Comedy in Film + TV

Film Fatales members joined us in person at the WGA West for a round table discussion about Comedy Film & Television with David Caspe (Black Monday), Jasmine Daghighian (Our Lady Productions), Patti Lee (Mad About You), and Sydnee Rimes (Black-ish) facilitated by Film Fatales members Nadine Truong and Stefanie Black.  

Disabilities On Screen and Off

Film Fatales, RespectAblility, and Film Independent hosted 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 Tatiana Lee … Continued

Directors Discuss Distribution

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).

Filmmaking in the Time of Corona

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

Laugh Riot

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

Work Life Balance

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

The Donut King

Thank you for joining Film Fatales and Greenwich Entertainment for a screening of The Donut King and a panel discussion with Director/Cinematographer/Writer Alice Gu and Writer/Editor Carol Martori moderated by Film Fatales member Stephanie Wang-Breal. Ted’s story is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption. It’s the rags to riches story of a refugee … Continued

All Eyes on Women

Thank you for joining Film Fatales at Berlinale as filmmakers seeking distribution presented their feature films to an industry panel of international buyers and distributors. After, we had a Q&A. The filmmakers who presented their projects are: Cristina Ibarra (The Infiltrators), Iram Parveen Bilal (I’ll Meet You There), Khadifa Wong (Uprooted), Kavery Kaul (The Bengali), and Yi … Continued

Making the Leap

Revist our discussion about Making the Leap from independent feature to the studio world with Ekwa Msangi (Director, Farewell Amor), Laura Terruso (Director, Work It), Lena Khan (Director, Flora & Ulysses), and Leslye Headland (Showrunner Russian Doll). How do you make your "leap"? Was it worth it and what do you have to sacrifice? What … Continued

The Path Forward

Film Fatales members Diane Fraher (The Heart Stays), Geeta Malik (India Sweets and Spices), Nancy Kates (Regarding Susan Sontag) and Saila Kariat (The Valley) lead this engaging discussion on directing your second feature. Many filmmakers find that, even with the wealth of knowledge they have acquired in the process of realizing their first feature, the … Continued

Narrative Development

Rewatch Film Fatales deep dive discussion into narrative feature development with writer/directors Anna Sang Park (The Cho Stories), Chanel Monet James (As of Yet), Charneice Fox (Love Dot Com), and Kat Coiro (Marry Me). When creating scripted content, the process doesn’t start on the first day of production. It begins with the smallest seeds of … Continued