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Independent Filmmaking is today’s most powerful tool to tell stories, express creative vision, and change the world.

Independent Filmmakers juggle a lot in order to achieve their goals: they work on their creative, passion projects; they often hold a job in order to pay the bills, and some even seem to think they should have a life – family, friends, partner, children, vacations. (I know. Crazy right? An independent filmmaker on vacation!)

U.S. Army veteran Nikki Ackerman needed an outlet for her own work. She soon discovered that there was a need to help other aspiring screenwriters in her area, or those that had a story but didn’t know how to tell it.
Nikki didn’t always dream of opening her own business. However, she has always had a knack for helping others. Despite being a lifelong University of Florida fan, and due to family commitments, she ended up attending the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). That’s where she discovered screenwriting, thanks to Dr. Dave Jauss, one of her many mentors.

After receiving her BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing and a minor in Film Studies, Nikki decided if she was going to do to grad school it was now or never. Enrolling that very summer at Full Sail University, she pushed through a few rough patches and eventually earned her MFA in Creative Writing for the Entertainment.

Brooks Rice Law is a small, dedicated legal practice in Austin, Texas focusing on the Entertainment, Business, and Intellectual Property issues facing artists and content creators.

Licensed to practice law in both Texas and California, his firm specializes in trademark and copyright law registrations, business formations, internet, and new media issues, contract negotiations, small estate and legacy planning, and other matters facing our clients in the creative space.

Marissa Falsone is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and voiceover artist of Italian descent. She is currently based out of Austin, TX where she is consistently working and training. Since 2017 she has been training in the Meisner technique with The Neighborhood Playhouse alumni and former Los Angeles casting director Laurel Smith Vouvray at In The Moment Acting Studio, as well as working with private coaches for voice and voiceover technique. She made her network television premiere on Lifetime and lent her voice to a series of horror podcasts for Macks Paranormal.

Marissa is also an accomplished producer and founded the company Reed Street Films. As an indie filmmaker with ten years of experience, Marissa knows what it means to have a tight budget and work outside of conventional fundraising avenues. She is a crowdfunding expert with a 100% success rate across a multitude of projects and platforms. How did she do that? Come listen and find out!