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#ThursdayThoughts — What do you think of this year’s @time Most Influential People list? • • • #thursdaythought #time #timemagazine #time100 #time100mostinfluential #mostinfluential #influencer #influencers #gamechanger #moversandshakers #hero #shero #rolemodel #rolemodels #passion #motivation #dreambig #aimhigh #workhard

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#MondayMotivation wisdom courtesy of Dan Harmon (@danharmon), COMMUNITY creator & producer, RICK AND MORTY (@rickandmorty) co-creator, and HARMONTOWN (@harmontown) podcast host. • What helps you stay motivated throughout your creative journey? • • • #DanHarmon #community #rickandmorty #harmontown #podcast #writing #writer #writers #writerslife #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #writersofig #screenwriterslife #screenwriter #screenwriting #screenwritersofinstagram #film #filmmaking #qotd #quotestoliveby #motivation #passion #progressnotperfection #dreambig #aimhigh #workhard

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Happy #TBT y’all! I wanted to look back on last month’s celebration of women in film history. 📽 Who are your favorite female filmmakers, past or present? Let me know! • To read more about #WHM2018, please visit allisonmichellemorris.com/blog or tap the link in my bio. Thanks! ✌️- Alliey • #throwbackthursday #throwback #blog #blogging #writing #writenow #writers #writerslife #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writersofinsta #screenwriter #screenwriters #screenwriting #screenwritersofinstagram #screenwriterslife #passion #linkinbio #linkinprofile #womeninfilm #femalefilmmakers #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #filmhistory #hollywood #bosslady #representationmatters

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#TipTuesday wisdom courtesy of author and blogger Jodi Gibson (@jfgibsonwriter). • How do you handle rejection? 💢 I’d like to think I don’t let it shake me, but let’s be honest...😬 • #tipsforwriters #writingtips #amwriting #writenow #writing #writer #writers #writerslife #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #writersofig #screenplay #screenwriter #screenwriters #screenwriting #screenwritersofinstagram #screenwriterslife #film #filmmaking #qotd #progressnotperfection #passion #becreative #dreambig #aimhigh #workhard

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#MondayMotivation wisdom courtesy of Ellen DeGeneres (@theellenshow). Find what makes *you* happy. • #EllenDeGeneres #theellenshow #writing #writer #writers #writerslife #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #writersofig #screenwriterslife #screenwriter #screenwriting #screenwritersofinstagram #film #filmmaking #qotd #quotestoliveby #happiness #motivation #passion #progressnotperfection #dreambig #aimhigh #workhard

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#ThursdayThoughts — What do you think of these descriptions of female characters in their screenplays? • #womeninfilm #film #entertainment #entertainmentindustry #hollywood #direct #director #screenwriter #writer #producer #actor #filmmaking #filmmakers #filmcommunity #writing #writer #writers #writerslife #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #writersofig #screenplay #screenwriter #screenwriters #screenwriting #screenwritersofinstagram #screenwriterslife

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#WednesdayWisdom courtesy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • Many thanks to Dr. King and his colleagues for making America a better place, and inspiring us today to continue moving forward. • #MartinLutherKing #MLK #MLK50 #wordsofwisdom #amwriting #writenow #writing #writer #writers #writerslife #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #writersofig #screenplay #screenwriter #screenwriters #screenwriting #screenwritersofinstagram #screenwriterslife #workinprogress #progressnotperfection #qotd #quotestoliveby #passion #becreative #dreambig #aimhigh #workhard

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#TipTuesday wisdom courtesy of Michelle Obama (@michelleobama). • #MichelleObama #tipsforwriters #writingtips #amwriting #writenow #writing #writer #writers #writerslife #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #writersofig #screenplay #screenwriter #screenwriters #screenwriting #screenwritersofinstagram #screenwriterslife #film #filmmaking #qotd #progressnotperfection #passion #becreative #dreambig #aimhigh #workhard

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#MondayMotivation wisdom courtesy of Shannon Hale (@squeetus). • #ShannonHale #YA #youngadultfiction #writing #writer #writers #writerslife #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #writersofig #screenwriterslife #screenwriter #screenwriting #screenwritersofinstagram #film #filmmaking #qotd #quotestoliveby #motivation #passion #progressnotperfection #dreambig #aimhigh #workhard

