A morning with Filmmaker-Producer-Actress Selina Ringel

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Be the Train: The Mindset and Tools You Need to Make Your First Feature Film by Selina Ringel is a motivational guide for aspiring filmmakers, teaching them to stop waiting for opportunities and instead create their own momentum by taking control of their projects. The book focuses on developing a "relentless mindset," securing funding (or making films without it), building a strong team, and finding joy in the process, using Ringel's own experiences as an actress who became a producer and writer. It's a practical, actionable guide that blends personal stories with concrete advice for taking charge of your creative career.

Selina Ringel is an award-winning Mexican-American filmmaker, author, producer, and actress. Her work grounds her teaching in real-world experience. Her latest feature You, Me & Her has won 15 awards, including Best Picture at the Mexican-American Film & Television Awards, and was released in 250 theaters nationwide as the Alpha test for Fithian Group’s disruptive theatrical platform, Attend, and is now available on Starz. Her film Single Mother by Choice, which captured her real-time pregnancy journey during COVID-19, premiered on HBO Max, and her comedy special 2 Moms 1 Mic streams on Amazon Prime, with her recognized film The Best People being distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Selina is also the author of the Amazon Best Seller Be The Train: The Mindset & Tools You Need to Make Your First Feature, a practical guide that has become a go-to resource for emerging filmmakers looking to stop waiting for permission and start making their films. Praised by NY Times Best Seller MEL ROBBINS who says this book " will ignite the fire within you," this book has become required reading at various film programs.
She has been invited to speak and lead masterclasses at Sundance, Cannes, AFI, USC, Chapman University, Emerson College, NALIP Media Summit, LALIFF, Warner Bros, Raizado and film festivals and institutions nationwide, where she blends humor, transparency, and tactical advice to help artists move from idea to execution.
Whether on stage or on set, Selina’s mission is the same: help creators bet on themselves, build momentum, and Be The Train. She is currently preparing for her TedX talk which will be held in June and has a manifestation wear company she has partnered with various celebrities on drops and collaborated with companies like Alice & Olivia.

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