#CreateMore Q&A: My Life in Sourdough
A single French girl living in New York tries to break up with her sourdough starter to meet eligible men. Currently raising funds for production & post-production of season 2.
"I make cakes I bake films." - Marie C.
We've had My Life in Sourdough on our Featured Projects page for some time now. The 5-part series of Season 1 is engaging and beautiful, and every episode "comes with a food video and a life-changing tip". (Major props to Marie and her collaborators, Charlotte and Chananun)
We asked MLIS's writer/director Marie C. about her experience on CD and how her project's coming along. Fortunately production on season 2 is underway so we can expect more delicious episodes and tips soon.
Foodies and romantics alike will definitely want to dig in. Learn more about the project on CD: My Life in Sourdough
CD: Tell us about your project and why you wanted to share it on Creative District.
Marie: My life in sourdough is a web series about the culinary and romantic adventures of a single French girl living in New York with her sourdough starter. Jeanne is choosing the right apples, but picking the wrong men, making buttermilk scones for guys who don't eat sugar, and baking cakes instead of having sex.
Each narrative episode comes with a food video shot in slow motion, focusing on a recipe using locally sourced ingredients and cooked with a French twist. Originally, I wanted to create something that was close to a cooking show but with a narrative: sharing new recipes while also telling stories about an idealist character looking for love in the haystack that is New york city.
I shot the first five episodes of season 1 in 2013 with my main two collaborators (Chananun Chotrungroj, cinematographer & creative consultant) and Charlotte Rabate (editor) and I'm now fundraising in order to start production of the next season in NY and upstate.
When CD started, I thought it was the perfect platform to showcase My life in sourdough as I was looking for more collaborators and exposure as well as new opportunities to fundraise.
I love how CD enables filmmakers to share their work, build a network, find collaborators and also apply for a grant - it's a really great combination!
CD: Have you found collaborators on CD? Can you tell us about your experience with that and how it's working out for you and your project?
Marie: Not yet, but I've received a few email from people interested in getting involved in production or in post, and would love to get more! Right now, I'm looking for a producer to work on outreach and fundraising, as well a line producer to organize the production of the next season and an editor & assistant editor to cut it once it's in the can.
CD: How do you think CD might be helpful to other filmmakers?
Marie: I think CD is becoming a community of filmmakers & creatives and I'm very glad to be part of this new network. Filmmaking is such a collaborative enterprise, it's all about finding great people to work with and CD is doing precisely that. CD feels different from other social media websites because it combines showcasing film content with finding new collaborators. CD is also be a way to stay inspired and learn from others filmmakers through the visuals they share from their own projects, as well as the Q&As.
