Melissa Silverstein is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected sites for issues related to women and film as well as other areas of pop culture. Women and Hollywood educates, advocates, and agitates for gender parity across the entertainment industry.
She is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of The Athena Film Festival. The 4th annual festival will take place from February 6-9, 2014 at Barnard College in NYC.
Melissa recently published the first book from Women and Hollywood, In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing, which is a compilation of over 40 interviews that have appeared on the site.Email Melissa
As the producer of British filmmaker Carol Morley’s films to date and an ex-New Yorker now based in London, I’m thrilled Dreams of a Life is getting a hometown viewing.
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Sorry i missed you Melissa. Have another one soon!
1. Actually, it is REALLY important to think about the impact the stories we tell have on feminism,
It is ill advised to make judgments about a film based on whether it is good or bad for feminism (or
WHOA. Fellow W&H readers. Time out. There's a lot of Fox/Kevin Reilly bashing on
Totally right. Good call.