Even after forty years of directing, shooting and editing films, when I collaborate with a male partner, people still perceive the man as the primary filmmaker.

Crowdsourcing is an invaluable resource for filmmakers, but be prepared for an enormous amount of work.

I have always thought that if you can give viewers the sense of being there a story can be very compelling.

Since I shoot, record audio and edit, I was able to begin the filming without hiring a crew and create a sample to show broadcasters and grant organizations.

It's always been difficult for me to find funding for a story that I want to follow in real time. Financiers are hesitant to support a project when they don't know the outcome.

Learning how to do some of the technical work on the film can be helpful too and allows you to start the film on your own. However, if you are passionate about an idea, just begin.

I am particularly pleased to see that there are so many women working in documentary film.

I have always felt that documentaries are an opportunity for me to witness a world that I know nothing about.

If you love your craft there will be passion. Most of my films are with people who are really passionate about what they are doing and know how to do something well.

My favorite film is "Meshes in the Afternoon," a short avant garde film directed by Maya Deren. This was the first film that I saw that was actually directed by a woman.

Faith is in your Heart

I rather fight for light then to go blind in night.

I used to say I wanted to genuflect to a woman, put her up on a pedestal higher and higher, way up beyond my grasp...Then I'd find another one.

Bush's memoir is 512 pages. To be fair, 200 of those pages are just games and puzzles.

But no one should have the right to manipulate my films in the first place.

I write about relationships and I try to create real-life characters.

Songs are often written by people who are witnesses to history.

I like to follow my own muse.

Your own personal health is your own personal choice, all the way down the line.

I can play a power game, but I also have the ability to step it up to another level and hit shots even further on call.