Case Study: The filmmaking of How Much Am I Worth? by Rachel Handler

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Rachel Handler is the writer and director for How Much Am I Worth?

An Industry Case Study

Narrative | Dramatic Features
Film Name: How Much Am I Worth?
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Length of film: 5 minutes 58 seconds
Date: July 2020
Director: Rachel Handler and Catriona Rubenis Stevens
Producer: Rachel Handler
Writer: Rachel Handler
Cinematographer: Rachel Handler and Catriona Rubenis Stevens
Production Company: name
Budget: NA
Financing: NA
Shooting Format: NA
Screening Format: NA
World Premiere: NA
Awards: NA
Website: NA

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The Interview

indieactivity: What is your film about?
Rachel Handler (RH): 
Our stirring documentary explores the failures of the U.S. health system through the lens of four women with disabilities.

Tell us about the festival run, marketing and sales?
RH: 
We won the Best Awareness Campaign in the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge and have screened at Heartland, Hollyshorts, Reelabilities LA and other film festivals around the world.

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The Poster Art for How Much Am I Worth?

Development & Financing?
RH: 
Our film was part of the Disability Film Challenge and as per their rules, all cast and crew were volunteers.

Production?
RH: 
Due to the pandemic we had to film the interviews on Zoom.

Festival Preparation & Strategy?
RH: 
Disability is so often left out of representation in the media, we put it at the forefront of our film.

The Release?
RH: 
It has been released on the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge YouTube channel.

Advice from the Filmmaker?
RH: 
Use your own life experiences in your art. And always be as inclusive as possible!


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I am a screenwriter and filmmaker. I am pre-production for my first feature film, Maya. I made four short films, sometime ago: Muti (2013), A Terrible Mistake (2011), Passion (2007) and Stuff-It (2007) - http://bit.ly/2H9nP3G