Let's continue to come together as a community to support each other and create outlets for learning, creativity and conversation! Film Fatales members around the world gathered together for a community check-in. Marisol Gómez-Mouakad, Rijaa Nadeem, and Leah Meyerhoff spoke before separating into smaller breakout groups for intimate conversations about Creative Development, Distribution, and Film … 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 this discussion about Creating Your Own Work with episodic television and feature film writer/directors Isidora Marras (I Am Not Lorena) Jennifer Arnold (Shameless), Marta Cunningham (Fear The Walking Dead), Susan Youssef (Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf), and Vanessa Parise (Charmed). Moderated by Meera Menon (Equity). This round table discussion explored how we support each … Continued
Revisit a Film Fatales discussion of Low Budget Filmmaking with Diana Peralta (De Lo Mio), Julia Kots (Inez & Doug & Kira), Mariette Monpierre (Elza), Madoka Raine (Happy 40th), and Maria Mealla (Bring Me an Avocado) where they chronicle their individual experiences, navigating the world of microbudget filmmaking. We explore the unique trials of writing, … Continued
Revisit Film Fatales and Women Creating Change's discussion about bringing Middle Eastern and North African stories from script to screen with Dana Eden (Executive Producer, Tehran), Maytha Alhassen (Staff Writer, Ramy), Rola Nashef (Director, Detroit Unleaded) and Sahar Jahani (Writer, 13 Reasons Why). Moderated by Film Fatales and WCC member Natasha Kermani (Director, Lucky). This panel … Continued
