William Mapother talks On Sacred Ground

William Mapother spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the new film, On Sacred Ground, about the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Mapother co-wrote the film with co-directors Josh and Rebecca Tickell. The actor stars alongside David Arquette, William Mapother, Amy Smart, Irene Bedard, Kerry Knuppe, Frances Fisher, Mariel Hemingway, David Midthunder, and Che Jim. On Sacred Ground is the first narrative feature about the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline Protests. Shout! will release the film in…

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Transgender Representation in the Media: How do we improve it?

In light of yet another movie with a cis male starring as a trans woman, it is more important than ever that Hollywood starts to portray transgender people in the right light. “Trans people are way underrepresented in trans stories,” says Shadi Petosky, the executive producer for Amazon’s Danger & Eggs.  “We’re newsworthy, so our stories are valuable, and these cis writers and producers want to exploit that.  Even Transparent had no trans writers Season…

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