IFN Indy, October 28th: Lynette Eklund - Journey From Small Town To Hollywood With OCD
Schedule
Tue Oct 28 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Box - Media Production Space | Indianapolis, IN
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Indiana Filmmakers Network
Indianapolis Hub Meeting
6-9 pm, Tuesday, October 28th, 2025
Location: The Box Media Space (1413 E Riverside Dr, Indianapolis)
Our Special Guest:
Lynette Eklund has been in the special effect industry since she was 20. Her work comes in all sizes, from stop-motion miniatures to full-size dinosaurs. With over 60 television and film credits to her name, she has contributed to BEETLEJUICE, SPECIES I & II, the Emmy Award winning miniseries THE STAND and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, Oscar-nominated JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD, the PUPPET MASTER series, DEMONIC TOYS, GHOULIES II, THE SANDLOT, and more recently Disney+ steaming’s SKELETON CREW, MR. BEAST, and the up-coming movies DUST BUNNY, And a few others, while working with the likes of Ben Kingsley, Jeff Goldblum, Gore Verbinski and Stephen Spielberg.
She has also used her skills in the prototyping of the first animatronic toy, TEDDY RUXPIN; stage shows for TERRY FADER, CHRISTOPHER HART, JEFF DUNHAM and GALLAGHER; on limited-edition collectables for Disney sculptor Terri Hardin; three DISNEY PARKS, EPCOT, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS and parks around the world; as well as in commercials, the Warner Bros Museum and Guillermo Del Toro’s private art collection.
Currently, she is building characters for a project in pre-production—no, she cannot give you a peek—and promoting her new published memoir through Histria Books, WEIRD: A Monster-Maker’s Journey From Small Town To Hollywood With OCD, where shares her life behind the scenes on Hollywood's biggest effects films while battling severe OCD she doesn't know she has. It’s that OCD that is both her enemy and her guide to success.
For more information check out IMDb.com, LynettePortfolio.com.
Schedule:
6-6:30 pm: Doors open/Informal Networking
6:30 - 7:00 pm: Attendees introduce themselves/announcements
7:00 - 8:30 pm: Main Discussion, followed by a Q&A
8:30 - 9:00 pm: Informal Networking
Free and Open to the public, please share this event and invite all those you believe would benefit from and be interested in attending, thank you!
Come join fellow Creatives and Cinematic Artists for an evening of open networking at THE BOX Media Production Space. Take a tour of this wonderful space and enjoy a few short presentations by IFN Members then Open Networking.
Indiana Filmmakers Network would like to thank Chris Zazzetti and his team at THE BOX for hosting this FREE event. https://www.theboxindy.com/
You can learn more about IFN by attending one of the free monthly meetings and at indianafilmmakers.org
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Where is it happening?
The Box - Media Production Space, 1417 E Riverside Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46202-2037, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
