Opening Night Film
STILL WORKING 9 TO 5
THURS, 12/1, 7:30pm, 96 min, Sag Harbor Cinema
Q/A with Directors Camille Hardman, Gary Lane; Larry Lane and author Ellen Cassedy in conversation with Susan Lacy
Wine & Cheese Reception to follow
Origin Of The Original Film
The documentary opens with the deconstruction of the original “9 to 5” film and why it shone a light on gender inequality and discrimination in the workplace in the late 1970s. We discover how the concept for the film rose out of the women’s movement and Jane Fonda’s close friendship with fellow activist Karen Nussbaum and how, in 1973, Karen, along with her friend Ellen Cassedy, established the 9 to 5 National Association of Working Women, after experiencing many workplace indignities.
Directors: Camille Hardman, Gary Lane
Producers: Camille Hardman, Gary Lane
Editors: Oreet Rees, Elisa Bonora
Cinematographer: Brian Tweedt
When the highest-grossing comedy, 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman and Lily Tomlin, exploded on the cinema screens in 1980, the laughs hid a serious message about inequality in the workplace. Now, 40 years later, Still Working 9 to 5 takes a fresh look at the iconic classic and, guess what, little has changed for women over the decades. Injustice is still rampant and barriers still block many women’s way.
Camille Hardman has been producing documentaries and reality TV series in both her native Australia and Los Angeles. Five years ago Camille created the popular DIY Network/ HGTV series Restored which has spread the importance of restoration around the globe.
Gary and Larry Lane’s debut documentary Hollywood to Dollywood screened in 70 film festivals around the world and won 25 best documentary awards in total. It featured 15 original Dolly Parton songs.
The Opening Night film is sponsored by Stony Brook Southampton Hospital
Reception sponsored by Untitled Entertainment