
Naomi McDougall Jones
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Biography
Naomi McDougall Jones is an award-winning writer, actress, producer and women-in-film activist based in Brooklyn, NY. She is known for writing and starring in the films Imagine I'm Beautiful (2014) and Bite Me (2019), both directed by Meredith Edwards; and for co-founding The 51 Fund, a private equity fund dedicated to financing narrative and documentary feature films directed by female filmmakers.
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Shayda, a young Iranian woman living in Australia, finds refuge in a women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter, Mona. Having fled her husband, Hossein, and filed for divorce, Shayda struggles to maintain normalcy for Mona. Buoyed by the approach of Nowruz, she tries to forge a fresh start with new and unfettered freedoms. But when a judge grants Hossein visitation rights, he reenters their life, stoking Shayda’s fear that he’ll attempt to take Mona back to Iran.
Shayda

Shari Lewis was a dancer, singer, and magician but is best known as the ventriloquist behind sock puppets Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, of course, Lamb Chop. This lively doc charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of this spunky perfectionist, who forever changed the face of children’s television.
Shari & Lamb Chop

In a Texas military town, three teenage girls confront the dark corners of adolescence at the end of a fever dream summer.
Cusp

A subversive romantic comedy about the real-life subculture of people who believe that they're vampires and the IRS agent who audits them.
Bite Me

A young man disappears amid talk of violence and demagoguery, leaving behind an obscure cache of letters, postcards, and notebooks.
Notes on an Appearance

A successful photographer and recovering heroin addict tries to solve a mystery and conquer his demons after his son is kidnapped.
Indigo

Hoping to leave behind the trauma of her mother's death, a young woman moves to New York City, where she becomes close to her similarly haunted roommate -- until a disturbing revelation changes everything.
Imagine I'm Beautiful
Derek Miller was a young prosperous Cinematographer until Super-Star actor Clive Pierce has him fired. Derek's career and life plummets to the bottom, until opportunity knocks, offering him his chance to get back on top and enjoy success that he never even had dreamed possible. Director Jim Cocoliato Writers Brian Beavers(story)Peter Calciano(story)Jason Chau(story) Stars Joshua Sterling BraggNaomi McDougall JonesMatthew L. Imparato