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Film Fatales members Catherine Eaton (The Sounding), Deborah Goodwin (The Pastor), Jessica Sanders (After Innocence), and Kate Tsang (Marvelous and the Black Hole) lead this workshop on all things pitching. You have a show idea, or you’ve created a brilliant film script, or you're invited in to give your "take" as a director on a … Continued

In this webinar, Film Fatales explored virtual screenings, sales concerns, and filmmaker rights in the current film festival landscape. Speakers included Eric Sloss (Cinetic Media), Lela Meadow-Conner (Mamafilm), Nina Ameri (Ameri Law) and Tiffany Boyle (Ramo Law). Moderated by Film Fatales member Dami Rock (Malcolm's Echo: The Legacy of Malcolm X). The discussion delved into virtual … Continued

Kami Chisholm (Pride Denied) moderates this round table discussion on Queer Cinema with Film Fatales members Dawn Valadez (Going on 13), Daresha Kyi (Trans in America), Florencia Manóvil (Dyke Central), and Jessica Dunn Rovinelli (So Pretty). The Queer Cinema movement has been both intensely political and aesthetically innovative, growing to include an entire generation of … Continued

How can your film change the world? Join us for a panel discussion about the intersecting roles of filmmaking and activism with Film Fatales members Assia Boundaoui (The Feeling of Being Watched), Contessa Gayles (The Feminist on Cellblock Y), Grace Lee (And She Could Be Next), and Marjan Safinia (And She Could Be Next). Moderated … Continued

Editors Shannon Baker Davis, (The Photograph), Miranda Yousef (The New Bauhaus), Juli Vizza (And She Could Be Next), and Caitlin Dixon (Kate Nash: Underestimate The Girl) joined Film Fatales for this conversation, moderated by Film Fatales member Stacy Goldate (Dominatrix Waitrix), on storytelling and editing! This panel discussion focuses on the collaborative, often-intense relationship between … Continued

Revist our conversation on television writing with Film Fatales members Cherien Dabis (Ramy, Empire), Nijla Mu'min (Jinn, Swagger), Sian Heder (Little America, Orange is the New Black), and Vera Miao (The Expatriates, Two Sentence Horror Stories). Moderated by Deb Shoval (AWOL). This is a dynamic discussion with working episodic writers covers bibles, pilots, & pitches; … Continued

Laugh it off with this panel discussion with comedy directors working in feature films, television, late-night, and even documentary! Film Fatales members Anna Margarita Albelo (Clare at 16), Geeta Patel (The Great), Kimberly McCullough (The Bold Type), and Maureen Bharoocha (Jimmy Kimmel Live) joined us for this engaging conversation, moderated by Amy French (El Súperstar). … Continued

Revisit a Film Fatales discussion about Camera Phone Filmmaking with Hope Farley (EP, Adolescent Content), Leslie Bumgarner (DP, Co-Ed), Richard Vialet (DP, 9 Rides), and Ted Melfi (Director, Daughter). Moderated by Film Fatales members Rachel Feldman (Director, The Rookie) and Christine Swanson (Director, The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel). Welcome to filmmaking during … Continued

Revisit a discussion with filmmakers who straddle the line to create in both documentary and scripted spaces. How do you develop stories in these two fields? How are they linked? How are they different? Speakers included Jennifer Sharp (Director Una Great Movie), Maria Agui Carter (Director Rebel), Moira Griffin (Producer, Cap), and Pratibha Parmar (Director, Alice … Continued

Revisit a Film Fatales discussion with episodic television creators, showrunners and producing directors including Elle Johnson (Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker), Janine Sherman Barrois (Claws, Self Made), Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (UnREAL). Moderated by Film Fatales member Shaz Bennett (Director, Queen Sugar, Billions). This panel was an … Continued

Film Fatales hosted a discussion about Filmmaking While Parenting with feature film directors Débora Souza Silva (Black Mothers), Kestrin Pantera (Mother’s Little Helpers), and Renée Wilson (Crepe Covered Sidewalks). Moderated by Film Fatales member Tamara Perkins (Life After Life). This round table discussion will feature filmmakers carving out new ways of building creative life while … Continued