Renee Mollan-Masters and Peter Mingils Explore The Friendship Pod Affair From Book to Movie
Building Fortunes Radio Goes Behind the Scenes and the stories of The Friendship Pod Affair.
Building Fortunes Radio welcomes listeners to another personal and thought-provoking conversation between Peter Mingils and distinguished host, educator, author and filmmaker Renee Mollan-Masters. This edition of Friendship Pod Affair Radio explores Renee’s background, the meaning behind a “Friendship Pod,” and the journey of bringing The Friendship Pod Affair from a powerful story to a planned feature film.
Renee Mollan-Masters has spent decades working in education and helping people better understand how they learn and communicate. Her background includes work as a speech pathologist, educator, speaker and author. Her experience eventually led to books including You Are Smarter Than You Think and The Friendship Pod Affair. (Empowering Stories)
Learn more about Renee and the story behind the project at FriendshipPodAffair.com.
What Is a Friendship Pod?
During this Building Fortunes Radio podcast, Peter Mingils asks Renee Mollan-Masters about the ideas that helped inspire the Friendship Pod concept.
At the center of The Friendship Pod Affair is a difficult question: Can people who have been surrounded by conflict, prejudice and hatred learn to see one another differently?
The story follows an Israeli peace activist whose baby is killed in a terrorist bombing. Her journey forces her to confront grief and hatred while searching for another possibility built around understanding, forgiveness and human connection. (Empowering Stories)
The book and audio version of The Friendship Pod Affair are available, giving audiences an opportunity to experience the story while the effort to bring the movie to production continues.
Turning The Friendship Pod Affair Into a Movie
Peter Mingils and Renee Mollan-Masters also discuss something audiences rarely get to hear about: what does it actually take to get a movie produced, promoted and distributed?
According to Renee’s project information, the movie previously received backing from a Chinese investor before COVID, but that arrangement was subsequently halted. The current effort is focused on securing financing necessary to move the project toward production and distribution. The project’s published materials also describe plans for recognizable actors and a substantial promotional campaign. (Renee’s Empowering Stories)
This makes the radio conversation about more than the creative side of filmmaking. Renee and Peter discuss the business realities involved in taking a screenplay and transforming it into a finished movie that can reach an international audience.
Executive Summary and Movie Funding Information
People interested in learning about the proposed movie, its financing, promotion and distribution strategy can review the project’s Executive Summary. The project’s materials state that Friendship Pod Affair, LLC is seeking a total of $25 million for full film production, and the website describes a $1 million allocation in the budget for creating promotional buzz.
Visit FriendshipPodAffairMovie.com for information concerning the movie and fundraising.
You can also visit Renee’s Friendship Pod Affair investment and Executive Summary page to review information provided for potential investors and supporters.
Listen to Friendship Pod Affair Radio With Renee Mollan-Masters
This ongoing radio series gives Renee Mollan-Masters and Peter Mingils the opportunity to explore the story, movie development, financing, human relationships and the larger message behind The Friendship Pod Affair.
Listen to all the programs at Friendship Pod Affair Radio Shows on Building Fortunes Radio.
Listeners can also hear the Premiere Friendship Pod Affair Radio Show, which introduced the movie-in-the-making to the Building Fortunes Radio audience.
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Follow the continuing conversations between Renee Mollan-Masters and Peter Mingils as The Friendship Pod Affair moves from book and audiobook toward the much larger challenge of movie financing, production, promotion and distribution.
