You joined Film Fatales, RespectAblility, and Film Independent for an intersectional discussion around inclusive casting for both visible and nonvisible disabilities, creating accessible sets, and ensuring accessible finished products for film festivals and beyond. Speakers included Ashley Eakin (Director, Single), Michele Spitz (Founder, Woman of Her Word), Shari Bisnaught (Costume Designer, Best Summer Ever), and … Continued
Adrienne Becker (Level Forward), Iram Parveen Bilal (I'll Meet You There), and Smriti Mundhra (St. Louis Superman) joined Film Fatales founder Leah Meyerhoff for this discussion on practicing safe sets amid lockdown. The group addressed a range of topics, including privilege and the specific experiences of independent and documentary filmmakers surrounding these measures.
Film Fatales founder Leah Meyerhoff moderates this discussion about pivoting from a theatrical to a virtual release with Film Fatales members Eliza Hittman (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), Ivete Lucas (Pahokee), Lara Jean Gallagher (Clementine), Puloma Basu (Other Music), and Sonejuhi Sinha (Stray Dolls).
Revisit this webinar with Film Fatales members Anu Valia (Never Have I Ever, Robbie, Mixed-Ish), Dawn Wilkinson (Empire, How To Get Away With Murder, Locke & Key), DeMane Davis (Queen Sugar, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker), and Maggie Kiley, (American Horror Story, Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, Katy Keene) … Continued
CAPE Executive Director Michelle Sugihara and Film Fatales members Diane Paragas (Yellow Rose), Emily Ting (Go Back to China), and Isabel Sandoval (Lingua Franca) participate in this conversation about contemporary Asian American cinema. They address questions such as: What is cinema's role in helping expose the diversity of stories in the Asian American community? How are … Continued
Documentary filmmakers Dawn Porter (Trapped), Geeta Gandbhir (Why We Hate), Jill Campbell (Mr Chibbs), and Mariam Ghani (What We Left Unfinished) join Film Fatales in this webinar to discuss what it took to get their films made and how to pivot during a global pandemic. What creative solutions did they discover that kept their productions … Continued
Adrienne Becker (CEO, Level Forward), Carrie Lozano (Director, IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund), Effie Brown (CEO, Gamechanger Films), and Favianna Rodriguez (Founder, The Center for Cultural Power) lead this discussion on Covid-era film protocols, hosted by the Western Independent Media Arts Group and moderated by Darrien Michele Gipson (SAGindie) As the film industry drafted a roadmap … Continued
