What does it mean to be an empowered female? In the last post of this series I spoke with casting director Donna Morong. Our third interviewee is Stephanie Farr, an artist, photographer, and founder of Project Reflect, an artistic initiative with a poignant message about mainstream media’s effect on children and morality.
Farr worked all over the globe in commercial photography, a career that opened her eyes to the systematic and pandemic commercial exploitation of people, especially children. Moved by her firsthand experiences and witnessing the objectification of women in media, Farr created Project Reflect, an interactive art installation challenging the viewer to reexamine information they digest daily—information that shapes them, yet is rarely questioned. When I caught up with Farr, she told me how she shifted her career to be a full-time artist spreading the message of empathy over exploitation.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be an empowered female? Last month I interviewed Dr. Caroline Heldman, PhD as the first in a series of blog posts at Verily exploring this layered and complex question. Our second interviewee is Donna Morong.
Donna Morong is a highly respected film casting director in both Los Angeles and New York. With over 25 years experience, 15 as a top executive at the Walt Disney Company’s film division, she has discovered and helped launch such stars as Anne Hathaway, Heath Ledger, Jennifer Garner, Rachel McAdams, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Chris Pine. She continues to cast feature films while she teaches and co-runs the Aquila Morong Studio with fellow casting director Deborah Aquila.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be an empowered female? This question has gnawed at me for years as I navigate the modeling and acting industries where I’m repeatedly told that being a sexy commodity “is just how it is.” But is it?
What exactly does an empowered female look like in our modern culture? Join us for a series of blog posts at Verily exploring this layered and complex question with women from all different fields and backgrounds. Our first interviewee is Dr. Caroline Heldman, PhD.
Read MoreFor the past year I’ve been battling severe acne. I am not 16, even though I play characters that age in TV and movies. I am currently recouping from my second medical grade chemical peel in attempt to remove deep acne scars and lingering breakouts so that I can get back to work....
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