Real Talk by Artemis Shaw Touches on the Commercialization of the #MeToo Movement

Real Talk by Artemis Shaw shares the story of a woman who confronts a music producer on a live talk show over sexual harassment, only for it to backfire unexpectedly. This topical film is a recipient of the NYC Women’s Grant and was due to premiere at Sarasota Film Festival but due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the festival has been postponed. The film was also selected for the First Run and Annapolis Film Festivals.

Storyline: A woman goes on a daytime show to confront a famous music producer of sexual harassment, only to find him armed with the “perfect apology.”

Writer/Director Artemis Shaw is a Greek-American filmmaker and educator. Shaw’s scripted and documentary films have premiered at Seattle International Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, and Sarasota Film Festival and also online on Short of the Week and NoBudge. She holds a BA Columbia University and a dual MFA/MBA in Filmmaking from NYU and has taught at Tribeca Film Institute, Museum of the Moving Image, and the NYU Production Lab.

Producer Kate Stahl is a producer who currently manages creative development, film financing, and programming at the NYU Production Lab. She previously was the Managing Director and Producer of Extant Arts Company and currently sits on the boards of The Circle Theater of New York and Torn Out Theater. She graduated from NYU’s dual MBA/MFA program and holds a BA in American Studies from Barnard College.

Producer Sam Kaminer is known for short and feature films including Mechanical Heart, Hotel Crucible and Dear Claire. Kaminer has built a career supporting a powerful cadre of up and coming filmmakers and artists in New York City and beyond.

Cinematographer Charlotte Hornsby is a New York-based cinematographer and director who worked with Solange Knowles for her PUMA collection. Charlotte went on to shoot and direct Beyonce’s video for the 2015 September Issue of Vogue and an Adidas commercial for the Here to Create campaign. Hornsby’s narrative work has garnered attention from film festivals including SXSW and Sundance where the short film Lucia Before and After she shot for director Anu Valia and Hair Wolf, the short film she shot for director Mariama Diallo won The Short Film Jury Award for U.S. Fiction in 2018 and 2017.

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