Lady Parts is a thoughtful, relevant, FUNNY glimpse into life on a typical male-dominated Hollywood set and explores what can happen when one hungry female actor is pushed to her breaking point.
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Mission Statement
Our project directly addresses the ways women's voices are marginalized and silenced in Film and Television and we are committed to hiring a diverse and predominately female crew. Thus far 75% of our team are women/POC.About The Project
2018 has been the year of #METOO and #TIMESUP. Women in entertainment wore black to the Golden Globes to protest sexual harassment in the workplace, Shonda Rhimes has called for 50/50 gender parity by 2020, and Rachel Morrison became the first female cinematographer EVER to be nominated for an Acadamy Award.
THAT IS ALL AMAZING!!!
BUT...
Behind the scenes, day-to-day life for women in Hollywood has remained remarkably unchanged.
Women are woefully underrepresented behind the camera.
And while things are a little better on-screen women STILL only make up around a quarter of protagonists and speak a quarter of the words said in film.
Film and television studios are aware that women make up 51% of the population, right?
And even when a women FINALLY appears on screen, she is 5 TIMES more likely to be sexualized.
Y'all...these statistics are ALL FROM 2016 AND 2017!
This film was born out of my personal experiences and frustrations. Like many of my millennial compatriots, I was raised to believe I was every bit as intelligent and capable as the boys around me.
Gender is a social construct! Women my age are outpacing men in college graduation rates! Buffy is the number one television vampire slayer!
Unfortunately, as I've moved through the entertainment industry, I've been disappointed over and over again at the limited roles women are allowed to play both in front of the camera and behind it. Every time I get ANOTHER audition to play a sweet, caring, yet incredibly attractive nurse I cringe. Every time I read ANOTHER script written by INSERT DUDE'S NAME HERE and INSERT OTHER DUDE'S NAME HERE directed by (you guessed it!) ANOTHER DUDE I want to scream because I KNOW FOR A FACT the ladies are out there! Writing incredible stories! Searching for that next powerful moment to bring to life as a director! Struggling to be taken seriously with a camera in their hand!
I have been on too many high-level sets that were all or mostly male and met too many driven, talented, and COMPLEX women working in front of and behind the camera to not tell this story.
LADY PARTS follows Liz, a struggling actor who goes from dancing tampon to her first real break, playing a meaty role in a financial drama by an acclaimed up-and-coming director...only to discover that things aren't what they seem. She experiences a series of funny-because-they're-true setbacks and putdowns as she barrels toward her breaking point and has to decide what is more important: her dignity or her career.
This is my story. This is your story. And hopefully this is a story for anybody who has ever felt silenced, outnumbered, or erased.
This film is important because it shows the industry, not as it COULD be or as it SHOULD be, but as it IS and explores the cost of having so few women behind the camera. We need your help to illuminate this subject AND further the careers of the female actor, writer, producer, director, DP and crew who will be able to travel to film festivals and put another crack in that glass camera lens.
We are making this movie because we believe things CAN CHANGE and we want to be a part of that change by sharing a fresh perspective and increasing representation behind the camera. #caseforoptimism
And whether you agree with our message or think we're making a big fuss over nothing...it's ALWAYS super fun to watch a smart woman get messy and lose her cool!
DID YOU HEAR THAT, FILM AND TV EXECS???
<3
Erin
Incentives
$10
Woke Bae
- A social media shout-out! Congratulations! You are woke AF and support ladies making movies.
$15
YAS Kween
- Are you Viola? LaVerne? Or, maybe even… Meryl? Find out what Hollywood Goddess you are with a link to our exclusive quiz prepared by a pro internet quiz maker.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
$25
Woman Card
- Prove to all your fans that you are a Strong Woman (tm) with an Official Woman Card featuring YOUR OWN FACE.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
$50
Influencer
- A VIP private viewing link to watch the completed movie prior to release.
