Judy Chaikin is Director and a Writer ofGirls in the Band. She is best known for writing, producing, and directing the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary,Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist. She received her second Emmy nomination for the documentaryBuilding on a Dream: The NoHo Art Project.Recently she directed and co-wrote the short romantic-comedy film,Cotillion '65, which has appeared in 40 film festivals. She won the Blue Ribbon at the American Educational Film and TV Festival for the docu-dramaSojourner Truth: Ain't I A Woman.
come see the award-winning documentary about ground-breaking women jazz musicians:
THE GIRLS IN THE BAND
TheWAM CoalitionandNYWIFTinvite you to
a special screening of the documentary
THE GIRLS IN THE BAND
on Thursday, May 16
at Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center
at 144 West 65th Street.
Screening time is 6:30 p.m.
q&a and reception
The screening will be followed by a question & answer session with the filmmakers and a reception.
Tickets are $10 for members of all full and affiliate member organizations of WAM Coalition. Full member orgs include: AEA, DG, LPTW, NYWIFT, SAG-AFTRA, SDC, and WGAE.
They wore low-cut gowns and short shorts. They kow-towed to the club owners and smiled at the customers...and they did it all just to play the music they loved.
The Girls In The Band tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz musicians and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 1930s to the present day. These incredibly talented women endured sexism, racism and diminished opportunities for decades, yet continued to persevere, inspire and elevate their talents in a field that seldom welcomed them.Today a new breed of gifted young women are taking their rightful place in the world of jazz, which can no longer deny their talents.
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