Khaliah template
Khaliah Neal - Part 1 - On hustling her way into the business, working at the Weinstein Company, and Oscar campaigns.
On hustling into her first internship,Earning her stripes at the Weinstein Company,and understanding Oscar campaigns.
"This entire process of which movies are made...I just had no idea how hard it is, and how movies are not actually made, they are actually forced into existence. As the late producer Laura Ziskin once said…and I've said that quote over and over again."
-Khaliah Neal
Hiiii and happy new year!Excited to kick off 2020 with the marvelous and inspiring Khaliah Neal!
She is an independent producer and graduate of Howard University with a BA in Broadcast Journalism.
Our chat was so juicy, it will be served to you in two courses. In this week's part 1, Khaliah reveals how she hustled her way into an internship at Michael Moore’s production company, a leap that catapulted her to where she is today. She dishes on earning her stripes working at the Weinstein Company (pre MeToo movement) and the wealth of knowledge she gained from her time at Jean Doumanian Productions and Focus Features.
She eventually left the world of prominent production companies behind to make her own movies.
It is easily one of my favorite films of 2019. Oh, and Barack Obama’s too. It is still one of the best pitch deck’s for a movie I’ve ever seen.
While she’s worked on very impressive projects with fancy people, what I loved about Khaliah is her calm demeanor, which is not a typical personality trait for us producer types. Yet. She steers her ship with an infectious kindness, resilience, and integrity.It’s a beautiful thing.
Can't wait to hear your thoughts on this week's episode!
Beijos,Caca
ALSO AVAILABLE ONApple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube.