Podcasts about Women Make Movies

A fitting quest for Pride Month, Esther Newton's personal and professional struggles mirror sixty years of LGBTQ+ history. In the mid-1950s, catapulted out of a liberal household in New York to a rigidly-gendered southern California high school where girls were frilly and feminine, Esther was, in her own words, “a failure as a girl.” She knew she was different—a “homosexual,” as such deviants were then called.  Alone as a teenager, fearing she had no chance at a normal life, Esther found comfort in Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa. “It showed me the culture of the 50s and 60s was just one among thousands and thousands.”Like Mead, Esther earned her PhD in cultural anthropology. She dared to observe and write her dissertation on drag queens, a culture much closer to home. She wrote scholarly papers on “stone butches,” and how they had sex. She outed herself and became more of an activist in her collection of essays, Margaret Mead Made Me Gay.  It was “career suicide,” she says of her early work in the field, but Esther seems to have the last word in her memoir, My Butch Career, and on screen, in the 2022 documentary, Esther Newton Made Me Gay.  Today, a new generation looks up to her for her courage and foresight.You can view the trailer for Esther Newton Made Me Gay on her website as well as links to her writing:  https://www.Esther-Newton.com . Crow's Feet is grateful to Jean Carlomusto, director of Esther Newton Made Me Gay, and Women Make Movies, the distributor of the film, for allowing us to use excerpts. Access the full documentary via Kanopy, if your local library subscribes, or by contacting the distributor: orders@wmn.com Support the Show.

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This show is made possible by you!  To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donate  Thank you for your continued support!Holly Hughes and Esther Newton are radical in their fields and a couple for more than 30 years. In this Pride special, they talk with Laura about the anti-LGBTQ, anti-feminist backlash we're seeing today and their own experiences making ground-breaking work and surviving unfriendly times thanks to their queer kinship ties. Hughes is a writer and performer probably best known for being one of the artists targeted by the religious right in the culture wars of the 1990s. Esther Newton is a pioneering anthropologist and the subject of the recent documentary film ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY, which explores her introduction to gay life in the 1950s and its impact on her field and her life's work. Hughes and Newton are cultural icons, dog agility enthusiasts and without a doubt makers of history. What can this long-lived lesbian couple teach us about community survival? Tune in to find out why love, community and kinship are essential for all of our survival, plus a commentary from Laura.“Some of the arguments that [the Republican Party] used 30 years ago, that we were supposedly attacking children and we were a cabal of child pornographers and pedophiles . . . They haven't really bothered to update it. They're concerned about a stigmatized group that begins to have the means to talk to a larger community.” - Holly Hughes“Traditionally, primary ties were supposed to be ‘blood family.' Gay people have built structures outside of that . . . There's always going to be gay and trans people because as an anthropologist, I'm aware that we're found all over the world in many, many cultures. It's not that they'll be able to stamp out the phenomenon, but they can do a lot of damage . . . We have to maintain those ties. This is critical.” - Esther NewtonGuests:Holly Hughes: Performer & Writer; Professor, University of MichiganEsther Newton: Professor of Anthropology, Founder & Leading Scholar LGBTQ Studies; Author, Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America & My Butch Career: A Memoir Full Show Notes are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more to dive deeper.Music In the Middle:   “Mirage” by WhatItDo Archive Group from their album ‘Palace of a Thousand Sounds' released on Record Kicks. 

