Film Fatales at SXSW

Dawn Porter, Ondi Timoner

Poetic Witness: Developing Documentary Films

Dawn Porter (The Lady Bird Diaries), Iliana Sosa (What We Leave Behind), and Lagueria Davis (Black Barbie: A Documentary). Moderated by Half the Picture producer Jude Harris.

Presentation is Everything

Jenny Deller and Sekiya Dorset

For Your Consideration

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Mynette Louie, Rintu Thomas, Luchina Fisher

Film Fatales LA Winter Party

Film Fatales NYC Holiday Happy Hour

Gathering in Gratitude

Roxy Shih

Demystifying Distribution

Avril Z. Speaks (Distribution Advocates), Dina Amer (You Resemble Me), and Sophia Fields (Gravitas Ventures). Moderated by Alece Oxendine (Columbia University).

The Future of Film Festivals

Celeste Wong (Mill Valley Film Festival), Faridah Gbadamosi (Tribeca Film Festival), and Lily Yasuda (Slamdance).

Behind the Scenes with Concordia Studios

Jess Kwan, Jo Budzilowicz, Nicole Stott, Martine Jean, Rahdi Taylor, Yasmin Hormozi

The Whole Truth

Erika Easter, Erika Canchola, Nina Ameri, Stacey A. Davis

Saturday in the Park with Film Fatales - NYC

Transcendent Storytelling

Chet Pancake, Nyala Moon, and seyi adebanjo, Kristal Sotomayor

Cents and Sensibility

Apoorva Guru, April Shih, Luis De Filippis, Nikkia Moulterie, Sophia Dilley, Jasmin Morrison

Saturday in the Park with Film Fatales - LA

Ready Set Prep

Catherine Hardwicke

Documenting Together

Malikkah Rollins, CJ Russo, Dami Rock, Leila Jarman

Money Matters

Mynette Louie, Tamir Muhammad, Viviana Zarragoitia, Fanny Grande

Writing Without Limits Mixer

Elizabeth Kaiden, Nitza Wilon, Charise Studesville, Stacie E. Hawkins, Donna Bonilla Wheeler

Summer of Rage

Cynthia Lowen, Emma Pildes, Tracy Droz Tragos, Angela Tucker

Tribeca Cocktail Hour

Tribeca Studios

Pride Not Prejudice Picnic

NY Documentary Picnic

DOC NYC, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Pano Network, Maysles Documentary Center, Women Make Movies

The Write Stuff

Jessica Sharzer, Laurie Collyer, Mora Stephens, Jamie Burton-Oare

Back to the Roots Mixer

Roxy Shih, Meera Menon, Allie Cuerdo

Episodic Prep

Christine Swanson, Valerie Weiss, Bola Ogun

Earth Care as Self-Care Mixer

Elza Kephart, Mai Iskander

Documentary Development

Daresha Kyi, Iliana Sosa, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan

SXSW Meet-Up

Paula Eiselt, Sarah Dosa, Julie Cohen and Betsy West, Daresha Kyi, Maureen Bharoocha

Spring Fling Filmmaker Mixer

Dewi Marquis, Donna Wheeler

Narrative Development

Anna Sang Park, Chanel Monet James, Charneice Fox, Kat Coiro

A Reel Story

Akua Gyamfi, Rita Baghdadi, Ondi Timoner

Framing Agnes Panel

Chase Joynt, Aubree Bernier-Clarke, Jules Gill-Peterson, Morgan M. Page, Samantha Curley, Stephanie Owens

Americanish Q&A

Iman Zawahry, Roy Wol, Aizzah Fatima, Fahmy, Dr Maytha Alhassen

Winter Party

Dami Rock, Iram Parveen Bilal, Julie Sharbutt

Through the Lens

Erica Fae, Rain Valdez, Tamara Bass, Sujata Day

Show Me the Money

Paula Eiselt, Heidi Reinberg

Gathering in Gratitude

Elaine Chu, Paige Morrow Kimball

Let's Make a Deal

Amy Hobby, Andrew Neel, Avril Z. Speaks

The Path Forward

Diane Fraher, Geeta Malik, Nancy Kates and Saila Kariat

Transgender Storytelling

Scott Turner Schofield

Ghouls Night Out

Madeleine Olnek, Natasha Kermani

Kindred Spirits

Namina Forna, Zandashé Brown, Tchaiko Omawale

Let the Write One In

Deborah Goodwin, Julia Camara

Born Curious

Rebecca Katz, Annie Howell

Cast to the Future

Ava Rigelhaupt, Alaa Zabara, Gail Williamson, Khadifa Wong

Bring Your Own Producer

Candy Ibarra, Gabriela Gonzalez, Maylen Calienes, Miguel Ferrer, Sandra Varona, Eileen Faxas.

