The Conversations
The Conversations
Supporting Survivors During Social Distancing
Minista Jazz
Brooke Axtell
Lavinia Masters
Andrea Panjwani
Supporting Survivors During Social Distancing
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Brooke Axtell
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Brooke Axtell is the Founder and Director of She is Rising, a healing community for women and girls overcoming rape, abuse and sex-trafficking. Through her mentorship programs, retreats and workshops, Brooke helps survivors become leaders. She is passionate about inspiring young women to reclaim their worth and express their power to create a more compassionate world. Her work as a human rights activist led her to speak at The 2015 Grammy Awards, The United Nations and the U.S. Institute for Peace.close
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Lavinia Masters
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Victim Advocate, Lavinia B. Masters, is a writer & author, life coach, moderator, inspirational & public speaker, entrepreneur and the namesake of the omnibus law to end the rape kit backlog in Texas, HB8 aka “The Lavinia Masters Act”. Lavinia serves as a volunteer on the Speaker Bureau with the Rape Abuse & Incest Network (RAINN); Denton County Friends of the Family Speakers Bureau and Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) as well as the Founder/Director of the HOPE S.A.V.E.S. (Sexual Assault Victim Empowered 2 Speak) Ministry.close
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Andrea Panjwani
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Andrea Panjwani is the Chief Legal Officer at the Center for Safety and Change (“Center”). In addition to overseeing legal issues, compliance and protocols for the Center, Andrea oversees the legal program and manages the immigration legal practice. Prior to joining the Center, Andrea served as the managing attorney of the immigration practice at My Sisters’ Place, Westchester County’s domestic violence and human trafficking agency.close
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Annarosa Mudd
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Annarosa Mudd is a producing partner for Full Moon Films, a New York based production company helmed by award - winning director/writer/producer Deborah Kampmeier. Tape is her feature film debut, and first feature as producer. Annarosa is producing future projects
Pilgrim’s Wilderness, Dirt Rhapsody, and an untitled biopic with Kampmeier. She holds a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch.close
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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."close
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