Becoming... Film/TV Director Rosemary Rodriguez "The Walking Dead" "Law & Order SVU" "Acts of Worship"

Rosemary Rodriguez is a film and television director. In 2001, she wrote, produced and directed a feature film called Acts of Worship , about a young woman struggling with drug addiction. The film was nominated for, and won, numerous independent film awards and screened at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival . In 2015, she directed the film Silver Skies starring George Hamilton. In 2004, she started directed Television on the show Third Watch . Her TV credits are numerous and include Law & Order, Rescue Me, Castle, White Collar, Blue Bloods, The Good Wife, Elementary, Jessica Jones, Sneaky Pete, The Tick , and more. In this episode, we talk about: • Her “late start” directing and saving money from her corporate job to fund her first film Acts of Worship • How Acts of Worship is semi-autobiographical and how living on the streets fueled her in her path • Her advice for any actor or creative • Why she was overwhelmed at Sundance and how she started directing TV • How she beats herself over “wasted time” • Are directors part of the casting decisions in TV and how long she normally has to prepare for a given project • How it took 20 years for her to direct a film she hasn’t personally financed • Her definition of success and why it made me tear up • How and why being a director informs what she chooses to read Guest: Wikipedia IMDB Twitter: @rosemarydirects Instagram: @rosemarydirects Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle