WOMEN IN WIDE ANGLE
In conjunction with the release of Jack Rothman’s book Hollywood in Wide Angle: How Directors View Filmmaking (Scarecrow Press, 199 pp., $24.95), New York Women in Film and Television and Cine Women NY have organized a panel discussion on February 8 at at 6:30 p.m. at the New York Film Academy.
Moderated by Rothman, a professor emeritus at UCLA’s School of Public Policy and Social Research, the panel will focus on women filmmakers talking about their career choices and the particular challenges they faced to get their films made. Among those invited to attend are Cheryl Dunye (My Baby’s Daddy), Nisha Ganatra (Chutney Popcorn), Maggie Greenwald (Songcatcher), Katja Esson (Ferry Tales) and Rosemary Rodriguez (Acts of Worship).