This show is made possible by you!  To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donate  Thank you for your continued support!In this episode, Laura explores the unorthodox documentary "Sell By Date" by Tony Award-winning performer and comedian Sarah Jones. We discuss the complex issues of sex, power, race, and our economy through the lens of various characters played by Jones herself. The film features interviews with real people both in and out of the sex industry, offering diverse perspectives on the subject matter. We also dive into the challenges and experiences faced while creating the documentary, the importance of amplifying marginalized voices, and the potential for a healthier understanding of sexuality and power dynamics in society. Join Laura and Sarah Jones as they navigate these thought-provoking topics and more in this insightful conversation.Guest:  Sarah Jones, Tony Award-winning Solo Performer, Writer, Comedian & Activist; Director & Star, Sell/Buy/Date Full Show Notes are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more to dive deeper. This podcast includes an endorsement for Best of the Left, with host Jay! Tomlinson.  We think you'll dig it too! Music In the Middle:  “Sold Out” by Ultra Naté from her new album Ultra courtesy of Blufire and Peace Biscuit.Additional Music: "Many Hands & "Steppin" by Podington BearChapters:(0:00:00) - Sex and Power Dynamics(0:11:07) - Sex Work and Society(0:23:22) - Sex, Gender, Marginalization(0:27:04) - Women in the Workplace(0:32:28) - Marginalization of Women(0:41:57) - What About Moonlight? Chapter Summaries:(0:00:00) - Sex and Power Dynamics (11 Minutes)In this episode, we explore the unorthodox documentary by Tony Award-winning performer and comedian Sarah Jones, titled "Sell By Date" The film delves into topics such as sex, power, race, and our economy and examines these complex issues through the lens of various characters played by Jones herself. The documentary also features interviews with real people both in and out of the sex industry, offering diverse perspectives on the subject matter. Alongside Jones, the film includes appearances from celebrities like Rosario Dawson and Bryan Cranston. (0:11:07) - Sex Work and Society (12 Minutes)We discuss the challenges and experiences faced while creating the unorthodox documentary "Sell By Date," a film by Tony Award-winning performer and comedian Sarah Jones. The film aims to bring complex conversations about social justice and the sex industry to a wider audience, while also addressing the backlash faced from various groups. We also explore the difficulties encountered while navigating the commercial aspects of the entertainment industry and the importance of amplifying marginalized voices. Finally, we touch on the benefits of healing from stigma, shame, and secrets, and the potential for a healthier understanding of sexuality and power dynamics in society' (0:23:22) - Sex, Gender, Marginalization (4 Minutes)We dive into the importance of access to reproductive health and abortion, as well as the need to challenge societal norms around female sexuality. The conversation touches on the double standards that exist and the potential consequences of slut-shaming and stigma. The discussion also includes the perspective of a Bronx taxi driver who joined the journey and highlights the organization A Call to Men, which aims to address the negative effects of toxic masculinity on both men and women. The conversation emphasizes the importance of honest dialogue around these topics and dismantling oppressive hierarchies in the sex industry' (0:27:04) - Women in the Workplace (5 Minutes)We explore the idea of expanding the concept of "Sell By Date" into other forms of content, such as podcasts and anthology series, to address various societal issues, including climate change, gun violence, and healthcare. We discuss the potential for future generations to look back on our current moment and see how far we have come in terms of policy and cultural attitudes. Additionally, we touch on the portrayal of women and sex in the media and the importance of honest connection and conversation in the age of social media' (0:32:28) - Marginalization of Women (9 Minutes)We explore the portrayal of women on screen and discuss the narrow boxes in which certain women have been placed. The conversation touches upon stereotypes, over sexualization, and the lack of humanity given to women in media. We also discuss the horror virgin dichotomy and the complex nature of women's roles in society today. Furthermore, we examine intersectionality and the impact of marginalization on women's access to choices in a democratic society. Finally, we consider the potential emergence of a COVID-era character and the importance of global conversations about freedom and liberation' (0:41:57) - What About Moonlight? (1 Minutes)We delve into the poetic and evocative imagery of moonlight, exploring its symbolism in moments of vulnerability, fear, and desire for freedom. The conversation navigates through the emotional landscape of seeking solace and release, asking the poignant question: what about the moonlight?' Episode Keywords:Sarah Jones, Sell By Date, Documentary, Sex Industry, Power Dynamics, Marginalized Voices, Sexuality, Social Justice, Reproductive Health, Toxic Masculinity, Women in Media, Stereotypes, Intersectionality, Honest Dialogue, Cultural Attitudes, Female Sexuality, Double Standards, Stigma, Oppressive Hierarchies, Moonlight SymbolismShownotes created by https://podium.page

