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​"The Ask" with Farzana Shammi and Katy Swailes

Her Film Project's Stephanie Law returns with another installment of her series "The Ask" focused on profiling female media creators, artists, and decision-makers. This installment profiles Canadian filmmakers Farzana Shammi and Katy Swailes who are currently working on a new documentary. Read "The Ask" here. (Photos courtesy of F. Shammi & K. Swailes)

The Silent Film Sound and Music Archive

Musicologist and music theorist Dr. Kendra Leonard discusses her founding of the Silent Film Sound and Music Archive. The archive preserves work but also helps researchers to further academic discussion of issues such as gender, sexuality, class, and race in connection with the use of music and sound in early cinema. Read the interview here. (Photo courtesy of K. Leonard)