years of age and continue to be at 60 years of age. Prior to making films as a teenager I would find a way to hang out at CBS studios and watch all the shows like Sonny & Cher, Carol Burnett and others being taped. I was fascinated by everyone and made it a point to learn people’s jobs.

In 2008 I also lent my skills to make the award winning medical documentary “Dandy Kids” which I presented and screened before the United States Congress in Washington DC. The film helped change the way in which research dollars were appropriated to help families whose children are affected by Dandy Walker Syndrome.

My second feature film “Spirit of Love, the Mike “Stinger” Glenn story” won Best Inspirational Family Film from The Inspirational Country Music Association Nashville in 2013 beating out Warner Bros and Paramount studio films. It made its way to Amazon Prime and Pureflix. My favorite film roles in front of the camera have been Nurse Tempero in Minds Eye, Coach Robyn in Spirit of Love and Jordan in Broken Ties.

I am blessed to have had my body of work receive Denver’s Mayors award of “Excellence in the Arts” for Global Impact in 2013. I believe each time I make a film I get a new education which then allows me to share what I learned with others. I enjoy mentoring, helping and teaching others who share an interest in acting, filmmaking and storytelling.

I figure we all have something that we don’t know what it is that we don’t know.

I am an alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. Although it was just an eight week summer program, as that was all I could swing financially. It worked out perfectly. I learned valuable lessons in those 8 weeks that I’ve never forgotten.

I am the founder of Film It Productions and I’m currently working on an epic WWII love story titled “The French American” in addition to two documentaries to empower women from all walks of life, which evolved out of my recent narrative short film called “The 24 Hour Intimate Position”.

Its never a case of not having projects. Its always about finding the funds to make it happen. Any day on set or working on film projects collaborating is the icing on the cake. I can’t not do it. I’m blessed to create art that impacts and changes lives.

Directors Statement -“Girls Like Me” music video

The music video evolved from working on two films about women battling breast cancer.One titled The 24 Hour Intimate Position and the other is Courageous Warriors;Beauty from the Ashes. The films deal with diagnosis and survivors of women age 20-80. The song Girls Like Me was written for use in both films as a result of me hearing lyrics in my head. So I developed an idea and sent it over to my incredibly talented musician friends Timothy Buckman and Turi Aleta. Its an anthem for all women, whether battling the beast of cancer, or all the obstacles life can throw in our way. As women we are stronger together. It was clear from the beginning that I wanted to show traditional roles but also ones that break barriers.Proceeds from Downloads from this song go to directly help women fighting the ugly beast of breast cancer. Its a tribute to my Mother who lost her battle at the age of 60 to breast cancer. She was a Courageous, Valiant, Warrior. She was my hero.”

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