Debbie Brubaker: In New York City, New York.

Aloha, Debbie... Pleased to make your acquaintance, and wishing you continued success...

I'm sure those stories are just the tip of the iceberg Carlo! Thank you for sharing - and the photos are wonderful too!

Hello Bright! Thanks for the invite. Hope you are well!

thank you Graham for your request to Network...blessings... here is a special update...of one of my films in development...

I'm in the process of pre-production for a film with a budget under the $2.5 million mark. I keep going back and forth between having a union film/not having a union film. I come from a union background. My dad was a union worker/exec. Other family members and friends are/were union people. In my past professional background in politics, I worked extensively with unions, and supported their causes. This issue keeps me up at night. On the one hand, having a union crew will bring me a lot of professionals with great expertise levels at every position. On the other hand, not having a union crew will save a lot of money that I can use for other purposes, like festivals and other marketing costs; setting up distribution; and other admin costs. The same goes for DGA rules, which are pretty impossible to adhere to, in my opinion, in a film under the $2.5 mark - even without mutiple locations and big-dollar actors. Tax credits can help a bit, to be sure, but that money comes in after the fact, and I can't even factor that in a working/shooting budget. And in my state (Nevada) it's not even a consideration that I can count on - since the state government can alter the amounts this year, and since we might not even get the approval on it. And I'm working with private capital. It's a troubling dilemma for me. I wish I could just say "union across the board!", but I can't, and that really sucks.

I saw Diary of a Teenage Girl yesterday. It's a really great film about a girl growing up in the 1970's in San Francisco, and her journeys of discovering herself and the facets of her identities. I'm sure many of us can relate to those mid-teen years when we were trying to discover who we were while transitioning in the adolescence stages of life. That middle stage of adolescence is probably the hardest stage - at least it was for me. The film is based on the great book of the same name by Phoebe Gloeckner. The first time I saw Ms. Gloeckner's work was by accident. I was putzing about in Cleveland a while back and saw her drawings at a Medical Illustrator's Convention, which was her full-time gig back then. She grew up as a young girl in an environment that included having Robert Crumb, Terry Zwigoff, and Diane Noomin in her life. Talk about great influences for a young artist. I had read her first book, A Child's Life and Other Stories, prior to that day, and recommend that book, along with Diary, to all who are interested in some great reads. Her book The Diary of a Teenage Girl was read by then-actress Marielle Heller around ten years ago, who loved it so much that she went to the publisher to acquire the theatrical rights. It took her nearly a year of perseverance to get the rights. She then spent a few years developing it into a play, and the result of that stage of her hard work concluded with a well-received play in 2010. After that success, she then got the film rights to the story, and then received a fellowship to workshop it through Sundance's Director/Writer Lab. The next leg of the journey: getting funding. Anne Carey, champion of small/independent films, and President of Archer Gray, came through, and in 2014, the film was shot for under $2 million. Early this year, the film premiered at Sundance, and two days ago, it opened in theaters. Last year, Variety featured Ms. Heller in a "Ten Directors to Watch" article, and they were right. This is a great backstory about a few really great artists who make the world a better place, and about people who work very hard to create something; develop a vision; and embark upon and endure the hard processes of taking the seed of an idea and following through to successful completion on several different artistic levels: book, theater, and film. Kudos to writer/illustrator Phoebe Gloeckner; actress/writer/director Marielle Heller; and stage and movie producer Anne Carey. What great success stories all the way around. And kudos to Stage32 member Debbie Brubaker, co-producer for "The Diary of a Teenage Girl", among many other great films. Congratulations, Debbie - that must have been a lot of fun to make.

Hi Debbie:) Would love to connect with you. Was checking out your IMDB... you have worked on many projects. I hope my IMDB will be as impressive as yours someday:) I'd love the chance to work with you.

Hello Everyone, please check out the trailer to my upcoming short film "For Francis", now being submitted to film festivals. If you like what you see, please share! Thank you so much, and have a great day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS8GRYNVtzM

Now that O'Toole is gone--I can step in--LOL!

Hey Debbie! So great to see you here! Hope life is treating you well- I think we are overdue for a dinner!

Hey Debbie, we recently added the ability for users to subscribe to Lounge topics. To get you started, we've automatically subscribed you to the production topic. You can see the latest posts in your subscribed topics by clicking the My Lounge subscriptions tab on your wall. You can easily add and update Lounge subscriptions by clicking Manage my subscriptions from the same page. Enjoy!

Hey Debbie, I'm excited to announce our new Stage 32 Lounge, a major upgrade to the previous Discussions area. Here are some of the highlights:

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Hey Debbie, a few days ago we implemented a new privacy setting to give you the option of accepting private messages only from users within your network. Today, I discovered a bug with the way this option is set for new users. I just wanted to let you know that the bug is now fixed, so all members are now able to receive private messages from any other member (the default setting). If you'd like to receive private messages only from users within your network, you can change this setting here. Also, you can access your privacy settings at any time from the drop-down menu that appears when you hover over your profile photo in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

Hey Debbie, a few days ago we implemented a new privacy setting to give you the option of accepting private messages only from users within your network. Today, I discovered a bug with the way this option is set for new users. I just wanted to let you know that the bug is now fixed, so all members are now able to receive private messages from any other member (the default setting). If you'd like to receive private messages only from users within your network, you can change this setting here. Also, you can access your privacy settings at any time from the drop-down menu that appears when you hover over your profile photo in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

Hi Debbie, i am Ani and i am running a VFX and animation company www.pixelhunters.com. If you have any 3D or post-production requirements - please let me know. My email is ani@pixelhunters.com. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Kind regards, Ani

Hey Gaurav, We're very proud to bring to the Stage 32 community an exciting and exclusive event: Rex Pickett - My Life on Spec: The Writing of Sideways. This 6 part series explores the twisted, obstacle filled path Rex travelled while nurturing Sideways from conception to screen. Rex's tale is alternately inspiring and heartbreaking, filled with the highs and lows, the self-doubt, and the paralysis associated with surrendering control of your talent, which should be relatable to any artist. We thank Rex for this exclusive series! It's a gift to the entire Stage 32 community. The intro to the series is live right now. Check it out here. PS - Stage 32 bloggers may link to our blog if they wish to share the series with their readers. Thanks!

Hi Debbie. I'm RB, co-founder and CEO of Stage 32. I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work and attracting attention to their projects. That's why we created Stage 32. Our members run the gamut from film students to award winners. The community is now 50,000+ members strong spanning 175+ countries. This is a network for you, built by you. Like most things in life, the more you participate, the greater the rewards. We ask all new members to help us spread the word through other social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. We also ask that you help strengthen the community by inviting at least 5 fellow creatives. Check out Invite friends to Stage 32 on the upper right side of your profile. Thanks for being a part of this most talented and inspiring community. PS - Be sure to check us out on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at @Stage32online.

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