CONSULTING
Want to discuss your documentary concept with an experienced doc filmmaker who has had their work aired on networks such as PBS and Showtime? Need a Sundance veteran to read your screenplay and help you take your work to the next level? Looking for advice on how to fund or self-distribute your independent film?
Emily is available for filmmaker coaching and mentoring sessions as well as script consultations. Rate is $80 per hour with a 2 hour minimum. Friendly rates for former students are negotiable and based on a sliding scale. Email keryn@purelandpictures.com for more information or to set up a session.
"Emily Abt is a brilliant filmmaker and genuinely caring human being. Her advice during the development stages of my film Unicorns was instrumental in helping me decide which path to pursue on the long road towards production. It is exciting to think that other filmmakers will have access to her knowledge and first-hand experience through her consulting service. I cannot recommend her strongly enough."
Leah Meyerhoff
Filmmaker - leahmeyerhoff.com
"We found your advice to be both pragmatic and inspiring - you are a goldmine of information and resources. In coming to LA, we weren't sure what to expect from the 'powers-that-be' on the development side of production, but were pleased to find sage advisors like yourself to explicate the pitfalls and offer alternative suggestions to avoid commonly-made mistakes of young filmmakers. It was a sobering, heartening and productive two hours of our journey that we spent with you and we can't thank you enough."
Nana Mensah and Anya Migdal
Adelos Media LLP
"Emily has the knowledge, the craft and the experience to get your film to the next level. I should know because she did it to mine. A consultation with her should be a line item in your budget from the beginning."
Adam Salky
Director - DARE www.darethemovie.com
"As a first-time filmmaker, meeting with Emily was an invaluable experience. Her uncompromising advice and enthusiasm gave me a push in the right direction. She gives you the real deal."
Laura Checkoway
Director of the forthcoming "A Lucky Day"
"Emily has a lot of hard-earned wisdom from her 10+ years of self-distributing her own documentaries... I totally recommend her!"
Jon Reiss
Author of "Think Outside the Box Office" and Director of BOMB IT - jonreiss.com
"I had the pleasure of getting Emily's advice on selling individual and educational DVD's from my own site. Her advice was not only very wise, but very doable! The rest is up to me."
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Director of THE GARDEN - thegardenmovie.com
WHAT FOLKS HAD TO SAY ABOUT EMILY...
