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Thank you to the Jerome Foundation for its support of our Inaugural Next Steps Fellowship!
We are excited to share that our inaugural year of our Next Steps Fellowship, funded with the generous support of the Jerome Foundation, was a great success. The Next Step Fellowship is a new WMM initiative that provides one-on-one support to a select cohort of emerging NYC-based filmmakers in our Production Assistance Program. The fellows also received...
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Learn More About Dwarfism Awareness Month & Watch the TALLEST DWARF!
In honor of Dwarfism Awareness Month, Women Make Movies is partnering with ReelAbilities* to offer a free, on-demand panel discussion exploring belonging and visibility. The conversation features filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman as well as artist, performer, and filmmaker Sofiya Cheyenne, moderated by Lawrence Carter-Long, Director of Engagement at ReelAbilities. Together, they discuss THE TALLEST DWARF (dir....
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Rachel Handler Recognized as Individual Artist of the Year at Dutchess County Executive Arts Awards
Production Assistance Program filmmaker Rachel Handler was recognized by Arts Mid-Hudson as the Individual Artist of the Year at the Dutchess County Executive’s Arts Awards on October 7. Rachel Handler is a writer, filmmaker & actor known for her role as Peg Leg Doris on AMC’s “INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE” and her award-winning Slamdance films...
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