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Bree Klauser’s Quarantale: Breaking thru Perform

Bree Klauser’s Quarantale: Breaking thru Performance Barriers

“When I go out for these ‘blind roles,’ the people doing casting expect someone with a cane and glasses and a dog, and fit what we have seen in the media of what a blind person looks like.”

Check out the full piece on @bree_klauser_official by Taylor Beckman!

Photo curtesy of Ben Esner Photography (2022).

#BreeKlauser #Quarantine #Pandemic #Performance #Acting #Singing #NonBinaryArtists #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media #VoiceOver #queerart #TheaterByTheBlind

Today we are pleased to celebrate the anniversary

Today we are pleased to celebrate the anniversary of the publication of Fannie Flagg's 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.'

According to FF2 Media's Katusha Jin, "'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe' is filled to the brim with complex characters who come to life on the page."

Check out the rest of Katusha's thoughts on this anniversary in "'Fried Green Tomatoes’ at 30: The Best-Seller that Became an Oscar-Nominated Screenplay."

#FriedGreenTomatoes #Books #Anniversary #FannieFlagg #Novels #1980s #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANS #InternationalSWANs #WomenWriters #WomenArtists

Make Them Feel the Feeling: Candice Wuehle’s ‘

Make Them Feel the Feeling: Candice Wuehle’s ‘Monarch’

"'Monarch' is the kind of novel only a poet could write. Candice leans into fragmented leaps. She writes absurdity with a level hand that refuses questioning." - Hannah Lamb-Vines

Read more in Hannah's full review!

@candicellew
#MONARCH #CandiceWuehle #Novels #Poetry #WomenWriters #SupportWomenArtistsNow #FF2Media #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #Publishing #ToBeRead #Literature #LiteraryArts #Reading #Books

Horror Catharsis in Findlay’s New Indie Rock Alb

Horror Catharsis in Findlay’s New Indie Rock Album

"To say the record attempts an exorcism is not to suggest that she performs a supernatural, religious ritual through the music. Rather, Findlay is seeking to expel a sort of personal haunting, to come to terms with what it means to exist when you aren’t sure you really want to." - Yoana Tosheva @yoana_art

Check out our latest review of @Findlaymusic 's new album!

#Findlay #TheLastofThe20thCenturyGirls #Music #IndieRock #DIY #LiveMusic #NewAlbums #WomenArtists #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media

Today we are pleased to celebrate Tanya Wexler's a

Today we are pleased to celebrate Tanya Wexler's amazing accomplishments on her birthday!

Read more in Amelie Lasker's "In ‘Hysteria’ and ‘Buffaloed,’ Tanya Wexler takes a comedic blow to gender dynamics."

Happy birthday, Tanya! @twexdirects

#TanyaWexler #WomenFilmmakers #HappyBirthday #OnthisDay #Hysteria #Buffaloed #movies #towatch #FemaleFilmmakers #Film #Directing #Jolt #NewMovies #FF2Media #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #SupportWomenArtistsNow

We are celebrating Sally Potter's 'Yes' released o

We are celebrating Sally Potter's 'Yes' released on this day 18 years ago!

Be sure to check out our overview of her many fantastic accomplishments:

Sally Potter Maps Geographical Spaces and Historical Times

#SallyPotter #OnthisDay #Yes #Movies #WomenFilmmakers #FemaleFilmmakers #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #FF2Media #InternationalSWANs #WomenDirectors #ReleaseDay #Anniversary #Films #Movies #ToWatchList

Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’ 2020 producers recen

Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’ 2020 producers recently announced casting changes. FF2 thanks Beanie Feldstein for bringing Fanny back to Broadway despite the intense--& from our POV unjustified--Babs backlash. We wish Lea Michele all best. And we’re excited that Julie Benko has earned a place for herself going forward.

Kudos to Mara Sandroff for this thoughtful new Guest Post: “I hope the brouhaha now surrounding Broadway’s 2022 ‘Funny Girl’ revival does not overshadow these aspects of the production. I know I am speaking for many women—especially Jewish women—when I say that ‘Funny Girl’ is not a ‘perfect’ show, but it is a show many of us will always be grateful for.”

#FannyBrice #FunnyGirl #BeanieFeldstein #LeaMichele #JulieBenko #MaraSandroff #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #IsobelLennart #BarbraStreisand #Broadway #Theater

‘The Janes’: Inspiring Documentary about Pre-R

‘The Janes’: Inspiring Documentary about Pre-Roe/ProRoe Activism

"The Janes could not have come at a better time. Directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes are fearlessly honest about the realities of a world in which abortion is not a right for every woman; realities which are grim." - Julia Lasker

Watch 'The Janes' on HBO Max today!

