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So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

306: Jenna Ricker, Producer and Director

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.71.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2015

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest is a producer and director of notable films including Ben's Plan (2007) and now most recently The American Side (2014). Jenna Ricker studied acting at the prestigious NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has received recognition in the industry ever since including the Mira Nair Award for Rising Female Filmmaker. Her latest film is The American Side : She co-wrote and directed the movie which was hailed by the Hollywood Reporter as "an adrenaline-charged pop-noir mystery." The film will hit theaters next Spring and to expand its release she and her team have launched a Kickstarter campaign. Some takeaways from our interview... Jenna talks about being a woman – behind the camera, Jenna’s take on all the discussion in Hollywood and beyond about giving females a greater voice in cinema. And financing a film in 2015…how she convinced backers to give her over a million dollars for The American Side. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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So Money episode 306, Jenna Ricker.

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You're listening to So Money

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with award-winning money guru Farno Shkorabi.

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Each day get a 30 minute dose of financial inspiration

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from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers, and from Farnuish herself.

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Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?

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Sorry, you're in the wrong place.

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Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.

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Welcome to So Money.

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Welcome back to So Money everyone. I'm your host Farnish Terabi in so much awe of today's guest.

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She is a producer and director of notable films including Ben's plan and now most recently the American side.

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Jenna Raker is here a graduate of the NYU Tish School of the Arts winner recipient of the

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Mirinare Award for Rising Female Filmmaker.

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Her latest film, The American Side, was hailed by the Hollywood reporter as an adrenaline

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charge pop noir mystery.

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Grab your popcorn and Jujubes folks.

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Her film will hit theaters next spring.

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And to expand its release, she and her team

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have launched a kick starter campaign.

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Go to so many podcast.com to click on the link for that campaign

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to contribute as we have less than 40 hours left

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until that kick starter campaign closes. In our conversation, Jenna and I, we go back because

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