Podcasts about Athena Film Festival

If you've ever paid attention to female representation in Hollywood or the push for more women filmmakers in entertainment, you've likely encountered the work of Melissa Silverstein. As the founder of Women and Hollywood, one of the pioneering platforms advocating for gender diversity in the film industry, Melissa has been a driving force in this movement. She also co-founded the Athena Film Festival, a celebration of female-driven films, established the Girls Club, an online community for women creatives, and hosts the podcast In Her Voice, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at women who make films. A true trailblazer, Melissa has dedicated decades to elevating women and their stories and is now turning the page to focus on her own creative journey.Join Erin and Melissa as they delve into the importance of creating spaces that spotlight women's stories and explore the opportunities that arise from challenging the status quo—especially the patriarchy. We discuss:The ongoing struggle for women's stories and representation in the film industry.The crucial role of women behind the camera in bringing authentic, diverse narratives to the forefront of entertainment.Why it's essential to see women, especially women of color, in powerful on-screen roles to shift societal attitudes and dismantle patriarchal structures.Expanding the conversation on gender representation in media to include trans and non-binary voices.The ongoing challenges of getting women's stories made in Hollywood and the importance of women investing in and supporting each other's projects.The current disruption in the media industry and how it creates an opportunity to develop new storytelling models for women over 40.OUR GUEST: Melissa Silverstein is the founder of Women and Hollywood and the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of The Athena Film Festival at Barnard College. She is also the founder of the Girls Club, an online community for women creatives. Want more Melissa? Check out Women and Hollywood and the Athena Film Festival and listen to her podcast In Her Voice. Follow her on:Instagram: @melsil@womenandhollywoodX/Twitter: @melsil@womenahollywood Want more Hotter Than Ever? Subscribe to the Hotter Than Ever Substack to dive deeper. Find episode transcripts at www.hotterthaneverpod.com Follow us on:Instagram: @hotterthaneverpod TikTok: @hotterthaneverpod Youtube: @hotterthaneverpod Facebook:

What opportunities are there for women writers over the age of 40? WFT Ireland is excited to present the WFT Writers Room Podcast, a space where our members can engage in conversations about the art and craft of writing. This discussion is led by WFT Chair and WIFT International Incoming President Dr. Susan Liddy, spotlighting the great work of the Writers Lab, an initiative created by Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon in 2015 to support female screenwriters over 40. But hurry with those applications – the deadline is the 15th May! Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon co-founded The Writers Lab with Kyle Ann Stokes in 2015, and co-produce it with New York Women in Film & Television. Elizabeth and Nitza are also founding Partners of Women in the Script Trade (WIST), where they work individually with exceptional women screenwriters, and ran script development labs in NY and LA for the Athena Film Festival 2016-2020. Elizabeth previously served as Head of Development at Tangerine Entertainment, an independent production company that produces films directed by women, and has mentored at Stowe Story Labs. A former theater and film critic and graduate of Princeton and the Yale School of Drama, she lives in New York with her family. Nitza was formerly an actor, journalist, and magazine and book editor. She earned her BA from the Annenberg School of Communications at UPenn. In addition to her work advocating for women in film, Nitza is a writer and voice actor. She lives in New York City with her family. This is the only program in the world devoted exclusively to script development for women writers over the age of 40.

In Her Voice takes you behind the scenes with women filmmakers, actors, producers and others for an intimate look at the creative process.  Join Melissa Silverstein, founder of Women and Hollywood and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival as she conducts conversations with talent who are creating the hottest content coming to your screen. She will also cover the latest entertainment news and issues that focuses on women and non-binary creatives. Subscribe to this podcast on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Join Substack for Melissa's weekly curated list of content made by women. Twitter @melsil and @womenahollywood Instagram @womenandhollywood In Her Voice is produced by Leonie Marsh.

