SparkSF is proud to present a special screening of the award-winning film, WADJDA with guest speaker, Esther Pearl, Founder of Camp Reel Stories.
WADJDA is a movie of firsts. The first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia by a female Saudi filmmaker, WADJDA is the story of a young girl determined to raise enough money to buy a bike in a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. In a country where cinemas are banned and women cannot drive or vote, writer-director Haifaa Al Mansour is breaking barriers with her new film.
After the film, we will hold a Q/A with Esther Pearl, Founder of Camp Reel Stories, a one-week media camp for girls who want to learn how to make movies in the new digital media era. We will discuss the barriers to women in film industry and what Camp Reel Stories is doing to empower the next generation of women filmmakers.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
6:00PM Networking with Wine/Beer/Apps
6:30PM Film Begins
8:10PM - 8:30PM Speaker: Esther Pearlman, Founder of Camp Reel Stories
More About Esther:
Esther Pearl is the founder and Executive Director of Camp Reel Stories. She received her Bachelor's in Visual Arts from U.C.S.D and her M.B.A. in Sustainable Management from The Presidio Graduate School. She has spent 15 years working in Production Management in the Entertainment Industry. The majority of her career was spent at Pixar Animation Studios where her feature film credits include Academy Award winning films The Incredibles and Wall-e, as well as Monsters, Inc. Her other credits include; Titanic, Starship Troopers, Armageddon and What Dreams May Come. She was also a founding board member and the former President of the Board of Bay Area Girls Rock Camp (BAGRC). Esther believes in the power of great storytelling to create social change. Esther lives in Oakland with her husband and two children.
More About BrightRoll:
BrightRoll is the is the largest independent and unified programmatic video advertising platform for reaching audiences across web, mobile and connected TV. As a company BrightRoll believes in building a stronger female tech community, its BrightWomen committee organizes events and discussions focused on female empowerment, leadership, wellness and giving back; BrightWomen also organizes the monthly Data Driven Women MeetUp. To learn more: http://www.meetup.com/Data-Driven-Women-BrightRoll/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Shartsis Friese LLP & BrightRoll
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WADJDA is a movie of firsts. The first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia by a female Saudi filmmaker, WADJDA is the story of a young girl determined to raise enough money to buy a bike in a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. In a country where cinemas are banned and women cannot drive or vote, writer-director Haifaa Al Mansour is breaking barriers with her new film.
After the film, we will hold a Q/A with Esther Pearl, Founder of Camp Reel Stories, a one-week media camp for girls who want to learn how to make movies in the new digital media era. We will discuss the barriers to women in film industry and what Camp Reel Stories is doing to empower the next generation of women filmmakers.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
6:00PM Networking with Wine/Beer/Apps
6:30PM Film Begins
8:10PM - 8:30PM Speaker: Esther Pearlman, Founder of Camp Reel Stories
More About Esther:
Esther Pearl is the founder and Executive Director of Camp Reel Stories. She received her Bachelor's in Visual Arts from U.C.S.D and her M.B.A. in Sustainable Management from The Presidio Graduate School. She has spent 15 years working in Production Management in the Entertainment Industry. The majority of her career was spent at Pixar Animation Studios where her feature film credits include Academy Award winning films The Incredibles and Wall-e, as well as Monsters, Inc. Her other credits include; Titanic, Starship Troopers, Armageddon and What Dreams May Come. She was also a founding board member and the former President of the Board of Bay Area Girls Rock Camp (BAGRC). Esther believes in the power of great storytelling to create social change. Esther lives in Oakland with her husband and two children.
More About BrightRoll:
BrightRoll is the is the largest independent and unified programmatic video advertising platform for reaching audiences across web, mobile and connected TV. As a company BrightRoll believes in building a stronger female tech community, its BrightWomen committee organizes events and discussions focused on female empowerment, leadership, wellness and giving back; BrightWomen also organizes the monthly Data Driven Women MeetUp. To learn more: http://www.meetup.com/Data-Driven-Women-BrightRoll/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Shartsis Friese LLP & BrightRoll
SparkSF is proud to present a special screening of the award-winning film, WADJDA with guest speaker, Esther Pearl, Founder of Camp Reel Stories.
