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Lecture Series
Roberta speaks about her craft, both in filmmaking and programming, in support of independent filmmakers. Her topics range from script development to how to avoid the 100 most overused film clichés and what film festival programmers are looking for. Roberta offers practical advice to serious filmmakers or anyone who just wants to make a great home movie.
An articulate and entertaining speaker, Roberta has a keen insider's take on the production and business of short filmmaking. In a media world that is increasingly dominated by the short film format, including online and mobile content, Roberta's knowledge and rock solid advice are more valuable than ever for short form media makers everywhere.
"One of the aims of our short film festival is to educate and incubate up and coming filmmakers, so Roberta's lecture "How Not To Make A Short Film" was very appropriate for us. Over 150 filmmakers, film industry veterans, and film students attended the lecture, and they learned more in 90 minutes than many have in their entire careers or education. We will absolutely be inviting Ms. Munroe back next year."
—Seigo Tono, Tokyo Short Shorts Film Festival
Books
"So how does one make a short that stands out amongst the tens of thousands of films being produced each year? Roberta Marie Munroe has many theories about this she has collected in the entertaining but bluntly honest manual How Not to Make a Short Film. The book’s format is clear and concise as Munroe moves through the stages of filmmaking in order (writing, financing, collaborating with cast and crew, editing, distribution/festival play), using examples from both her own movies and those she admires to illustrate her points. Through all, Munroe is brutally realistic about the things that can go wrong while making, marketing and distributing short films, and any reader who ignores her warnings does so at his or her peril."
—Jim Hemphill, American Society of Cinematographers, AC Reviews
"Why hadn't my [film school] instructors taught me this stuff? This is a book every film student, every filmmaker must read before writing, producing, or directing a short film. […It] shows how to avoid the many errors in judgement that mark mediocre films."
—Erik Sean McGiven, Film News and Views
Consulting
"Roberta Munroe is brilliant. Her advice and insights on our project, from rough cut to completed film "The Tribe," were instrumental and invaluable to its success from its premiere at Sundance Film Festival and beyond. Recently we had Roberta review our feature script Interconnected: A Declaration Of Interdependence and once again she brought genius insight to our project. It is exciting to think that all filmmakers will have access to her incredible mind and experience through her book and one-on-one consulting work."
—Tiffany Shlain, Award-winning filmmaker, www.tiffanyshlain.com
Films
Happy Birthday has hit the festival circuit! Click here to find out more...
Happy Birthday
a short film directed by Roberta Marie Munroe
A hilarious butch/femme role-reversal tale of two couples, two birthdays and two sex toys! Starring Julie Goldman (Big Gay Sketch Show), Deak Evgenikos (Itty Bitty Titty Committee), Yolonda Ross (Stranger Inside) and Lisa Branch (Law and Order, Soul Food).
Written by Roberta Munroe, Guinevere Turner & Julie Goldman.
Winner — Best Short Film, Seoul LGBT Film Festival
Winner — Best Short Film, Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Winner — Best Comedy Short, San Francisco Women's Film Festival
Roberta has been named one of the top 10 New Exciting Voices
in Black Cinema by IndieWire
Now you can purchase SIGNED copies of Robert'a award winning short films, Dani & Alice and Happy Birthday via the Paypal below. You can also purchase Happy Birthday directly from Wolfe Video as part of the shorts compilation She Likes Girls 3.
