Filmmaking Content Strategy

client
Filmmaking Content Strategy
Year
2022
Filmmaking Content Strategy

Overview

Fragments of Paradise — a feature documentary on avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas, directed by KD Davison, produced by Kunhardt Films.

Role & Scope

Production Team (multi-hat): managed day-to-day production logistics and coordination across research, schedules, crew comms, releases/permissions, archival pulls, and delivery workflows—supporting director, producers, and post.

Logline

A lyrical, intimate portrait of Jonas Mekas—his exile, artistry, and lifelong diary filmmaking—woven from thousands of hours of personal films, video, and audio. kunhardtfilms.com

What I Did

  • Production coordination: call sheets, schedules, and cross-team comms.
  • Research & archival: source lists; pull requests; tracking clearances.
  • Talent/partners: outreach, logistics, and release management.
  • On-set support: crew wrangling, asset tracking, continuity notes.
  • Post handoff: media org, version tracking, delivery checklists.
  • Collaboration

    Worked directly with producers and the director to align editorial needs with production constraints; partnered with archival houses and rights holders; synced with post on ingest, IDs, and credits.

    Challenges → Solutions

  • Vast archives, varied formats: built a shared tracker (IDs, rights status, tech specs) to speed editorial pulls.
  • Tight windows with principals: optimized call sheets and pre-light notes to protect interview time.
  • Multiple deliverables: staged delivery checklists (graphics, credits, captions) to de-risk last-mile changes.
  • Outcomes & Recognition

  • Venice Film Festival (79th): Venice Classics Award – Best Documentary on Cinema. La Biennale di Venezia
  • DOC NYC: Metropolis Grand Jury Prize. DOC NYC images.amcnetworks.com
  • Additional festival selections and press coverage followed (selection examples: SIFF listing with awards callouts). SIFF
  • What I Learnt
  • Systems win: clear archival/rights tracking multiplies editorial speed.
  • Protect the creative window: meticulous logistics create calm, focused interviews.
  • Last-mile rigor: delivery checklists prevent credit/rights mistakes under festival deadlines.