Online magazine Black Girls Rule finished up an interview with Evan Winter where they probed his past and ask thoughtful questions about his future. Here are excerpts:BGR: What have you learned about the process of filmmaking?
EW: The primary thing that I’ve learned is, that everything in directing is a bit of a compromise with what you would want to do ideally and what can actually be achieved. It’s important to fight the right battles and to know what’s really going to matter in the end and that they get done. Some of the smaller things you may have to give up.
BGR: How do you market yourself?
EW: I have a manager named Martin Davis of MKM Management and he’s outstanding. I run my own production company and I work with Martin directly. We can avoid all sorts of overhead which most production companies have and we can do a lot more for less money which is very important in this current climate.
BGR: Overall is your career moving in the direction that you want?
EW: I couldn’t be happier with the way that it’s going. You always want to do bigger and better faster. The main thing that I try to do is enjoy the journey because, far too often, we focus too much on the destination. If you chase destinations, you’re always looking forward and never appreciating what’s happening around you here and now.