#TheJanes #Documentaries #TiaLessin #emmapildes #RoevWade #abortionrights #WomensRights #SupportWomenArtistsNow #AskforJane #HeatherBooth #JaneCollective #RachelCarey #RoeVersusWade #SheilaSmith #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #HBOMax #Streaming

POTUS on Broadway: Chaos. Comedy. Seven Women Doin

POTUS on Broadway: Chaos. Comedy. Seven Women Doing It All!

"This play highlights the increasingly stark double standard between men and women in the workplace. When the president makes mistakes – repeatedly, again and again – he knows he has women under him acting as a safety net, and together they will catch him when he falls." - Taylor Beckman (@taylor_helena)

#POTUS #Broadway #Theater #Plays #WomenArtists #Politics #Government #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #FF2Media #InternationalSWANs #JulianneHough #JulieWhite #LeaDelaria #LilliCooper #LindaCho #RachelDratch #SelinaFillinger #SusanStroman #SuzyNakamura #TaylorBeckman #VanessaWilliams

Growing Up is a Beast in Domee Shi’s ‘Turning

Growing Up is a Beast in Domee Shi’s ‘Turning Red’

"Using a new animation style that creates highly detailed images, Domee is free to turn old narrative tropes into vividly fresh cinematic metaphors." - Fiona Flanagan

Check out our 4.5/5 star review of Turning Red today!

#TurningRed #DomeeShi #Animation #AnimatedMovies #Pixar #ComingOfAge #Movies #ToWatch #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #WomenArtists #WomenDirectors #WomenFilmmakers #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #MovieReviews #Disney #DisneyPlus #Streaming

Martha Anne Toll: Watching Dancers Rehearse Left a

Martha Anne Toll: Watching Dancers Rehearse Left a Huge Imprint

"How does one put music and dance on the page? They’re both ephemeral art forms."

Check out our latest interview with @marthatoll!

#interviews #dance #movement #music #ballet #writing #womenwriters #SupportWomenArtistsNow #ThreeMuses #iSWANs #books #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media #MarthaAnneToll #WomenArtists

Presenting “How I Masked-Up and Frenchified Harl

Presenting “How I Masked-Up and Frenchified Harlem!,” the second in a series of
personal reflections on how women artists kept going during Quarantimes.

Kudos to Nicola Rose and everyone on the “Goodbye, Petrushka” team: Nevertheless, They Persisted!!!

"Goodbye, Petrushka was a warm, friendly and joyful production, filled with brilliant collaborators who gave their all." - @nicolarosemce on
@goodbyepetrushkafilm

#quarantales
#NicolaRose #GoodbyePetrushka #DancesWithFilms
#NeverthelessShePersisted #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs
#iSWANs #FF2Media #DancesWithFilmsLA #COVID #Quarantimes #Quarantales #WomenFilmmakers #WomenArtists #Movies #Films #Indies #IndieFilmmaking

We are pleased to present the first piece in a ser

We are pleased to present the first piece in a series of personal reflections on how women artists kept going during Quarantimes.

First up, the travails of the "Because We're Family" family. Kudos to Angela Stern: Nevertheless, She Persisted!!!

"To be a woman behind a camera with a story to tell, this is one dream that many readers of FF2 Media can relate to, and, in January of 2020, I was that woman. I was a storyteller emerging as an actual filmmaker, and, for the first time in my life, I felt respected and heard for what my mind had to offer." - @angelagigistern

#quarantimes
#AngelaStern #BecauseWeAreFamily #DancesWithFilms #NeverthelessShePersisted #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #DancesWithFilmsLA #COVID #Quarantimes #WomenArtists

Although the world premiere production of Shaina T

Although the world premiere production of Shaina Taub's "Suffs" has now ended its brief run at The Public Theatre (one of NYC's most prestigious Off Broadway venues), the work goes on!

Read our intimate first-person account of how cast member Ada Westfall experienced 20th Century history suddenly becoming part of 21st Century politics.

Guest post by @taylor_helena!

#SuffsMusical #AlexandraOcasioCortez #AlicePaul #DoloresHuerta #GloriaSteinem #HillaryClinton #PhillipaSoo #ShainaTaub #Suffragists #ThePublicTheatre #ProRoe #WomensRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #RoeVersusWade #theater #supportwomenartistsnow #Broadway #Musical #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #AdaWestfall

Charly Bliss: Eva Hendricks and the Defense of Gir

Charly Bliss: Eva Hendricks and the Defense of Girlhood

"Listening to @charlybliss for the first time is an experience in confrontation. There is no way to ignore or downplay the high-pitched, breathy vocals of Eva Hendricks." - Yoana Tosheva

#CharlyBliss #EvaHendricks #Girlhood #Music #Bands #WomenArtists #Pop #PowerPop #YoungEnough #Guppy #SupportWomenArtistsNow #FF2Media #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs

The Guerrilla Girls Go ‘Beyond the Streets’ to

The Guerrilla Girls Go ‘Beyond the Streets’ to Fight Injustice

"Wearing gorilla masks to conceal their identities, the Guerrilla Girls use engaging headlines, posters, books, billboards and public appearances to expose corruption and injustice."

