Women and Hollywood

Melissa Silverstein

Join Women and Hollywood founder and editor, Melissa Silverstein for lively interviews covering all facets of women working in and around Hollywood.

Episodes

  1. 05/03/2017

    039 Sheila Nevins

    Conversation with President of HBO Documentary Films, Sheila Nevins, about her new book 'You Don't Look Your Age...and Other Fairy Tales' which is part memoir, part poem, and full on truth telling.

    039 Sheila Nevins

  2. 04/21/2017

    038: Lydia Dean Pilcher

    Lydia Dean Pitcher, Executive Producer of the Immortal Life of Harriet Lacks on HBO, discusses her passion in creating more content by and for women.

    038: Lydia Dean Pilcher

  3. 04/10/2017

    037: Gina Prince Bythewood

    Gina Prince Bythewood is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing and producing the films Love & Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees, and Beyond the Lights. Gina talks about her new limited series for Fox called Shots Fired and her next film based on a Roxane Gay book.

    037: Gina Prince Bythewood

  4. 03/29/2017

    036: Alison Owen

    Alison Owen is an English film producer. Her credits as a producer include Suffragette, Elizabeth, Sylvia, Shaun of the Dead, Proof, The Other Boleyn Girl, Brick Lane, Saving Mr. Banks, and the upcoming Tulip Fever. Alison discusses her latest projects including the series Harlots which is currently on Hulu. FYI- the sound on this is not great. We apologize.

    036: Alison Owen

  5. 12/23/2016

    035 Allison Schroeder

    Allison Schroeder, screenwriter of the new feature film, "Hidden Figures" is the guest. The film, which is directed by Ted Melfi, opens on Christmas Day 2016.

    035 Allison Schroeder

  6. 10/06/2016

    034: Ava DuVernay

    Nominated for two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes, writer/director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" was one of 2015's most critically-acclaimed films. Her current directorial work includes her dramatic television series for The Oprah Winfrey Network entitled "Queen Sugar"; her feature-length documentary on criminality and race relations entitled "The 13th"; and Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time" based on the Newberry Award-winning classic fantasy novel. Winner of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival's Best Director prize for her previous feature "Middle of Nowhere," DuVernay's early directorial work includes "I Will Follow," "Venus Vs," and "This is The Life." She also distributes and amplifies the work of people of color and women directors through her film collective ARRAY, named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Hollywood for 2016.

    034: Ava DuVernay
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About

Join Women and Hollywood founder and editor, Melissa Silverstein for lively interviews covering all facets of women working in and around Hollywood.

Information

  • Creator
    Melissa Silverstein
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2017
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Women and Hollywood

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