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Christina Talks the Disparity of Female Directors in Hollywood

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Our very own Production Assistant Gabriela Brum had a class assignment where she chose to explore the disparity of female director in Hollywood. She wanted to interview someone she felt would have a valuable opinion on the matter, as well as have the potential to change the incredibly disappointing and frustrating statistics of the industry. Christina was honored when Gabby asked her to be that person. Hear what she had to say here and by watching below.

Christina Interviewed by New York Filmmakers

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Christina Raia is a filmmaker currently residing in Queens. She has made several short films including Do-Over, Come Here Often, and S.K.A. She is currently in pre-production on her first feature: a Kickstarter funded project called Summit. More info about Christina can be found on her website http://www.ChristinaRaia.com. For more about her upcoming feature (and how to help support the production) you can go to http://www.SummitTheMovie.com. For more about I Was There visit http://iwastheremedia.org For more New York Filmmakers Interviews Visit http://NYFilm.Tumblr.com

I first connected with Sean Mannion during the Summit Kickstarter; he was raising funds for his own film, a short experimental horror titled “Abel and Cain”. 

He recently began a webseries called New York Filmmakers and invited me to be a guest. It was a lot of fun and I’m really happy with the final product. He interviewed me for an hour and asked over 35 questions, so there’s a chance some of my other answers may pop up in future compilation episodes. But regardless, be sure to check out the site every week to get to know a new filmmaker! We at CongestedCat definitely will; it’s always nice to see what our peers are working on out there, especially in our home-base of New York City. 

We're Indiewire's Project of the Day!

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Hello backers (and hopefully soon to be backers),

We’re almost at 30% and we have 39 days to go! Today we’re so happy to announce that SUMMIT has been chosen as Indiewire’s Project of the Day!  Please visit the link and “LIKE” it! Write some comments and vote for us when they open the vote for “Project of the Week.” The winning filmmaker will receive a digital distribution consultation from SnagFilms and will become a candidate for Project of the Month. That winner will be awarded with a consultation from the Sundance Institute!

This is huge news for us and hopefully will lead to more attention for us during this campaign!

Thank you so much for all your support! 

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