Almost every man I know has benefited from a woman's right to choose. And in this time, we need them to be louder than ever. Control is not an option. Which is why I'm bringing Kathryn “Kitty” Kolbert on to talk about the data, action and tools that we need to equip ourselves with to support women's reproductive rights. What makes Kathryn's voice so powerful is manyfold, but one in particular is her legacy as the attorney who co-founded the Center for Reproductive Rights and argued Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the historic 1992 Supreme Court case that saved Roe v. Wade. She's also the co-author of “Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom,” which I binged the day before our interview and is mandatory regardless of your pronouns. In this episode, you'll gain access to critical information on Roe v. Wade, abortion rights, what we can do collectively, and what's next, from the wisdom of someone who has literally been at the tip of the spear for 30 years and is recognized as one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America”    WORKS: - Co-founder of the Center for Reproductive Rights - Co-author of “Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom” - Founder of the Athena Center for Leadership at Barnard College, which is dedicated to the advancement of women's leadership - Co-Founder of The Athena Film Festival, which celebrates extraordinary films from across the globe that tell the stories of fierce and fearless women leaders. - Creator and executive producer of NPR's “Justice Talking,” an award-winning radio program Tools You'll Get from This Episode: - Directions on how to properly support women's rights with action - Data that helps us better understand why the system is the way it is and who's most harmed along the way - Historic accounts that help equip you with the education necessary to create progress  - Big questions to ask loved ones and strangers alike in exploring your individual role in empowering leaders who support human rights BETTER with Mark Brand is produced by Pamela Rothenberg of I HEAR YOU STUDIOS and Adam Karch with Orbyt Media

This week sees the beginning of the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College, a festival dedicated to spotlighting female filmmakers. Melissa Silverstein, co-founder and artistic director of AFF and founder of Women and Hollywood, joins us to give a preview of the festival lineup and additional programming. The festival runs in-person from March 11 to March 13 on the Barnard campus and virtually from March 11 to March 20.

Melissa Silverstein is an agitator - she believes in good trouble as she advocates for women as the founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood. This extraordinary organization educates, advocates, and agitates for gender diversity and inclusion in Hollywood, and the global film industry.  Melissa is also the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of The Athena Film Festival at Barnard College which showcases films about extraordinary female leaders. With no shortage of energy and recognizing her role as a "creative doula", Melissa recently launched the Girls Club - a community for women creatives, culture-changers and storytellers to connect, create, network, advocate, support and redefine 21st century entertainment. Melissa recently published "In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing," to glowing reviews on Amazon. Her work has been featured on CNN, BBC as well as in Newsweek, Salon, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, NY Times, and many other publications. This interview will set your hair on fire in the best possible way! #Hollywood #WomenAndHollywood #FemaleDirectors #Filmmakers #Screenwriters #FemaleProducers

Kathryn Kolbert, women's rights attorney who argued Planned Parenthood v. Casey at the Supreme Court, co-founder of the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College, and Julie F. Kay, human rights lawyer, architect of Irish abortion lawsuit A B and C v. Ireland, talk about their new book Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom (Hachette Books, 2021), and argue for new strategies to protect women's reproductive rights, beyond relying on the Supreme Court.

The Athena Film Festival, which showcases women’s leadership, kicks off March 1st and runs through the end of the month. This year it will be held virtually and focus on specific themes like “Women in STEM” and “Dismantling White Supremacy.” Festival director Melissa Silverstein joins us to preview.

