In a near future when women rule the world, a politician visits a "Grooming School" to snag a trophy husband, but her boring date takes a turn when her Stepford-y match stops pretending to be something he's not. About the Director:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/9de611a64ac20a101a2b5cd5410a33f8.jpg" width="197" style="display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; float: right;">Honora Talbott is an award-winning writer and director who uses humor and genre to tell stories about people who break out from social norms and create their own rules. With a background in comedy, her short We Know Where You Live (NBCUniversal Short Film Festival Finalist) is on Hulu. Her recent documentary short Vote Neil (2020 Tribeca Film Festival) was licensed by NBC News. She's developed television shows with Lena Dunham's Good Thing Going and is currently developing with New Form Entertainment and Minnie Driver's Huge Fan Productions. Film Contact: Instagram: @honorathexplora

Fempire

In a near future when women rule the world, a politician visits a "Grooming School" to snag a trophy husband.

Motherhood: a subject so deeply ingrained in the fabric of our society we take it for granted as part of the natural order. It's assumed that all women want children–that motherhood is not only a biological imperative but the defining measure of womanhood. Titled after one of the myths it challenges, this entertaining, inspiring and thought-provoking film draws upon a heady mix of culture, science, and history to reveal the rich lives of a diverse group of people saying no to having children–and the forces that have marginalized them in society. Programmer Notes: I've never known of a film about women who choose not to have children--high time. --We can’t have enough subversive narratives like this one when it comes to women’s choices. A comprehensive doc that's as funny and entertaining as it is gloriously frustrating. About the Director:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/ac17a9e8b18651a633ed7f818d6fc748.jpg" width="183" style="display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; float: right;">Therese Shechter is an award-winning filmmaker and speaker, and the founder of the Brooklyn-based production company Trixie Films. Her work fuses humor, activism, and personal storytelling to disturb what's considered most sacred about womanhood. Her previous films, including How To Lose Your Virginity (2013) and I Was A Teenage Feminist (2007), have screened from Rio de Janeiro to Istanbul to Seoul, and her work is in the collections of over 300 universities, non-profits, and libraries. In her spare time, Therese co-created and co-hosted the podcast Downton Gabby, a 'funny, feminist and foul-mouthed' dissection of every episode (and movie) of the TV phenomenon Downton Abbey. My So-Called Selfish Life is Sponsored by InFocus Eye Care<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/41988c932aa3b91369a8472e263d2090.jpg" width="132">Film Contact: Contact Therese Shechter Email: therese@trixiefilms.com myselfishlife.comInstagram &amp; Twitter: @trixiefilmsFacebook: facebook.com/mysocalledselfishlife

My So-Called Selfish Life

Titled after one of the myths it challenges, this entertaining, inspiring and thought-provoking film draws upon a heady mix of culture, science, and history to reveal the rich lives of a diverse group of people saying no to having children.

Teafly discusses MY SO-CALLED SELFISH LIFE with film director Therese Shechter.

My So-Called Selfish Life Q&A

Teafly discusses MY SO-CALLED SELFISH LIFE with film director Therese Shechter.

Carlos F. Puertolas (Director, Frank &amp; Emmet), Dan Abramovici (Director, liminal), Ali Clark (Co-Director/Producer/Animator, A Hand to Hold) and Honora Talbott (Director, Fempire) discuss their short films with Warren Etheredge.

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My So-Called Selfish Life w/ Fempire & Q&A

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