SPEAKING
Public Speaking: Keynotes, Panels, & Workshops
Sav is a passionate, experienced public speaker available to speak on topics such as independent filmmaking, the need for authentic LGBTQ+ stories in film and television, creativity, or about his work at the Transgender Film Center. He is available to speak at conferences, conventions, universities, film festivals, and corporate events.
His experience includes delivering a TED Talk as part of the prestigious TED Residency, speaking at SXSW, and numerous other panels, workshops, and keynote addresses.
PROFESSIONAL PANEL & EVENT MODERATION
Sav is available to moderate panels and Q&As for conventions, festivals, conferences, and corporate events.
An experienced interviewer, Sav’s work as a documentarian and podcaster has prepared him to facilitate interesting conversations for an audience. Sav is skilled at steering discussion, asking thoughtful, well-researched questions, and keeping an audience engaged throughout an event. Having been on the other side of Q&As for so long, he understands how to craft effective communication on-stage to leave everyone entertained and informed about the topic at hand.
His past experiences as an interviewer include talking to public figures such as Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, Jen Richards, world-famous drag queen Alyssa Edwards, Joey Lauren Adams, as well as filmmakers, actors, community activists, and beyond.
Tallgrass Film Festival alumnus Sav Rodgers' Q&A with world-famous drag queen Alyssa Edwards at the 2020 Tallgrass Film Festival's Digital Drag Brunch.