Interviews with Female and GNC Filmmakers
In our interviews, we’re able to share the success stories and celebrate the work of established female and GNC filmmakers. These filmmakers are sharing their knowledge with the TLL community to expand educational equity in Hollywood and also provide insight into the steps they’ve taken in their lives.
Project Spotlight: 'Public History' and the World of Literature-Based Web Series
Jules Pigott is a student filmmaker and writer from New York City, currently enrolled as a Film and Media Studies major at Smith College. Jules is passionate about LGBTQ+ representation and highlighting the importance of dynamic characters. She is also the co-founder of the group Quip Modest Productions, which is dedicated to telling fun, complicated stories through the Internet.
Project Spotlight: 'The Right Swipe': An Intersectional Rom Com Series
Dynamic duo Kyra Jones and Juli Del Prete have created a masterpiece of a web series. The Right Swipe, starring Kyra and Juli as India and Margo, is the story of two best friends who begin a business ~finessing~ the dating profiles of single bachelors. Through this unique and comedic plot, they manage to show the imbalances of dating culture, swiping right, and life as a young woman.
Directing on Her Terms: an Interview with Casey Gates
Casey Gates is a director and writer with a fierce passion for bringing women’s stories to the forefront of media. From her award winning directing work to #LadyBrain her female focused film initiative to working as a Social Media Producer at NBC, she’s the embodiment of hustle.