NYWIFT Blog

World Premiere: Gender Equality PSA ‘Little Leading Ladies’

Hashtag created for Little Leading Ladies campaign. For the past week New York Women in Film & Television and Adorama Rentals have been sharing behind-the-scenes, interviews and insights into the making of the Little Leading Ladies PSA. Director and NYWIFT member Aubrey Smyth was quoted in the first post on her inspiration to make the short: “I have been...

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Making of a PSA: Interviews with Editor Oscar Luna and Colorist Tim Ziegler

(Left to right) Director Aubrey Smyth, DP Bryant Fisher, and Colorist Tim Ziegler work on Little Leading Ladies in the editing studio. Image courtesy of Adorama Rentals. This is part one of the fifth installment of a five-part series co-presented by New York Women in Film & Television and Adorama Rentals. Part two will post at 1pm EST today,...

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Making of a PSA: Interviews with Production & Costume Designer Deborah Zawol Smyth and Makeup Artist Jennifer Snowdon

Taliyah Whitaker as the 1980s talk show host getting last-minute touchups from Makeup Artist Jennifer Snowdon on the set of Little Leading Ladies. Photo courtesy of Amanda Lin Costa/Instagram. This is the fourth installment of a five-part series co-presented by New York Women in Film & Television and Adorama Rentals. NYWIFT member Susan Modaress interviews...

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Making of a PSA: Interviews with DP Bryant Fisher & Gaffer Jerred Sanusi

DP Bryant Fisher (behind camera) on set of Little Leading Ladies. Image courtesy of Adorama Rentals. This is the third installment of a five-part series co-presented by New York Women in Film & Television and Adorama Rentals. ARC Blog Editor Kelly M. La Rosa interviews Little Leading Ladies Director of Photography Bryant Fisher and Director of Operations at Adorama Rentals and Little...

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Making of a PSA: Interview with Casting Director Jessica Daniels

Casting Director Jessica Daniels (right) and Casting Associate Candice Alustiza-Lee (left) at the Little Leading Ladies casting session. Image courtesy of Adorama Rentals. This is the second installment of a five-part series co-presented by New York Women in Film & Television and Adorama Rentals. NYWIFT member Amanda Lin Costa interviews Casting Director Jessica Daniels about her work casting the PSA Little...

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Making of a PSA: Interview with Writer/Director Aubrey Smyth

Writer/Director Aubrey Smyth (center) works with the young actors on the set of Little Leading Ladies. Photo courtesy of Gingersnap. This is the first installment of a five-part series co-presented by New York Women in Film & Television and Adorama Rentals.  Intro:When fellow NYWIFT member Aubrey Smyth shared her idea to create a PSA inspired by Sheryl Sandberg’s...

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