Her Story
About Destiny
Destiny Greer works at the University of Tampa in the film program as a staff assistant, a role she began in 2021 after graduating in 2020 with a degree in theater and film. In this position, she handles event management, student mentorship, and outreach activities such as leading a student trip to the Cannes Film Festival. Her primary career focus is on the producing and acting sides of the film industry in Tampa, where she is currently in post-production on a short film and a feature film titled Jellyfish Season, as well as pre-production on another short film. Her producing responsibilities include contacting locations, securing brand partnerships and sponsorships, managing crowdfunding and investor outreach, scheduling, and hiring crew. Greer attributes her success to her supportive community of creative collaborators, friends, family, and partner. She advises young women entering the male-dominated producing field to trust their instincts, believe in themselves, and persist despite challenges in communication styles and professional assertiveness.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Destiny
01What do you attribute your success to?
I just have a really good community of people that's really, you know, filmmaking and acting and so much on community and friendship but I've met some really beautiful creative collaborators in the industry as well as just like I have a really good network of friends and family that support me, a really great partner, and so I'm thankful for the people in life who have supported me because without that I definitely would not have been able to accomplish everything that I have so far.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
It's definitely very difficult producing, most industries do feel male-dominated currently, but producing is definitely very male-dominated. I would just tell them to keep their head down and to do their own thing, just to fight any of the noise, and to trust in their instincts, a lot of it is instincts, and just trusting your gut, and your intuition, and believing in yourself creatively, and no one can do that for you. So, just to really like believe and not to listen to anyone else.
03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
It does feel like you have to kind of tiptoe around, you know, men are allowed to assert themselves professionally in a way, in a very different way than women are. People do have a tendency to categorize women as difficult or hard to work with if they come off a little too direct or cold with their direction. Sometimes maybe you have to say things in a little bit in a nicer way, or with more of a smile, instead of just being able to get the information out.
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