Join Film Fatales for a discussion around Authentic Authorship and Ethical Storytelling with Geeta Gandbhir, Lisa Valencia-Svensson, Smriti Mundhra and Tamara Dawit Moderated by Roxy Shih, this conversation focuses on authentic authorship and the importance of filmmaker point of view. They explore issues of implicit and explicit bias, extractive storytelling, and who has "the right" to tell which stories.

Film Fatales is a 501(c)3 non profit arts organization which advocates for parity in the film industry and supports an inclusive community of over a thousand women and non-binary feature film and television directors nationwide. Film Fatales raises the visibility of marginalized directors and increases the talent pool for industry organizations, programmers and production companies looking to work with more underrepresented voices. By expanding the landscape of storytelling, Film Fatales continues to bring exciting new films to the screen. more...

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Geeta Gandbhir is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning director, producer, and editor. Her most recent film, APART, co-directed with Rudy Valdez, is currently playing on HBO Max and her 2020 short film with Topic Studios, CALL CENTER BLUES, was shortlisted for a 2021 Academy Award. more...

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