Mancos Public Library presents an advance screening of “Makers: Women in Comedy,” on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m.
Appetizers from the Millwood Junction Restaurant will be served before the screening, and a community discussion will follow.
Tracking the rise of women in the world of comedy since the 1970s, comics talk and joke about the challenges of breaking through in a male-dominated profession.
Women in Comedy is one of six episodes in the Makers Series, which profiles the impact women have had over the past 50 years in industries once largely closed to women – comedy, politics, space, war, business and Hollywood. Through intimate interviews with trailblazing women known and unknown, viewers will be given a rare glimpse – sometimes funny, sometimes sad and always candid – of what it was like to be pioneers in their fields. Community Cinema is presented by the Independent Television Service, Women and Girls Lead and Rocky Mountain PBS.
“Makers is not just a media project, it is a movement,” said founder and executive producer Dyllan McGee. “Each documentary in this six-part series examines the impact of the women’s movement on six fields once largely closed to women. The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media reports that since 1946, gender inequality on screen has remained largely unchanged and unchecked and our goal at Makers is to help change that statistic.”
Information, visit mancoslibrary.org
Makers premieres Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, on PBS with a new episode for six consecutive weeks.
The Makers lineup
“Women in Hollywood”: The the women of showbizNarrated by Julia Roberts. Scheduled to air Oct. 7 on PBS at 9 p.m.
“Women in Space”: Women pioneers in the U.S. space program. Narrated by Jodie Foster. Scheduled to air Oct. 14 on PBS at 9 p.m.
“Women in Politics”: Women in public office who were “firsts” in their fields. Narrated by Alfre Woodard. Scheduled to air Oct. 21 on PBS at 9 p.m.
“Women in Business”: Exceptional women who have taken the world of business by storm. Narrator TBD. TScheduled to air Oct. 28 on PBS at 9 p.m.
“Women in War”: Women’s increasing participation since Vietnam as nurses,soldiers, journalists, diplomats and spies. Narrated by Christiane Amanpour. Scheduled to air Nov. 4 on PBS at 9 p.m.
