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www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-... - Thrilled to partner with Funny Girls to bring agency and leadership skills to young students using #improvisation.
The Second City Partners With Funny Girls To Expand Leadership Training For Young Students
Funny Girls, the social-emotional leadership program for girls in grades 3–8, is partnering with The Second City to expand its improv-based curriculum nationwide.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-... - Thrilled to partner with Funny Girls to bring agency and leadership skills to young students using #improvisation.
📣 BREAKING NEWS: THE SECOND CITY joins FUNNY GIRLS as our Chicago pilot partner! The originators of improv training + our improv leadership curriculum = girls who will run the world. Dreams do come true! funnygirls.org/secondcity
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
📣 BREAKING NEWS: THE SECOND CITY joins FUNNY GIRLS as our Chicago pilot partner! The originators of improv training + our improv leadership curriculum = girls who will run the world. Dreams do come true! funnygirls.org/secondcity
Decades of reproductive history represented through design choices and innovation: the Designing Motherhood exhibition now on display at the Museum of Arts and Design is NOT to be missed.
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Decades of reproductive history represented through design choices and innovation: the Designing Motherhood exhibition now on display at the Museum of Arts and Design is NOT to be missed.
With a whoop and a holler as the lead Changemaker Sponsor of YWCA NYC’s Salute Gala, we celebrated their work supporting generations of girls who have evolved to become confident women leaders!
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
With a whoop and a holler as the lead Changemaker Sponsor of YWCA NYC’s Salute Gala, we celebrated their work supporting generations of girls who have evolved to become confident women leaders!
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Thank you to Ruth Ann Harnisch for her continued support of The Hell Gate Podcast and Hell Gate!
Ruth Ann's support through the years has helped us grow and stay "stubbornly idealistic."
Excited to continue this work with her support!
Ruth Ann's support through the years has helped us grow and stay "stubbornly idealistic."
Excited to continue this work with her support!
"Stubbornly idealistic" independent local journalism that's owned & run by the people working there? Yes! We love this work so much that Ruth Ann personally gave @hellgatenyc.com support for a dedicated podcasting studio, which they're naming The Ruth Ann Harnisch Studio. Join us in supporting them!
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thank you to Ruth Ann Harnisch for her continued support of The Hell Gate Podcast and Hell Gate!
Ruth Ann's support through the years has helped us grow and stay "stubbornly idealistic."
Excited to continue this work with her support!
Ruth Ann's support through the years has helped us grow and stay "stubbornly idealistic."
Excited to continue this work with her support!
"Stubbornly idealistic" independent local journalism that's owned & run by the people working there? Yes! We love this work so much that Ruth Ann personally gave @hellgatenyc.com support for a dedicated podcasting studio, which they're naming The Ruth Ann Harnisch Studio. Join us in supporting them!
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Stubbornly idealistic" independent local journalism that's owned & run by the people working there? Yes! We love this work so much that Ruth Ann personally gave @hellgatenyc.com support for a dedicated podcasting studio, which they're naming The Ruth Ann Harnisch Studio. Join us in supporting them!
Overjoyed to share that RATIFIED is now streaming on @pbs.org platforms!
www.pbs.org/video/ratifi...
Watch how a legion of activists worked to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment - making it the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution - that 80% of Americans still don’t know about.
www.pbs.org/video/ratifi...
Watch how a legion of activists worked to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment - making it the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution - that 80% of Americans still don’t know about.
October 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Overjoyed to share that RATIFIED is now streaming on @pbs.org platforms!
www.pbs.org/video/ratifi...
Watch how a legion of activists worked to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment - making it the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution - that 80% of Americans still don’t know about.
www.pbs.org/video/ratifi...
Watch how a legion of activists worked to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment - making it the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution - that 80% of Americans still don’t know about.
HUGE congratulations to WOMEN LAUGHING for their world premiere at @woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social this weekend! @lizadonnelly.bsky.social is one of the most iconic voices in political and cultural cartooning, and we are thrilled to support such a critical story of women's relationship with humor.
October 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
HUGE congratulations to WOMEN LAUGHING for their world premiere at @woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social this weekend! @lizadonnelly.bsky.social is one of the most iconic voices in political and cultural cartooning, and we are thrilled to support such a critical story of women's relationship with humor.
Hey Woodstock! You've got a lot of great options at the @woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social, but @nywift.bsky.social has curated an amazing list of choices featuring work by their members. We're grateful for the shoutouts of two films on which Ruth Ann is an EP-- ASK E. JEAN and ARREST THE MIDWIFE. 🙏
October 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Hey Woodstock! You've got a lot of great options at the @woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social, but @nywift.bsky.social has curated an amazing list of choices featuring work by their members. We're grateful for the shoutouts of two films on which Ruth Ann is an EP-- ASK E. JEAN and ARREST THE MIDWIFE. 🙏
So proud to be an executive producer of this film!
