Join us Thursday, November 9th at 4 PM EST via Zoom to discuss why the strikes are important as a labor movement, how to navigate slow periods and the freelance lifestyle, available resources, possible timelines for returning to work, and what the industry could look like post strikes.

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Speakers:

VIVIAN CONNOLLY - CEO/Executive Producer, Phosphene

Before co-founding Phosphene in 2008, Vivian Connolly was Head of Production at Edgeworx Inc. where she oversaw all production and worked closely with John Bair on projects including Synecdoche, New York, Chicago 10, The Universe, and Peabody winner Judgment Day.

Vivian has led strategic planning for Phosphene’s expansion and growth, including a hands-on approach to building a diverse, creative and collaborative team. Vivian has used her wide-range of production and post-production experience to develop new approaches to the management side of the VFX industry, resulting in a more streamlined and efficient workflow.

Under Vivian’s leadership, Phosphene has teamed up with HBO, FOX, Sony, A24, Dreamworks, Paramount, Universal, CBS, ABC, FX, HULU, Warner Bros., Netflix, Amazon, Showtime and Cinemax. Phosphene has received Two VES nominations, one VES Award as well as three Emmy Award nominations.

Phosphene’s recent projects include: Maestro, The Whale, Tick Tick Boom, In The Heights, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Succession.

Vivian is a lifelong activist, the vice-chair of the Post New York Alliance, the proud mother of two mini activists, and an (almost) native New Yorker by way of Mexico City.

JENNIFER MYERS - Eastern Executive Director, Motion Picture Editors Guild

Jennifer Myers is the Eastern Executive Director of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, Local 700 IATSE. She has worked as a union representative since 2003. Prior to her current role she worked as a Field Representative for Local 700 and as Assistant Business Agent for Local 161 IATSE.

NANCY ALLEN - Music Editor

Nancy Allen, Music Editor discovered music editing at NYU, where she attended the graduate program in Music Technology. It was in the Audio for Video class that she met Suzana Peric, the music editor with whom she worked for nearly 10 years, and learned almost everything she knows about the craft. Since then, Nancy has worked on films with Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Noah, MOTHER!), John Cameron Mitchell (Short Bus), Paul Haggis (The Next Three Days), Julie Taymor, Barry Levinson (Liberty Heights, You Don’t Know Jack) and David Frankel (Hope Springs, One Chance, Collateral Beauty). She has been nominated for 2 Golden Reel awards (winning for Lord of the Rings) and was part of the Emmy award-winning team for the sound and music on HBO’s Bessie.

JANIS VOGEL - Editor / Assistant Editor & Creative Coach

Janis Vogel is an editor and assistant editor with credits ranging from the revolutionary Ziwe, to the critically acclaimed films Past Lives (Celine Song), Master (Mariama Diallo), Year of the Everlasting Storm (Anthology). She has worked on the popular television series She’s Gotta Have It (Spike Lee), P-Valley (Katori Hall), Feed The Beast (Allen Coulter).

She also has a background in documentary, most notably working with Laura Poitras and as a supervising editor on the upcoming film Daughters (Natalie Rae). She got her start cutting heartbreaking stories for 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom.

She received her MFA at the City College of New York and burst from the post graduate gate with her directorial debut, Drop, which won the Independent Film Project and New York Mayor's Office of Film's NextGen Award.

Born in Germany, but raised on the island of Martha's Vineyard, she draws on a rich background of realities and identities. She has deepened her understanding of human psychology as a certified coach and mentor for film industry professionals. She is also the co-founder of The Blue Collar Post Collective, a grassroots initiative supporting emerging talent in post-production.

Moderator:

TIFFANY BROWN - Post Supervisor

Tiffany Brown is a seasoned professional with experience in Production and Post. After taking a 4 year hiatus from the industry to work in Arts Education, she returned in 2018 after graduating from the first Made In New York Post Production training cycle. Since then she has been leaving her mark in Scripted Television, helping to amplify stories that are underrepresented in Hollywood. Some of her credits include P-Valley, Genius and everyone's favorite Emmy nominated series The Bear.