WHAT’S INCLUDED
Two Private 60-Minute Sessions Each Month
Two focused one-on-one conversations with Joe each month. Use them for script development, edit feedback, production planning, festival strategy, career decisions, or whatever will help move your work forward.
One Monthly Group Mentorship Session
A focused group session held on Zoom, built around members’ current projects, creative challenges, questions, and practical next steps.
Direct Access Between Sessions
Reach out to Joe between sessions with brief questions, updates, and challenges as they come up.
WHO IT’S FOR
This mentorship is for filmmakers who are actively working toward something:
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Developing a screenplay
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Preparing to shoot
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Working through an edit
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Planning a festival run
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Releasing a finished film
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Marketing your work & building an audience
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Expanding your professional network
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Deciding on next career steps
You do not need to be an established filmmaker. But you do need to be serious about moving forward.
ABOUT JOE
Joe Burke is an award-winning independent filmmaker, DGA director, AFI Directing alumnus, and an associate professor of film with more than 12 years of teaching experience.
His latest feature film, Burt, was shot in seven days on a production budget of $7,000 and has since garnered national attention. NBC Palm Springs’ Manny the Movie Guy named it one of the best films of the 2026 Palm Springs International Film Festival. It also won Best Comedy Feature at Cinequest and Best Picture at the Phoenix Film Festival, among other honors.
Joe has extensive experience guiding projects from the earliest idea through production, post-production, festivals, distribution, and audience building.
MONTHLY MENTORSHIP
$425 per month
Two private 60-minute Zoom sessions each month
One monthly group mentorship session
Direct access to Joe between sessions
10 spots available. Month-to-month. Waitlist opens when full.