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. It’s the last day of Women's History Month, and I thought it only right to finish this month-long celebration of women in film history the way it started: with an editor. Thanks to all of you who have been following along with this (very brief!) celebratory list of women. ✌️- Alliey . #WHM2018 DAY 31 • • • JOI MCMILLON Film Editor . Initially interested in a career in journalism, Joi McMillon switched career goals after touring Universal Studios and seeing an editor cut a program for Animal Planet. She attended Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts and met Barry Jenkins and Nat Sanders, with whom she would later collaborate with on the film ”Moonlight” (2016). . Joi’s first editing jobs were with reality television shows like “The Surreal Life” and ”The Biggest Loser.” Joi became an apprentice editor on ”Talk to Me” (2007), her first feature film. After working consistently as an assistant editor in film and TV on projects like ”The Sarah Silverman Program” (2007), ”American Violet” (2008), ”Togetherness” (2015), and several Tyler Perry films, Joi received her first lead editor role for a feature film with director Berry Jenkins’ ”Moonlight.” . In 2017, Joi became the first black woman to win the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing and receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for "Moonlight” with co-editor Nat Sanders. • • • #joimcmillon #filmeditor #filmediting #moonlight #womeninfilm #womeninentertainment #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2018 #whm #womenshistory #entertainment #entertainmentindustry #actor #producer #director #writer #screenwriter #filmmaker #filmmaking #film #filmhistory #history #Hollywood #bosslady #womenkickass #girlpower #representation #representationmatters

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. Continuing with more film history for Women's History Month! . #WHM2018 DAY 30 • • • RACHEL MORRISON Cinematographer . Interested in photography at a young age, Rachel Morrison attended New York University and double majored in film and photography because she couldn't choose between the two. However, by the completion of her degree, she decided to concentrate on cinematography. Rachel received an MFA from the AFI Conservatory graduate cinematography program in 2006. . Rachel started her career in TV; her cinematography work on the 2005 TV documentary ”Rikers High” was nominated for an Emmy Award. Her debut as the primary cinematographer on a feature film came with 2007’s ”Palo Alto.” . Rachel has photographed seven films that have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including ”Sound of My Voice” (2011), ”Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie” (2012), ”Fruitvale Station” (2013), ”Dope” (2015), and ”Mudbound” (2017). . For her work on ”Mudbound,” Rachel became the first woman to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer, the first woman to be nominated for the feature category of the American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards, and the first woman ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. . Most recently, Rachel collaborated with director Ryan Coogler for a second time on the MCU film ”Black Panther” (2018), which has grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, so far making it the highest-grossing film of 2018, as well as the fifth highest-grossing film ever in the United States and 12th highest-grossing film of all time. . Rachel received the Kodak Vision Award at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in 2013. • • • #RachelMorrison #cinematographer #cinematography #Mudbound #blackpanther #femalefilmmaker #womeninfilm #womeninentertainment #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2018 #whm #womenshistory #entertainment #actor #producer #director #writer #screenwriter #filmmaker #filmmaking #film #filmhistory #history #Hollywood #bosslady #womenkickass #girlpower #representation #representationmatters

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. Continuing with more film history for Women's History Month! . #WHM2018 DAY 29 • • • SARA BENNETT Visual Effects Artist . Sara Bennett got her start as a visual effects artist on the film ”Babe” (1998). By the mid-2000s, she was Head of 2D at The Mill. For seven years, she worked as VFX Supervisor on the feature films ”Les Miserables” (2012), ”Dredd” (2012), ”The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” (2010), and ”28 Weeks Later” (2007). . In 2013, Sara became one of five founding owners of Milk, a multi-award winning independent British visual effects company where she serves as a VFX Supervisor and Head of 2D. Milk has won an Emmy for ”Sherlock” (2016), three consecutive BAFTA Craft awards for the BBC’s ”Doctor Who (2014, 2015), and ”Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell” (2016), and earned seven BAFTA Craft nominations. . In 2016, Sara won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the film ”Ex Machina” (2014). She is the third woman to ever be nominated for the category, the second woman to win, and the first female VFX supervisor to receive the Oscar. With her 2016 win, Sara was the first woman to win in 23 years. . Over the course of her 20-year career, Sara has worked on over 40 projects, including ”Laura Croft: Tomb Raider” (2001), three films from the ”Harry Potter” franchise (2002-2005), ”The Martian” (2015), ”Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (2016), ”Kingsman: The Golden Circle” (2017), and ”Annihilation” (2018). • • • #SaraBennett #MilkVFX #visualeffects #vfx #visualeffectsartist #femalefilmmakers #womeninfilm #womeninentertainment #womenshistorymonth #whm #womenshistory #entertainment #entertainmentindustry #actor #producer #director #writer #screenwriter #filmmaker #filmmaking #film #filmhistory #history #Hollywood #bosslady #womenkickass #girlpower #representation #representationmatters

