![]() After graduating from the University of San Diego she attended Belmont College of Law where she focused on Entertainment Law specifically, film and television. About Katherine Pfost: Katherine is an entertainment attorney and filmmaker currently splitting her time between Los Angeles and Nashville. This will be a fun opportunity to lean about your workplace rights as a filmmaker and a woman and will provide information and tools you can use to better navigate our industry. By studying the legal framework that supported the fight for gender equality in other industries and analyzing the inherent bias and overt sexism that has contributed to the lack of opportunity for female filmmakers, Katherine hopes to outline a path to a brighter future for female filmmakers. This informational presentation examines the troubling lack of gender equality in today's film industry. The Future is Female: The Legal Implications of Gender Equality in the Film Industry Israella hopes that this short film will catalyze a dialogue and understanding on the issues facing the aging population. "SameTing" is a short film inspired by a true story of an elderly man who suffered a double amputation on his legs. Israella's recent finished project in Hawaii include, "SameT'ing", starring Hawaii's very own Dennis Chun, is currently being entered into film festivals and has already won two Awards of Recognition. One of her films, "Anino" a short film about Autism, got selected for the NYFV Festival, shown at the Laemmle Theater in Beverly Hills, and was released as an educational material used for parent workshops to further understand Autism, sponsored by the Westside and Los Angeles Regional Center. She does this creatively by bringing social awareness and understanding on the lives of people with physical and psychological disabilities through her films. As a filmmaker who completed her training in New York Film Academy in Los Angeles and an Occupational Therapist by profession, Israella has been passionate about merging both her artistic skill and hands-on experience in helping people with disabilities. Israella is the interim Executive Director, for the Hawaii Filmmakers Collective, a non-profit organization for independent filmmakers. Making your profession an inspiration for your stories Where: board meeting room the Impact Hub 1050 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96814 Free and Open to the Public Laurie currently works and lives in Mililani, Hawaiʻi, and she teaches animation and filmmaking to girls at Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking. She returned to Hawaiʻi to work on her first long-form documentary for PBS, A PARADISE LOST. She spent 16 years working as an art director and designer in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. She has an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College, BA & BS in Art and Communications from Bradley University, and studied art at Lorenzo De Medici in Florence and Pratt Institute in New York. She has exhibited her artwork in New York, Los Angeles, Hawai‘i and internationally, in the UK, South Africa and Brazil and screened her award-winning films at DOC NYC, BAM cinemaFest and PS1MoMA. ![]() Her background in interactive media and visual design informs her drawings, animations, videos, and installations. Laurie Sumiye is a Hawai‘i-born artist, animator and documentary filmmaker who investigates environmental tensions between humans and nature.
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