- A PDF of the Lady Parts script.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
$60
PHOTOBOMB
- A signed polaroid from set of Keller and Erin
- A copy of the first page of the script signed by Keller, Amber, and the cast and crew
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
$75
AY DIOS MIO TE AMO KELLER
- AMA with Keller: Ask Keller a question and he'll answer it in a personalized video from set
- Lady Parts poster signed by Keller and the cast + crew
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AMA con Keller: Pregunta algo a Keller y él te responderá en un video desde el plato de rodaje de Lady Parts
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Póster de Lady Parts firmado por Keller y el equipo de la película
Also includes:-
social media shout-out
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Hollywood Goddess quiz
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Woman Card
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VIP private viewing link
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PDF of the Lady Parts script
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Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
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Your name in the credits and on IMDB
Claimed: 0 of 8
$80
SNATCH YER CAREER
Uplevel your career with your choice of:
- a one-hour private life coaching session with Erin Rye, experienced life and career coach for creatives ($150 value)
- a one-hour social media coaching session with consultant Chelsea Lloyd of BuzzFeed, Funny or Die and Defy Media
- a one-hour coaching with Jessica Sherif of Filmmakers Initiative on how to produce your own project and set the groundwork to move you out of commodity and into colleague
Also includes:- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
Claimed: 4 of 6
$100
THNXXXXX
- Your name in the final credits of the film as a THANK YOU for your generous contribution and an IMDB Thank You credit.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
$150
MASTER YER ISH
- A Life + Career Mastery Class with Brian Patacca. Not your typical "business of acting" class, this full day workshop is ideal for the actor who wants a successful, creative, fulfilling life and career
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
Sold Out!
$200
OMG ILY AMBER
- Personalized video message from Amber Benson
- Lady Parts poster signed by Amber and the cast + crew
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
- Your name in the credits and on IMDB
Sold Out!
$500
Get Lit
- Two (2) invitations to attend a private screening of Lady Parts with members of the cast and crew. Rosé all day!
*Does not include travel or lodging expenses.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Your name in the credits and on IMDB
- Poster signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
$1,000
Boss B*itch
- An “ASSOCIATE PRODUCER” credit in the film and on IMDB
- 2 tickets to the festival premiere of your choice
- Be a special guest on the set of Lady Parts for one (1) day of filming
*Does not include travel or lodging expenses
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Poster signed by Amber, Keller and the team
- Script signed by Amber, Keller and the team
- VIP screening in LA
$2,500
Oprah
- An “EXECUTIVE PRODUCER” credit in the film and on IMDB
- 2 tickets to the festival premiere of your choice
- Be a special guest on the set of Lady Parts for one (1) day of filming
*Does not include travel or lodging expenses
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Poster signed by Amber, Keller and the team
- Script signed by Amber, Keller and the team
- VIP screening in LA
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Wishlist
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$10
Woke Bae
- A social media shout-out! Congratulations! You are woke AF and support ladies making movies.
$15
YAS Kween
- Are you Viola? LaVerne? Or, maybe even… Meryl? Find out what Hollywood Goddess you are with a link to our exclusive quiz prepared by a pro internet quiz maker.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
$25
Woman Card
- Prove to all your fans that you are a Strong Woman (tm) with an Official Woman Card featuring YOUR OWN FACE.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
$50
Influencer
- A VIP private viewing link to watch the completed movie prior to release.