Today I’m back with Melissa Silverstein; if you didn’t catch her on Monday's episode talking about imposter syndrome, it’s a must-listen.Melissa is the founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood. She is the Artistic Director and co-­founder of the Athena Film Festival — A Celebration of Women and Leadership ­­at Barnard College in NYC on February 22-25thMelissa was selected to be a film envoy for the American Film Showcase, the major film diplomacy program of the U.S. Department of State. And she published “In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing,” which is a compilation of over 40 interviews from The Women and Hollywood site.She has written for The Guardian, The Washington Post, NY Times, and many other publications.In today’s episode we talk about breaking big news items, she recently broke the news about Michelle Williams being paid less than Mark Wahlberg for blogging, and how Women and Hollywood got started, we talk about the problems surrounding monetisation when you have a blogging platform. We also cover Melissa’s pivot and why she went on to create the Athena Film festival at Barnard College.This month I’m talking to 3 incredible women in Hollywood. Melissa Silverstein the co-founder of the Athena Film Festival, BAFTA Award-winning Director Amma Asante and April Reign who is the creator of the infamous #OscarsSoWhite hashtag. I can’t wait for you to hear all of the wisdom these women have to offer.To find out more about Melissa, you can follow her on Twitter @Melsil. You 100% need to visit womenandhollywood.com to find more women who are creating, advocating and championing women in the film industry.Let me know what you have learned by leaving a review on iTunes via your Mac computer or on the iTunes Podcast app on your phone.You can follow me @ImiMorgan on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy Women's History Month!  This episode I talk briefly about my time at the Athena Film Festival and share the DiverseToons panel audio for the 2019 "Women Taking The Lead" event.  -LINKS- Athena Film Festival - https://athenafilmfestival.com/ / link to panel info https://athenafilmfestival.com/film/the-present-and-future-of-women-in-animation/ Increasing Inclusion in Animation Document from USC Anneberg & Women In Animation - https://womeninanimation.org/2019/07/02/increasing-inclusion-in-animation/ & http://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-inclusion-animation-201906.pdf 50/50 BY 2025 Women in Animation Pledge - https://womeninanimation.org/5050-by-2025/ [HOST LINKS] Hosted by: Monique Henry-Hudson #Simplyrobotixpod Twitter - https://twitter.com/SimplyRobotix  Instagram - instagram.com/simplyrobotix/  Simplyrobotix.com -MAKE AUDIOGRAMS FOR YOUR PODCAST- Use my link to try my favorite app and website for making audiograms Headliner make.headliner.app/referral/monique_axPNv6 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simplyrobotixpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/simplyrobotixpod/support

0:08 – What would a Green New Deal for California look like? Assemblymember Rob Bonta (@RobBontaCA) is the state representative for District 9 encompassing Oakland, Alameda and San Leandro, and has authored a new bill – Assembly Bill 1839 – which is a skeleton of a plan, to be negotiated and defined with goals, standards, metrics, and targets for greenhouse gas reductions as well as to address equity and poverty. 0:34 – KPFA News: Continuing with state policy news, this month will also be the last chance for a controversial housing and development bill held over from last session to make it out of the State Senate. Yesterday, San Francisco senator Scott Weiner rolled out the latest version of his SB-50, which would re-zone areas around transit and job hubs in California for denser housing. Weiner was announcing it on the steps of Oakland City Hall with Mayor Libby Schaff. However, their press conference got drowned out by members of Moms 4 housing — a group fighting eviction from a investor-owned home in West Oakland that they took over and occupied after it spent more than two years vacant. KPFA's Ariel Boone (@arielboone) and Kate Iida (@kiida26) filed this report from Oakland.  0:42 – Iran fires missiles at US Bases in Iraq Conn Hallinan is a military analyst, and columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus.  1:08 – The movie mogul Harvey Weinstein goes to trial this week, charged with rape and sexual assault in New York and Los Angeles – what has changed for justice and equity in Hollywood? Melissa Silverstein (@melsil) is a writer; founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood, which educates, advocates and agitates for gender equality and inclusion. She's also the Artistic Director of the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College which is celebrating its 10th anniversary from Feb 27- March 1.  1:30 – BREAKING: President Trump holds a press conference on Iran, and the airstrikes on US bases in Iraq. We go live. 1:37 – ‘Save Our Democracy: Protest Facebook' is a campaign to hold the tech giant accountable Andrea Buffa is an organizer with the Save Our Democracy, Protest Facebook campaign, and formerly executive director of Media Alliance and former campaigns director with Global Exchange. Event: Save Our Democracy, Protest Facebook Thursday Jan 9th, 4pm – 6pm – Protest targeting lies, hate, and disinformation on Facebook In-person protest: Facebook headquarters, 1600 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA. NOTE: A bus will be leaving San Francisco's Civic Center at 3 PM on Thursday. Online protest: Users will “blackout” Facebook by replacing their Facebook cover and profile photos with a completely black box. The post Legislators announce California Green New Deal to address climate change and inequality; Plus: Harvey Weinstein on trial, what has changed for justice and equity in Hollywood? appeared first on KPFA.

