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In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast

Melissa Silverstein

In Her Voice takes you behind the scenes with women filmmakers, actors, producers and others for an intimate look at the creative process. Join Melissa Silverstein, founder of Women and Hollywood and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival, as she conducts conversations with talent who are creating the hottest content coming to your screen. The podcast will also cover the latest entertainment news and issues that focuses on women and non-binary creatives. Sign up for our news at

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Ep 37: Molly Manning Walker - How to Have Sex -...

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2024/02/02

Today's interview is with Molly Manning Walker who is making her directorial debut with How to Have Sex.Molly Manning Walker is a Cinematographer and Writer/Director based in London. She graduated from the NFTS Cinematography course in 2019. Molly’s first short film 'Good Thanks, You?' was included in the Semaine De La Critique program at Cannes and her debut feature, How To Have Sex , subsequently won the Next Step prize at Cannes for the script. Molly's second short, 'The

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00:14:05

Ep 36: Origin with Ava DuVernay

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2024/01/26

Synopsis: From Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance, and a fight for our future. While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience. Ava DuVernay | Director, Writer, Producer Ava DuVernay is an Academy Award nominee and winner of the Emmy, BAFTA, Sundance, Image and Peabody Awards. Her feature film

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00:22:00

Ep 35: The Dads with Luchina Fisher

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/11/16

In this gentle meditation on fatherhood, brotherhood and manhood, five fathers of trans children join Dennis Shepard – the father of slain gay college student Matthew Shepard – for a weekend fishing trip in rural Oklahoma. As the men cast their lines into the river, they find common ground across racial, geographical and generational lines: their unconditional love for their children. Directed + Produced By: Luchina Fisher Executive Producers: Dwyane Wade And Jon Marcus

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00:17:32

Ep 34: No Accidents with Kristi Jacobson

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/11/09

Kristi Jacobson is a director and producer and the Founder of Catalyst Films. Her films have premiered at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, have been released in theaters and screened on platforms including Netflix, and HBO, Some of Her films include SOLITARY which took audiences deep inside a supermax prison in Western Virginia and A PLACE AT THE TABLE which won the International Documentary Association Pare Lorentz Award, and was nominated for Best Feature Documentary by the Producers

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00:19:08

Ep 33: The Persian Version with Maryam Keshavarz

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/10/27

Today's guest is Maryam Keshavarz. She is an Iranian-American writer, director, and producer. Maryam was born in New York City but spent most summers, and some of her school years, in Shiraz, Iran. This bi-national childhood naturally made her a translator of cultures, two cultures often at odds with each other. Maryam initially was pursuing a PhD in Near Eastern Studies focusing on Iran and Gender Studies but 9/11 propelled her to enter the media arena to try and change the narrative. Maryam’s

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00:15:13

Ep 32: Tripped Up with Shruti Ganguly

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/10/20

Today’s guest is SHRUTI GANGULY an award-winning filmmaker and writer based in Oslo and New York City and we are talking about her feature length directorial debut Tripped Up which opens on October 20. Tripped Up synopsis: Aspiring chef Lizzy sets off with her three best friends in tow to compete in the prestigious Saucy Food Festival. What begins as a calculated career move quickly turns into a madcap misadventure full of food, fun and female bonding, where the girls learn that struggle can be the

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00:36:13

Ep 31: Opening this Weekend- Cat Person and Plan C

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/10/06

Check out my interviews with Susanna Fogel, director of Cat Person and Tracy Droz Tragos, director of Plan C. Susanna Fogel is a director, screenwriter, and novelist. She co wrote the great comedy Booksmart, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA and a WGA Award, and the pilot of the Amazon series The Wilds. Tracy Droz Tragos is a filmmaker drawn to issues involving women, inequality, and rural America. Her film Rich Hill, won the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at the 2014 Sundance Film

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00:25:40

Ep 30: Wrapping up TIFF & Dawn Porter, Director of...

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/09/21

A discussion of films from TIFF including: How to Have Sex Back Spot The End We Start From Irena's Vow Lee Zone of Interest Origin Conversation with documentary director, Dawn Porter discussing her new Showtime miniseries Deadlocked which premieres on September 22.

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00:08:46

Ep 29: TIFF Documentaries- Copa 71 and Sorry/Not...

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/09/11

Melissa discusses two documentaries from the Toronto International Film Festival Copa 71 https://www.tiff.net/events/copa-71 Sorry/Not Sorry https://www.tiff.net/events/sorry-not-sorry

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00:11:07

Ep 28: Problematic Men and Venice/TIFF Preview...

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/09/07

Melissa gives a brief overview of the problematic men dominating the headlines and gives a preview of some TIFF titles directed by women. Show Notes: Problematic

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00:17:59

Ep 27: Co-Writer / Director / Executive Producer Emma...

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/08/25

Emma Seligman is a Canadian writer/director and winner of the 2022 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Her debut feature SHIVA BABY was selected to screen at SXSW and TIFF in 2020 and was named a New York Times Critics Pick. In 2020, Emma was named one of Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch and one of Filmmaker Mag’s ‘25 New Faces of Independent Film. Her second feature, BOTTOMS, made with Orion Pictures, will premiere at SXSW 2023. Show Notes Emma Seligman BOTTOMS - Info / Trailer

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00:17:38

Ep 26: Comedian / Actress / Writer Sasheer Zamata...

