TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Marymount College’s Institute for the Education of Women and Girls will host “Celluloid Careers – Women and Work on Film” on Wednesday, April 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Marymount College of Fordham University in Tarrytown, N.Y.
Debra Zimmerman, executive director of Women Who Make Movies, the largest distributor of films and videotapes by and about women in North America, will give the keynote address. She will discuss women’s filmmaking from a global perspective. During the event, Marymount will also screen six films, including Blue Steel, Real Women Have Curves and The Client, depicting women in a variety of careers. A panel discussion will follow, featuring women who work in several of the depicted careers.
The event is free and is open to the public. Registration will occur from 9:30 to 10 a.m.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
TIME: 9:30 A.M. TO 4 P.M.
PLACE: MARYMOUNT COLLEGE OF FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
100 MARYMOUNT AVE.
TARRYTOWN, NY 10591
CONTACT: ELLEN SILBER, (914) 332-4917
