TLL Highlights 23

Calling all Euphoria fans! 📺TLL contributor Sophie Prettyman-Beauchamp unpacked the show's in-depth exploration of the queer and trans teenage experience through Jules and Hunter Schafer's Impact on Queer and Trans Representation.

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"I am completely deserving of this role.  And the things I don’t know, I will admit I don’t know them and I will learn." - 🧠 A glimpse into our interview with TV show creator, executive producer and writer, Ilana Pena, where she discusses claiming her space in Hollywood as a Latina showrunner.

AfroTwin Productions, is a black-woman-owned growing production company that focuses on highlighting stories that uplift, inspire, and empower! They have an ongoing series highlighting filmmakers of color -- do you want to be featured? Fill out their form here and if you have any q’s, please email [email protected] with the subject line - Filmmaker Feature Inquiry. This series is ongoing to highlight folks working behind the scenes in film and entertainment!

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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez has made history as the 1st trans actress to win a Golden Globe for her performance in Pose 💫 Sending her all of the flowers she deserves!

The Sundance Film Festival turns virtual due to Covid-19 surges, taking the safety of all into consideration first- there’s still plenty of screenings to enjoy!

The Writers Guild of America announced the nominees for the 74th Writers Guild Awards.  Among those nominated is The Handmaid’s Tale written by Kira Snyder and The Morning Show written by Kerry Ehrin. 🏆 Rooting for you ladies!

Emeraude Toubia will executive produce and star in The Redo, a new romantic comedy directed by Daniella Eisman and written by Maggie Rose.

Two new feature films from emerging South Asian female directors, Agam Darshi’s Donkeyhead and Sujata Day’s Definition Please, will debut on Netflix on January 21st.  This comes after Array Releasing acquired both films’ distribution rights. 🎥

Five-time Emmy winner, Laura Karpman, is enlisted as Composer for Marvel Studios’ The Marvels, the sequel to 2019’s Captain Marvel. 🎶

Ever feel as if you started the new year with a bunch of aspirations but not quite sure how to set goals that will stick? Read some techniques creatives can use to set and keep goals. 

Interested in directing? Warner Brothers is offering a 8-week master class taught by Bethany Rooney and Mary Lou Belli that will take participants through the full process of episodic directing.  

Learn about DIY filmmaking by the creators actually DOING it. We have directors, DPs, editors, and other filmmakers sharing the real ways they made their vision come to life. 📌Watch all the tips on our youtube!📌

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