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/08/18

Sasheer Zamata is a comedian, actress and writer who can be seen on ABC’s Home Economics, Hulu’s Woke, Comedy Central’s Robbie, the horror comedy film Spree, and Lionsgate’s romantic comedy The Weekend. She was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for four seasons, and has appeared on This American Life and Late Night with Stephen Colbert. Her stand up special Pizza Mind is available to stream online and she is one half of the weekly podcast Best Friends, with her best friend Nicole Byer. She also

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00:17:56

Ep 25: Director Amy Redford (WHAT COMES AROUND)

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/08/04

Amy Redford's career in the creative arts spans over three decades as a director, producer, and actor in film, television, music videos and theatre. Her latest film, WHAT COMES AROUND, is out on August 4th, 2023. Directed by Amy Redford and written by Scott Organ based on his play, the movie charts the shifting power dynamics among a mother, her teenage daughter and the daughter's older boyfriend. Anna (Grace Van Dien) has just turned 17 when Eric (Kyle Gallner), a 28-year-old she met

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00:20:20

Ep 24: Writer Aisha Harris (WANNABE, RECKONINGS WITH...

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/07/21

Aisha Harris, co-host of NPR’s beloved⁠ Pop Culture Happy Hour⁠ podcast, chats to Melissa about her new book "Wannabe, Reckonings with the Pop Culture that Shapes Me". “Aisha Harris is one of our smartest, most entertaining modern cultural critics. The nine pieces offer insight on Stevie Wonder, the Spice Girls, Pen15, and New Girl—among many other pop artifacts, of course—which might as well be parlance for, ‘Read me immediately.’” —ELLE Aisha Harris has made a name for herself as

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00:07:48

Ep 23: News Brief 14th July 2023

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/07/14

Melissa's weekly round up of all industry news dedicated to highlighting the voices of women who work in the global entertainment business. Show Notes Bob Iger Strike News Orange is the New Black SAG AFTRA press conference (start at the hour mark) Diversity in Hollywood: John Ridley: Diversity Exec Exits Spark Fear That Hollywood Inclusion Pledges Were Just PR & More Broken Promises To People Of Color – Guest Column - Deadline 6 DEI leaders just left senior roles in Hollywood and

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00:34:33

Ep 22: Writer Maureen Ryan (BURN IT DOWN) - Trigger...

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/06/30

Writer Maureen Ryan blows the lid on patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood, the grassroots reforms under way, and the labor and activist revolutions that recent scandals have ignited in her book BURN IT DOWN. Maureen “Mo” Ryan is a Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair and has written for EW, the New York Times, Salon, GQ, Vulture, Variety and the Chicago Tribune. Her reporting on bias in Hollywood is featured in the documentaries This Changes Everything and We Need to Talk About Cosby. She has

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00:39:07

Ep 21: TV Critic Inkoo Kang (THE NEW YORKER) -...

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/06/28

Melissa chats with Inkoo Kang, television critic at The New Yorker. They discuss some of the TV shows they have been watching recently, including QUEEN CHARLOTTE, HAPPY VALLEY, DEAD RINGERS and documentary STOLEN YOUTH. Please note there is a trigger warning for this episode. Show Notes The End of “Happy Valley,” an Unusually Intimate Crime Drama - The New Yorker (pay wall) QUEEN CHARLOTTE - Trailer SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE S2 - Trailer DEAD RINGERS - Trailer STOLEN YOUTH - Trailer HAPPY

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00:18:37

Ep 20: Director Numa Perrier (THE PERFECT FIND)

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/06/23

Melissa chats with director Numa Perrier, the director of THE PERFECT FIND starring Gabrielle Union, which will be released on Netflix on June 23rd 2023. Numa Perrier is an actor, director, writer and visual artist who has emerged as a provocative voice in the film and television landscape. Perrier’s first feature, JEZEBEL, which she wrote, directed and co-starred, premiered at SXSW and was released on Netflix in 2020 via Ava Duvernay’s ARRAY Releasing. Detailing Perrier’s real-life experiences,

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00:12:51

Ep 19: News Brief 20th June 2023 (Trigger Warning)

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/06/21

Melissa's weekly round up of all industry news dedicated to highlighting the voices of women who work in the global entertainment business. Please note there is a trigger warning for this episode (time code 09:50) Show Notes Emmy Rossum/Tom Holland Prima Facie Joanna Arnow CHASING CHASING AMY In Her Voice is a Woman and Hollywood Podcast, hosted by Melissa Silverstein (Founder of ⁠Women and Hollywood⁠ and Co-Founder of the ⁠Athena Film Festival) and produced by ⁠⁠Leonie

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00:12:20

Ep 18: Director Eva Longoria (FLAMIN' HOT)

In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood Podcast ·

2023/06/09

FLAMIN’ HOT is the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon. Directed by Eva Longoria Screenplay by Lewis Colick and Linda Yvette Chávez Produced by DeVon FranklinStarring Jesse Garcia as Richard Montañez, Annie Gonzalez as Judy Montañez, Emilio Rivera as Vacho Montañez, Dennis Haysbert as

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