Kim A Snyder's @nytimes.com Critics Pick documentary THE LIBRARIANS is now playing at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, opens this Thursday Oct 9th at Laemmle Royal in LA plus many additional cities around the US. Join us in the fight for the freedom to read and see the film in theaters. Get tickets now!
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
So proud to be an executive producer of this film!
Celebrating girls and their leadership, today and every day! #dayofthegirl
October 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Celebrating girls and their leadership, today and every day! #dayofthegirl
We’re partnering with End Well 2025 to spark bold conversations about life, loss, and what it means to face the end with courage and compassion. Join us November 20—virtually or in Los Angeles—for a day that inspires change and connection.
endwellproject.org/end-well-2025/
endwellproject.org/end-well-2025/
End Well 2025 - End Well
A Day About Death & Life: For the Curious and Courageous This year’s theme Radical Bravery, is about showing up, even when it’s hard. It’s about the everyday courage it takes to face grief, illness, c...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We’re partnering with End Well 2025 to spark bold conversations about life, loss, and what it means to face the end with courage and compassion. Join us November 20—virtually or in Los Angeles—for a day that inspires change and connection.
endwellproject.org/end-well-2025/
endwellproject.org/end-well-2025/
🌟 Exciting news! Our Funny Girls™ family is growing: Meet the amazing partners joining us for 2025-26 across Seattle, NYC, Sarasota, Long Island, Nashville, and Rochester. Together, we're creating spaces where girls develop leadership skills, emotional intelligence, and unshakeable confidence. ✨
September 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🌟 Exciting news! Our Funny Girls™ family is growing: Meet the amazing partners joining us for 2025-26 across Seattle, NYC, Sarasota, Long Island, Nashville, and Rochester. Together, we're creating spaces where girls develop leadership skills, emotional intelligence, and unshakeable confidence. ✨
“No one has done more to help the world see itself than Robert Redford. His vision inspired countless creative endeavors, including ours.” —Ruth Ann Harnisch
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our founder and friend Robert Redford.
September 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“No one has done more to help the world see itself than Robert Redford. His vision inspired countless creative endeavors, including ours.” —Ruth Ann Harnisch
Absolutely could not be more thrilled that PATRICE won the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Share in our celebration by watching now on Hulu and sharing this powerful work.
@theemmys.tv
@theemmys.tv
September 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Absolutely could not be more thrilled that PATRICE won the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Share in our celebration by watching now on Hulu and sharing this powerful work.
@theemmys.tv
@theemmys.tv
In theaters all summer: don't miss this film that the @newyorker.com’s Richard Brody says is “among the most surprising, insightful, moving, and politically far-reaching documentaries I’ve seen in a long while.” More info and tickets:
www.lifeafterfilm.com/screenings
www.lifeafterfilm.com/screenings
Screening Dates — LIFE AFTER
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July 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In theaters all summer: don't miss this film that the @newyorker.com’s Richard Brody says is “among the most surprising, insightful, moving, and politically far-reaching documentaries I’ve seen in a long while.” More info and tickets:
www.lifeafterfilm.com/screenings
www.lifeafterfilm.com/screenings
We are overjoyed to hear that PATRICE has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking! Watch now on Hulu and share this powerful film.
@theemmys.tv
@theemmys.tv
July 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We are overjoyed to hear that PATRICE has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking! Watch now on Hulu and share this powerful film.
@theemmys.tv
@theemmys.tv
NEW YORK CITY! This week, you have a chance to see MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan -- showtimes and tickets here: jccfilm.eventive.org/films/681cc8...
July 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
NEW YORK CITY! This week, you have a chance to see MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan -- showtimes and tickets here: jccfilm.eventive.org/films/681cc8...
We are so incredibly proud to have supported these 3 Emmy-nominated films: absolutely brilliant and critical work you've all created. 💜🩵 @theemmys.tv
June 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We are so incredibly proud to have supported these 3 Emmy-nominated films: absolutely brilliant and critical work you've all created. 💜🩵 @theemmys.tv
You know @marleematlin.bsky.social as the most influential Deaf actor of her generation, but you may not know the private struggles that she's lived through--struggles we can all feel. MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE made its New York debut at Tribeca, and we're so very honored to be EPs.
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
Academy Award® winner Marlee Matlin recounts the winding road of her life and career as the most influential Deaf actor of her generation in the sublime Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You know @marleematlin.bsky.social as the most influential Deaf actor of her generation, but you may not know the private struggles that she's lived through--struggles we can all feel. MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE made its New York debut at Tribeca, and we're so very honored to be EPs.
