In today's episode, I interview Hannah Rose Ammon, director of the new short film "We Do Our Best," a tender, true-to-life portrait of motherhood, girlhood and growing up in New York featuring fellow Substacker
in one of the lead roles.Listen to hear about the real life event that inspired the film, what it was like filming in a small bar environment in New York City, and the importance of music in telling a story like this.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:
"We Do Our Best" directed by Hannah Rose Ammon
Moonstruck directed by Norman Jewison
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind directed by Michel Gondry
The Virgin Suicides directed by Sofia Coppola
Breakfast at Tiffany's directed by Blake Edwards
School of Rock directed by Richard Linklater
Notting Hill directed by Roger Michell
Follow Hannah on Instagram @hannah.rose.a and the film @wdobfilm.
The film is showing this Friday August 8th at the HollyShorts Film Festival for anyone in the Los Angeles area.
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