# Tessa Blake

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musician neko case took a chance recently, and i wanted to say thank you with a cover song and an essay. this is an episode about “genius” men behaving badly and getting away with it.  you can read neko’s original post here, as well as another from the excellent irish writer rosemary maccabe here. …

Ep. 27 - Unconscious Bias, Female Film Pioneers, and Overcoming Rejection with Director Tessa Blake (Part 1)

Director and advocate Tessa Blake joins host Danielle Savre for Part 1 of a captivating two part conversation that is equal parts Hollywood history lesson and masterclass in human behavior. Tessa breaks down the real science of cultural unconscious bias in the entertainment industry and shares why …

Ep. 28 - Balance Doesn't Exist, Directing Indies vs. TV, and Navigating the Dark Times with Tessa Blake (Part 2)

Host Danielle Savre continues her deep dive with powerhouse director Tessa Blake in Part 2 of their conversation, shifting the lens directly onto Tessa’s personal life and career trajectory. Tessa opens up about her journey from theater to TV directing, her rules for survival on set, and why she fi…

Ep 292: Stories Unite Us: Erin Mae Miller on Producing "If I Tell You"

Show NotesProducer, director and Ignite Studios founder Erin Mae Miller joins Damien Swaby for a wide-ranging conversation about the realities of independent filmmaking and her new feature If I Tell You.Erin began her career in unscripted television, working across productions for Discovery, TLC, H…

Tessa Blake, Director of IF I TELL YOU Up Next on SOUNDS OF FILM

The next episode of SOUNDS OF FILM features special guest Tessa Blake, the award-winning writer and director of IF I TELL YOU. An alumna of AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, Blake has worked extensively in film, television and theater, with her films premiering at Cannes and SXSW and receiving re…

Tessa Blake - Taking a Career in Television Directing into 3rd Feature!

This week we welcome writer director Tessa Blake on the show to talk about her latest feature If I Tell You, why she took such a long break from features and what she's took from directing hundreds of hours of Television at a very high level.! After that we play another round of the GAME, enjoy! h…

April Mullen - BONUS Throwback Interview!

On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 296 from December 2020 featuring writer/director April Mullen where she talks about making her feature Wander and her incredible career in television directing. I thought this was a good match for our episode with Tessa…

She Made This Same Story Once Before, About Her Own Father┃Tessa Blake Interview

Tessa Blake spent twenty years directing other people's television before anybody handed her a story she could originate herself. When one finally arrived, she took it to the very top of northern Minnesota for a month and made it with a cast she still sounds surprised said yes. She is the director…

Tessa Blake on Directing If I Tell You

Award-winning director and writer Tessa Blake joins Filmmaker Mixer to discuss her feature directorial and writing debut, If I Tell You, starring Academy Award-nominated Carol Kane. Based on Lisa O’Donnell’s novel Closed Doors, the film explores trauma, family, community, and a 12-year-old boy’s ch…

Episode 150 - IF I TELL YOU Co-Writer/Director Tessa Blake

Veteran director Tessa Blake (CBS' Matlock, 9-1-1, A Million Little Things, The Rookie, Bull, Fox's upcoming Baywatch reboot) talks about her powerful feature film If I Tell You, the story of a young boy (played by Etienne Kellici) attempting to make sense of a horrific crime, and trying to deal wi…