Story Metamorphosis

Leigh Bardugo, Christina Strain, Shelley Meals, Drew Denny

Strike While The Iron Is Hot

Leigh Bardugo, Christina Strain, Shelley Meals, and Drew Denny.

On the Front Lines

Amber Fares, Elizabeth Mirzaei, Sedika Mojadidi

Whose Story Mixer

Eunice Lau, Theresa Loong

Love Is Love

Marion Hill (Ma Belle, My Beauty), Mari Walker (See You Then) and Natalia Leite (Bare).

In Your Words

C.A. Johnson, Dr. David Renaud, Marilyn Fu, and Jenna Laurenzo

Language of Light

Nancy Schreiber, Rose Bush, and Vatsala Goel, moderated by Chithra Jeyaram

Accessible Storytelling Mixer

Facilitated by Day Al-Mohamed (The Invalid Corps), Jim LeBrecht (Crip Camp) and StormMiguel Florez (The Whistle)

Directing TV Movies

Marianne Wunch, Ricki Maslar, and Taylor Harris, Tamar Halpern

On The Small Screen

Lisa France and Neema Barnette

Director's Intuition

Judith Weston, Daniela De Carlo

Prisma Cannes Showcase

Emily Cohen Ibañez, Raquel Cepeda, and Larissa Lam

The Write Stuff Mixer

Leah Meyerhoff, Elizabeth Kaiden, Julia Camara (In Transit) and Saila Kariat (The Valley), Catherine Craig (Suspended Belief), Christine Hoang (Fly Girl), and Nichole Abshire (Imposter Impersonator).

From Shorts To Features

Cidney Hue (Ovum), Deb Shoval (AWOL), Erin Vassilopoulos (Superior), and Sonejuhi Sinha (Stray Dolls)

Behind The Curtain

Erica Hart (Enemies of the State), Jennifer Ajemian (Feeling Through), Victor Vasquez (X Casting)

Going Paperless

Valerie Weiss (Director of Mixtape, Outer Banks and Prodigal Son)

Philadelphia Latino Film Festival Panel Discussion

Angela Tucker, Raquel Cepeda, Emily Cohen Ibanez, Chithra Jeyaram, Lorena Manriquez

Music On Film Mixer

Catherine Joy, President of the Alliance for Women Film Composers, Leah Meyerhoff, founder of Film Fatales, and Composer Starr Parodi, board member and former president of Alliance for Women Film Composers

Thinking Outside the Box

Jennifer Arnold (Younger), Jennifer Phang (Resident Alien), Kelly Park (Punky Brewster) and Ro Haber (Pride).

Fix It In Prep

Catherine Hardwicke

Raising Our Voices

Aisling Chin-Yee, Jennifer Tiexiera, Meena Nanji, and Nancy Schwartzman

Spring Fling Filmmaker Mixer

Walking Boldly

Emily Spivack (Worn Stories), Ilse Fernandez (Cyberwar), Mel Shimkovitz (High Maintenance), and Xan Aranda (My Love)

Once in a Lifetime

Amber Fares, Eunice Lau, Laura Checkoway, and Rita Baghdadi

Breaking the Mold

Emily Cohen Ibañez, Mariah Garnett, Olivia Peace, and Penny Lane

Filmmaking on a Budget

Alana Barrett-Adkins, Claudia Cifuentes, Patricia Vidal Delgado, and Veronica McKenzie

Film Fatales Social Mixer: Building Connections

Amy Marquis, Chelsea Hernandez, Donna Wheeler, and Rijaa Nadeem

The Creative Spark

Anna Kerrigan, Christina Faith, Daniela De Carlo, and Jessie Barr

Making The Leap

Ekwa Msangi, Laura Terruso, Lena Khan, and Leslye Headland

All Eyes on Women

Amanda Trokan, Elise McCave, Jackie Sayno, Nele Willaert, Opal Hope Bennett, Sarah Lash, and Sophie von Uslar. Moderated by Alece Oxendine.

