Bringing important issues to the front of our hearts and minds with films that specifically confront mental health, gun violence, LGBT issues and women's rights
Queen Latifah says "The goal of this new initiative is to create a pipeline of female directors in TV, film, and commercials." to which we say "YAS QUEEN" ✨🌈🎥
https://t.co/t94m4JcHzW
Check out this wonderful campaign by @aerie & @AEO featuring women with illness and disability. We hope that other brands will follow suit and make their campaigns more inclusive and representative of the world we live in.
Today's must-read article dealing with children and gender identity.
"Desistance" is the wrong focus for the national conversation on trans kids, @dr_tey writes https://t.co/hDoXwIcFBb
“According to a recent study by Color of Change and UCLA, 80% of showrunners are men and 91% are white in this industry,” she tells Deadline. “You do the math.”
https://t.co/h4S07sZB45
Here's a study confirming that exposure to imagery that subverts gender norms has a massive impact on the way children interact with gendered toys. (We know!) #representationmatters
https://t.co/GIJpjkxF6G
Life isn’t a path, it’s a river. And if u have a Niagara Falls-like event in ur life (massive #Stroke, #TBI, etc) it isn’t very useful or realistic to struggle & swim & fight & struggle to get back to where u were before u fell over the waterfall. #StrokeRecovery#Disability
Aww thanks @DirectorDonato I did have an incredible mentor @SmartAssJen !!! We had a natural chemistry between us from the very beginning when we did the Skype conference call!!! @SmartAssJen has a wonderful heart and spirit and her energy just shines so bright https://t.co/HhA6AMhmXm
#FoxyTrot had an 100% all-woman crew. The producers were so vigilant around this that when the Austin police dept sent us a police escort for a car scene, they asked for a woman police officer, & got what they wanted :) https://t.co/H9AAS8h8ft