Make Sure Not To Miss: Afternoon Delight, now playing at the Sunshine Theater. Directed by Jill Soloway and executive produced by Chicken & Egg’s Julie Parker Benello, this film won the Sundance Film Festival’s Dramatic Directing Award.
Recently Read: a Variety article on the best-actress race for the Oscars. Seems that in spite of the dearth of complex roles for women, there are some great “Oscar contenders” this year.
Congratulations To: Perry Miller Adato, who is being honored by the Paley Center on September 16th. This Emmy and four-time Directors Guild of America Award–winning documentary filmmaker has had her 16 documentary films recently been added to the Paley center collection.
Terry Lawler is the Executive Director of NYWIFT. Tune in every Tuesday for her picks of the week.
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