Filmmaker, writer. I instigated the ACLU and EEOC women directors investigations in Hollywood. Read the story at The Vault on Substack.
Writer/Director-Stonington, CT
Joined March 2011
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Valentine’s Day at the EEOC. The journey begins. Follow me and learn how In instigated the ACLU and EEOC investigations for women directors. And how Hollywood repackaged them as #MeToo. substack.com/@thevaultmariag…
The journey begins. Follow me!
This is not a retrospective. It is a record. The Vault reconstructs, episode by episode, how Hollywood’s women directors civil-rights reckoning was set in motion, contained, repackaged, and publicly reassigned as #MeToo. substack.com/@thevaultmariag…
Thank you, Deena Fisher — my very first pledge of support for The Vault.
I’m so grateful for your faith in my ability to tell this important historical story with truth, care, and courage. Early belief means a great deal, and every pledge helps keep the process going!
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Scoop: 10 notable writer-directors were targeted in a "do not elect" campaign ahead of this year's DGA election, one that painted them as members of fringe groups. Read here what one source described as an ugly example of "union-on-union crime." variety.com/2023/film/news/d…
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Can't wait to watch this new film from Kitty Green! “We all have to examine our role, women included. So much of the MeToo coverage was like, Oh, these few bad apples — we get... rollingstone.com/movies/movi…
Brilliant and revolutionary work from the masterful film director, Nina Menkes. And soon to be among the most important documentaries of 2020-- Menkes' "BRAINWASHED". variety.com/2020/film/spotli…
Winter reading from the brilliant Jan Eliasberg! facebook.com/maria.giese.357…
"Once film became an industry that caught the attention of heavyweight financiers, women were pushed out under the assumption that they lacked the ability to run a business and money would be spent frivolously." --Naomi McDougall Jones wdet.org/posts/2020/01/15/89…
From ALMA HAR'EL (Honey Boy): “These are not our people and they do not represent us. Do not look for justice in the awards system. We are building a new world.” hollywoodinsider.com/women-d…
ARE YOU IN LA THIS FRIDAY?
PLEASE JOIN Nina Menkes FOR HER TALK “SEX AND POWER” at CAL ARTS on Friday, JANUARY 10th, 1-4pm and participate in the filming of BRAINWASHED, a bold new feature documentary based on Menkes' groundbreaking... vimeo.com/351712791/b3c85b43…
Record 130% increase in female director hiring in episodic TV in just 5 years! bit.ly/2QCyfQ2
Congrats Melanie Wagor on completion of your new series pilot. No one deserves directing success as much as you! Onward! deadline.com/2019/08/that-on…
Dalia about to be “Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August”! Bring on the future, pretty Dalia! Already a star! facebook.com/story.php?story…
Love seeing Bea hunting Christmas Trees in Stonington, CT— filmed by cousin Laura (laughing)— IMG_7360.mov
“The bill would create a tax credit for qualified production companies that employ women and minority writers and directors who work on television programs by a allowing a new refundable tax credit for television writers’ and directors’ fees and... deadline.com/2019/12/new-yor…
“Just because they’ve been hired doesn’t mean they’re... variety.com/2019/film/spotli…
