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WOMANHOOD: The Series

Embarrassing moments only a woman could experience.

"Womanhood: The Series" is an anthology of shorts showcasing characters that are raw, real, awkward, and hilarious.

  • Jessica McGaugh
    Director
    Three Worlds, One Stage, Red Pearl, The Golden Hour
  • Jessica McGaugh
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Television, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Los Angeles Comedy Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Toronto International Women Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 27, 2022
    Best Web/TV/Pilot
  • New Jersey Webfest

    United States
    Official Selection
  • Hobbnobbin Film Festival
    Ft. Wayne, IN
    Official Selection
  • Brno Film Festival
    Brno
    Czech Republic
    Official Selection
  • Seoul Monthly International Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    June 8, 2022
    Honorable Mention/Best Directing
  • Tornadeau Music and Film Festival
    Putnam, CT
    United States
    August 26, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Symbiotic Film Festival
    Kiev
    Nominee: Best Director
Director Biography - Jessica McGaugh

Jessica McGaugh is an award-winning independent film director, cinematographer and editor working out of Denver, Colorado. Her work has been screened internationally including the Mumbai International Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, NDTV and Rocky Mountain PBS. Her feature films “Red Pearl’ and “Three Worlds, One Stage” are distributed internationally on VOD and SVOD platforms. Jessica received an MFA in Film from Syracuse University and is currently teaching in the Film & Television Department at the University of Colorado Denver.

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Director Statement

"Women bleed. Get over it. Taboos surrounding women’s health and sexuality are harmful to women. Women should be able to openly talk about hormones, bra straps, workplace parity, and body issues. Women should be able to enjoy sex without being slut-shamed. Women should be paid the same wage as their male counterparts. Women should have fair representation in the media, and the ability to show a little armpit hair without having “F*** you, feminism” appear in the Instagram comments.

The purpose of creating “WOMANHOOD: The Series” is to help break the taboos associated with the female experience, allowing a venue for us to share stories related to female bodies and identities. The series gives us an opportunity to laugh at the challenges we face regularly. Our hope is that this project will contribute to more women’s voices in the media; normalizing diverse women on screen, women behind the scenes of the film industry, and women in comedy in order to empower more to share their stories.”