Congratulations To: NYWIFT member Laurens Grant on winning an Emmy for Outstanding Research for Jesse Owens, This American Experience.
Disappointed To Read: in the Director’s Guild’s study on prime-time episodic directors that women are still directing only 14% of TV shows.
Please Join Me: if you are in the Hamptons this weekend at the NYWIFT Women Filmmaker’s Brunch, a tradition at the Hamptons International Film Festival. RSVP HERE.
Terry Lawler is the Executive Director of NYWIFT. Tune in every Tuesday for her picks of the week.
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