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A personal quest to redefine the F-Word.
Why is it that some young, independent, progressive women in today’s society feel uncomfortable identifying with the F-word? Join filmmaker Therese Shechter as she takes a funny, moving and very personal journey into the heart of feminism.
Armed with a video camera and an irreverent sense of humor, Shechter talks with feminist superstars, rowdy frat boys, liberated Cosmo girls and Radical Cheerleaders, all in her quest to find out whether feminism can still be a source of personal and political power.
Principal Crew
Therese Shechter – Director/Writer/Producer
Barbara Barde – Producer
Carole Larsen – Editor
Anneliese Paull, Ruben O’Malley – Directors of Photography
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“I Was A Teenage Feminist” is distributed by Women Make Movies and director Therese Shechter is available for college and festival screenings.
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The way we see meat is changing.
Work-in-progress
American Meat explores the complexities embedded in the highly debated practices of the American meat industry. As the economy drives a contraction of conventional chicken, pork and beef operations, we hear the innovative methods of the charismatic, Virginia-based farmer, Joel Salatin. Joel, who is a leader of the growing niche of people who are opting for animals raised outside and without the use of antibiotics, believes that if more people become sustainable farmers, the movement could fracture centralized commodity production.
Conventional farmers argue that small-scale farming can’t expand production enough to adequately meet the demands of the nation. As the dialogue ensues, Salatin signs a deal with fast-food chain Chipotle in a surprising move, with widespread implications for the industry.
PRINCIPAL CREW
Director, Cinematographer & Producer: Graham Meriwether
Producer: Alejandro de Onis
Producer: Carlye Rubin
Editor: Memo Salazar
Consulting Producer: Tom Jennings
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Chosen to be apart of the 2009 Producer’s Institute at Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC).
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TRT: 70 minutes
An interactive website, LeaveItBetter.com, is being launched in concert with the release of the film, to provide a place where the audience can go to share ideas and take action after watching the feature.
We are also developing lesson plans, and educational extras for distribution in colleges and high-schools.
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A look at the making of the debut album of Turkish singer/songwriter Sinem Saniye.
Sinem Saniye works with French Producer Henri Scars Struck crafting her debut, “When I Don’t Sleep.” She takes various world music influences to create her own Turkish American pop style.
Principal Crew
Editor – Deb Szczepkowski
Principal Characters
Artist – Sinem Saniye
French Producer – Henri Scars Struck
Mixing Engineer – Mark Plati
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My Search for Trina
Alex Gaylon, an adopted student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, looks for his birth-mother and films the process for his documentary film class. He gets advice from his parents, his film crew, a fellow adoptee, and finds his birth-mother’s information on Google.com. Finally, he attempts to contact his birth mother through the telephone, and what he finds on the other end of the phone line is much more than he ever could have expected…
Principal Crew
- Directed, Written, and Edited by Alex Gaylon
- Cinematography by Dana Lieberman, Daniel Adamowicz
- Audio Recording by Debra Kriensky, Patrick Touhey
- Original Music by Jordan Parker
- Supervising Producers: Julie Parroni, Dave Resha
Principal Characters
- Alex Gaylon – Himself
- Dana Lieberman – Herself (Voice)
- Amy Gaylon – Herself
- Steve Gaylon – Herself
- Nathan Fousti – Himself
- Trina Pendergast – Herself (Voice)
- Thomas Pendergast – Himself (Voice)
Awards and Accolades
- First Prize for Jury Award and Third Prize for Audience Choice Award in the 1st EarthSpiritLove.com Film Festival 2008
- Audience Favorite Documentary in the 3rd Annual NFFTY Film Festival and Winner of NFFTY’s online competition at http://NFFTY.Indie-Fest.com 2009
- Official Selection in 4th Annual DigiFestival.com Online Film Festival 2008
- Official Selection in 1st Annual Washougal International Film Festival 2008
- Official Selection in 1st Annual Take-2 Student Documentary Film Festival 2008
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A twisted travelogue chronicling one woman’s obsession with Turkish men.
Filmmaker Therese Shechter heads to Turkey for a much-needed vacation. She also plans to interview young Turkish women for a documentary on feminism. Instead, she becomes fascinated with the men. And they are fascinated with her.
This true story is a twisted travelogue chronicling one woman’s obsession with Turkish men. Her attempts to understand their language, culture and psyche leads to a revealing exploration of cultural cliches, the ‘exotic other’ and the aphrodisiac properties of a US visa.
Principal Crew
Therese Shechter: Writer, Director, Editor, DP and Producer
Andrew Kines: Assoc. Editor
Paul Ruest: Sound Editor
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“How I Learned to Speak Turkish” won the jury prize for Short Documentary at the Atlanta Film Festival.
