"The Girls Club is exactly what the entertainment industry needs: solidarity, encouragement, tangible resources, a no-dumb-questions environment, and a huge variety of events, talks and panels that aim to build up the skills and strengths of womxn from all different backgrounds." - Sienna Beckman
“I really appreciate how the Girls Club has been able to curate intimate gatherings. Many of the events have been insightful and handled with care.” - Shireen Alihaji
"With the Girls Club, I get to share, be in dialogue, exchange ideas, problem solve, lean on and be inspired by these real-life women directors, real life women writers, producers, editors, cinematographers and so much more. This community is an incredible gift." - Elle Kamihira
"The Girls Club is the most supportive, creative, and positive group I've ever been part of. It is a gathering of women and non-binary artists who come together to help each other and to figure out how to tell stories that come from our hearts and our lives in ways that will touch audiences when they get made and thanks to this group's networking and unstoppable optimism, they will get made." - Alexandra Hidalgo
"The vibe in the Girls Club is can-do. It's 'why wait?' It's 'why not me?' It's 'how can I help?' It's 'hey, I could use some help!' It's 'you're okay, we've got your back.'" - Mary Elder
“I love being a member of the Girls Club. We're a close-knit community and whether you need help with blocking, sound design or writing a script with multiple timelines, there are always fellow members willing to share their experiences and/or expertise.” - Dani
"Having the opportunity to connect with women working in all areas of the business has been invaluable, particularly in the past few, strange, Covid years. Through the Girls Club, I've (virtually) met wonderful, talented and supportive women - professionals I now regard as friends. I've found the Girls Club to be a wonderfully safe space in this tricky industry, full of women lifting other women up through knowledge sharing and graciously supportive encouragement.” - Sheena Lambert
"Encouraging, challenging, and informative, this group of dedicated, fierce women operates as the world should, with welcoming and nonjudgmental advocacy.” - Bridget
Along with the ability for members to connect with each other one-on-one via our online platform, Girls Club programs include: workshops; a peer-to-peer pitch practice space; a “screening room” area where members can share their films; groups for writers, directors, producers, and documentary filmmakers, each with specific resources; virtual check-in events for members to support and advise one another; community led conversations on topics members choose to explore; ongoing interviews and events with prominent creatives in the industry; and a library of recordings of past events.
Watch some of our recordings of conversations with prominent creatives in the industry here
Guests for our conversations have included: writer/director Sally Potter (The Roads Not Taken); Amma Asante (director of episodes 3 and 4 of Mrs. America); Gurinder Chadha (Beecham House); Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard); Paul Feig (Bridesmaids); Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight); producer Christine Vachon; actor/director Robin Wright (Land); documentary filmmaker Amy Ziering (On the Record and Allen v Farrow); actor/director/exec producer Salli Richardson-Whitfield (The Gilded Age); journalist and festival consultant Wendy Mitchell, presenting on how filmmakers can build a press strategy; filmmaker and distribution consultant Liz Manashil; Orly Ravid, the founder of the Film Collaborative; Tilane Jones, President of Array, and producer and director Abigail Disney.