What are you streaming these days? Two Old Bitches always wants to know, especially if you find shows that feature pithy, provocative and stereotype-busting roles for women of a certain age. Luckily, we're seeing some uptick in those (though not nearly pithy and provocative enough and mostly white women....). That's why we're back with two of our three magnificent Screen Bitches -- Debbie Zimmerman (commentator extraordinaire and fearless leader of feminist film organization Women Make Movies) and Malaga Baldi (goddess literary agent and country bumpkin) -- to explore three recent shows that really grabbed our attention. Good Luck to You Leo Grande is streaming on Hulu and features the inimitable Emma Thompson as a recently widowed woman in her fifties who hires a sex worker in search of her first orgasm. Hacks (Season 2) stars the always-mesmerizing Jean Smart -- who won her second Emmy for Hacks as lead actress in a comedy series this year -- and is streaming on HBO. And we have a lot of conflicting views and feelings about the fourth season of Borgen, a Danish political series streaming on Netflix and starring Sidse Babett Knudsen. If you want media commentary from an unapologetically old-bitch/feminist perspective (and who wouldn't??), listen to this lively episode, tune in to the shows we're talking about, and let us know what you're watching. Can't wait to hear from you! and p.s.: Screen Bitch Aruna Rao was on 'unpaid' vacation in Norway when we recorded this episode. We hope to have her back next time!

Dr. Erin and Dr. Kristen are so excited to dive into season 2 of Netflix's hit regency romance, Bridgerton! Episode 1 kicks off by checking in with our fav characters after their time in the country and introducing some newcomers who are joining this season's ton. Watch the original video here! Show Notes: If you want to check out more of our content or if you think The Good Doctors could help your organization, click here for our link portal Or sign up for our monthly digest to get all the latest news We firmly believe in using our podcast platform for good. So we've decided to share some of our favorite charities and nonprofits in the ad breaks. Today's podcast is brought to you by Women Make Movies. The Good Doctors first encountered this fantastic organization when they offered free virtual viewings of their selection of films for Native American Heritage Month in 2020. For 45 years, Women Make Movies have been empowering and supporting women filmmakers, directors, editors, etc. Direct from their own website: “As the world's leading distributor of independent films by and about women, we amplify historically ignored voices and challenge the mainstream media.” Since a big focus for us here at Abbey Research is art made by and about women and other marginalized groups, it's a match made in heaven! Head to wmm.com to sign up for their newsletter, register for a screening, or donate today!

Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney is a proud member of Sisters in Crime, Women's National Book Association and Honorary Member of Women Make Movies and Suffolk Bar Association. Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney writes only when inspired, or when her Muse, Noreen, stands over her with a metaphorical rolling pin. At other times, she has worked as a producer for Women...

The Good Doctors discuss episode 5, where we see the stark difference between rehab for Dr. Finnix and detox for Bets, while Rick and Randy face both breaks and setbacks in their case against Purdue. Watch the original video here! Show Notes: If you want to check out more of our content or if you think The Good Doctors could help your organization, click here for our link portal Or sign up for our monthly digest to get all the latest news We firmly believe in using our podcast platform for good. So we've decided to share some of our favorite charities and nonprofits in the ad breaks. Today's podcast is brought to you by Women Make Movies. The Good Doctors first encountered this fantastic organization when they offered free virtual viewings of their selection of films for Native American Heritage Month in 2020. For 45 years, Women Make Movies have been empowering and supporting women filmmakers, directors, editors, etc. Direct from their own website: “As the world's leading distributor of independent films by and about women, we amplify historically ignored voices and challenge the mainstream media.” Since a big focus for us here at Abbey Research is art made by and about women and other marginalized groups, it's a match made in heaven! Head to wmm.com to sign up for their newsletter, register for a screening, or donate today!