Film Fatales Member Mixer

Gabrielle Zilkha, Jamie Burton-Oare, Renée Wilson, and Vaishali Sinha

Stranger Than Fiction

Elan Bogarín, Lynne Sachs and Tiffany Hsiung. Moderated by Judith Helfand.

Tales from the Field

Ciara Lacy, Elizabeth Lo, Jamila Wignot, and Jane Schoenbrun.

Wander Darkly

Tara Miele and Sam Housman. Moderated by Maria Burton

Reclaim the Frame

Leah Meyerhoff, Dominique Ulloa, and Shannon Baker Davi

Elevate Your Brand

Dionna Chambers

The Donut King

Alice Gu and Carol Martori. Moderated by Stephanie Wang-Breal.

Nevertheless

Sarah Moshman, Paola Mendoza, Melissa Goodman and April Reign. Moderated by Melissa Gira Grant

Deep Dive into Development

Bridget Stokes, Minhal Baig, Sarah Adina Smith, and Suzi Yoonessi

Film Fatales Winter Party

Community Event

Respect for Acting

Alysia Reiner, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Michelle Hurd, and Monica Raymund. Moderated by Elisabeth Subrin.

Unconscious Bias Training

Challenge Consultancy

Script to Screen

Dana Eden, Maytha Alhassen, Rola Nashef and Sahar Jahani. Moderated by Natasha Kermani.

Directing Actors

Adrienne Weiss and actors Candice Jean-Jacques, and Ellie Foumbi

Stunts on Screen

Deven MacNair, Eddie Perez, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, and Marielle Woods. Moderated by Rebecca Murga.

Documenting Politics

Alison Klayman, Lisa Cortés, Ramona Diaz, Yi Chen, Amy Adrion

We Need to Talk About Horror

Eva Aridjis, Jennifer Reeder, Lou Simon, and Terrie Samundra. Moderated by Tricia Lee.

Crowdfunding Town Hall

Liz Cook Mowe

Micro-Budget Filmmaking

Diana Peralta, Julia Kots, Mariette Monpierre, Madoka Raine, and Maria Mealla

Using Film for Social Change

Alex Stapleton, Fanny Grande, Jiayan “Jenny”Shi, and Reaa Puri. Moderated by Alahna Lark.

Marriage Story

Avril Z. Speaks, Heather Rae, Kim Sherman, and Shruti Ganguly. Moderated by Ruth Du.

Demystifying IMDbPro

Jed Shireman-Jones

Building Trust in Documentaries

Ashley O’Shay, Valerie Red-Horse, Yoruba Richen, and Yu Gu. Moderated by Erika Cohn.

Making or Breaking a Story

Alexandra Cunningham, Kitao Sakurai, Shoshannah Stern, and Marie Jamora.

Work Life Balance

Débora Souza Silva, Kestrin Pantera, and Renée Wilson. Moderated by Tamara Perkins.

Film Fatales Social Mixer

Leah Meyerhoff and Leena Pendharkar

Commercial Directing

Bevan Mahaney, Rebecca Wray, Tamika Lamison, and Maya Washington.

Directing for Television

Justin Marks, Kat Candler, Melinda Hsu Taylor, and Hanelle Culpepper.

The Effects of VFX

Tchaiko Omawale, Rijaa Nadeem, Andrew Thomas Huang, Yasmin Dunn, and Zander Brocisky.

Film Financing

Effie Brown, Emily Best, Nina Ameri, and Viviana Zarragoitia, Iram Parveen Bilal, and Lagueria Davis.

Adaptation for FIlm & TV

Hannah KS Canter, Marilyn Fu, Samantha Dickinson, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Whit Anderson, Drew Denny, and Suzi Yoonessi.

Film Sales & Distribution

Adrienne Becker, Cela Sutton, Dene Anderberg, Orly Ravid, Alexandra Cuerdo, and Michelle Mower.

Comedy in Film + TV

David Caspe, Jasmine Daghighian, Patti Lee, Sydnee Rimes, Nadine Truong, and Stefanie Black.

Film + TV Publicity

Erica Tucker, Linda Brown, Ngoc Nguyen, and Sylvia Desrochers, Autumn McAlpin, and Natasha Kermani.