WADJDA is a movie of firsts. The first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia by a female Saudi filmmaker, WADJDA is the story of a young girl determined to raise enough money to buy a bike in a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. In a country where cinemas are banned and women cannot drive or vote, writer-director Haifaa Al Mansour is breaking barriers with her new film.
After the film, we will hold a Q/A with Esther Pearl, Founder of Camp Reel Stories, a one-week media camp for girls who want to learn how to make movies in the new digital media era. We will discuss the barriers to women in film industry and what Camp Reel Stories is doing to empower the next generation of women filmmakers.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
6:00PM Networking with Wine/Beer/Apps
6:30PM Film Begins
8:10PM - 8:30PM Speaker: Esther Pearlman, Founder of Camp Reel Stories
More About Esther:
Esther Pearl is the founder and Executive Director of Camp Reel Stories. She received her Bachelor's in Visual Arts from U.C.S.D and her M.B.A. in Sustainable Management from The Presidio Graduate School. She has spent 15 years working in Production Management in the Entertainment Industry. The majority of her career was spent at Pixar Animation Studios where her feature film credits include Academy Award winning films The Incredibles and Wall-e, as well as Monsters, Inc. Her other credits include; Titanic, Starship Troopers, Armageddon and What Dreams May Come. She was also a founding board member and the former President of the Board of Bay Area Girls Rock Camp (BAGRC). Esther believes in the power of great storytelling to create social change. Esther lives in Oakland with her husband and two children.
More About BrightRoll:
BrightRoll is the is the largest independent and unified programmatic video advertising platform for reaching audiences across web, mobile and connected TV. As a company BrightRoll believes in building a stronger female tech community, its BrightWomen committee organizes events and discussions focused on female empowerment, leadership, wellness and giving back; BrightWomen also organizes the monthly Data Driven Women MeetUp. To learn more: http://www.meetup.com/Data-Driven-Women-BrightRoll/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Shartsis Friese LLP & BrightRoll
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WADJDA is a movie of firsts. The first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia by a female Saudi filmmaker, WADJDA is the story of a young girl determined to raise enough money to buy a bike in a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. In a country where cinemas are banned and women cannot drive or vote, writer-director Haifaa Al Mansour is breaking barriers with her new film.
After the film, we will hold a Q/A with Esther Pearl, Founder of Camp Reel Stories, a one-week media camp for girls who want to learn how to make movies in the new digital media era. We will discuss the barriers to women in film industry and what Camp Reel Stories is doing to empower the next generation of women filmmakers.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
6:00PM Networking with Wine/Beer/Apps
6:30PM Film Begins
8:10PM - 8:30PM Speaker: Esther Pearlman, Founder of Camp Reel Stories
More About Esther:
Esther Pearl is the founder and Executive Director of Camp Reel Stories. She received her Bachelor's in Visual Arts from U.C.S.D and her M.B.A. in Sustainable Management from The Presidio Graduate School. She has spent 15 years working in Production Management in the Entertainment Industry. The majority of her career was spent at Pixar Animation Studios where her feature film credits include Academy Award winning films The Incredibles and Wall-e, as well as Monsters, Inc. Her other credits include; Titanic, Starship Troopers, Armageddon and What Dreams May Come. She was also a founding board member and the former President of the Board of Bay Area Girls Rock Camp (BAGRC). Esther believes in the power of great storytelling to create social change. Esther lives in Oakland with her husband and two children.
More About BrightRoll:
BrightRoll is the is the largest independent and unified programmatic video advertising platform for reaching audiences across web, mobile and connected TV. As a company BrightRoll believes in building a stronger female tech community, its BrightWomen committee organizes events and discussions focused on female empowerment, leadership, wellness and giving back; BrightWomen also organizes the monthly Data Driven Women MeetUp. To learn more: http://www.meetup.com/Data-Driven-Women-BrightRoll/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Shartsis Friese LLP & BrightRoll
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