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Documentary Feature Award, Upcoming Screenings

By On October 6, 2012 In Blog, Film Festival, Press With Comments Off on Documentary Feature Award, Upcoming Screenings Permanent Link to Documentary Feature Award, Upcoming ScreeningsPermalink

Things continue to be at full speed for WONDER WOMEN! Next weekend the film will be screening at both the Mill Valley Film Festival and New Orleans Film Festival. We’re also a few days out from announcing a future November screening in New York City.

Additionally jurors at the Dallas Videofest honored WONDER WOMEN! on Sept. 30 with the Documentary Feature award. The festival celebrated its 25th anniversary, below is its fantastic opening credits:

 

 

WONDER WOMEN! also continues to receive great attention from the press. In August Sadie Magazine did a Q&A feature with Kristy about the film. San Francisco Magazine named it one of the best five documentaries at Mill Valley.

Dallas Morning News blogger Jaron Hataway said, “My hopes, and I’m sure the creators of this documentary feel a like sentiment, is that this film and others like it can put a more female empowering message out into the culture.”

The team is also preparing for the Producers Institute for New Media Technologies at the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. We’re ecstatic to be moving forward with a gaming component to complement the film and will have a lot more to report after October.

U.S. Television Premiere On PBS’s “Independent Lens”

By On August 14, 2012 In Blog, Popular Culture, Press With Comments Off on U.S. Television Premiere On PBS’s “Independent Lens” Permanent Link to U.S. Television Premiere On PBS’s “Independent Lens”Permalink

The news is out! WONDER WOMEN! will be having its U.S. television broadcast premiere on PBS’s prestigious “Independent Lens” series, in 2013. We expect for the film to be shown on public television stations across the country in March, 2013, to coincide with Women’s History Month.

We couldn’t be more excited to be sharing the screen with such a fantastic line-up of great documentaries. “Independent Lens” bills itself as “a film festival in your living room.” It is the preeminent venue for presenting independent documentaries on public television in the U.S. For the new season, it will be airing on Monday nights on PBS affiliate channels. We will have more information about scheduling as we get closer to the broadcast date. So stay tuned!





ITVS, the producer of “Independent Lens,” has also selected WONDER WOMEN! to become part of the Women and Girls Lead film catalog. Combining independent documentary film, television, new media, and global outreach partnerships, Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.

Producer Kelcey Edwards Speaks With Rise Up Radio

By On April 10, 2012 In Blog, Female Action Heroes, Press With Comments Off on Producer Kelcey Edwards Speaks With Rise Up Radio Permanent Link to Producer Kelcey Edwards Speaks With Rise Up RadioPermalink

WONDER WOMEN! Producer Kelcey Edwards spoke with the awesome folks at Rise Up Radio, which airs on WBAI, New York – 99.5 FM. Rise Up Radio (formerly Student Voices For Peace) is a collective radio show by and for youth activists. The interview starts at 17 minutes in.









WONDER WOMEN! also recently received attention from MTV, GeekMom.com, Film Threat and Ms. Magazine.

Added SXSW Screening for WONDER WOMEN! Tonight!

By On March 14, 2012 In Blog, Film Festival, Press With Comments Off on Added SXSW Screening for WONDER WOMEN! Tonight! Permanent Link to Added SXSW Screening for WONDER WOMEN! Tonight!Permalink

We have some exciting news! WONDER WOMEN has been voted a Buzz Screening, presented by Tugg.com. As a result we’ve had an additional SXSW screening put on the schedule for tonight, March 14, 9:45 p.m. at the Alamo Drafthouse on Slaughter Lane. The theatre seats 130.

Our last SXSW screening is Friday, March, 16, 4:30 p.m. at the Alamo Ritz on Sixth Street.

 

NBC Talks With Director Kristy and Producer Kelcey

By On March 13, 2012 In Film Festival, Press With Comments Off on NBC Talks With Director Kristy and Producer Kelcey Permanent Link to NBC Talks With Director Kristy and Producer KelceyPermalink

Today Kristy and Kelcey visited the KXAN NBC 36 studio in Austin. Watch the televised segment below.

Only FIVE Days Left in Our KICKSTARTER Campaign‏

By On February 27, 2012 In Blog, Film Festival, Fund Raising, Kickstarter, Press With Comments Off on Only FIVE Days Left in Our KICKSTARTER Campaign‏ Permanent Link to Only FIVE Days Left in Our KICKSTARTER Campaign‏Permalink

Women may have been underrepresented in last night’s Academy Awards, but by supporting WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines, you are backing a 100% female directing, producing, and editing team. Only FIVE DAYS remain in our KICKSTARTER campaign!

This is the very last week to get involved and grab some of our awesome pledge rewards—including a signed limited edition poster for the film which we’ve just unveiled.

We are still offering bumper stickers, silicone bracelets, t-shirts, onesies, books and more! Come check it out before it’s too late!

The film continues to garner press, Kristy gave a fabulous interview to CNN last week that you won’t want to miss. You can read up here.

Thank you all for your continued support. Don’t forget it’s your last chance to get the word out about supporting our film’s premiere and to grab some goodies from our KICKSTARTER campaign this week!

