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Stella Podcast: Telling Stories Loud And Proud
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Stella Podcast: Telling Stories Loud And Proud

Deborah Riley Draper, an award-winning filmmaker, discusses a pivot to filmmaking after more than 12 years in advertising, what it takes to make a film, and what's to come from Coffee Bluff Pictures.
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NOTE: This interview was conducted in February 2025

00:18: On getting an NAACP Image Award nomination for  Outstanding Directing on “James Brown: Say It Loud”

2:02: Breaking down what being a filmmaker entails, and the work being done at Deborah’s production company, Coffee Bluff Pictures

4:05: Doing the research and getting necessary buy-in to make a movi…

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