Winter Party

Community Event

Intimacy on Screen

Alexandra Creswick, Carly Weckstein, and Daniela De Carlo.

Directing for Television

Rachel Feldman and Suzi Yoonessi.

The Role of the Artist

Geeta Malik and Leah Meyerhoff.

Community Check-In

Leah Meyerhoff and Viktoria I.V. King.

Adapting to Paradigm Shifts

Marisol Gómez-Mouakad, Rijaa Nadeem, and Leah Meyerhoff

Creating Your Own Work

Isidora Marras, Marta Cunningham, Susan Youssef, and Vanessa Parise. Moderated by Meera Menon

Between Two Worlds

Jennifer Sharp, Maria Agui Carter, Moira Griffin, and Pratibha Parmar. Moderated by Angela Tucker.

Gatekeepers and Gatecrashers

Elle Johnson, Janine Sherman Barrois, Lesli Linka Glatter, and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro. Moderated by Shaz Bennett.

Camera Phone Filmmaking

Hope Farley, Leslie Bumgarner, Richard Vialet, and Ted Melfi. Moderated by Rachel Feldman and Christine Swanson.

Embracing What You Can Control

Jim Arnoff

Parity Pipeline Info Session

Led by Film Fatales founder Leah Meyerhoff.

Pivoting Through the Pause

Dawn Porter, Geeta Gandbhir, Jill Campbell, and Mariam Ghani.

Navigating the Pivot to Virtual Film Festivals

Eric Sloss, Lela Meadow-Conner, Nina Ameri and Tiffany Boyle. Moderated by Dami Akinnusi Rock.

A to Z Virtual Production

Ramaa Mosley and moderated by Hanelle Culpepper.

Film Publicity and Marketing

Nuria Botella, Kalani Dreimanis and Christopher Sousa Ebels. Moderated by Sonia Sebastian.

Authentic Authorship

Geeta Gandbhir, Lisa Valencia-Svensson, Smriti Mundhra, and Tamara Dawit. Moderated by Roxy Shih.

Laugh Riot

Anna Margarita Albelo, Geeta Patel, Kimberly McCullough, Maureen Bharoocha. Moderated by Amy French.

In the Writers' Room

Cherien Dabis, Nijla Mu'min, Sian Heder, and Vera Miao. Moderated by Deb Shoval.

Storytelling Through Editing

Shannon Baker Davis, Miranda Yousef, Juli Vizza, and Caitlin Dixon. Moderated by Stacy Goldate.

Power Networking Power Pitching with Jim Arnoff

Jim Arnoff

Artists as Activists

Assia Boundaoui, Contessa Gayles, Grace Lee, and Marjan Safinia. Moderated by Sarah Moshman.

Queer Cinema

Dawn Valadez, Daresha Kyi, Florencia Manóvil, and Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli. Moderated by Kami Chisholm.

The Art of the Pitch

Catherine Eaton, Deborah Goodwin, Jessica Sanders, and Kate Tsang.

Filmmaking in the Time of Corona

Adrienne Becker, Carrie Lozano, Effie Brown, and Favianna Rodriguez. Moderated by Darrien Michele Gipson.

Black Voices Matter

Deborah Goodwin, Deborah Riley Draper, Laurens Grant, Maya Washington, and Rita Osei.

Asian American Representation in the Time of COVID

Michelle Sugihara, Diane Paragas, Emily Ting, and Isabel Sandoval.

Shaping a New Production Paradigm

Anu Valia, Dawn Wilkinson, DeMane Davis, and Maggie Kiley. Moderated by Tessa Blake.

Directors Discuss Distribution as the World Shuts Down

Eliza Hittman, Ivete Lucas, Lara Jean Gallagher, Puloma Basu, and Sonejuhi Sinha. Moderated by Leah Meyerhoff.

The Distribution Down Low

Christina Raia (Head of Education, Seed & Spark).

Un-Locking Down

Adrienne Becker, Iram Parveen Bilal and Smriti Mundhra. Moderated by Leah Meyerhoff.

Disabilities On Screen and Off

Ashley Eakin, Michele Spitz, Shari Bisnaught, and Tatiana Lee. Moderated by Nasreen Alkhateeb and Tchaiko Omawale.