The Girls in the Band // New Orleans Film Society

The Girls in the Band

USA 83 min.

Sunday, October 14, at 8:00 p.m.
New Orleans Museum of Art
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE, Hosted by Irvin Mayfield
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Director: Judy Chaikin
Producer: Michael Greene
Editor: Edward Osei-Gyimah
Director Bio: Judy Chaikin is a graduate of AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women and is best known for writing, producing and directing the Emmy nominated PBS documentary, “Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist.” In 2004 she received her second Emmy nomination for the documentary “Building 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 winning Best Short, Best Comedy, Best Director and Audience Choice Awards.

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Trailer: The Girls in the Band

Synopsis

THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 30′s 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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http://www.thegirlsintheband.com/

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