Join us for a special private screening of the new TV pilot, MIRROR MIRROR, at CBS.

Using the power of entertainment media to address the cultural issue of systemic gender bias? Yes, we are. We will be screening a new comedy pilot, followed by a talkback and Q&A on the role of media and entertainment in addressing gender bias through entertainment. So ... what's it all about?

MIRROR MIRROR, a new television pilot

What happens when the ultimate "Sexual Harassment Fixer" meets the ultimate problem - herself?

In "Mirror Mirror," a "diversity expert" is given the opportunity of her life when she's hired to clean up a company rife with sexual harassment -- only to discover that instead of her bringing them up, she's being dragged down into their corporate muck. It's a story of ideals vs. ambition, addressing all the reflections of a woman in today's workforce. Scandal, meet Silicon Valley. In the words of one of the actors, it's what would happen if the Wolf of Wall Street offices had hired Erin Brokovich for a sexual harassment training ...

Teaser: https://youtu.be/RgiQNW9Zs9k

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7471912

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Speaker Info:

Remarks by CBS RAD

Moderater:

Lil Rhee is an actress who has appeared in national commercials, independent films, TV shows and web videos. She has performed sketch comedy at Broadway Comedy Club with Beverly Bonner and she graduated from the Upright Citizens Brigade core improv program. She has worked behind the camera as a Writer, Co-Director, Casting Director, Script Supervisor for Asian Rocks web series and as a Production Assistant on many sets. She has trained with Giles Forman and Steve Hanneman in Los Angeles and with Anthony DeAnzeris, Darlene Benjar, Alan Gordon and other coaches in New York City. Lil is attached to the animated feature film Hannibal The Great as the voice of Imicile Barca, currently in pre-production. Her life is about film, food and comedy!

Panelists:

Jennifer Betit Yen is an actor (Search Party, Royal Pains, Film Lab Presents, The Beacon Street Girls), writer (The Opposite of a Fairy Tale) and producer (La La Land, My Not So subConscious, The Opposite of a Fairy Tale, Mirror Mirror). She has received mentions by The New York Times and Backstage Magazine, among others, for her work as an actor. Her film The Opposite of a Fairy Tale, a fictional take on elder abuse, sold out at MOCA and was an official selection of the 39th Annual Asian American International Film Festival, the Palm Springs Desert Film Society, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation NY Shorts Showcase, at the NYC Conference on Elder Abuse, at WOMANKIND, screened at HBO, and was licensed by the City of New York. A graduate of Cornell University, and Boston University School of Law, Jen authors the blog Ethical is Beautiful. Be Beautiful and enjoys boxing, fine vegan dining with her adorable husband and running with her also adorable rescue mutt.

Cheryl L. Davis is a recipient of the Ed Keban Award for her work as a librettist, and her musical Barnstormer, written with award-winning composer Douglas J. Cohen, received a Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, under the auspices of the Lark Play Development Center. Her play Maid’s Door was produced at the Billie Holiday Theatre to excellent reviews and received seven Audelco Awards; and was also presented at the 2015 National Black Theatre Festival. She received a Writers’ Guild Award for her work on the daytime dramatic serial “As the World Turns” and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on that show as well. She is the Vice President of Theater Resources Unlimited, a producers’ networking organization, and is General Counsel for the League of Professional Theater Women. She is a practicing attorney in Manhattan and is General Counsel for the Author's Guild.

Sean Scanlin

Sean Scanlin is the founder of EyeFull Media. For the last decade Sean has been directing commercials and content for clients all over the world including; Cirque Du Soleil, Vidanta, Marriott, and Pfizer. Sean recently teamed up with Harry Connick, Jr. to promote cancer screening in a campaign for Cologuard. When Sean isn't directing, he can be found mentoring college students in film studies or volunteering for his favorite charity; the Akilah Institute for Women in Rwanda.

Jatin Chhugani is an editor, writer and director based in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Drexel University with a degree in Film/Video. He has been working with Film Lab since 2014 when he edited the 72 Hour Shootout’s Top 10 Reel. In 2017, he tried his hand in making a film for the shootout and won 1st Runner Up with his film “The Perfect Donor.” He also edited the pilot of the Film Lab produced comedy show, “Mirror Mirror.” Aside from working with Film Lab, Jatin has worked as a freelance director and editor on short films, music videos and commercials. Jatin is now the Coordinator of the 2018 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition, an annual global event that attracts hundreds of filmmakers from around the world.

Anastasia Rab

Anastasia Rab is an Account Executive at PowerToFly, a platform that connects companies committed to diversity and inclusion to a network of over one million highly-skilled women looking for job opportunities where they can thrive. She’s deeply passionate about helping companies take actionable steps to tackle their gender parity and inclusion problems. Before starting at PowerToFly, Anastasia worked at the Council of Europe in France and the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative in Romania. As a first-generation immigrant, Anastasia volunteers her time as Secretary at Razom, a non-profit that grows entrepreneurship and increases civic engagement in Ukraine. Anastasia graduated from Barnard College with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in French.