Slow and Steady…
I'm a pretty superstitious lady. But after a major push from 2014-2015, I feel confident that we're at least 95% in-the-can with shooting this film. Documentaries like this one are really crafted in the edit, so I can't wait to really dig in. I'm tremendously proud of the dedication and efforts our team made - despite extremely limited resources - to
Docs in Progress / AFI Docs Peer Pitch
BEING BEBE was selected for a special Peer Pitch program hosted by Docs In Progress in Silver Spring, Maryland. The event was sponsored-in-part by the D-Word, in conjunction with the AFI Docs Film Festival. Many thanks to my fellow filmmakers who shared their inspiring works-in-progress, as well as Erica Ginsberg at Docs In Progress and Melissa Houghton with Women
IFP’s “Art of the Pitch” at Lincoln Center
I got to pitch BEING BEBE to an incredible panel of documentary industry decision-makers at IFP's Independent Film Week at Lincoln Center. One of three non-fiction films selected, we had just 90 seconds to present her project. She then received feedback from experts Simon Kilmurry (POV), Judith Helfand (Chicken & Egg Pictures), Julie Anderson (WNET) and Jackie
CREATURE!
BeBe's latest live spectacle of a show features original music, fabulous backup singers, and killer dancers. There were only three performances of CREATURE in May - hosted by the sparkling new XL Nightclub in New York City. But the show got some great attention, and I anticipate more NYC dates, as well as a potential tour