Monday, June 15, 2015

Etheria Film Night 2015 - horrifically good!

I had the pleasure of revisiting Etheria Film Night on June 13.

Etheria is a yearly festival for women who make horror, and more broadly, 'genre' films (sci-fi, fantasy, suspense). They took a film of mine in 2013 so I feel loyal and am glad to go back.

It's a great event for women filmmakers, whatever your specialty, and for men who like them! There are extra social events, and it's a morale booster to hang out with other women in film.

Once again it was beautifully organized, with screenings and red carpet event at the lovely Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. The people who pull this together - notably Stacy Pippi Hammon,  Kayley Viteo and Heidi Honeycutt, & also many volunteers and crew, do a wonderful job.

This year Jane Espenson received the inspiration award. On the way out of the theater, five different people mistook me for her; and two others the next day. I admire her, so this was nice, but in retrospect I could have had more fun just going with it!

You can follow Jane here:
https://twitter.com/@janeespenson
and through her less-active but still interesting web site:
http://janeespenson.com

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