This episode features Kate Hagen, an LA based writer, producer and Senior Vice President of the Blacklist. The Black List is a writer centric community and ecosystem that helps writers get their work read more widely in the entertainment industry. We chat about about Kate's personal journey into Hollywood, her article Fat Girls on Film and the current state of body diversity on screen. We also spent time talking about Kate’s hometown of Cincinnati and how it’s becoming a major filmmaking destination city.
Read Kate Hagen’s incredible essay: Fat Girls On Film: https://letterboxd.com/journal/fat-girls-on-film
Read Kate Hagen’s article: In Search of the Last Great Video Store: https://blog.blcklst.com/in-search-of-the-last-great-video-store-efcc393f2982 and her TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scqUwK8lgpE
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