- A PDF of the Lady Parts script.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
$60
PHOTOBOMB
- A signed polaroid from set of Keller and Erin
- A copy of the first page of the script signed by Keller, Amber, and the cast and crew
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
$75
AY DIOS MIO TE AMO KELLER
- AMA with Keller: Ask Keller a question and he'll answer it in a personalized video from set
- Lady Parts poster signed by Keller and the cast + crew
-
AMA con Keller: Pregunta algo a Keller y él te responderá en un video desde el plato de rodaje de Lady Parts
-
Póster de Lady Parts firmado por Keller y el equipo de la película
Also includes:-
social media shout-out
-
Hollywood Goddess quiz
-
Woman Card
-
VIP private viewing link
-
PDF of the Lady Parts script
-
Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
-
Your name in the credits and on IMDB
Claimed: 0 of 8
$80
SNATCH YER CAREER
Uplevel your career with your choice of:
- a one-hour private life coaching session with Erin Rye, experienced life and career coach for creatives ($150 value)
- a one-hour social media coaching session with consultant Chelsea Lloyd of BuzzFeed, Funny or Die and Defy Media
- a one-hour coaching with Jessica Sherif of Filmmakers Initiative on how to produce your own project and set the groundwork to move you out of commodity and into colleague
Also includes:- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
Claimed: 4 of 6
$100
THNXXXXX
- Your name in the final credits of the film as a THANK YOU for your generous contribution and an IMDB Thank You credit.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
$150
MASTER YER ISH
- A Life + Career Mastery Class with Brian Patacca. Not your typical "business of acting" class, this full day workshop is ideal for the actor who wants a successful, creative, fulfilling life and career
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
Sold Out!
$200
OMG ILY AMBER
- Personalized video message from Amber Benson
- Lady Parts poster signed by Amber and the cast + crew
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
- Your name in the credits and on IMDB
Sold Out!
$500
Get Lit
- Two (2) invitations to attend a private screening of Lady Parts with members of the cast and crew. Rosé all day!
*Does not include travel or lodging expenses.
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Your name in the credits and on IMDB
- Poster signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
- Script signed by Keller, Amber, and the team
$1,000
Boss B*itch
- An “ASSOCIATE PRODUCER” credit in the film and on IMDB
- 2 tickets to the festival premiere of your choice
- Be a special guest on the set of Lady Parts for one (1) day of filming
*Does not include travel or lodging expenses
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Poster signed by Amber, Keller and the team
- Script signed by Amber, Keller and the team
- VIP screening in LA
$2,500
Oprah
- An “EXECUTIVE PRODUCER” credit in the film and on IMDB
- 2 tickets to the festival premiere of your choice
- Be a special guest on the set of Lady Parts for one (1) day of filming
*Does not include travel or lodging expenses
Also includes:
- social media shout-out
- Hollywood Goddess quiz
- Woman Card
- VIP private viewing link
- PDF of the Lady Parts script
- Poster signed by Amber, Keller and the team
- Script signed by Amber, Keller and the team
- VIP screening in LA
- Updates
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Current Team
About This Team
Erin Rye (Writer/"Liz") would be best known for her recurring role on Lifetime's UnReal, but after filming the pilot they moved the show to Vancouver and recast her role with a Canadian. You can catch her on HBO's VEEP and Hulu's Dimension 404 as well as numerous webseries, shorts, and commercials. She graduated from NYU/Tisch with a BFA in drama. She is also a member of the grammy-nominated indie group The Silver Lake Chorus and co-host of the podcast Erin and Aliee HATE Everything.
Amber Benson (Executive Producer) is best known for her portrayal of Tara Maclay on the cult TV show Buffy The Vampire Slayer. She is also a prolific director with many shorts and features to her name. Amber produced the series Ghosts of Albian, several animated films for the BBC. She is a successful novelist, the author of the Echo Park Coven and the Calliope Reaper-Jones novels, amongst others.
Jessica Sherif (Producer) has written and produced several award-winning short films, including Shevenge, her previous collaboration with Amber Benson. She is currently a producer on the Netflix hit Ultimate Beastmaster. She was previously Development Director for Creature Films at Entertainment One. Formerly a reporter, Jessica spent several years writing, producing and directing for Dan Rather's award-winning series Dan Rather Reports.
Keller Wortham (Actor)
Best known as telenovela star Esteban Santiago on Jane The Virgin, Keller is also a REAL telenovela star, having starred in Bajo El Mismo Cielo and Allá Te Espero among others.
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