There could be no greater gift to Screen Bitches than finding the HBO-Max series Hacks, starring Jean Smart. We brought together three of our most dedicated Old Bitch streamers – Malaga Baldi (literary agent), Aruna Rao (women's rights thinker and consultant), and Debbie Zimmerman (head of Women Make Movies and world-recognized expert on women and media) – to explore what is so powerful and ground-breaking about 69-year old Jean Smart's mesmerizing portrayal of an aging comedian (think Joan Rivers) whose Las Vegas career is stalling.  In pairing Smart with a young comedian – played by Hannah Einbender – who is sent to freshen up Smart's material, we see the way women of different generations confront and embody the sexism and ageism of the entertainment world. As Megan Garber wrote in The Atlantic, this is a genre-defying series, part psychodrama, part satire, sometimes an intergenerational character study and other times a classic workplace comedy. We all agreed that Emmy-winning Smart offers a “Smart-a-licious” portrayal of aging. As Debbie noted, “for God's sake, how often do you see a woman in her sixties get laid on television?” You can see Hacks on HBO-Max. It's a subscription service, so you'll have to pay. You can watch the first episode for free on YouTube. And, as you listen to the podcast, you'll hear excerpts of Smart's biting and self-effacing humor throughout. Let us know if you've seen movies, streaming series, podcasts or other media that you think offer unique representations of gutsy, defiant older women. Write us at 2obpodcast@gmail.com and maybe you, too, can be a Screen Bitch!

Our final Christmas movie from the VAULT for this holiday season was the sweet and fun "Christmas Ever After," available on Lifetime. Another great film that left us delighted by its casual, comfortable inclusivity and the joy of seeing humans being human - and writers being writers, which we both know all too well! Watch the original video here! Show Notes: If you want to check out more of our content or if you think The Good Doctors could help your organization, click here for our link portal Or sign up for our monthly digest to get all the latest news We firmly believe in using our podcast platform for good. So we've decided to share some of our favorite charities and nonprofits in the ad breaks. Today's podcast is brought to you by Women Make Movies. The Good Doctors first encountered this fantastic organization when they offered free virtual viewings of their selection of films for Native American Heritage Month in 2020. For 45 years, Women Make Movies have been empowering and supporting women filmmakers, directors, editors, etc. Direct from their own website: “As the world's leading distributor of independent films by and about women, we amplify historically ignored voices and challenge the mainstream media.” Since a big focus for us here at Abbey Research is art made by and about women and other marginalized groups, it's a match made in heaven! Head to wmm.com to sign up for their newsletter, register for a screening, or donate today!

Xiaolu Wang (she/they) is an emerging documentary filmmaker and a translator from the Hui Muslim Autonomous Region of China, whose practice is based in the mapping of interiority, with the use of video, poetry, memory, translations, and a decolonial lens. Their work have been screened at local venues and international film festivals in countries like Lebanon, Mexico, China, and Argentina. They contributed translations to journals including 单读, onlimbo, and Cinephila. When they are not studying films, Xiaolu helps out at a friend's donation-based food pop-up, "The Shui Project", or reads the Tao Te Ching. They are a recipient of the 2019 Jerome Film and Media Grant, a fellow of DocX Archive Lab 2021 organized by Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies, and their work has been generously supported by Metropolitan Regional Arts Council of Minnesota, Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, Jerome Foundation, Women Make Movies, and UnionDocs. They live in Minneapolis with two cats, Marvin and Moto, who sleep on separate couches. See clips from Xiaolu's films here. Follow Moonplay on Instagram: @moonplaycinema Email: moonplaycinema@gmail.com www.moonplaycinema.org Theme music by Jes Reyes. Original recording date: September 10, 2021

