Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

9:00 AM, Admiralty Room

MOVING ON (short film)

When Gwen loses both her boyfriend and then her house, she has no choice but to move in with her little brother. What do you do mid-life when you find yourself back at square one? Keep Moving On. Taking place during the course of one day, Moving On is a poignant look at the circular paths that our lives take as we discover how we fit into the world.

 

ALL SHAPES AND SIZES WELCOME (multi platform campaign)

A travelling panel of outspoken change-makers and activists in the entertainment industry who believe that All Shapes and Sizes are Welcome.

 

Q&A with Stephanie Keefer (Writer/Director/Producer) & Leah Cevoli (Producer/Entrepreneur)

 

Special Event at Digital Hollywood

Curated by WIF Women in Film

 

 

Stephanie T. Keefer A classically trained actor, Stephanie T. Keefer graduated with degrees in English and Theatre from the University of California, Irvine where she was able to study with legendary Polish theatre director Jerzy Grotowski. Her short film ONE DANCE, the first film produced through her company SilverArrow Productions, was licensed by Badami Productions and broadcast nationally on CBS and FOX.  She won Best Performance in ONE DANCE at the SoCal International Film Festival and was awarded Best Actress for her first lead in a feature film, A GIRL, A GUY, A SPACE HELMET from the Maryville Film Festival.  She returned to both the SoCal Independent Film Festival and the LA Femme Film Festival with the short film MOVING ON, her directorial debut.  Keefer's favorite theater performances include playing Rose in THE WOOLGATHERER, Hannah in Tennessee William’s THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA, and Maria in Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT.

 

Leah Cevoli is an actress, producer, writer, voice-over artist, and host. She is most notably known for recording over 30 characters on "Robot Chicken", and her work on HBO’s Deadwood. Leah has appeared in many indie projects; film, tv, and web shows, including a few creations of her own. Currently in post-production on The Sultana, a feature-length Documentary with Sean Astin executive producing, upcoming projects include the feature film Blood Kiss starring Neil Gaiman, the animated series, “Bringing Up Tommy”, the horror feature Sorority of The Damned, and the dark indie-drama Nowhere Land.

As someone who has struggled with emotional binge eating and body image issues, Leah founded All Shapes and Sizes Welcome; Body Image and Women’s Issues in Entertainment in the hopes of making a difference in your life and her own by bringing together some amazing women to share their own stories and to get real, about this very real topic. Founded in 2012, the panel of rotating women in the industry, have spoken at various conventions including San Diego Comic Con, and Ventura’s Pop Stuff Expo. The panel has been featured on FOX News, CNN, and various other news outlets. A regular staff writer for “Ms. In The Biz” Leah often writes about her own journey to self love in her column, “Weighing In”.   She combines her love for social media, rock n' roll, and spontaneity in all that she does. Leah also owns and operates a consultation company that specializes in crowdfunding campaigns, and to date has been instrumental in raising over a million dollars in funding for Independent film and music projects.