Jethro Waters: Getting Started, Staying With It, and Knowing When the Work is Done

Director, photographer and filmmaker, Jethro Waters, is best known for a more avant-garde, magical realist approach to filmmaking. His work has been published in The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Pitchfor, NPR, Spin, and Billboard. Here Jethro shares about the ebbs and flows of creativity, how he got started making films and his launch into the world of documentaries, what it’s like to film your real-life heros and why the work of an artist is never done.

Some things we talk about:

• The longevity of art – or what it takes to become a master

• How to deal with the ebbs and flows of creativity

• Knowing which ideas to pursue and which to drop

• Why you must make your work and put it out there (even if you’re not ready)

• How to choose between helpful feedback and feedback best ignored and

• How to know when your work is done