pilarsings
Registered: 05/26/08
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Hello everyone,
I've never done this before but so many arrows have pointed me to this direction. I'm going to school at 58 to get my BA in Performance Arts. I am doing this thru the LEAP(Liberal Education for Arts Professionls) Program at St. Mary's College. It was created for dancers and ex-dancers. I'm absolutely over the moon about learning to write and I have just finished my term paper. "Ageism in Film for Women". Talk about an eye-opening experience. I was so fortunate to attend events at the SAG bldg. that contributed to my project. I'm a member of SAG but not trying to get work at the moment. With school, looking after my disabled brother and living so far away, I will be content to educating myself with this amazing journey thru the "trenches" of film ageisim and how it affects every female. When I started my paper I was merely curious, then I moved to being somewhat militant all in a couple of months. It's truly the second coming of the Women's movement!!! I'm hoping to get more and more involved. I haven't given up on the film world. Just creating a niche where I can try and help the cause and make sure women over, is it 35 now?, get to count and make themselves heard. My thesis was "What is the intrinsic value of women in film and why do they face so many obstacles?" I sure found out a lot about the world of big film studios, attitudes towards women and what we will have to do to alter the skewed mind-set of the public. I met Susan Davis and watched the film "Invisible Women". I attended the Women's Caucus that had many film professionals on the panel. I am so grateful for this forum and hope to get involved. Thanks so much for being here for us "valuable women". God bless your efforts, Pilar Walsh
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