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Melissa Silverstein

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Founder/Publisher of @womenahollywood which educates, advocates and agitates for gender equality and inclusion. Artistic Director of Athena Film Festival.
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Creating Narrative Change at the 14th Annual Athena Film Festival

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By Melissa Silverstein
| Barnard College
Among Barnard’s numerous programs and traditions, few showcase the College’s rich artistic legacy and commitment to women’s empowerment like the Athena Film Festival (AFF). Co-sponsored by Barnard’s Athena Center for Leadership and Women and Hollywood, the annual festival — which runs from February 29 to March 3 on campus — has a wide variety of programming that includes narrative features, documentaries, short films, and conversations with filmmakers and leaders.
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With 'Wish,' Disney Rewrites 100 Years of Princesses: 'We Call Them Disney Heroines'

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By Kristen Lopez, Drew Taylor Verified, Kayla Cobb Verified, Melissa Silverstein
| The Wrap Verified
September 27, 2023 @ 9:38 AM The Disney princess has a long and fraught history, with the animated ladies of the film being as often praised for existing as they are condemned for it. And with the Walt Disney Company celebrating its centennial, co-directors Chris Buck an Fawn Veerasunthorn of the latest animated feature, “Wish,” wanted to focus on a relatable, average young heroine in Asha (voiced by Ariana deBose).
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Artist Tom Whalen Unleashes An Enchanted New 'Beauty and the Beast' Print (Exclusive) Original

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By Drew Taylor Verified, Kayla Cobb Verified, Melissa Silverstein, Jeremy Fuster Verified
| The Wrap Verified
September 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM There are few Disney animated classics as beloved and revered as “Beauty and the Beast.” So you can understand why artist Tom Whalen, whose distinctive style has been brought to everything from “Avengers”-themed cans of Coke to the actual poster for Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Disneyland, was so excited to do a screen-print for the movie, which TheWrap can exclusively reveal.
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