We had the good fortune of connecting with Martina Webster and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Martina, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today?
I was born in Germany, moved to Linz, Austria, where I finished my degree at the 1st Linzer Ballet Academy with the final test at the Vienna State Opera. As soon as I finished my degree, I moved to California, where I opened and ran a dance studio for over 38years, Many of my students ended up in film, and my own daughter also. This background is what helped me make the jump into being a producer for my own film, making a long time wish to make a Christmas movie come true. My daughter Dalea Faulkner wrote it and we both produced Hashtag Blessed The Movie streaming on many of the major channels. We are a mother daughter producer team now and are working on several features for 2024 and 2025

What should our readers know about your business?
Darmar Production , we put the Pro in production. Our films are “Movies with Meaning” and our goal is to not only make the best Indie films, but also to mentor other budding film makers – having industry workshops for them at our annual Show Low film festival in the beautiful White Mountains of Arizona, where we have the top 100 winners attend a 3 day long festival with workshops and screenings in four screening rooms of an 8 plex state of the art theater. It was not easy, especially with the Covid pandemic. It was like starting all over again afterwards, Lesson we learned from it is to keep following your dreams, never give up, especially when Fate throws you a curve ball. And also that you are never too old to start something new. I would love to leave a legacy for our daughter

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
There is so much to see up here. It is the largest stand of Ponderosa pines in the US. Many films have been made up here. John Wayne had his ranch close by. There are so many interested land marks, native American rock art. The Travis Walton area where he was abducted by Aliens (Fire in the Sky movie) , lakes, hiking , biking, fishing, wild life photography and so much more. We have a ton of fabulous restaurants in our town, since we are close to a ski area and a seasonal tourist town. I am not sure 1 week would be enough to even see it all

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Hashtag Blessed the Movie, and the next film “The Christmas Witch” to be filmed in 2024/25 after a book in the Amberlight Valley Series by my daughter Dalea Faulkner

Website: www.showlowfilmfestival.com

Instagram: @martinawebsterproducer @daleafaulkner @showlowfilmfestival @hashtagblessedthemovie @christmaswitchmovie

Linkedin: @martinawebsterproducer

Facebook: @martinawebster @daleafaulkner @showlowfilmfestival @hashtagblessedthemovie @christmaswitchmovie

Youtube: @darmarproduction

Other: www.hashtagblessedthemovie.com www.darmarproduction.com

Image Credits
Samira’s Luxury Gala Martina Webster Dalea Faulkner Hashtag Blessed The Movie Turnover Movie Sir Earl Toon Paul Guilfoyle Katherine Kramer

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