Filmmaker, writer. I instigated the ACLU and EEOC women directors investigations in Hollywood. Read the story at The Vault on Substack.
Joined March 2011
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Apr 14
Valentine’s Day at the EEOC. The journey begins. Follow me and learn how In instigated the ACLU and EEOC investigations for women directors. And how Hollywood repackaged them as #MeToo. substack.com/@thevaultmariag…
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The journey begins. Follow me!
This is not a retrospective. It is a record. The Vault reconstructs, episode by episode, how Hollywood’s women directors civil-rights reckoning was set in motion, contained, repackaged, and publicly reassigned as #MeToo. substack.com/@thevaultmariag…
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Apr 14
Thank you, Deena Fisher — my very first pledge of support for The Vault.
I’m so grateful for your faith in my ability to tell this important historical story with truth, care, and courage. Early belief means a great deal, and every pledge helps keep the process going!
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31 Aug 2023
Scoop: 10 notable writer-directors were targeted in a "do not elect" campaign ahead of this year's DGA election, one that painted them as members of fringe groups. Read here what one source described as an ugly example of "union-on-union crime." variety.com/2023/film/news/d…
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24 Jan 2020
Can't wait to watch this new film from Kitty Green! “We all have to examine our role, women included. So much of the MeToo coverage was like, Oh, these few bad apples — we get... rollingstone.com/movies/movi…
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23 Jan 2020
Brilliant and revolutionary work from the masterful film director, Nina Menkes. And soon to be among the most important documentaries of 2020-- Menkes' "BRAINWASHED". variety.com/2020/film/spotli…
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18 Jan 2020
"Once film became an industry that caught the attention of heavyweight financiers, women were pushed out under the assumption that they lacked the ability to run a business and money would be spent frivolously." --Naomi McDougall Jones wdet.org/posts/2020/01/15/89…
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7 Jan 2020
From ALMA HAR'EL (Honey Boy): “These are not our people and they do not represent us. Do not look for justice in the awards system. We are building a new world.” hollywoodinsider.com/women-d…
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7 Jan 2020
ARE YOU IN LA THIS FRIDAY?
PLEASE JOIN Nina Menkes FOR HER TALK “SEX AND POWER” at CAL ARTS on Friday, JANUARY 10th, 1-4pm and participate in the filming of BRAINWASHED, a bold new feature documentary based on Menkes' groundbreaking... vimeo.com/351712791/b3c85b43…
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3 Jan 2020
Record 130% increase in female director hiring in episodic TV in just 5 years! bit.ly/2QCyfQ2
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3 Jan 2020
Congrats Melanie Wagor on completion of your new series pilot. No one deserves directing success as much as you! Onward! deadline.com/2019/08/that-on…
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3 Jan 2020
Dalia about to be “Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August”! Bring on the future, pretty Dalia! Already a star! facebook.com/story.php?story…
27 Dec 2019
Love seeing Bea hunting Christmas Trees in Stonington, CT— filmed by cousin Laura (laughing)— IMG_7360.mov
20 Dec 2019
“The bill would create a tax credit for qualified production companies that employ women and minority writers and directors who work on television programs by a allowing a new refundable tax credit for television writers’ and directors’ fees and... deadline.com/2019/12/new-yor…
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18 Dec 2019
“Just because they’ve been hired doesn’t mean they’re... variety.com/2019/film/spotli…
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