POWER UP
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| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Founder | K. Pearson Brown Stacy Codikow Amy Shomer |
| Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit organization |
| Focus | Motion pictures |
| Location | |
| Method | funding, producing and distributing films |
Key people | Stacy Codikow, Executive director Lisa Thrasher, President of Film Production & Distribution |
| Website | http://www.power-up.net/ |
POWER UP, the "Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up" is an American non-profit organization and film production company with the stated mission "to promote the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment, the arts, and all forms of media". It was founded in 2000 by film producers K. Pearson Brown, Stacy Codikow and Amy Shomer.[1] Its members include men and women, gay and straight.
POWER UP provides funding and assistance to filmmakers, as well as producing its own films. After several short films, its first feature film was the comedy Itty Bitty Titty Committee directed by Jamie Babbit.[2] In 2004, POWER UP was awarded the Leadership Award by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.[2]
Films
- 2001: Stuck - Jamie Babbit
- 2001: Chicken Night - Lisa Ginsburg
- 2001: Breaking Up Really Sucks - Jennifer McGlone
- 2003: Give or Take an Inch - Lee Friedlander
- 2003: Fly Cherry - Jessica Sharzer
- 2003: D.E.B.S. - Angela Robinson
- 2003: Intent - Mary Ann Marino
- 2004: Little Black Boot - Colette Burson
- 2004: The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder - Buboo Kakati
- 2004: Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer - Jamie Donahue
- 2005: Promtroversy - Leanna Creel
- 2005: Starcrossed - James Burkhammer
- 2007: Itty Bitty Titty Committee - Jamie Babbit
See also
References
- Sexual Harassment Suit Roils Lesbian Industry Group[1]
- ^ "Challenging Perception through Film, POWER UP". POWER UP. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
- ^ a b Lo, Malinda (2007-02-27). "The Top 13 Power Lesbians in Entertainment in 2007". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
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