WEEK IN WOMEN: IFC Acquires Femme-Helmed/Focused RUST CREEK -Brandy McDonnell reports

September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments hermione corfield, ifc midnight, jenmcgowan, rust creek, the week in women

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IFC Midnight has acquired the U.S. rights to the femme-focused thriller Rust Creek, directed by Jen McGowan from a script by Julie Lipson. The film stars British actress Hermione Corfield in her first leading role. The majority of key production roles on the movie are filled by women, including director of photography, production designer, colorist, and sound mixer. Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell writes features and reviews movies, music, events and the arts for The Oklahoman, Oklahoma's statewide newspaper, and NewsOK.com, the state's largest news Web site. Raised on a farm near Lindsay, Okla., she started her journalism career in seventh grade, when she was elected reporter for her school's 4-H Club. Taking her duties seriously, she began submitting stories to The Lindsay News, and worked for the local weekly through high school. She attended Oklahoma State University, where she worked for The Daily O'Collegian and earned her journalism degree with honors. She worked for three years at small Oklahoma dailies The Edmond Sun and Shawnee News-Star. In 2002, she joined The Oklahoman as a features reporter, writing about movies, the arts, events, families and nonprofits. She moved to The Oklahoman's entertainment desk in 2007. In 2004, she won a prestigious Journalism Fellowship in Child & Family Policy from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Along with her membership in AWFJ, she also is a founding member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. Brandy writes The Week In Women blog for AWFJ.org.