KICKSTARTER Funded: Still Opportunity to Help and Take Home Awesome Swag

By On February 23, 2012 In Blog, Fund Raising, Kickstarter, Press With Comments Off on KICKSTARTER Funded: Still Opportunity to Help and Take Home Awesome Swag Permanent Link to KICKSTARTER Funded: Still Opportunity to Help and Take Home Awesome SwagPermalink

The entire team is ecstatic that we were able to reach 100% of our KICKSTARTER campaign goal for the film in under three weeks. We owe it ALL to our supporters. This week we are sound mixing the film and locking the picture in preparation for our World Premiere at South by Southwest.

If you haven’t had a chance to view our most recent trailer and visit the KICKSTARTER page, it’s not too late to check it out and get involved.

Any additional money we raise during the remaining days of the campaign will be directly applied to promoting the film during the festival circuit, publicity materials, building out our website with outtakes and insightful scenes that didn’t quite make the final cut, and supporting our community screenings and eventual broadcast. We want to bring this documentary to countless cities and start a dialogue about the involvement of women in comics and action-based media.

There are a number of awesome comic-themed rewards and they are only available during the campaign. Don’t miss out!

Also, the net has been buzzing about the film with mentions on Ain’t it Cool News, Examiner.com, Filmology, and many other blogs. Kristy also did a Q&A interview with ScienceFiction.com, you can read it here.

We’re so excited that people are already talking about the film.

Thank you again to everyone who helped us reach our KICKSTARTER goal. You are our superheroines and superheros!

Kicking Now at 60 Percent!

By On February 11, 2012 In Blog, Fund Raising, Kickstarter, Press With Comments Off on Kicking Now at 60 Percent! Permanent Link to Kicking Now at 60 Percent!Permalink


As of today we hit 60 percent of our Kickstarter fundraising goal. The entire team is simply in awe that we’ve come so far in such a short period of time. Keep the momentum going and help us reach our total goal! Tell friends, colleagues and family members about the campaign, especially if you know they would feel a special connection to the project. We are so close!

There has also been more great coverage online:

Chicken and Egg, one of our amazing financial supporters, announced on Indiewire their grant recipients, which include a Sundance Winner, an Oscar nominee and our film.

Harry Knowles at the awesome Ain’t It Cool News mentioned the film in a write up about SXSW.

Bowlegs promoted the film and Kickstarter campaign in their post “The Most Exciting Projects on Kickstarter Right Now Vol. 1”

And SXSW as posted the trailer on their official YouTube channel.

And again thank you to everyone who has mentioned the film in blogs, Facebook and Twitter posts.

Some Great Recent Press Coverage!

By On February 9, 2012 In Blog, Press With Comments Off on Some Great Recent Press Coverage! Permanent Link to Some Great Recent Press Coverage!Permalink
Huffington Post

Read our interview with the Huffington Post

We’ve been busy since SXSW announced the film will premiere at this year’s festival. We want to thank everyone who has promoted it via email, Facebook, Twitter, blogs or simply word of mouth. Words cannot express how awesome it is to see the online support.

Here’s some of the great coverage we’ve received so far:

  • Bill Leff visited with Kristy on his radio show, which aired on WGN (720 AM) in Chicago.
  • The staff over at Huff Post Arts posted a Q&A with Kristy and Kelcey about the film.
  • Whitney Matheson over at USA Today’s Pop Candy gave us a shout out, as did Jill Pantozzi at The Mary Sue and The Beat:The News Blog of Comics Culture. The Linster also wrote a great post on AfterEllen.

    And a HUGE thanks to everyone who has participated in the Kickstarter campaign. You are essential to the film’s success and our heroes. Keep spreading the word to ensure we’ll reach our goal! Thanks again.

    • Wonder Woman Pilot Rejected by NBC

    By On May 15, 2011 In Blog, Female Action Heroes, Feminism, Popular Culture, Press With Comments Off on Wonder Woman Pilot Rejected by NBC Permanent Link to Wonder Woman Pilot Rejected by NBCPermalink

    As you may or may not know the new Wonder Woman pilot episode was not picked up by NBC, reason being, the outfit did not match the original Wonder Woman.

    The argument that was made was that “She is meant to be an inspiring feminist icon, but she represents a vast array of things that feminism despises. By which I mean, she dresses like a stripper.” However, an article from “DC Women Kicking Ass” entitled, “It’s not the costume, stupid” argues that the costume argument is just an excuse for the real reason they are rejecting it.

    When asked why there was no Wonder Woman movie Darren Franich from Entertainment Weekly said, “It’s just much easier to sell a male action film to studios than a female one.”

    When the only audience they think of is men, that may be true, but “Women want to see characters that are strong and smart and capable. They don’t want to see characters that are cliches or bastardizations or characters that are seen through the lens of male writers and creators who don’t write authentic women but as archetypes and a mindfield of sexist tropes.”

    They say it is hard to sell a female hero, but when is the last time they tried?

    Click here to view article!

    - Jackie Grieff

    Aspiring Director/Editor working on a Bachelors degree in Digital Film and Video Production at The Art Institute of California – San Francisco. Interning with Kristy Guevara-Flanagan for the project THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE AS TOLD BY WONDER WOMAN. Self-proclaimed nerd, and long time super hero lover.

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