Attracting an Executive Producer w/ Emily Ruhl

Show notes

Emily Ruhl is a model, actress, producer, writer, and director. She has been the face of brands like Smashbox, KKW and MAC; acted in films like Newness (Sundance 2017), and Executive Produced We Strangers (SXSW 2024) and Playland (Tribeca 2023). Her directorial writing, directing, and producing debut, short Blue Moon, played at 100+ festivals and landed her 4 awards for Best Director. Emily is a Lister on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List 2024.

Breakdown

1. 2:57EPing We Strangers (SXSW 2024)
2. 3:52What an EP does
3. 4:54Blue Moon - lessons in making your first film
4. 9:08EPing Playland (Tribeca 2023)
5. 10:43What attracted Emily to projects as an EP
6. 13:30Working with Jim Cummings
7. 16:28Upcoming projects
8. 25:10How to learn about how to develop & pitch TV
9. 28:04Addiction & recovery shows - the good, the bad, and the ugly
10. 31:48Founding Public School Pictures
11. 33:50Making Forbes 30 Under 30 & tips for next year’s list
12. 40:00Finding financing for your own projects
13. 43:50Building a production company staff
14. 47:50Modeling in Tokyo & NYC
15. 51:54Purpose & motivation fueled by passion & rejection
16. 55:25Lessons in management
17. 56:50"Rejection" vs. “adapting to a ‘no’"
18. 57:40TIME CAPSULE

Connect With Emily

@emilyruhl
www.publicschoolpictures.com