by Windy Borman | Feb 17, 2021 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director
Lately I’ve been reflecting on allyship. For me it is an active state, not a passive one, and it requires constant vigilance, learning, and re-learning. This month I am reading “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by...
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by Windy Borman | Sep 14, 2020 | Mary Janes Blog, Media
“Filmmaker Windy Borman shines a spotlight on the women of weed making moves to break the grass ceiling. Award-winning film director and producer Windy Borman is on a mission to empower women working in the cannabis industry. She filmed and interviewed 40 women...
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by Windy Borman | Jun 30, 2020 | Feminist Film Theory, Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director
Who we see on camera and what they do informs our cultural narratives about power, privilege, rights, and worthiness. Consider the top 100 films each year in the past 13 years. How many had a Black, Latinx, Asian, or Indigenous leading character? How many had a...
by Windy Borman | Jun 12, 2020 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director
Black Lives Matter. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. And too many others have lost their lives to racist federal, state, and interpersonal violence. We join all calls for justice and systemic changes, from the federal and state governments all the way down...
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by Windy Borman | May 13, 2020 | Featured Article, Mary Janes Blog, Screening Tips
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text margin_bottom=”10″ css=”.vc_custom_1645909035469{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] 10 Tips for the Best Audience Experience Below are 10 tips for maximizing the impact of a “Mary Janes: The Women of...
by Windy Borman | Mar 26, 2020 | Eyes of Thailand, Founder's Note, LinkedIn Posts, Mary Janes Blog, Media Productions Blog, Notes from the Director
You’re going to Write, Revise, and Revise again. In narrative filmmaking there is a saying: “You write your film three times. You write it in Development. You rewrite it on Set. And then you rewrite it again in the Edit”. Another saying is: “Writing is Revising”....
