Women and Hollywood

Conversation with President of HBO Documentary Films, Sheila Nevins, about her new book 'You Don't Look Your Age...and Other Fairy Tales' which is part memoir, part poem, and full on truth telling.

Lydia Dean Pitcher, Executive Producer of the Immortal Life of Harriet Lacks on HBO, discusses her passion in creating more content by and for women.

Gina Prince Bythewood is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing and producing the films Love & Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees, and Beyond the Lights. Gina talks about her new limited series for Fox called Shots Fired and her next film based on a Roxane Gay book.

Gina Prince is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing and producing the films Disappearing Acts and Love & Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees, and Beyond the Lights. Gina talks about her new series for Fox called Shots Fired.

Alison Owen is an English film producer. Her credits as a producer include Suffragette, Elizabeth, Sylvia, Shaun of the Dead, Proof, The Other Boleyn Girl, Brick Lane, Saving Mr. Banks, and the upcoming Tulip Fever. Alison discusses her latest projects including the series Harlots which is currently on Hulu. FYI- the sound on this is not great. We apologize.

Allison Schroeder, screenwriter of the new feature film, "Hidden Figures" is the guest. The film, which is directed by Ted Melfi, opens on Christmas Day 2016.

Nominated for two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes, writer/director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" was one of 2015's most critically-acclaimed films. Her current directorial work includes her dramatic television series for The Oprah Winfrey Network entitled "Queen Sugar"; her feature-length documentary on criminality and race relations entitled "The 13th"; and Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time" based on the Newberry Award-winning classic fantasy novel. Winner of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival's Best Director prize for her previous feature "Middle of Nowhere," DuVernay's early directorial work includes "I Will Follow," "Venus Vs," and "This is The Life." She also distributes and amplifies the work of people of color and women directors through her film collective ARRAY, named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Hollywood for 2016.

In this episode Melissa interviews THE DRESSMAKER director Jocelyn Moorhouse and producer Sue Maslin. The film stars Kate Winslet and opens Friday, September 23rd.

The guest on this episode is actress and, making her directorial debut, Clea Duvall. Her film, The Intervention, opens on Friday, August 26th.

Filmmaker Meera Menon is the guest. Meera's film, her second feature Equity opens theatrically on Friday, July 29th.

Filmmaker Susanna White who new film, Our Kind of Traitor (adapted from a work by John le Carré), is the guest.

Melissa's guest on this episode is the founder of Seed & Spark, Emily Best, who is poised to take the company to a new level. Hear her share her plans.

Maxine Peake is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, who made her name as Twinkle in Victoria Wood's sitcom dinnerladies. She is currently performing the title role of Hamlet.

Filmmaker Susanne Bier discusses her new AMC mini-series, The Night Manager, which premieres Tuesday, April 19th.

Today’s conversation is with writer and actor Nia Vardalos who reunites us with the Portokalos clan for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.

Conversation with actress, writer and producer Zoe Lister-Jones of Consumed.

Interview with director Dawn Porter. Her film, Trapped, opens in LA, DC and NY on March 4. For details on theatricals your city and how to arrange or attend community screenings visit www.trappeddocumentary.com.

Prolific writer Theresa Rebeck who is one of the foremost playwrights talks about her latest novel and her transition into directing.

Documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus returns for a second visit to discuss her Oscar nominated documentary What Happened Miss Simone, which was produced and released by Netflix.

Nina Jacobson, a producer of the Hunger Games series, returns to the podcast for another visit. The final installment in the franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, is currently in theaters. [Disclaimer: please forgive any ambient noise during this recorded conversation.]