API Women, Non-binary FIlmmakers: Telling Our Own Stories

Join host Michelle Meow as our panel discusses the contributions women and non-binary filmmakers have made in film, talking with Liz Sargent, Julia Gouw, and Michelle Sugihara of CAPE (the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment). We will screen "Take Me Home," Sargent's short film and a 2024 Oscar contender for best action short film, followed by a reception to meet and greet the filmmakers and API leaders in the industry.

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This program is generously supported by Nielsen, Alaska Airlines, Julia S. Gouw and Priscilla S Y Lim.

Julia S. Gouw

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Photos courtesy the speakers.

Speakers
Image - Julia S. Gouw

Julia S. Gouw

Former President and Chief Operating Officer, East West Bank

Image - Liz Sargent

Liz Sargent

Filmmaker, Take Me Home and Strangers' Reunion

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Michelle Sugihara

Executive Director, CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment)

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Pat Ratulangi

Vice President, Global Communications, Diversity & Inclusion/Corporate Social Responsibility, Nielsen

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Michelle Meow

Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KBCW TV and Podcast; Member, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California Board of Governors—Co-host