Learn more about the @guerrillagirls today!

#SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #BeyondtheStreets #GuerrillaGirls #WomenArtists #protest #FF2Media #SWANoftheDay #activism #feminism #protestart #BeyondtheStreets

Compelling Films by Women at 33rd Annual HRW Film

Compelling Films by Women at 33rd Annual HRW Film Festival

"And here’s a statistic of particular importance to FF2 readers: Of the 10 films on this year’s NYC schedule, seven of the ten (thus 70%) have been directed by women filmmakers." - Nora Lee Mandel

Be sure to check out these excellent films by women filmmakers!

#HRWFilmFest #HumanRights #FilmFestivals #WomenArtists #WomenDirectors #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #Movies #Films #Documentaries

FF2 is proud to shine our spotlight on Faith Ringg

FF2 is proud to shine our spotlight on Faith Ringgold!

Although her name first became known in the late 1960s, it has taken all these years for her home city of New York – where she has lived for most of her life – to finally honor her by mounting the major exhibition – called Faith Ringgold: American People – she has so long deserved. It’s worth noting that this exhibition – which is in its final weekend in Manhattan before opening in San Francisco in July – was announced just after the opening of a solo show in London last September. So, Faith’s first embrace by a prestigious European institution seems to have led, quite directly, to this long-overdue celebration at home.

#FaithRinggold #FaithRinggoldAmericanPeople #SojournerTruth #AintIaWoman #NewMuseumNYC #deYoungMuseum #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #VisualArts #Textiles #Quilting #Tapestries #Exhibitions #WomenArtists

As Asian American and Pacific Islander month comes

As Asian American and Pacific Islander month comes to a close, our latest post by Bea @beaveery delves into three memoirs by Asian American women — “Crying in H-Mart” by Michelle Zauner, “Almost American Girl” by Robin Ha, and “Minor Feelings” by Cathy Park Hong.

“The experience of the Asian American female always boils down to the relationship of mother and daughter, with daughters absorbing intergenerational trauma from their mothers.”

Read more with our link in bio!

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#SupportWomenArtistsNOW #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media #aapiheritagemonth #AAPI #asianamericanheritagemonth #AlmostAmericanGirl #cryinginhmart #minorfeelings #memoirs #bookstagram #booktok #asianamericanstories #asianamericanwomen #womenartists #womenauthors #michellezauner #robinha #cathyparkhong #japanesebreakfast

Kudos to FF2’s Jessica Bond for her inspiring ne

Kudos to FF2’s Jessica Bond for her inspiring new feature on photographer Marilyn Stafford.

“I think of myself as a storyteller, speaking through the lens of my camera. I have always endeavored to find a way to bring awareness to the public eye, to tell stories that are socially relevant and to create change for the better.” As Jess shows, Marilyn was dedicated “to depicting the stories of those who have been left voiceless.

#SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #MarilynStafford #WomenArtists #WomenPhotographers #photojournalism #fashionphotography

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Bree Klauser’s Quarantale: Breaking thru Perform

Bree Klauser’s Quarantale: Breaking thru Performance Barriers

“When I go out for these ‘blind roles,’ the people doing casting expect someone with a cane and glasses and a dog, and fit what we have seen in the media of what a blind person looks like.”

Check out the full piece on @bree_klauser_official by Taylor Beckman!

Photo curtesy of Ben Esner Photography (2022).

#BreeKlauser #Quarantine #Pandemic #Performance #Acting #Singing #NonBinaryArtists #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media #VoiceOver #queerart #TheaterByTheBlind

Today we are pleased to celebrate the anniversary

Today we are pleased to celebrate the anniversary of the publication of Fannie Flagg's 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.'

According to FF2 Media's Katusha Jin, "'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe' is filled to the brim with complex characters who come to life on the page."

Check out the rest of Katusha's thoughts on this anniversary in "'Fried Green Tomatoes’ at 30: The Best-Seller that Became an Oscar-Nominated Screenplay."

#FriedGreenTomatoes #Books #Anniversary #FannieFlagg #Novels #1980s #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANS #InternationalSWANs #WomenWriters #WomenArtists

Make Them Feel the Feeling: Candice Wuehle’s ‘

Make Them Feel the Feeling: Candice Wuehle’s ‘Monarch’

"'Monarch' is the kind of novel only a poet could write. Candice leans into fragmented leaps. She writes absurdity with a level hand that refuses questioning." - Hannah Lamb-Vines

Read more in Hannah's full review!

