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Through mamafilm, Lela Meadow-Conner serves as a Producer and Distribution Consultant for stories that foster empathy and connection to women, marginalized people and the human experience. Lela’s approach to producing is holistic: examining the entire life cycle of a project, from conception through long-term impact goals, including how to position the film in the exhibition marketplace. She nurtures projects – by and about underserved voices – that offer a uniquely bold, socially-conscious and entertaining world view, open our eyes beyond the barriers of societal construct, and help us contextualize our identity. All of her work lies at the intersection of creative storytelling and change, highlighting issues like reproductive healthcare, gun violence, disability awareness and transgender equality; when these difficult narratives are adeptly transformed into “entertainment,” they become our most effective entry point for discovering empathy, recording history and catalyzing cultural evolution.  

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Award-Winning Documentary Feature
World Premiere: 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, BFI London, Palm Springs Intl., In Theaters November 2024

Chasing Chasing Amy (Producer)

Dir. Sav Rodgers, 2023

On a quest to understand how a divisive LGBTQ+ ‘90s rom-com saved his life, a filmmaker is confronted with truths that will ultimately shape who he becomes.

PODCAST AND SHORT FORM VIDEO SERIES
Now playing wherever you get your podcasts & social media

Green Tide Rising (Executive Producer)

An 8-episode, bilingual podcast & video series spotlighting Latin America’s iconic reproductive rights movement – The Green Wave – how it’s shaped some of the most progressive policies in the world, and what we can learn from it.

NARRATIVE SHORT
World Premiere: 2024 Tasveer Film Festival

Cow Heavy And Floral (Producer)

Dir. Richa Rudola, 2024

A split-screen film about a postpartum writer struggling to make a deadline as she experiences an identity crisis between her various personas.

ACADEMY AWARD-QUALIFYING NARRATIVE SHORT
World Premiere: 2023 Cleveland International Film Festival, IFFBOSTON, Jury Award, VIMEO STAFF PICK

Run Amok (Producer)

Dir. N.B.Mager, 2023

A teenage girl decides to stage a musical reenactment of the tragedy that took place at her high school ten years ago.

NARRATIVE FEATURE
World Premiere: WOODSTOCK FILM Festival, 2023

Stockade (Executive Producer)

Dir. Eric McGinty, 2023

In this immigrant noir, Ahlam, a Lebanese painter in financial straits takes a job delivering a parcel upstate, sparking the emergence of various characters with different degrees of menace.

MY NAME IS ANNABEL (Fiscal Sponsor)

Directed by Ida Joglar

Annabel Hernandez (29) is no stranger to a stage. She’s a natural born performer. “I don’t get nervous”, she says. “More like… Confidence.” Annabel lives in Wichita with her parents and younger brother. Her interests include music, dance, sign language and sharing these with her 20k+ followers on TikTok. The premise of this film is to be a collaborative creative effort between the filmmakers and Annabel. It aims to elevate her voice and facilitate her own creative endeavors.

AWARD WINNING PODCAST
WIFMO CONTENT CREATOR AWARD: SERIESFEST 2021

Feminist Foremothers (Executive Producer)

Arts & culture writer Emily Christensen explores the complicated lives and surprising pop culture legacies of notable “foremothers” — the influencers of their time. Created as part of mamafilm’s Beyond Film programming for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (IN PRODUCTION)

Monstrous Me (Producer)

A multiply disabled filmmaker explores the untold power of horror cinema in shaping disability and gender identity – challenging how society sees cinematic monsters.