Join us on January 27th at the usual place for a review of Laurie Kahn’s timely new feature The Mercury 13.
LOGLINE:
BASED ON A TRUE STORY
At the dawn of the space age, a shy but intrepid female pilot, Jerrie Cobb, aces the grueling Mercury astronaut tests. After twelve other female pilots pass the tests, Jerrie challenges NASA, Congress, and the nation to let them fly into space – sparking a battle over the role of women in society that was riveting, historic, and decades ahead of its time.
GENRE:
historical drama
NOTE:
This is a feature film currently, but Laurie is contemplating making a 5 hour limited series out of it. We will review a short outline for this, in addition to the feature script.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Laurie Kahn brings the lives of compelling, unknown women to the screen. Her films have won major awards, been shown on Netflix and PBS primetime, broadcast worldwide, screened at prominent museums and film festivals, and used widely in classrooms and community groups.
Laurie’s first film, A Midwife’s Tale (a doc/drama hybrid based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book) won a primetime EMMY for Outstanding Non-Fiction. Her documentary TUPPERWARE! won the George Foster Peabody Award and was nominated for the primetime EMMY for Nonfiction Directing. And her documentary Love Between the Covers received festival awards and five stars at Netflix.
Before Laurie became an independent producer, she worked on Eyes on the Prize, The American Experience, Frontline’s Crisis in Central America, All Things Considered, and Time Out.
Many years ago, she taught philosophy at Harvard and Tufts. And she’s been a Resident Scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University since 2004.
LOCATION: 66 Winthrop Street, Harvard Square
TIME: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
COST: $20.00 covers rent and admin.
Join us after the meeting for snacks, drinks, and great company at the nearby Russell House Tavern.
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