Naomi does her last episode of Fear(ful)less and leaves you with an enigmatic Buddhist story to ruminate on.

Fear(ful)less: Filmmaking from the Edge

Signing off

Naomi talks about the radical and inspiring work of getting the leaders of the women in film revolution into a “Circle” together to figure out the future of the industry and gives  a little window into what that might look like. Favorite Things This Month: The Male Glance: How We Fail to Take Women’s Stories… Continue reading The Women in Film Revolution

The Women in Film Revolution

Naomi talks about the regularity with which the word “fear” has come up in doing research for her book – as in, there’s a giant pit of fear at the center of the film industry that is fueling all decisions being made – and why there is a glorious land of indie film if we… Continue reading On the Other Side of Fear

On the Other Side of Fear

Naomi gives an evaluation of the state of the women in the film movement several months after the Weinstein revelations and the resulting cultural wind shift. She talks about what’s happening with The 51 Fund, what she learned about strategies around arriving at gender parity in the Irish film industry, her new book deal, and… Continue reading State of the Women in Film Revolution

State of the Women in Film Revolution

Naomi drops in briefly to announce that she is going to switch Fear(ful)less to being a monthly podcast so that she can continue giving it the attention she would like to, while also not having a nervous breakdown in the middle of everything else she’s doing. Check back in three weeks for the next episode.

Mini-pode: Podcast format update

Naomi – freshly back from her speaking engagement in Asia – talks about the cosmic gathering of – not change – but the opportunity for change in the women in film movement and the possibilities and necessities for this year. She also speaks to what it feels like when, after 10 years of dancing in… Continue reading When someone flicks the lights on

When someone flicks the lights on

Naomi talks about the difference between success and fulfillment and the oddly inverse relationship that can sometimes happen between the depth of passion you have for something and the amount of systemic success you achieve with it and why that doesn’t ultimately matter. Favorite Thing this Week: The Disaster Artist – Naomi has been no great fan… Continue reading On the nature of success v. fulfillment

On the nature of success v. fulfillment

Naomi talks about her recent descent into the artistic chasm of despair and why, no matter where you are your career, there is truly nothing to do but wait out those inevitable periods. Favorite Thing This Week: The delightful new Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Treat yourself over the holidays to this wildly original, whimsical, and laugh-out-loud funny… Continue reading The Artistic Chasm of Despair

The Artistic Chasm of Despair

Naomi talks about rethinking how we set goals – moving from accomplishments to instead designing our ideal days – and the problem with simply becoming a human data processor for our inboxes. She references: Designing Your Life: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Your-Life-Well-Lived-Joyful/dp/1101875321 Hidden Brain’s Life Interrupted: https://www.npr.org/2017/12/01/567834281/radio-replay-life-interrupted Favorite Thing(s) This Week: Mudbound: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2396589/ I, Tonya: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580036/?ref_=nv_sr_1  

Designing Your Life

In the first episode of Season 2, Naomi speaks about the roller coaster ride she’s been on since her TEDTalk got posted to TED.com one month ago and the weight of wrestling with responsibility to herself and the larger of women in film cause that this tidal wave of opportunity has provoked.

With great opportunity comes great responsibility (plus a roller coaster ride)

Naomi announces the start of season 2 – the week of November 20th – and what that will entail!

Season 2 Announcement

Naomi talks about the insane, overwhelming, amazing, joyous tsunami that has landed in her lap in the wake of her TEDTalk release and what it feels like in the moment after.

Mini-pode: The moment after

Naomi shares several pieces of BIG BIG BIG news that are converging in her career and leading her, for the first time, to feel like maybe, just maybe this is really “the moment before.” She also lets you know that you can see the very first sneak peek of footage from Bite Me and asks whether you… Continue reading Mini-pode: The Moment Before and an Ask

Mini-pode: The Moment Before and an Ask

Naomi talks about the final week of production on Bite Me, what it feels like to be wrapped, and what happens next.

Mini-pode: WE DID IT!!!!!!!

Naomi reports in after the completion of Week 3 of production on Bite Me, as she looks ahead to the final five days of filming.

Mini-pode: Pure Magic

Fear(ful)less: Filmmaking from the Edge is a weekly window into the successes, failures, and adventures of an independent filmmaker. Every week, award-winning writer, actress, producer Naomi McDougall Jones busts the myth of the “overnight success” by pulling back the curtain on her real struggles, real wins, and real conversations as she makes her movies, attempts to crack the nuts and bolts of breaking through, and, ideally, takes down the patriarchy in the process.

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