@candicellew
#MONARCH #CandiceWuehle #Novels #Poetry #WomenWriters #SupportWomenArtistsNow #FF2Media #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #Publishing #ToBeRead #Literature #LiteraryArts #Reading #Books

Horror Catharsis in Findlay’s New Indie Rock Alb

Horror Catharsis in Findlay’s New Indie Rock Album

"To say the record attempts an exorcism is not to suggest that she performs a supernatural, religious ritual through the music. Rather, Findlay is seeking to expel a sort of personal haunting, to come to terms with what it means to exist when you aren’t sure you really want to." - Yoana Tosheva @yoana_art

Check out our latest review of @Findlaymusic 's new album!

#Findlay #TheLastofThe20thCenturyGirls #Music #IndieRock #DIY #LiveMusic #NewAlbums #WomenArtists #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media

Today we are pleased to celebrate Tanya Wexler's a

Today we are pleased to celebrate Tanya Wexler's amazing accomplishments on her birthday!

Read more in Amelie Lasker's "In ‘Hysteria’ and ‘Buffaloed,’ Tanya Wexler takes a comedic blow to gender dynamics."

Happy birthday, Tanya! @twexdirects

#TanyaWexler #WomenFilmmakers #HappyBirthday #OnthisDay #Hysteria #Buffaloed #movies #towatch #FemaleFilmmakers #Film #Directing #Jolt #NewMovies #FF2Media #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #SupportWomenArtistsNow

We are celebrating Sally Potter's 'Yes' released o

We are celebrating Sally Potter's 'Yes' released on this day 18 years ago!

Be sure to check out our overview of her many fantastic accomplishments:

Sally Potter Maps Geographical Spaces and Historical Times

#SallyPotter #OnthisDay #Yes #Movies #WomenFilmmakers #FemaleFilmmakers #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #FF2Media #InternationalSWANs #WomenDirectors #ReleaseDay #Anniversary #Films #Movies #ToWatchList

Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’ 2020 producers recen

Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’ 2020 producers recently announced casting changes. FF2 thanks Beanie Feldstein for bringing Fanny back to Broadway despite the intense--& from our POV unjustified--Babs backlash. We wish Lea Michele all best. And we’re excited that Julie Benko has earned a place for herself going forward.

Kudos to Mara Sandroff for this thoughtful new Guest Post: “I hope the brouhaha now surrounding Broadway’s 2022 ‘Funny Girl’ revival does not overshadow these aspects of the production. I know I am speaking for many women—especially Jewish women—when I say that ‘Funny Girl’ is not a ‘perfect’ show, but it is a show many of us will always be grateful for.”

#FannyBrice #FunnyGirl #BeanieFeldstein #LeaMichele #JulieBenko #MaraSandroff #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #IsobelLennart #BarbraStreisand #Broadway #Theater

‘The Janes’: Inspiring Documentary about Pre-R

‘The Janes’: Inspiring Documentary about Pre-Roe/ProRoe Activism

"The Janes could not have come at a better time. Directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes are fearlessly honest about the realities of a world in which abortion is not a right for every woman; realities which are grim." - Julia Lasker

Watch 'The Janes' on HBO Max today!

#TheJanes #Documentaries #TiaLessin #emmapildes #RoevWade #abortionrights #WomensRights #SupportWomenArtistsNow #AskforJane #HeatherBooth #JaneCollective #RachelCarey #RoeVersusWade #SheilaSmith #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #HBOMax #Streaming

POTUS on Broadway: Chaos. Comedy. Seven Women Doin

POTUS on Broadway: Chaos. Comedy. Seven Women Doing It All!

"This play highlights the increasingly stark double standard between men and women in the workplace. When the president makes mistakes – repeatedly, again and again – he knows he has women under him acting as a safety net, and together they will catch him when he falls." - Taylor Beckman (@taylor_helena)

#POTUS #Broadway #Theater #Plays #WomenArtists #Politics #Government #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #FF2Media #InternationalSWANs #JulianneHough #JulieWhite #LeaDelaria #LilliCooper #LindaCho #RachelDratch #SelinaFillinger #SusanStroman #SuzyNakamura #TaylorBeckman #VanessaWilliams

Growing Up is a Beast in Domee Shi’s ‘Turning

Growing Up is a Beast in Domee Shi’s ‘Turning Red’

"Using a new animation style that creates highly detailed images, Domee is free to turn old narrative tropes into vividly fresh cinematic metaphors." - Fiona Flanagan

Check out our 4.5/5 star review of Turning Red today!

#TurningRed #DomeeShi #Animation #AnimatedMovies #Pixar #ComingOfAge #Movies #ToWatch #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #WomenArtists #WomenDirectors #WomenFilmmakers #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #MovieReviews #Disney #DisneyPlus #Streaming

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