FF x Veteran’s Day

Veterans Day honors all of those who have served the country in war or peace — dead or alive — although it’s largely intended to thank living veterans for their sacrifices. It was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I. Join us in celebrating some of our Film Fatales Veterans:

Charlene Fisk is an award-winning Filmmaker who has several regional Emmy awards for her work on Arts and Documentary programming, including two Emmy’s for Best Documentary. Her credits include network content for TLC, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, and OWN. She Co-Produced Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel for American Master’s on PBS and Produced/Directed the feature film The Founders which has won multiple awards including Best Documentary and the Audience Award Feature at it’s premiere in Atlanta. She is currently in development on scripted and docu-series projects.

Kimberly Seilhamer is a Marine Corps Veteran. She is a produced, award-winning feature film writer, director, producer and television content creator. She is a member of the Writer’s Guild of America’s Independent Writers Caucus. Kimberly is an accomplished screenwriter with three produced features (Jack the Reaper— Directed by/Written by 2011; Inside Irvin— Written by 2004; The Keyman—Written by 2002) and a tv movie (Hometown Hero—Written by 2016) to date. She is probably best known for her award-winning film, JACK THE REAPER. It “reaped” BEST HORROR/ SCIFI at the Cannes Independent Film Festival in 2011 and has been shown on SciFi, Showtime, Chiller, Netflix and was nationally distributed via REDBOX. Kimberly helms Kilo Entertainment, LLC which produces mainstream genre films, scripted and unscripted television. She has several television shows in development. Recently, she finished penning the pilot and creating the show bible for her gothic Limited Series, FOUR GALLOWS. Seilhamer is known to run a tight production, well organized set and is highly skilled when working with talent. She credits the USMC for preparing her for the challenges of the entertainment business. She believes “Once you’re a Marine, you’re always ready to face whatever the world throws at you.” Kimberly currently resides in the beautiful Temecula Valley, a wine-country region of SOCAL.

Rebecca Murga is a Chicago-born, Latinx WGA writer who works in Los Angeles as a filmmaker. She produces and directs films, commercials, documentaries and branded content in both English and Spanish. Past clients include ABC, CBS, CBS Sports, Mundo FOX, NHL, MLB, NBA, Comcast, ESPN, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, HBO Boxing, US ARMY, AT&T, Lucent, Verizon, Merck & Co., Walgreens, Evan Williams and A&E Networks. She is currently the Director of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW), a hands-on training program committed to increasing the number of women and gender non-binary artists working professionally as narrative screen directors, and is also currently one of the eight creators in the Dan Lin / Rideback TV incubator produced by Rideback Television with financing and other support by MRC, Rebecca served as a U.S. Army Captain and Public Affairs Officer, and has deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. She was awarded a Bronze Star for her work with the Special Operations Command in Afghanistan, and was also was awarded the Meritorious Service Medial for her service in Iraq. Rebecca completed the 2016-2018 Disney / ABC Directing Program. The two-year professional directing program, which spans two television seasons based upon ABC’s production calendar, recruits experienced directors on the cusp of making the transition into episodic directing. Those selected to participate in the program become part of the Disney | ABC Directing Program directing talent pool.

Tania Zee is a SAG-AFTRA guild actor and Film & TV Creator from NYC, currently residing in LA. She is a 6 foot tall, U.S. Army Veteran, doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.), and former model who proudly holds the trifecta of beauty, brains, and brawn. Tania stars on television, film, digital, and in network television pilots. Her dedication & work ethic floods into the realms of writing, producing, and directing across genres, on various platforms; that includes the internationally distributed feature film, The Internship Games, as well as television options, two films created for the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts (LACMA) archives, and other projects at various stages of development. Learn more about Tania, here: www.imdb.me/taniazee & FB/IG/Tweet @iamtaniazee

Be sure to check out some of the following related films from other members as well:

American Veteran directed by Julie Cohen

Farmer Veteran directed by Alix Blair

Bodies at War directed by Emily Cohen Ibañez

Mickey and the Bear directed by Annabelle Attanasio

Night Visions directed by Kathy Huang

Rainbow Town directed by Lauren Selmon Roberts

Rebel directed by Maria Agui Carter

Shooting War directed by Aeyliya Husain

Surviving the Silence directed by Cindy Abel

The Last Season directed by Sara Dosa

The War Within directed by Amy C Elliott

Then They Came for Us directed by Abby Ginsberg

Warriors Return directed by Marcia Rock

Where Soldiers Come From directed by Heather Courtney

Wings of Defeat directed by Risa Morimoto

Choctaw Code Talkers directed by Valerie Red-Horse

And We Knew How to Dance: Women in World War I directed by Maureen Judge