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. Continuing with more film history for Women's History Month! . #WHM2018 DAY 28 • • • JENNIFER YUH NELSON Director & Storyboard Artist . Jennifer Yuh Nelson spent her childhood drawing and writing stories. Passionate about art, she attended California State University, Long Beach and received a BFA in Illustration. . In 1998, Jennifer started working at DreamWorks Animation as a storyboard artist and worked on the films ”Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” (2002), ”Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas” (2003), and ”Madagascar” (2005). . As a fan of martial arts movies, Jennifer specifically asked to work on ”Kung Fu Panda” (2008); she was head of story, action sequence supervisor, and directed the hand-drawn dream sequence. . After the success of the first ”Kung Fu Panda” film, Jennifer was chosen to direct its sequel, making her the first woman to direct an animated feature from a major Hollywood studio solely. ”Kung Fu Panda 2” (2011) was a major critical and international box office success, earning a worldwide gross of $665.6 million, making it the highest-grossing film ever directed by a woman, until Jennifer Lee's ”Frozen” (2013). Jennifer held the record for highest-grossing film by a solo female director until the release of Patty Jenkins' film ”Wonder Woman” (2017). . With ”Kung Fu Panda 2,” Jennifer became the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film since 2007 and to win the Annie Award for Best Directing in a Feature Production. In 2016, she directed the third film in the ”Kung Fu Panda” franchise, and it was the first American animated film ever to be co-produced with a Chinese firm. . Jennifer will make her live-action directorial debut with the film adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s YA novel ”The Darkest Minds.” The film is set to premiere in summer 2018 and stars Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, and Gwendoline Christie. ••• #jenniferyuhnelson #animation #kungfupanda #thedarkestminds #femalefilmmakers #womeninfilm #womenshistorymonth #whm #womenshistory #actor #producer #director #writer #screenwriter #filmmaker #filmmaking #film #history #hollywood #bosslady #girlpower #representation #representationmatters

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. Continuing with more film history for Women's History Month! . #WHM2018 DAY 27 • • • HALLE BERRY Actress & Producer . Before becoming an actress, Halle Berry (@halleberry) started modeling and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986. . In 1989, Halle moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. In the 1990s, she moved to Los Angeles and made her feature film debut in Spike Lee’s ”Jungle Fever” (1991). Halle’s first major film role was in the rom-com ”Boomerang” (1992), alongside Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in films like ”The Flintstones” (1994), and ”Bulworth” (1998). . In the 1999 HBO biopic ”Introducing Dorothy Dandridge,” Halle portrayed the first black woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and it was a project that she introduced, co-produced and fought for its production. She won several awards for her performance, including a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. . In 2002, Halle won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Leticia Musgrove in ”Monster’s Ball” (2001), making her the first woman of color to win that category. To date, she is the only African American woman to win a Best Actress Oscar. . In the early to mid 2000s, Halle pursued more action roles, including Bond Girl Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in ”Die Another Day” (2002), Patience Phillips in ”Catwoman” (2004), and mutant superhero Storm in the film adaptation of the comic book series ”X-Men” (2000) and its sequels, ”X2” (2003), ”X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006), and ”X-Men: Days of Future Past” (2014). . Over the course of her career, Halle has earned more than 50 acting credits and seven producing credits, including ”Lackawanna Blues” (2005), ”Perfect Stranger” (2007), ”Frankie & Alice” (2010), ”Extant” (2014-2015), and ”Kidnap” (2017). • • • #halleberry #womeninfilm #womenshistorymonth #whm #womenshistory #actor #producer #director #writer #screenwriter #filmmaker #filmmaking #film #filmhistory #history #Hollywood #bosslady #girlpower #representation #representationmatters

