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Melissa Barrera-Starrer “All the World Is Sleeping” Acquired by Gravitas Ventures

Melissa Barrera is switching gears from squaring off against Ghostface to fighting personal demons. The “Scream” actress leads “All the World is Sleeping,” an addiction drama...

Interviews

Tribeca 2022 Women Directors: Meet Sarah Elizabeth Mintz – “Good Girl Jane”

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz is a writer-director working in New York and Los Angeles. She received her BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she completed her thesis film...

Films

Saoirse Ronan Will Topline Film Adaptation of “The Outrun,” Nora Fingscheidt Directing

“The Unforgivable” helmer Nora Fingscheidt is following up her record-breaking Netflix hit by teaming with another A-list talent. Sandra Bullock starred in the German filmmaker’s...

Interviews

DOC NYC 2021 Women Directors: Meet Diane Tsai – “Be Our Guest”

Diane Tsai is a Taiwanese-American documentary filmmaker and journalist at TIME. Her award-winning documentary series “Firsts,” which she directed and produced with Spencer Bakalar,...

Interviews

DOC NYC 2021 Women Directors: Meet Jamie Boyle – “Anonymous Sister”

Jamie Boyle is a two-time Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker. She is the director, cinematographer, and editor of the short documentary “Take A Vote” and she is the producer, editor, and...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: “Jacinta” Explores Intergenerational Trauma and Addiction

First-time director Jessica Earnshaw takes viewers inside Maine Correctional Center, where 26-year-old Jacinta and her mother, 46-year-old Rosemary, are incarcerated together, in...

Films

Tribeca Winner “Jacinta” Lands at Hulu

Hulu is adding a Tribeca Film Festival award-winner to its slate. A press release announced that the streamer landed “Jacinta,” a documentary exploring drug addiction and...

Features

Pick of the Day: “Feel Good”

Mae tries to break out of her destructive patterns in the new season of “Feel Good” — which means she has no choice but to face her past head-on. The second and final season of the...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Glenn Close and Mila Kunis Tackle Heroin Addiction in “Four Good Days”

Mila Kunis enlists the help of Glenn Close in her battle against drug addiction in “Four Good Days.” A trailer for the drama, which is based on a true story, sees Molly (Kunis) begging...

Features

Reflecting on Relationships: VOD and Web Series Picks

As we brace for the cool, crisp evenings and shorter days of fall, this month’s VOD and web series picks invite reflections on all types and facets of relationships. Quirky romances, friendships,...

Interviews

Hot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Mia Donovan – “Dope is Death”

Mia Donovan is an award-winning filmmaker based in Montreal. She was the recipient of the prestigious Don Haig Award for outstanding achievement as an emerging filmmaker in 2012. Her films have been...

Features

Pick of the Day: “How to Fix a Drug Scandal”

Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts.  Erin Lee Carr is tackling...

Features

Home Away from Home: VOD and Web Series Picks

Home is the place you’re meant to feel most comfortable. For many people, it’s with their families, their belongings, and their own space. But that isn’t always possible, particularly for those...

Television

Comedian Mae Martin Has a Semi-Autobiographical Series on the Way for Netflix & E4

Canadian comedian Mae Martin’s life will serve as the inspiration of a new comedy series. Martin created and is signed on to star in a semi-autobiographical scripted series for Netflix and...

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SXSW 2018 Women Directors: Meet Marja-Lewis Ryan — “6 Balloons”

Marja-Lewis Ryan wrote, produced, and starred in the indie feature “The Four-Faced Liar.” In TV, she is slated to create the new “The L Word” series for Showtime, and a one-hour untitled...

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