About Reel Stories

  Esther Pearl, Executive Director and Niema Jordan, Board Member of Camp Reel Stories came in to talk about their organization that throughout the year offers women of all ages an opportunity to learn how to make films and tell their stories through a combination of workshops and camps!

  Last week, the Hollywood Reporter published their annual animators roundtable. There's no doubt that the talented creators selected to speak their minds had interesting and timely things to say about the industry—Byron Howard (Zootopia), Garth Jennings (Sing), Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings), Mike Mitchell (Trolls), John Musker (Moana), Seth Rogen (Sausage Party), and Mark Osborne (The Little Prince)—wrote, produced, acted in, and directed some of the biggest animated films of the year. But some readers noticed there was something amiss in the roundtable's line-up, especially given some of the topics the conversation covered.

  "Take up space, we are told in every magazine and or piece of media or boardroom there is no room for us. Stand tall. Look people in the eye. Allow yourself to be vulnerable. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. — Esther Pearl

  "The reality is if we keep up this status quo in the media, this huge gender gap left behind the scenes and on the screen, we're not gonna move the needle towards equal representation in congress, in the boardroom, in the C-suite, in the stem fields... Because if our young people are not seeing it, it's almost impossible for them to be "it". — Esther Pearl