Episode 17: Kool Marder, AFI Mentor/Production Executive
Kool is currently a Faculty Mentor at the American Film Institute. Prior to that, she was a Production Executive, Producer, DGA UPM, Location Manager, Production Coordinator – name the production job, she has done it. Kool has overseen and/or made about 100 films. How many people can say that, let alone how many women?
Some credits include, Blue Valentine, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street 5, Casual Sex, Fried Green Tomatoes, American Pie, Erin Brokovich, The Fast and the Furious, and Bourne Identity.
We talked about the early days, when cell phones were in briefcases and coordinators prepared call sheets on typewriters. You think it’s hard to make movies now….
And now for Kool's Tales from the Trenches. Is it a federal crime to receive cocaine via fedex? From UPM to Expert Witness in the Big Easy.