42 - Zoe Lister-Jones (The Craft: Legacy)

Actress/Writer/Director/Producer Zoe Lister-Jones joins host
Jenny Curtis to talk about her career and life as a creative.
Through the conversation they discuss: 


0:56 - The rollercoaster of her career ambitions and the struggle
to decide on a creative path. 


2:39 - The core of Zoe’s parents teaching her to be an
artist. 


4:09 - Going from the world of theater into the world of
film. 


5:20 - Being on WHITNEY, learning from Whitney Cummings, and her
favorite memory of that time. 


6:28 - How she made her first film with her partner, Daryl Wein -
BREAKING UPWARDS. 


10:14 - The ease of embodying a character based on herself. 


11:40 - LOLA VERSUS and working on her first studio film. 


13:44 - LIFE IN PIECES and working on an ensemble show. 


15:42 - Creating a supportive environment with an all female crew
and a cast of friends on her directorial debut, BAND AID. 


17:56 - Playing the music live on set. 


18:10 - Getting the idea for a couple that turns their fights
into song for BAND AID. 


19:28 - Deciding to direct and facing her fear. 


20:57 - The path to THE CRAFT: LEGACY and determining the story
she wanted to tell in it. 


23:00 - Walking the line of paying homage to the original and
creating a new story for THE CRAFT: LEGACY


23:39 - Working with VFX for the first time. 


25:42 - Directing without acting in the film. 


27:04 - A scene in the film that portrays genuine kindness and
creating a narrative where women support each other. 


29:01 - Always being aware of the representation of women in
media 


30:11 - Giving objects meaning when creating a good energy on set
and having an intention setting ceremony before the shoot. 


32:02 - Starting a shoot with an activity in community. 


33:34 - Overcoming self doubt. 


35:29 - Her Halloween plans. 


35:46 - The responsibility in having a life in
storytelling. 


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