Over the past few months, I’ve been in conversation with artists and filmmakers whose projects are grappling with some of the most urgent issues of our time—domestic violence, nuclear proliferation, immigration, the death penalty, Middle East relations, reproductive justice, infertility, spirituality. And that’s just a glimpse. What an inspiration it’s been to witness such talent, […]
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LILLY: Why Storytelling and Social Justice are Inseparable
This week, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 UN Conference on Women and the NGO Forum on Women—where Hillary Clinton famously declared, “Women’s rights are human rights”—I had the privilege of speaking with Rachel Feldman, director of LILLY, our film about Lilly Ledbetter’s fight for equal pay. Rachel and I have been collaborating on this project […]
The Power of Naming Your Values, Passion & Purpose
This summer I took a step back to ask myself a question about my work, which I’ve been asking since childhood: “But, why?” That question led me to an exercise I’d somehow never fully done before—naming, in words, my values, passion, and purpose. It was a fun exercise. Yes, you heard that right, fun! As […]