'Beauties of the Night' is a 2016, Mexican documentary that showcases five of the most popular showgirls in Mexico in the 70s and 80s. The Good Doctors would have liked a deeper dive with more context; listen to the full review! Watch the original video here! Show Notes: Available on Netflix If you want to check out more of our content or if you think The Good Doctors could help your organization, click here for our link portal Or sign up for our monthly digest to get all the latest news We firmly believe in using our podcast platform for good. So we've decided to share some of our favorite charities and nonprofits in the ad breaks. Today's podcast is brought to you by Women Make Movies. The Good Doctors first encountered this fantastic organization when they offered free virtual viewings of their selection of films for Native American Heritage Month in 2020. For 45 years, Women Make Movies have been empowering and supporting women filmmakers, directors, editors, etc. Direct from their own website: “As the world's leading distributor of independent films by and about women, we amplify historically ignored voices and challenge the mainstream media.” Since a big focus for us here at Abbey Research is art made by and about women and other marginalized groups, it's a match made in heaven! Head to wmm.com to sign up for their newsletter, register for a screening, or donate today!

In a media environment dominated by increasingly concentrated corporate interests, a growing group of distribution companies who have long championed the best in independent features, documentaries, and social issue films, have joined forces to help launch an innovative subscription streaming service, OVID.tv. OVID.tv is an innovative subscription video-on-demand service launched with a collaborative effort between Docuseek, LLC and eight founding content partners. Today OVID works with thirty content partners from around the world. OVID.tv includes titles from 30 different film distribution companies, most of which you can explore on Ovid.tv's Content Partners page. Examples include Bullfrog Films, The dGenerate Films Collection, Distrib Films US, First Run Features, Grasshopper Film, Icarus Films, KimStim, The British Film Institute, and Women Make Movies. Most of the films on OVID.tv are not available on any other streaming platform, and OVID.tv will be adding even more films every week. Despite the odds and with little capital, Icarus Films, Docuseek, and our partners have decided that the time has come to step forward and build a new, independent space, dedicated to the films that we believe in and care about, and that we believe you care about, and value as well. OVID.tv co-founder Jonathan Miller joins us to talk about an affordable option for film lovers looking for the highest quality cinema experience presented by people who share your passion. For more on the available films, subscription rates go to: OVID.tv

As promised, here's the second half of ep. 5 and equally as good! Thank you, Marta! In part one we discussed educator accountability. This hits home with parents having agency in supporting culturally responsive and anti-racist curriculum for our young scholars, and their peers. Highlights *what wakes Marta up, *choosing indy school education, *the personal power narratives as armor, *LITTLE SALLIE WALKER, and, *[4.10 RIISE workshop] Cause No Harm: Curricular Concerns & How to Cure Them - A Parent & Educator Independent School Workshop Register on 4RIISE.org! Thank you for following us on IG @artic.ulating Dr. Marta Effinger Crichlow is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose projects in the mediums of theater, film, and literature highlight her mission to fuse social issues, culture, and history. She is the descendant of Black southern migrants who continue to inform her sensibilities and her path. Marta is a past recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. She also received a Pittsburgh Multicultural Arts Initiative grant for her multi-media collage “The Kitchen is Closed Startin' Sunday”. For her produced play “Whispers Want to Holler,” Marta collaborated with noted jazz saxophonist Billy Harper. She has also worked as a freelance dramaturg for theater productions in New York City, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Memphis, and Louisville. She is the author of Staging Migrations toward an American West: From Ida B. Wells to Rhodessa Jones published by University Press of Colorado. She appeared on TEDx at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in 2015 and has lectured in Xiamen University in China, the National Parks Services African Burial Ground in NY and at the Rosie the Riveter Museum in Richmond, CA. In 2014, The Network Journal, which recognizes "Black women leaders and influencers in every field," selected Marta as one of their "25 Influential Black Women in Business." This storyteller and Washington, DC native, is a graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DESA), where she studied Literary & Media Arts. DESA changed her life. She studied African American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh (BA) and Yale University (MA). Marta received her PhD from Northwestern University and is a full professor in African American Studies at New York City College of Technology-CUNY. She helped curate 400 Years of Inequality: Contributions from the Diaspora at Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute. Her feature length documentary film LITTLE SALLIE WALKER, about Black women and girls, is currently in post-production and has received recognition from Women Make Movies, NY State Council on the Arts, Working Films Impact Kickstart. She is a member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia and the Black Theatre Network. Marta is the mother of a daughter (at an independent school).

