On this special 55th Episode of "Podcasts Full of Women," Lindsay has an announcement! Then, the gals sit down with our amazing guest, Erica Rose, a Brooklyn-based writer and director with a focus on queer and female-driven stories. Always using her art to spread awareness and change, she recently co-directed a branded documentary spot, The Lesbian Bar Project, for Jägermeister’s #savethenight Initiative about the last 21 Lesbian Bars in the US. The spot features and is Executive Produced by Lea DeLaria (Orange is the New Black). The Lesbian Bar Project is a documentary short film and a fundraising campaign that aims to bring greater awareness and prosperity to the remaining lesbian bars across the country. In the 1980s there were roughly 200 Lesbian Bars in the U.S. Today there are only 21 left. As the bars continue to disappear at a staggering rate, Co-Directors Erica Rose and Elina Street established The Lesbian Bar Project at the start of COVID-19 to celebrate, support and preserve the remaining Lesbian bars that exist in the United States. In 2020 they released a PSA, which helped raise over 117K for the remaining bars. The new crowdfunding campaign runs from June 3rd until July 1st, and once again, all the proceeds will go directly to the bars.

To watch the film and to donate to the bars go to:

www.lesbianbarproject.com

TO DONATE:

The venmo handle is @Lesbian Bar Project and people can donate directly on the website at https://www.lesbianbarproject.com/donate as well.

Erica's directing and producing work has screened at festivals internationally, including Academy Award-qualifying Tribeca Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, the Florida Film Festival, and the BAFTA-qualifying Iris Prize Festival. After screening in over 40 festivals internationally, her short film GIRL TALK premiered online with No Budge and currently has over 25 million views. Erica's writing has been selected to participate in the Outfest Screenwriting Lab and the Middlebury Script Lab. She was a finalist for THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program in both 2018 and 2020. We are so lucky to sit down with Erica, and we hope you enjoy this extra special episode of "Podcasts Full of Women." Happy Pride Month, Everyone!