Female Filmmakers Lab #WIF Podcast Series - Directors Edition

The voices of Asian women in film has come a long way. Jewell and Mary discuss her career, cultural identity and the handling of the pandemic (Asia versus Europe versus US). Her film, “The Memory of Water,” is a tragic-comic romantic fantasy about cultural identity was screened during this years’ Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin. Mary Stephen is a Hong Kong-born Chinese editor and filmmaker with fifty-two credits and four best editing nominations. She was and editor for Éric Rohmer’s including A Tale of Winter, The Lady and the Duke, until his last film, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon. Stephen has also edited numerous mainland Chinese and Hong Kong narratives and documentaries, including Li Yang’s Blind Mountain, Fan Lixin’s Last Train Home, Freddie Wong’s The Drunkard, Jessey Tsang’s Flowing Stories, Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come and Amos Why'sPunkt 2 Punkt. 

Guest: Mary Stephen

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)

"There should be a balance of voices versus a segregation of voices." Jewell and Mary discuss her career, cultural identity and the handling of the pandemic (Asia versus Europe versus US). Her film, “The Memory of Water,” is a tragic-comic romantic fantasy about cultural identity was screened during this years’ Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin. Mary Stephen is a Hong Kong-born Chinese editor and filmmaker with fifty-two credits and four best editing nominations. She was and editor for Éric Rohmer’s including A Tale of Winter, The Lady and the Duke, until his last film, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon. Stephen has also edited numerous mainland Chinese and Hong Kong narratives and documentaries, including Li Yang’s Blind Mountain, Fan Lixin’s Last Train Home, Freddie Wong’s The Drunkard, Jessey Tsang’s Flowing Stories, Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come and Amos Why'sPunkt 2 Punkt. 

Guest: Mary Stephen

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Jewell and Mary discuss the background and inspiration for "The Memory of Water." 

During this podcast session,  Jewell and Mary discuss her career, cultural identity and the handling of the pandemic (Asia versus Europe versus US). Her film, “The Memory of Water,” a tragic-comic romantic fantasy about cultural identity was screened during this years’ Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin.  Mary Stephen is a Hong Kong-born Chinese editor and filmmaker with fifty-two credits and four best editing nominations. She was and editor for Éric Rohmer’s including A Tale of Winter, The Lady and the Duke, until his last film, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon. Stephen has also edited numerous mainland Chinese and Hong Kong narratives and documentaries, including Li Yang’s Blind Mountain, Fan Lixin’s Last Train Home, Freddie Wong’s The Drunkard, Jessey Tsang’s Flowing Stories, Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come and Amos Why'sPunkt 2 Punkt. 

Guest: Mary Stephen

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)

"The filming and photographing of women can be somewhat of a violent act, I wanted to explore this with my film."

Jewell Sparks and Julie Feige discuss the objectification of women, her work as a photography and the violent acts that can result as a result of the process of photography.  Julia explores her mixed heritage and her film EVA which is a feminist short film. EVA examines codes and dependencies in the fashion world and shows the gradual process of objectification. Eva serves hereby as a projection based on real experiences of different female individuals. Her name alludes to the creation of the first woman while its meaning originates from the Hebrew version "Chavah"/"Havah" which means "to breathe".

Guest: Julia Feige

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)

EVA and Adam and Eve. What are the correlations between men and women and mindset? Remember the book of Genesis, Jewell reflects on a conversation she had with a man in her close inner circle and how puzzling she found it with Julia.  discussion centers around the process of objectification of women, her work as a photography and the violent acts that can result as a result of the process of photography.  Julia explores her mixed heritage and her film EVA which is a feminist short film. EVA examines codes and dependencies in the fashion world and shows the gradual process of objectification. Eva serves hereby as a projection based on real experiences of different female individuals. Her name alludes to the creation of the first woman while its meaning originates from the Hebrew version "Chavah"/"Havah" which means "to breathe".

Guest: Julia Feige

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Julia talks about her reasoning behind naming the film EVA,  Jewell talks about being from the bible belt and the title's correlation with one of this years' sponsors, Ave + Edam. 

Their discussion centers around the process of objectification of women, her work as a photography and the violent acts that can result as a result of the process of photography.  Julia explores her mixed heritage and her film EVA which is a feminist short film. EVA examines codes and dependencies in the fashion world and shows the gradual process of objectification. Eva serves hereby as a projection based on real experiences of different female individuals. Her name alludes to the creation of the first woman while its meaning originates from the Hebrew version "Chavah"/"Havah" which means "to breathe".

Guest: Julia Feige

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)

What Julia did during the pandemic?

Julia and Jewell talk about the impact female filmmakers can have on the future of cinema. During this podcast the discussion centers around the objectification of women, her work as a photography and the violent acts that can result as a result of the process of photography.  Julia explores her mixed heritage and her film EVA which is a feminist short film. EVA examines codes and dependencies in the fashion world and shows the gradual process of objectification. Eva serves hereby as a projection based on real experiences of different female individuals. Her name alludes to the creation of the first woman while its meaning originates from the Hebrew version "Chavah"/"Havah" which means "to breathe".

Guest: Julia Feige

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)

Julia and Jewell talk about the impact female filmmakers can have on the future of cinema. During this podcast the discussion centers around the objectification of women, her work as a photography and the violent acts that can result as a result of the process of photography.  Julia explores her mixed heritage and her film EVA which is a feminist short film by and with Julia Diep My Feige. It examines codes and dependencies in the fashion world and shows the gradual process of objectification. Eva serves hereby as a projection based on real experiences of different female individuals. Her name alludes to the creation of the first woman while its meaning originates from the Hebrew version "Chavah"/"Havah" which means "to breathe".

Guest: Julia Feige

Created & Produced by: Jewell Sparks (Female Filmmakers Festival, Startup42 Media, BITHOUSE GROUP / UNITED17 Ventures)

Music by: Sandy Sukrisno and Jewell Sparks (Sparkie Brown Productions)