Cannes special! Girls On Film hits the Cannes Film Festival with an episode recorded at the UK Film Centre in front of an industry audience. Films reviewed include Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and The Dead Don’t Die along with Cannes classics like We Need To Talk About Kevin. Our guest film critics are Leslie Felperin and Ella Kemp while Melissa Silverstein and Delphyne Besse discuss activism at Cannes and beyond. We have an exclusive offer for listeners: we’ve teamed up with our friends at MUBI to give you a whole month of curated films to stream, plus four free hand-picked UK cinema tickets! Register at mubi.com/girlsonfilm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Girls on Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and audio producer Kellie Redmond This episode supported by Independent Film Company, UEG and FiXX. Leslie Felperin is a film critic writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and The Guardian. Ella Kemp is a freelance writer for Culture Whisper, Empire, Little White Lies and Sight & Sound. Delphyne Besse is an international sales agent, Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Urban Distribution International and co-founder of the gender equality movement in France, Collectif 50/50x2020. Melissa Silverstein is is the founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood, and Co-Founder/Artistic Director of the Athena Film Festival

Women's leadership on the screen, in the streets and on the world stage. This week, New Zealand's former prime minister, Helen Clark and filmmaker Gaylene Preston regarding their documentary, "My Year With Helen," about Clark's foiled bid to become the UN's 1st female Secretary General. Then we stop by the Athena Film Festival to find out why representation remains to important to leadership behind and in front of the camera. Music featured: Sharon Jones "Searching For A New Day".  Support the show by becoming a member via our Patreon campaign.

Fascinating conversations took place at Barnard College's (NYC) Athena Film Festival last month about women, representation & the power of inclusion at all roles of storytelling. Plus how we can change today's norm. Themes and storytelling at film festivals are universal, so their application and intersection with TV is what prompted me to share observations.   Athena founder Melissa Silverstein of Women & Hollywood was interviewed for episode: Ten Years of Women and Hollywood.   Quick takes on documentaries: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story and I Am Evidence, produced by Law and Order SVU's Mariska Hargitay through her Joyful Heart Foundation. Leaders of stage, digital, academia & film addressed "revising the Canon" - & how we shift the acceptable norms of storytelling.

To kick off, I’m joined by Melissa Silverstein she is the founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood. She is the Artistic Director and co-­founder of the Athena Film Festival — A Celebration of Women and Leadership ­­at Barnard College in NYC. The seventh annual festival will take place February 22-25, 2018.Melissa was selected to be a film envoy for the American Film Showcase. And she published “In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing,” which is a compilation of over 40 interviews from the Women and Hollywood site.Melissa broke the news about the pay disparity between Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg for the All the Money in the World reshoot.In today’s episode, we talk about the difficulties you may encounter trying to make a living as a filmmaker. Knowing what you want out of your film career and knowing when to let it go. We also talk about the heavy burden of imposter syndrome and how Melissa chooses to deal with her fraudy feelings.This month I’m talking to 3 incredible women in Hollywood Melissa Silverstein the co-founder of the Athena Film Festival, BAFTA Award-winning Director Amma Asante and April Reign who is the creator of the infamous #OscarsSoWhite hashtag. I can’t wait for you to hear all of the wisdom these women have to offer.To find out more about Melissa, you can follow her on Twitter @Melsil. You 100% need to visit womenandhollywood.com to find more women who are creating, advocating and championing women in the film industry.If you like how this podcast sounds and think you can do what I do but better than you should reach out to the ShoutOut network. Visit shoutoutnetwork.co.uk to find out more about membership.Let me know what you have learned by leaving a review on iTunes via your Mac computer or on the iTunes Podcast app on your phone.Follow WannaBe @WannaBepodcast on Twitter and Instagram.To get the extended show notes listing the tools and resources, we mentioned in this episode visit wannabepodcast.comYou can follow me @ImiMorgan on Twitter and Instagram. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

New York Film Academy alumnus Denise Meyers is the only writer in the six year history of the Athena Film Festival to have two screenplays make it to the finals; LUCKY 13, an Athena Finalist, is about the first American women to fly military aircraft in wartime Lucky 13 is one of three winners of the 2017 Atlanta Film Festival screenplay competition. Meyers film, RIDE THE WIND: The Bessie Stringfield Story is about the only African American woman to serve as a motorcycle dispatch rider in World War Two was an Athena List winner. Robin Wright directed her film, The Dark of Night, which stars Sam Rockwell and premired at the Cannes Film Festival. Follow @PegahRad on Twitter! Follow @JoelleMonique on Twitter!