“What have you been watching?” “See anything good lately?” are questions many of us routinely ask each other, especially during the pandemic. A trusted recommendation for a movie and, for some of us even better, a series with many seasons is cause to celebrate.  How often, though, do you hear of a good movie or series about, for, or by older women? Not often. So when we heard about the film “Let Them All Talk” at the end of 2020, we asked book agent Malaga Baldi, Debbie Zimmerman who heads Women Make Movies and Emmy-nominated former TV producer and wellness and lifestyle coach Renata Joy to join us for a conversation about it and other films and series featuring older women. Two Old Bitches, Joanne and Idelisse, call them geriatric rom-coms. You know the ones we mean. “Something’s Gotta Give,”(Diane Keaton), “It’s Complicated” (Meryl Streep), “Book Club” (Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candace Bergen, Mary Steenburgen), “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (Judy Dench and Maggie Smith) and a number of others sprinkled over the past two decades. Too many of them are not very good. “Why is that?” the five of us wondered. We have some answers and laughs we’d like to share with you, as well as a list of films and series we recommend.  And, we enjoyed doing this so much that we plan to do it again.

Filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu joins us from Nairobi to discuss her internationally acclaimed film RAFIKI (2018) alongside Mélanie Laurent's intense BREATHE (2014). Catch Wanuri on TCM's "Women Make Movies" series on October 13. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods.RAFIKI is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/rafikiBREATHE is streaming on Kanopy: https://kanopy.com/video/breatheWanuri recommends LES ADOPTÉS: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2004279/referenceAlonso recommends LITTLE DARLINGS https://www.amazon.com/Little-Darlings-Tatum-ONeal/dp/B0026W9NJE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and GOD LOVES UGANDA https://kanopy.com/video/god-loves-uganda

“I couldn’t do film without feminism. And, I don’t think I want to do the feminism without the film.” The world needs much more of Debbie Zimmerman, the long-time Executive Director of Women Make Movies. Since 1983, Debbie has been the leading force in taking it from a grassroots production organization to the world’s largest distribution outlet for films by and about women. Now, at 62, Debbie is as fierce, powerful, and determined as ever to make sure that the independent film sector includes and honors the diverse stories produced by women media makers from around the world. A ‘baby feminist’ since high school, a lover of travel and adventure forever, a globally-recognized expert on women in independent film, Debbie observes that she got ‘the trifecta’ of life and career: work that is feminist, culture-changing and entrepreneurial. Listen to Debbie’s inspiring story and don’t stop there! Check out Women Make Movies website and catalogue (www.wmm.org), support feminist film organizations, and watch independent feminist film. You’ll be glad you did!

Today we talk with three documentary filmmakers and the challenges they face in their industry and the mental health issues that come about from some rather stressful circumstances. Here are the wonderful people we were privileged to talk to on the podcast: Marjan Safinia is an award-winning Iranian documentary filmmaker based in LA. Her films examine issues of identity, community and social justice. Until 2018, Marjan was the longest-serving President of the Board of the International Documentary Association. She is one of five international co-hosts of the pre-eminent documentary community online, The D-Word. AndSheCouldBeNext.com   Brooklyn-based Heidi Reinberg has produced documentaries for such august US-based broadcasters as PBS, HBO, Cinemax, LOGO, and arte SWR in Germany and France.  Her work, which largely focuses on gray, weighty moral issues, has been supported by the Sundance Doc Fund with the support of Just Films | Ford Foundation; the IDA Enterprise and Pare Lorentz funds; the Hot Docs Forum and the Hot Docs first look Pitch Prize; XTR; the Tribeca Film Institute; the Oath Foundation; Fork Films; the New York State Council on the Arts; the Catapult Film Fund; the Economic Hardship Reporting Project; the Hartley Film Foundation; the Austin Film Society; Picture Motion; the Independent Filmmaker Project; and Women Make Movies. HeidiBigIdea.com   Rebecca Day is a qualified psychotherapist and freelance documentary producer. She founded Film In Mind in 2018 to advocate for positive mental health in the film industry and has spoken at festivals such as IDFA, Getting Real Documentary Conference and Sheffield DocFest on the issue. She offers consultancies, workshops and therapeutic support to filmmakers working in difficult situations and with vulnerable people. FilmInMind.co.uk   Thanks for listening! Support this show by subscribing to The Science of Psychotherapy Please leave an honest review on iTunes and please subscribe to our show.  You can also find our podcast at: The Science of Psychotherapy Podcast Homepage If you want more great science of Psychotherapy please visit our website thescienceofpsychotherapy.com

