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WeTalk is a talk show about the women currently shaping our culture. This show features female luminaries across film, media business and tech discussing the biggest issues of our day.
Created and hosted by award-winning filmmaker and entrepreneur Ondi Timoner, this series brings together the brightest women change-makers blazing new paths with the objective of turning #MeToo into #WeDo!
9:30 - 10:00am
Welcome Drinks & Breakfast10:00 - 10:25am
Docs in a New [Spot]LightThis panel will look through the eyes of women on the front lines of documentary filmmaking.Carol Amorin- Co-director,
Queen of Lapa
Dr Rachel Ramist- Documentarian, Professor, Director
10:40 - 10:25am
Reshaping RepresentationThis panel will look at how female filmmakers are pushing the boundaries of their craft.Virginia Newcomb- Actor,
The Death of Dick LongAmy Hobby- Executive Director- Tribeca Film Institute
Melodie Sisk- Producer, Actor, Director
11:20 - 11:45am
There's a New Boycott in Town
This panel will take a look at the recent boycotts on Georgia and Alabama for passing polarizing bans on abortion, and the impact on the film community. Jen West- Filmmaker from Alabama
Molly Coffee- Creative Director of Film Impact Georgia and local production designer
Stacey Davis- Alabama Filmmaker, Entertainment Attorney
12:00 - 12:25pm
Always in Season
Given that Birmingham is known for the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, this WeTalk will explore how that history bleeds into the present by looking through the lens of the 2019 Sundance documentary, Always in Season.Jacqueline Olive- Director,
Always in Season