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. Continuing with more film history for Women's History Month! . #WHM2018 DAY 26 • • • MARLEE MATLIN Actress, Activist & Author . Marlee Matlin began her acting career with the International Center on Deafness and the Arts (ICODA) at seven years old playing Dorothy in ”The Wizard of Oz.” . After appearing in a Chicago production of the award-winning play ”Children of a Lesser God,” Marlee made her feature film debut in the 1986 film adaptation. ”Children of a Lesser God” was the first film to feature a deaf actor in a major role since the silent film ”You’d Be Surprised” (1926). . Marlee’s performance as Sarah Norman earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama and an Academy Award for Best Actress. At 21, Marlee is still the youngest actress to receive an Oscar for Best Actress and is the only deaf Academy Award recipient in any category; she is also one of four performers to win with a debut performance. ”Children of a Lesser God” was also the first ever female-helmed film to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category. . Marlee’s work in film and TV have earned her two additional Golden Globe nominations (”Reasonable Doubts” 1992; 1993) and four Emmy nominations (”Picket Fences” (1994); ”Seinfeld” (1994); ”The Practice” (2000); ”Law & Order: SVU” (2004)). She has also appeared in ”The West Wing” (2000-2006), ”The L Word” (2007-2009), ”Switched at Birth” (2011-2017), ”No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie” (2013), and ”The Magicians” (2017-2018). . As a spokesperson for the National Captioning Institute, Marlee testified at a 1995 congressional hearing and helped get a law passed that requires all TV sets 13 inches or larger to be manufactured with built-in chips to provide closed captioning on their screens. Since 2015, Marlee has been an ACLU celebrity ambassador for disability rights, focusing on communication barriers between deaf individuals and the police. • • • #MarleeMatlin #actress #activist #author #femalefilmmakers #womeninfilm #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2018 #whm #womenshistory #filmmaker #filmmaking #film #history #Hollywood #bosslady #girlpower #representation #representationmatters

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. Continuing with more film history for Women's History Month! . #WHM2018 DAY 25 • • • BRENDA CHAPMAN Animator, Director & Screenwriter . After graduating with a BFA in character animation from the California Institute of the Arts, Brenda Chapman was a story trainee on the Disney animated film ”The Little Mermaid” (1989). She was also one of several key story artists on Disney's ”Beauty and the Beast” (1991) and later served as head of story, the first woman to do so in an animated feature film, for Disney's ”The Lion King” (1994). . Brenda joined DreamWorks Animation in the fall of 1994. She was one of a team of three directors who worked on 1998's ”The Prince of Egypt,” making her the first American woman to direct an animated feature film from a major studio. . In 2003, Brenda started working at Pixar, helping to develop ”Cars” (2006) before working on the story for ”Brave” (2012). Brenda developed the film and was announced as its director, making her Pixar's first female director. However, in October 2010, she was replaced following creative disagreements. . Brenda became the first female filmmaker to receive an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for ”Brave” in 2013. . Brenda returned to Dreamworks to help develop ”Rumblewick” in 2013. Since 2016, she and her husband Kevin Lima have been developing projects for Chapman Lima Productions. • • • #BrendaChapman #animator #animation #brave #princeofegypt #disney #pixar #femalefilmmakers #womeninfilm #womenshistorymonth #whm #womenshistory #director #writer #screenwriter #filmmaker #filmmaking #film #filmhistory #history #Hollywood #bosslady #womenkickass #girlpower #representation #representationmatters

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. Continuing with more film history for Women's History Month! . #WHM2018 DAY 24 • • • JANE CAMPION Director, Producer, Screenwriter . Jane Campion came from a performing arts family; her mother was an actress, writer, and heiress, and her father was a theatre and opera director. After graduating from Victoria University of Wellington in in New Zealand with a BA in Anthropology in 1975, she enrolled in the Chelsea Art School in London in 1976. . Jane turned to filmmaking in the 1980s, making her first short film, ”Tissues,” in 1980 and graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 1984. . In 1986, Jane’s short film ”Peel” (1982) won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival; a decade later, she became the first female and New Zealand-native filmmaker to receive the Palme d’Or for her feature film ”The Piano” (1993). ”The Piano” also received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, making Jane the second woman director nominated for that category. ”The Piano” won three Oscars, Jane for Best Original Screenplay, Holly Hunter for Best Actress, and Anna Paquin for Best Supporting Actress. . Since the 1990s, Jane has adapted several novels into film, including ”The Portrait of a Lady” (1996) and ”In The Cut” (2003). In 2006, she produced the documentary ”Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story.” . In 2013, Jane developed the miniseries ”Top of the Lake” and co-directed episodes with Garth Davis. It's sequel, ”Top of the Lake: China Girl,” premiered in 2017. ”Top of the Lake” is Jane’s first television work since 1990’s ”An Angel at My Table.” . Jane was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Film sections at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and the head of the jury for the main competition section for the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. • • • #JaneCampion #anangelatmytable #ThePiano #topofthelake #femalefilmmakers #womeninfilm #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2018 #whm #womenshistory #actor #producer #director #writer #screenwriter #filmmaker #filmmaking #film #filmhistory #history #Hollywood #bosslady #womenkickass #girlpower #representation #representationmatters