🎉💛🤍💜🖤 You remember Pat, right? Who could forget Pat?! The indelible mark they left on the culture deserves a 2025 look, and that's why we were thrilled to join as executive producers of WE ARE PAT, which made its world premiere at Tribeca this weekend.
www.tribecafilm.com/films/we-are...
www.tribecafilm.com/films/we-are...
We Are Pat | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
Filmmaker Ro Haber examines ”It’s Pat” through the lens of 2025, trans visibility and their own conflicted recollection of the controversial SNL character played by Julia Sweeney.
Before the Premiere:...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🎉💛🤍💜🖤 You remember Pat, right? Who could forget Pat?! The indelible mark they left on the culture deserves a 2025 look, and that's why we were thrilled to join as executive producers of WE ARE PAT, which made its world premiere at Tribeca this weekend.
www.tribecafilm.com/films/we-are...
www.tribecafilm.com/films/we-are...
📣🌈 With attacks on trans people mounting in number and intensity every day, we are honored to be executive producers on STATE OF FIRSTS, which made its world premiere at Tribeca this weekend. Catch it on Wednesday before it closes!
www.tribecafilm.com/films/state-...
www.tribecafilm.com/films/state-...
State of Firsts | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
With incredible access, State of Firsts follows Sarah McBride’s history-making campaign as the first transgender person ever to be elected to Congress during this time of heated political opposition t...
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June 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
📣🌈 With attacks on trans people mounting in number and intensity every day, we are honored to be executive producers on STATE OF FIRSTS, which made its world premiere at Tribeca this weekend. Catch it on Wednesday before it closes!
www.tribecafilm.com/films/state-...
www.tribecafilm.com/films/state-...
WORLD PREMIERE: Tonight at Tribeca, Suzannah Herbert's NATCHEZ will make its debut & we are honored to be executive producers.
"A potent choral portrait of a town reliant on its antebellum past to survive, and how its idiosyncratic citizens navigate—and reflect on—their town’s history and memory."
"A potent choral portrait of a town reliant on its antebellum past to survive, and how its idiosyncratic citizens navigate—and reflect on—their town’s history and memory."
Natchez | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
Filmmaker Suzannah Herbert takes a sharp look at the American South’s unreconciled history through a Mississippi town that mixes antebellum tourism with a community deeply divided over its past. With ...
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June 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
WORLD PREMIERE: Tonight at Tribeca, Suzannah Herbert's NATCHEZ will make its debut & we are honored to be executive producers.
"A potent choral portrait of a town reliant on its antebellum past to survive, and how its idiosyncratic citizens navigate—and reflect on—their town’s history and memory."
"A potent choral portrait of a town reliant on its antebellum past to survive, and how its idiosyncratic citizens navigate—and reflect on—their town’s history and memory."
🌊 THIS WEEKEND: Want to celebrate women who face--and overcome-- massive challenges with grit and grace? Join us for the online premiere of MAYA AND THE WAVE, a film we're proud to be an executive producer on.
mayaandthewave.com
mayaandthewave.com
Maya and the Wave | Official Website
After a brush with death, Maya Gabeira makes history in the male-dominated world of big wave surfing.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🌊 THIS WEEKEND: Want to celebrate women who face--and overcome-- massive challenges with grit and grace? Join us for the online premiere of MAYA AND THE WAVE, a film we're proud to be an executive producer on.
mayaandthewave.com
mayaandthewave.com
🎉🌈 Today, we celebrate the world premiere of I WAS BORN THIS WAY at Tribeca:
Archbishop Carl Bean got the break of his life when he recorded “I Was Born This Way” in 1977. It quickly became the first gay anthem; when the AIDS crisis hit, however, he soon found himself drawn to a different calling.
Archbishop Carl Bean got the break of his life when he recorded “I Was Born This Way” in 1977. It quickly became the first gay anthem; when the AIDS crisis hit, however, he soon found himself drawn to a different calling.
I Was Born This Way | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
In 1977, Archbishop Carl Bean made history by recording his disco hit “I Was Born this Way,” celebrated as the world’s first gay anthem, and setting the stage for a revolution in queer music. All-star...
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June 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
🎉🌈 Today, we celebrate the world premiere of I WAS BORN THIS WAY at Tribeca:
Archbishop Carl Bean got the break of his life when he recorded “I Was Born This Way” in 1977. It quickly became the first gay anthem; when the AIDS crisis hit, however, he soon found himself drawn to a different calling.
Archbishop Carl Bean got the break of his life when he recorded “I Was Born This Way” in 1977. It quickly became the first gay anthem; when the AIDS crisis hit, however, he soon found himself drawn to a different calling.