Denise Meyers began her professional career at the William Morris Agency as an assistant to literary agent, Judy Scott-Fox after graduating from Oregon State University in 1982 with a degree in broadcast communications. After working as a freelance story analyst for independent film and distribution companies, Meyers became a screenwriter herself, but after twelve years in the film business with nothing but a handful of free options to show for her efforts, she moved to Utah to pursue a successful career as a full-time artist. When the economy bottomed out in 2009, Meyers returned to what she calls “the dream that wouldn’t die”. Principal photography was just completed on a short film she wrote in 2015 entitled THE DARK OF NIGHT (a Table Read my Screenplay Grand Prize Winner, Austin Film Festival 2015). The film, directed by Robin Wright, stars Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell, and was shot with the crew from House of Cards (including award winning director of photography, Dave Dunlap). In February 2016 she was named an Athena List winner at the Athena Film Festival in New York. Meyers is the only writer in the six year history of the festival to have two screenplays make it to the finals; RIDE THE WIND: The Bessie Stringfield Story, about the only African American woman to serve as a motorcycle dispatch rider in World War Two was an Athena List winner, and LUCKY 13, an Athena Finalist, is about the first American women to fly military aircraft in wartime and the significant role they played in training male pilots how to fly the B26 “Widowmaker” in advance of the D-Day attack on Normandy. Lucky 13 was recently chosen as one of three winners of the 2017 Atlanta Film Festival screenplay competition. For more information on Denise, please visit her website at: www.delicateflowerfilms.com. You can, also, connect with Laura Powers at www.laurapowers.net. You can also find her on facebook, follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram @laurapowers44.

Denise Meyers began her professional career at the William Morris Agency as an assistant to literary agent, Judy Scott-Fox after graduating from Oregon State University in 1982 with a degree in broadcast communications. After working as a freelance story analyst for independent film and distribution companies, Meyers became a screenwriter herself, but after twelve years in the film business with nothing but a handful of free options to show for her efforts, she moved to Utah to pursue a successful career as a full-time artist. When the economy bottomed out in 2009, Meyers returned to what she calls “the dream that wouldn’t die”. Principal photography was just completed on a short film she wrote in 2015 entitled THE DARK OF NIGHT (a Table Read my Screenplay Grand Prize Winner, Austin Film Festival 2015). The film, directed by Robin Wright, stars Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell, and was shot with the crew from House of Cards (including award winning director of photography, Dave Dunlap). In February 2016 she was named an Athena List winner at the Athena Film Festival in New York. Meyers is the only writer in the six year history of the festival to have two screenplays make it to the finals; RIDE THE WIND: The Bessie Stringfield Story, about the only African American woman to serve as a motorcycle dispatch rider in World War Two was an Athena List winner, and LUCKY 13, an Athena Finalist, is about the first American women to fly military aircraft in wartime and the significant role they played in training male pilots how to fly the B26 “Widowmaker” in advance of the D-Day attack on Normandy. Lucky 13 was recently chosen as one of three winners of the 2017 Atlanta Film Festival screenplay competition. For more information on Denise, please visit her website at: www.delicateflowerfilms.com. You can, also, connect with Laura Powers at www.laurapowers.net. You can also find her on facebook, follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram @laurapowers44.

