Interviews
Megan Griffiths is a writer-director working in film and television. Her feature credits include “Sadie,” “The Night Stalker,” “Lucky Them,” “Eden,”...
Films
Poorna Jagannathan is set to topline Megan Griffiths’ latest feature. The “Never Have I Ever” actress will play an author who “has made a career of examining her own...
Features, News
Former “Numb3ers” and current “Longmire” star Lou Diamond Phillips has had great experiences working with women directors, and he recently shared some insight into why that’s the case with...
News, Television
Lynn Shelton is joining her former mumblecore collaborators, the Duplass brothers, at HBO. The premium cable network has put into development “Family Drama,” an anthology series to be executive...
News, Videos
After seeing her in a string of mom roles for the past few years, it’s nice to see Toni Collette out and about again. In director Megan Griffiths’ Lucky Them, Collette plays a veteran rock...
News
IFC Films has acquired the rights to Megan Griffiths’ Lucky Them which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last month. Written by Emily Wachtel and Hugo Botko, the film follows a music...
As I get ready to make my departure from Toronto after a whirlwind week there are a couple of things to mention as the festival winds down. First, even though there were a great many women directed...
Festivals
Ed. Note: There are spoilers for some of the films reviewed. This is my third Toronto Film Festival and I am starting to understand how to manage it. It is an endurance test. You need...
Eden, directed by Megan Griffiths, is based on the true-story of Chong Kim in the 90s, who was kidnapped at 18 and held as a sex slave for two years. It shows how human trafficking happens not only...
Features
So, recently I've been gaining a little modest traction in this oh-so-fickle business. And as I try to figure out what the next phase of my career will hold, I've been finding myself...
News, Women Directors
I was a little late to finding out about Eden but I am glad I did. It’s a really good and interesting film on a difficult topic — sex trafficking. We all think the sex trafficking occurs...
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