The news came Tuesday during the sixth annual MAKERS Conference, now underway at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
. The news came Tuesday during the sixth annualwill air June 30 at 8 PM on PBS timed to the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. Sara Wolitzky directed the hourlong doc, produced by Alexandra Moss and executive produced by Makers founder Dyllan McGee.
The film surveys the landscape of the multifaceted women’s movement and includes archival and new interviews with activists, writers, celebrities, athletes, and politicians to bring these stories to life and connect the dots between the past and the present moment of transformation.
“We are inspired by a new generation of truth-speaking, politically active women that are changing norms and fighting with an intersectional perspective,” said McGee. “We are hopefulwill galvanize others to join them in this reignited women’s movement and continue to move the needle toward equality, as MAKERS has done since its inception.
Among those interviewed are Alice Cooper, Cameron Crowe, Michael Stipe, Jeff Ament, Chad Smith, Joan Jett, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Kirk Hammett. Crawford and Uhelszki co-wrote the film. JJ Kramer is producer, with Jenny Feterovich, Raisa Churina, Svetlana Chistyakova, Connie Kramer, Margaret Saadi Kramer and Todd Edinger executive producers. The deal was negotiated by Greenwich’s Ed Arentz and Submarine’s Dan Braun for the filmmakers.
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