We are honored and excited to announce that FOR IZZY has been selected for Big Vision Empty Wallet’s Kickstart Diversity Program! Organizations and initiatives like this are crucial because they champion projects written, directed, and/or produced by women, people of color and LGBTQ members. With a ton of think pieces … Continue reading “BIG VISION EMPTY WALLET”
The Ramones. Fugazi. The Dead Kennedys. Patti Smith. I wasn’t old enough to see shows at CBGBs, but as a teenager I gravitated towards many of the 1970s and early 80s punk bands. On their early records, the Ramones could barely play their instruments and sounded like they were recorded … Continue reading “THE SPIRIT OF THE RAMONES”
With articles like this USC study (http://annenberg.usc.edu/news/research/c-suite-characters-screen-how-inclusive-entertainment-industry), this segment on John Oliver (https://youtu.be/fJy_OU1DPcg) and this New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/02/24/arts/hollywood-diversity-inclusion.html?_r=1) circulating one newsfeed to the next, there’s a greater awareness in the mainstream about how characters in movies and television aren’t reflective of the actual diversity of the communities we … Continue reading “WHY AM I MAKING THIS FILM?”
If you’re reading this, you are probably curious about what this film is about: When a recovering addict and her mother move in next door to an young autistic woman living with her father, a romance develops between the single parents, while the autistic woman’s newfound friendship with the recovering … Continue reading “WHAT IS THIS FILM ABOUT?”