SEPTEMBER Monthly Meeting Speaker Series
Celebrating 40 years of WIFD
Our Featured Speaker: Cynthia Salzman Mondell
WIFD Founding Member and Documentary Filmmaker
Monday, September 23, 2024
7-9 pm Discussion By Zoom
9 pm Screening of A REASON TO LIVE
A screening of Cynthia’s new documentary, A REASON TO LIVE, will follow the meeting on KERA-TV Channel 13. One can also stream the film through KERA’s website at 9 pm: https://www.kera.org/tv/live/
All are welcome to join us! This is an open meeting available to WIFD Members and potential future members. Your RSVP is requested to receive the WIFD Meeting Zoom link.
RSVP HERE!
To our WIFD Family,
Please join us for a special WIFD 40th Anniversary Event on Monday, September 23rd! We will be featuring Cynthia Salzman Mondell, one of our founding members and an award-winning documentary filmmaker.
This event will take place in two parts from the comfort of your home or office or wherever you are located in the world! The evening will start with an interview with Cynthia Salzman Mondell by ZOOM. When you RSVP to the event, you will receive a ZOOM link in a separate email. After our discussion ends, the second part of the evening program, a screening of A REASON TO LIVE, will take place on KERA-TV Channel 13 or via streaming on KERA’s website.
Cynthia Salzman Mondell is a Texas treasure. She was a founding member of Women In Film Dallas. She has served as the WIFD president and on the board, chaired many committees, mentored members, and represented the WIFD chapter at Women in Film Television International. She attended the first Women in Film annual meeting in Washington D.C.
In 1978, Cynthia and her husband, Allen Mondell, formed Media Projects Inc., a non-profit committed to producing and distributing social issue films. They have created over 41 documentaries which have been seen by millions at such venues as The Sixth Floor Museum, The Women’s Museum, and the State Fair of Texas. Their award-winning films have aired on PBS and been used by schools and community groups to educate and encourage dialogue.
Hope you will join us for this special WIFD program!
Best wishes,
Erin Nicole Parisi
Director of Programs and Productions
2024 WIFD Board of Directors
To read Cynthia's full bio, click here!
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