Spotlights

Our latest Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight is shone on director and screenwriter Gina Prince-Bythewood, who directed the acclaimed box office film Love & Basketball, was the woman behind the movies The Secret Life of Bees and Beyond the Lights as well as the Netflix hit The Old Guard.

Check out NiceGirl Rueben's spotlight on visionary new film director Alice Waddington!

It's time to do another spotlight on women behind the scenes, focusing on #MrsAmerica creator, EP and writer #DahviWaller.

Join NiceGirl Rueben as she takes a look back at an article from 2018 that spotlighted American journalist extraordinaire Nellie Bly, as we salute Women's History Month.

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on director, writer and producer Lulu Wang. Lulu was born in Beijing, China, but her family immigrated to Miami when she was 6 years old. She went on to graduate from Boston College, completing a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in creative writing. She learned filmmaking through work-for-hire gigs and then in 2008, …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on actress, writer, and director Marielle Heller. Marielle was born in Marin County, California, but grew up in nearby Alameda. Acting was her first love, performing in the children’s musical theater in Alameda, eventually moving on to community theater and productions at her high school. She studied theatre at UCLA and then …

It’s that time again to salute those actresses who are on the move, actresses who deserve a little extra attention for their latest work, those actresses who are rising stars. Landing that crucial role in a TV movie or guest appearance in a successful show or film makes all the difference for aspiring actors. Let’s take a look at the …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on film and television director Nicole Kassell. Nicole was born in Philadelphia and received her degree from the Tisch School of the Arts and New York University. While a student there, she made three short films, one of which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002. Two years later, she …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on television writer-producer and playwright Annie Weisman. Annie grew up in a beach town north of San Diego and graduated from Williams College. As a playwright, she wrote the following plays in the earlys 2000’s: Be Aggressive, which went on to productions in Dallas, Chicago, Austin and other cities; Hold Please, which …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on theatre playwright, TV writer, producer and series creator Sarah Treem. Sarah was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in New Hampshire, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Connecticut and North Carolina. She considers New Haven, Connecticut to be her hometown. Sarah has been writing since she was very young, starting with poetry when …