Denise Meyers began her professional career at the William Morris Agency as an assistant to literary agent, Judy Scott-Fox after graduating from Oregon State University in 1982 with a degree in broadcast communications. After working as a freelance story analyst for independent film and distribution companies, Meyers became a screenwriter herself, but after twelve years in the film business with nothing but a handful of free options to show for her efforts, she moved to Utah to pursue a successful career as a full-time artist. When the economy bottomed out in 2009, Meyers returned to what she calls “the dream that wouldn’t die”. Principal photography was just completed on a short film she wrote in 2015 entitled THE DARK OF NIGHT (a Table Read my Screenplay Grand Prize Winner, Austin Film Festival 2015). The film, directed by Robin Wright, stars Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell, and was shot with the crew from House of Cards (including award winning director of photography, Dave Dunlap). In February 2016 she was named an Athena List winner at the Athena Film Festival in New York. Meyers is the only writer in the six year history of the festival to have two screenplays make it to the finals; RIDE THE WIND: The Bessie Stringfield Story, about the only African American woman to serve as a motorcycle dispatch rider in World War Two was an Athena List winner, and LUCKY 13, an Athena Finalist, is about the first American women to fly military aircraft in wartime and the significant role they played in training male pilots how to fly the B26 “Widowmaker” in advance of the D-Day attack on Normandy. Lucky 13 was recently chosen as one of three winners of the 2017 Atlanta Film Festival screenplay competition. For more information on Denise, please visit her website at: www.delicateflowerfilms.com. You can, also, connect with Laura Powers at www.laurapowers.net. You can also find her on facebook and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers.

We're breaking into the Crossrip feed for a special bonus episode this week, Paul Feig was honored by the Athena Film Festival this past weekend and as part of the festivities, there was a fantastic moderated Q&A where Ghostbusters (2016) was talked about at length - far beyond the one or two quotations that the major media has picked up. The state of comedy, the origins and the intentions behind the new Ghostbusters, the importance of giving talented women the chance to succeed in the film business. Presented here are some highlights from the live Q&A that took place on the Athena Film Festival's live feed. For more, check out athenafilmfestival.com!

Melissa Silverstein (@melsil), writer, activist, and leading expert in gender parity in Hollywood (founder of www.womenandfilm.com and the Athena Film Festival talks with us about the facts of gender inequality in entertainment and how the disparity impacts our lives more than we think! After, T&A chat with eachother about how we, as women, grapple with erasing a history of silencing women in the public sphere.  Show Notes Are people aware that there is a lack of opportunity for women in film? (03:00) How many women are really working on the Top 250 grossing films? (03.25) Are the stats any different for TV?  (03:55) 84% of first-time TV directors are men and that affects a woman’s future in film?  (04:35) Women don’t get the opportunities to direct $100m movies (06:32) We all live in a world where an unconscious bias affects us  (08.28) There is an assumption that animated movies and action movies such as Superman are geared towards males and therefore even the characters and extras are overwhelmingly male (09:00) When women fail at something, they just fail out of the industry. When men fail, they get another chance  (11:18) People are hungry and desperate to see things that reflect themselves (13:25) Women are kept out of high-budgets because their competence is not trusted (14:15) Relevant Links & FULL Show Notes HERE: http://www.tatalksex.com/melissa-silverstein-women-in-hollywood-gender-parity-ep-61/

Cyber-warfare between states: could it happen and what will it mean for regular people in the real world? / Unpacking Governor Cuomo's budget / Tribute to Aaron Swartz / Previews of the Athena Film Festival featuring women as leaders in fact and fiction

Award-winning actress Judy Reyes, best known for her portrayal of feisty nurse Carla Espinoza in TV’s “Scrubs,” talks about her starring role in “Gun Hill Road,” a film selected for competition in the U.S. Dramatic category at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. She also discusses her exciting acting career, which has included roles in such movies and television shows as “Bringing Out the Dead,” “It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas,” “Washington Heights,” “Castle,” “The Sopranos, “Law & Order,” and “Oz.” In addition to “Gun Hill Road,” Judy will be appearing soon in “Without Men,” a comedy co-starring Eva Longoria and Christian Slater. As an added attraction, Melissa Silverstein, founder of the Women and Hollywood website, drops by for a report on film awards to be presented at the first Athena Film Festival scheduled for February 10-13 at Barnard College.