On today's show, indie short film director and professor Vanessa Newell talks about her journey as a film student, film professor and maker of short films. Her recent film, Bull Mountain Lookout, recently won a jury award from the Spokane International Film Festival and continues to make waves throughout the film festival circuit.

Find Vanessa at: https://www.vanessanewell.com/

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