Women's Film Institute WomensFilmInstitute

In this podcast episode, Scarlett Shepard (Founder of the Women’s Film Institute) speaks with Trailblazer Susan Silver and comedy writer for The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Susan talks about her latest memoir, Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets, and Sitcoms. More information: http://womensfilminstitute.com/2017/04/23/susan-silver/

In this podcast episode, Kathie Fong Yoneda talks about the power of networking and how building relationships with key influencers helped her rise from secretary to studio reader. She has over thirty years of experience working in film and television. She was the first Asian female hired on a full-time basis at Universal back in 1969. She has worked for such prestigious studios as Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and Disney, focusing on analysis and development of live action/animated film, television, novels and web series projects. She is the author of The Script-Selling Game: A Hollywood Insider's Look At Getting Your Script Sold and Produced. More info: http://womensfilminstitute.com/2017/06/16/kathie-fong-yoneda

On this edition of the Women’s Film Institute podcast, host, Scarlett Shepard, speaks with author and journalist A'Lelia Bundles about her book On Her Own Ground, which is slated to become a TV series about entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist, Madam C.J. Walker (1867–1919). A'Lelia Bundles shares the legacy of her great-great-grandmother, Madam C.J. Walker, the country’s first African-American millionaire, who helped women become entrepreneurs in the 20th century. Kasi Lemmons is attached to direct the series. Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer has signed on to play Madam C.J. Walker, and will become a producer of the show. LeBron James, in association with his production company, SpringHill Entertainment, has joined the team as an executive producer. More info: http://womensfilminstitute.com/2017/10/17/alelia-bundles/