  Roots of the Spirit welcomes filmmaker, Melissa Lowery to the podcast! Black Girl In Suburbia is Melissa's first feature documentary based off of her own experiences growing up as one of very few African Americans in a predominately White suburb in Oregon.  Black Girl In Suburbia is a feature documentary that looks into the experiences of black girls growing up in predominately White communities. This is a different look into suburbia from the perspective of women of color. This film explores through professional and personal interviews the conflict and issues black girls have relating to both white and black communities. There are many girls out there who have stories to tell about struggle and triumph, but have never had an outlet to share. That’s why this film is so important! Black Girl In Suburbia intends to spark an open dialogue about race, identity, and perspective among all people. In hopes that these discussions will allow us to look at perceptions of ourselves, others and the community we live in as a whole. Black Girl In Suburbia is distributed by Women Make Movies!  Trailer for Black Girl in Suburbia Keep up with the film …on Facebook …on Twitter …on YouTube …or Email BGS Directly    

In a media environment dominated by increasingly concentrated corporate interests, eight distribution companies who have long championed the best in independent features, documentaries, and social issue films, have joined forces to help launch a new subscription streaming service, OVID.tv. Starting today, OVID.tv offers more than 350 quality documentaries and art-house films from the collections of its founding content partners: Bullfrog Films, The dGenerate Films Collection, Distrib Films US, First Run Features, Grasshopper Film, Icarus Films, KimStim, and Women Make Movies. Most of the films on OVID.tv are not available on any other streaming platform, and OVID.tv will be adding even more films every two weeks–14 fiction feature films and one 10-part documentary series are already scheduled for release. Despite the odds and with little capital, Icarus Films, Docuseek, and our partners have decided that the time has come to step forward and build a new, independent space, dedicated to the films that we believe in and care about, and that we believe you care about, and value as well. OVID.tv co-founder Jonathan Miller joins us to talk about an affordable option for film lovers looking for the highest quality cinema experience presented by people who share your passion. For news and updates go to:ovid.tv You can read more about OVID on the International Documentary Association website, click here. For now OVID.tv is only available in the U.S.

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Let's talk movies for about an hour! I'll give you weekly recommendations for each major streaming service including Netflix, Amazon and HULU. This week we talk about the new Halloween Trailer and some of the other recently releases trailers and we'll ask Do Women make movies better? With the release of Ocean's 8 we look at some financial numbers and decide whether or not adding a female cast to a franchise helps or hurts.

Let's talk movies for about an hour! I'll give you weekly recommendations for each major streaming service including Netflix, Amazon and HULU. This week we talk about the new Halloween Trailer and some of the other recently releases trailers and we'll ask Do Women make movies better? With the release of Ocean's 8 we look at some financial numbers and decide whether or not adding a female cast to a franchise helps or hurts.

This week's episode is from a recorded interview with Shilyh Warren. She is the Assistant Professor of Aesthetics and Film Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. We sat down right before the Women Make Movies program at the Alamo Drafthouse in Richardson to discuss the history of women in film and why their roles are so important behind and in front of the camera.   You can learn more about Shilyh Warren here: https://www.utdallas.edu/ah/people/faculty_detail.php?faculty_id=1251   Connect with her on twitter: @shelikeswhat   And check out the Women Make Movies homepage: http://www.wmm.com/

We spoke to the Executive Director of 'Women Make Movies', Debra Zimmerman about the work that she does, the opportunities offered by 'Women Make Movies', and how they should be going out of business "when there is equity in the playing field."

