Dava Whisenant, founder and president of Cactus Flower Films, is a master storyteller who has stories to tell, and she tells them with honesty and humor.  For more than 20 years, she’s worked in narrative and nonfiction film as an editor — from The Late Show with David Letterman to the Emmy-winning and Oscar- short-listed documentary short The Flagmakers — and now as a director. The award-winning documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway, was her directorial debut, for which she won Best Director at the Tribeca Film Festival and a Writer’s Guild Award for Best Documentary Screenplay. We talk about her creative process, the necessity of a team, the financial challenges of a creative life, the value of being scared, and the importance of inspirational mugs! Takeaways<ul><li>Surrounding yourself with a team of good-hearted people, helps you get you through the hard times</li><li>The creative process requires resilience —particularly with those big dreams that take a while to realize.</li><li>It may not always be comfy, but sometimes it pays to keep your overhead low so you can take more creative chances.</li><li>And the greatest rewards lie outside your comfort zones.</li></ul> Resources: Learn more about Dava:<a href="http://www.cactusflowerfilms.com/" target="_blank">www.cactusflowerfilms.com</a>  Completed films:<a href="https://www.bathtubsoverbroadway.com/" target="_blank">Bathtubs Over Broadway</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywFEdtNaGUM" target="_blank">Take That Step</a> (finale song in Bathtubs Over Broadway) <a href="https://films.nationalgeographic.com/the-flagmakers" target="_blank">The Flagmakers</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3sU3tNqRh0" target="_blank">Two Trains Runnin’</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUb6MCOMISY" target="_blank">Butterfly in the Sky</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14588692/" target="_blank">Diane Warren: Relentless</a>  The subject of her work in progress:<a href="https://www.thomasjacksonphotography.com/" target="_blank">Thomas Jackson</a> Learn more about her co-writer Steve Young<a href="https://www.steveyoungworld.com/" target="_blank">Steve Young</a> And <a href="https://triciaroseburt.com/podcast/steve-young-follow-your-curiosity#more-4757" target="_blank">listen </a>to him on No Time to be Timid! My attempt at a film short:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0XZvNip-MM" target="_blank">How to Dye Your Hair at Home  (During a Global Pandemic)</a>  A useful book to discover where your gifts are:<a href="https://hendricks.com/gay-talks-about-taking-the-big-leap-into-the-genius-zone-on-the-inspired-money-podcast-with-andy-wang/" target="_blank">The Genuis Zone</a> by Gay Hendricks

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