
The American Film Institute revealed its list of eight women selected for this year’s Directing Workshop for Women on Tuesday. The participants will take part in a year-long, tuition-free film production course, culminating with each of them directing a short film that will premiere in Los Angeles in 2020.
The eight participants are Robin Cloud, Revati Dhomse, Ashley Eakin, Tiffany Frances, Marie Jamora, Bridget Moloney, Lara Panah-Izadi and Nicole Taylor-Roberts. Their bios can be read here.
“AFI has led the conversation about the need for more female directors since the Directing Workshop for Women opened its doors over 40 years ago,” said Lauren Ludwig, director, AFI DWW. “The rising filmmakers in this program embody the Institute’s active, enduring steps to create change, and we are excited to see the stories from this year’s class come alive on the screen.”
AFI’s filmmaker training program launched in 1974.
Past participants in DWW have gone on to release their own feature films and have taken on directing roles in television. DWW’s alumni include “Queen Sugar” director Neema Barnette and “Homeland” executive producer/director Lesli Linka Glatter.
Power Women Summit 2018 Portraits, From Barbara Boxer to Zoe Saldana (Photos)
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Actress Mira Sorvino
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Actress Zoe Saldana
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Zoe Saldana
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Actress Zoe Saldana and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta
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Dolores Huerta
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Law professor Anita Hill
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Law professor Anita Hill and filmmaker Freida Lee Mock
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Women of #MeToo: Jessica Barth, Larissa Gomes, Dawn Dunning, Chantal Cousineau, Sarah Anne Masse, Melissa Schuman, Rosanna Arquette, Melissa Sagemiller, Louise Godbold,
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Artists Allie and Lexi Kaplan
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The Kaplan Twins
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Actress Arielle Kebbel
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Arielle Kebbel
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Actor David Oyelowo
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Actress and activist Rosanna Arquette
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Former Kardashian assistant Stephanie Shepherd
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Actress Alysia Reiner
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Vice Media executive Ariel Wengroff
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Mitú co-founder Beatriz Acevedo
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Betsy West and Julie Cohen, co-directors of the documentary "RBG"
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March for Our Lives activist Bria Smith
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ESPN reporter Cari Champion
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Christine Simmons, president of the Los Angeles Sparks
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Christine Simmons, president of the Los Angeles Sparks
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Former Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive
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Actress Trace Lysette
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Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, HAIM
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Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, HAIM
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Olympic gold medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad
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U.S. sabre fencer and Olympic gold medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad and Los Angeles Sparks President Christine Simmons
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Actress Melanie Liburd
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Acrress Melanie Liburd
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Actress Melanie Liburd
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Actress Illeana Douglas
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Gun violence activists Jaclyn Corin and Bria Smith
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Anti-gun activist Jaclyn Corin
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Gun violence activists Jaclyn Corin and Bria Smith
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Producer Jessica Sanders and filmmaker Freida Lee Mock
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"Transparent" creator Jill Soloway
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Journalist and former USA Today editor-in-chief Joanne Lipman
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Film producer Kimberly Steward
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Film producer Cassian Elwes
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Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc
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Former U.S. senator Barbara Boxer
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Filmmaker Nicole Boxer and former U.S. senator Barbara Boxer
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Filmmaker Nicole Boxer
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TriStar Pictures EVP Nicole Brown
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Producer and Warner Bros. SVP Niija Kuykendall
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Director-producer Pamela B. Green
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"Steven Universe" creator Rebecca Sugar
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CAA agent Chris Andrews
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Actresses and Harvey Weinstein accusers Sarah Ann Masse and Louisette Geiss
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Film producer Scott Budnick
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Film producer Stephanie Allain
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Sue Obeidi, Muslim Public Affairs Council
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Lifetime EVP Tanya Lopez
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#MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke
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Lawyer and Times Up Legal Defense Fund head Tina Tchen
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Meghan Quinn, Artist and Photographer
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Jessica Sanders, Director, Writer, and Producer
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Crystal Patterson, Global Civic Partnerships Manager Facebook
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Lela Lee, Creator of "Angry Little Asian Girl" and Attendee Pauline Sanders, "Power Women Summit"
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Mira Sorvino, Anita Hill, HAIM, David Oyelowo, Rosanna Arquette, Nancy Dubuc, Jill Soloway and more participated in TheWrap’s inaugural event
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