We spoke to the Executive Director of 'Women Make Movies', Debra Zimmerman about the work that she does, the opportunities offered by 'Women Make Movies', and how they should be going out of business "when there is equity in the playing field."

On Assignment’s season finale features accomplished filmmaker and the founder of Columbia Journalism School’s Documentary Program June Cross. She took the stage at a recent Film Friday screening with producer Lisa Desai to discuss their latest film - Wilhemina’s War, available on PBS until June 1st, then for sale online at Women Make Movies. In this podcast, June walks our audience through the film’s exhaustive five year production, which traces the impact of HIV through three generations of women in a rural South Carolina community. Hear June and Lisa on the successes and pitfalls of documentary filmmaking and the difficulties of covering such an emotionally painful subject.

In discussing the films, "Guerrillas in Our Midst" and "The Heretics," Debra Zimmerman, Director of Women Make Movies, shares some thoughts and statistics on the lack of opportunities for women artists in the art and film industries.

In this episode, I chat with two very talented ladies: documentary filmmaker/writer/director/producer Grace Lee and actress/comedian/writer Jane Edith Wilson. Grace Lee is an award winning filmmaker whose credits include: The Grace Lee Project, American Zombie and Janeane From Des Moines. Her work as appeared on the Sundance Channel and at festivals such as Slamdance and the Toronto International Film Festival. You may have seen Jane Edith Wilson performing standup on Comedy Central or on many a TV show or feature film. Her credits include: Curb Your Enthusiasm, FrankTV, ER, Eight Legged Freaks, Seinfeld, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, American Zombie, Significant Others, TV Guide Letter Theater and Janeane From Des Moines, just to name a few. Grace and Jane first met when Grace directed Jane in the feature American Zombie. They also recently worked on a second feature together, Janeane From Des Moines, a mockumentary about the 2012 Iowa Caucuses (Janeane From Des Moines is now available on iTunes). We talk about everything from making Larry David laugh to creating a movie about the softer side of zombies to making the national news alongside Mitt Romney.  GRACE LEE'S BIO GRACE LEE (Producer/Writer/Director) Lee's most recent feature film JANEANE FROM DES MOINES had its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. Grace Lee was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri. She has a BA in History from the University of Missouri and an MFA in Film Directing from UCLA Film School where she won DGA and Student Academy Awards for her thesis film, BARRIER DEVICE, starring Sandra Oh.  Her first documentary THE GRACE LEE PROJECT was released in 2005, broadcast on the Sundance Channel and is distributed by Women Make Movies. She also co-wrote and directed AMERICAN ZOMBIE, a feature film, released in 2008 by Cinema Libre.  She is the recipient of the Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Digital Media, a Rockefeller Media Arts grant, the PPP Pusan Prize as well as funding from the Ford Foundation, Center for Asian American Media, Chicken and Egg Pictures, and the Armani Directing Fellowship through Film Independent. Other documentary credits include BEST OF THE WURST, which is permanently featured at the Currywurst Museum in Berlin and CAMP ARIRANG. She is currently in postproduction for AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY: THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS about a 97-year-old Chinese American philosopher and activist in Detroit. JANE EDITH WILSON'S BIO Jane Edith Wilson acts, writes, produces, and can tell a joke or two. She welcomes anyone who wishes to give her money to make her next film. Tweet her @JaneEdithWilson Random fun fact about Jane: She appeared as one of the "NCIS dancers/singers" in an episode of my web series TV GUIDE LETTER THEATER.

Ronnie sits down with Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director of Women Make Movies, a non-profit feminist media organization that has grown into the largest distributor of films and videotapes by and about women in the world.

We will speak to directors featured in the upcoming film festival: Women Make Movies at the Roxie Theatre in San Francisco beginning Friday, August 28 through Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009.