Shifting from the Male Gaze to the Female Experience in Television
Bola Ogun
Rachel Feldman
Tchaiko Omawale
Jan Eliasberg
Jen McGowan
Shifting from the Male Gaze to the Female Experience in Television
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Bola Ogun
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After her episodic directorial debut on QUEEN SUGAR, Bola Ogun, directed episodes of CW’s LEGACIES, Freeform’s SIREN, and LUCIFER on Netflix, she is also set to direct an episode of GOD FRIENDED ME. Her short Are We Good Parents? premiered at SXSW. She’s also an alum of the Ryan Murphy Half Initiative, the WeForShe DirectHer Program, AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women and the WB Directors’ Workshop.
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Bola Ogun on significance of diversity behind the camera
Bola Ogun on the influence you can have as an episodic director
Bola Ogun's gratitude to those who paved the way
Deborah Kampmeier
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Deborah Kampmeier is an award-winning filmmaker. "Tape" is her fourth feature film. Deborah's first feature “Virgin,” starring Elisabeth Moss and Robin Wright was nominated for two 2004 Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Actress for Elisabeth Moss and the John Cassavetes Award. Her second feature, “Hounddog,” starring Dakota Fanning and Robin Wright was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Deborah’s third feature, “SPLit,” won Best of Show at the 2016 Female Eye Film Festival and was nominated for the Independent Vision Best Film at the 2016 Sarasota Film Festival. Kampmeier made her television directorial debut on Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed series “Queen Sugar” in 2019 and followed immediately with two episodes of DuVernay's new series "Cherish the Day." Deborah is prepping her next feature “Dirt Rhapsody,” as well as her limited series "Pilgrim"s Wilderness."
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Deborah Kampmeier on shifting from the male gaze to the female experience in Tape
Rachel Feldman
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Rachel Feldman is a veteran film & television director with decades of credits in broadcast drama, currently launching a feature film based on the remarkable life of fair pay activist Lilly Ledbetter, being championed by Meryl Streep. A long time activist for gender equity in Hollywood, she has chaired the DGA Women’s Steering Committee and you can see her in the Geena Davis produced documentary, “This Changes Everything.”
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Rachel Feldman on the influence you can have on script, casting, costume in television
Rachel Feldman on how sexism on set has changed over 25 years of work
Rachel Feldman on small but empowering adjustments you can make to an episode
Rachel Feldman on female experience on set with a woman director
Tchaiko Omawale
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Growing up as a Third Culture Kid inspires Tchaiko’s filmmaking practice which explores magic and the interiority of Black women. She has directed numerous short form projects, her debut feature SOLACE is a personal story about a Black Girl with a Eating Disorder and she was a season 4 Queen Sugar director.
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Tchaiko Omawale on how people can use their privilege in film and in this pandemic
Tchaiko Omawale on how black people have been portrayed on film and how it informs her sense of power
Tchiako Omawale on Watchmen and possibilities for representation in television
Tchaiko Omawale on finding her own expression despite problematic issues in Hollywood
Tchaiko Omawale on complicating our own understanding to include all women
Jan Eliasberg
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An award-winning writer and director of film and television devoted to telling the stories of exceptional women robbed of their rightful place in history. In addition to directing and writing pilots for CBS, NBC, ABC, and FX, she has consistently shattered glass-ceilings by directing hundreds of hours of high-quality television. Her debut novel, HANNAH’S WAR, was published by Little Brown on March 3rd to rave reviews. To learn more about her creative career or to order a copy of HANNAH’S WAR.
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Jan Eliasberg on directing Miami Vice and Crime Story
Jan Eliasberg on seeing the female experience in Mary Queen of Scots
Jen McGowan
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Jen McGowan is a director based in Los Angeles known for her feature films RUST CREEK and KELLY & CAL and her recent tv work on The Purge for Blumhouse/USA and Twilight Zone for Monkeypaw/CBS All Access. In partnership with Level Forward, she is the creator of Glass Elevator, an international skill-sharing, networking & jobs resource for professional women in film & television.
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Jen McGowan on the female gaze and the need for a critical mass of women directors
McGowan on what is important to her about her perspective