Digital Documentary Series Showcases 6 Women With Inspiring, Unique Life Paths
LOS ANGELES (March 8, 2016) – Suzu Productions premieres its digital documentary series “Facets” today, on International Women’s Day. “Facets” is a digital documentary series about groundbreaking women who have carved unique life paths for themselves.
“Pursuing a creative career with no traditional way to succeed can be terrifying,” says director Yoko Okumura. “As a writer / director, this is a daily reality, and I genuinely wanted to know how the badass women I admire worked through their own adversities and pushed past self doubt, to build a creative life for themselves.”
Creators Yoko Okumura and Laura Noxon originally conceived the idea of the series the week they graduated from The American Film Institute Conservatory. With the determination to self-generate creative and singular careers for themselves, they wondered how other women have found success on roads less traveled. They then set off on a journey to meet these women, hear their stories, and share them with the world.
“From an activist mermaid to a pioneer porn star, a defiant skateboarder to the world’s tallest actress, be inspired by their stories of living an untethered life,” reads the project description. The series showcases the lives of Hannah Fraser, Lacey Baker, Kelly Shibari, Courtney Cruz, Raven Fraser, and Lindsay Kay Hayward.
International Women’s Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year. In different regions, the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation, and love towards women to a celebration for women’s economic, political, and social achievements. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. For more information, visit http://www.internationalwomensday.com. The day may also be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/womensday and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Internationalwomensday/.
“It’s our goal as filmmakers to inspire young girls and women to follow their dreams, no matter what stands in their way,” says producer Laura Noxon. “We’re celebrating International Women’s Day with our effort to encourage positive role models and supportive environments for ladies across the world.”
All 6 episodes are released today, International Women’s Day, and can be viewed on Suzu Productions’ YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_J9vqA5eDKdPIzzsHs3mQ) and on the Suzu Productions website (http://suzuprod.com/facets/).
Suzu Productions is an indie media company, which develops and produces stories with distinctive points of view for film, television, and digital media. For more information, visit http://suzuprod.com. The production company may also be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/suzuprod and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/suzuprod.
For more information on Yoko Okumura, visit http://yokofilm.com; for more information on Laura Noxon, visit http://lauranoxon.com.
About Suzu Productions:
Yoko Okumura and Laura Noxon are a directing / producing team like no other. After meeting at The American Film Institute Conservatory, the pair has been inseparable over their mutual love for bright hair dye and passion for storytelling. Showcasing unique stories with a feminist bent, the pair’s first project, “Kimi Kabuki,” garnered them a Director’s Guild of America Student Film Award, a CineKink Best Comedy Short Award, a Jury Award from the Austin Film Festival, and Best Student Film at the deadCENTER Film Festival. Their current project, “Facets,” showcases unique and driven women in Los Angeles who have carved unique life paths, and launches on International Women’s Day, March 8. For more information, visit http://suzuprod.com.
