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Starring Patricia Clarkson

Followed by a Q&A with Associate Producer Kate Kelley

LILLY is a dramatic feature film based on the remarkable life of fair pay icon Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama tire factory supervisor who took her case against the Goodyear Tire Company all the way to the Supreme Court and for whom President Obama named his first piece of legislation, The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Many know of Lilly’s political achievements, but few know the personal journey. The cast includes Academy Award-nominated Patricia Clarkson as Lilly, John Benjamin Hickey as her husband Charles and Thomas Sadoski as her dedicated attorney, Jon Goldfarb.

Rachel Feldman is a veteran director in television. LILLY is her first feature film. 

A director whose professional career began at a time when only 1% of film and television production was directed by women, it’s evident what drew this filmmaker to Lilly Ledbetter’s story of perseverance and tenacity. 

Feldman’s work has been broadcast on: ABC, CBS, NBC, Amazon, SyFy and Lifetime. Recent credits include the pilot and first season of: THE BAXTERS, and multiple episodes of BLUE BLOODS, THE ROOKIE & CRIMINAL MINDS. Her award-winning short films have been broadcast on HBO, PBS and Showtime, produced on grants from The Jerome Foundation, NYSCA, AFI, Kodak and Panavision. 

The screenplay for LILLY was selected for the Athena List, Breaking Through the Lens, and awarded a NYWFT Ravenal Foundation Grant. Feldman’s pilot KINKS won the ScreenCraft Best Pilot Award, WGA Best Spec Pilot, WGA Drama Queens, and was the US selection for Cannes Series MIPTV. Other screenplays have been produced by Lifetime Television and optioned by Double Nickel Entertainment, Marc Platt Productions, Mark Canton, Lakeshore Entertainment, eOne and ABCFamily. 

She holds an MFA from NYU in film directing where her graduate thesis film won Best Short Film at New York and Chicago film festivals, she later taught directing in the MFA program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Feldman started out in the industry a storyboard artist for well-known directors on studio pictures. She was a professional child actor, best known for voicing Lucy in Peanuts animation. 

Feldman is former chair of the DGA Women’s Steering Committee and an activist for gender parity in the film industry. You can read her articles https://www.rachelfeldman.com/activism watch her Ted talk, “Save the world – see a movie made by a woman.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMc4XzAcy54 and follow her @WomenCallAction 

Feldman lives in Los Angeles with her college boyfriend with whom she raised two amazing humans. 

Kate Kelley is a dynamic leader at the intersection of marketing, social impact, and entertainment, driven by a passion for the transformative power of storytelling. As Associate Producer of the feature films LILLY and The Premiere, both debuting at the Hamptons International Film Festival, Kate is dedicated to advancing narratives that champion gender equality and social justice. She also serves as EVP of Corporate Partnerships for the Lilly Social Action Campaign designed to amplify the importance of the film LILLY through collaboration with the goal of achieving gender equity in the workplace.
Kate’s leadership extends to her work as a consultant for Represent Justice, where she helps elevate stories from system-impacted storytellers to drive legal reform. Additionally she serves as Senior Advisor to Simple Spirits, whose mission is to combat food insecurity in America, underscoring her belief in the power of businesses to enact positive societal change.
With extensive experience working at the Tribeca Film Festival and experience leading marketing campaigns for properties like Showtime, HBO, AMC, NBC, Disney, and more, Kate continues to leverage storytelling as a tool for meaningful social impact.

 

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