MIXED SIGNALS

SHORTS AND TO THE POINT: Tracie Laymon’s MIXED SIGNALS is an award-winning comedic look at navigating the choppy waters of male-female attraction in the #METOO era

Making the film, I really tried to put myself into the male character’s POV. In doing so, I had more empathy for men and realized how confusing my own signals can be, even with the best of intentions. I think if both men and women worked harder to step into one another’s shoes more often, then we might have hope of communicating better and truly understanding one another.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Laura Somers’s RICH KIDS leads winners at Women Texas Film Festival (WTxFF) 2018

Women Texas Film Festival Founder and Artistic Director Justina Walford said, “Our decision to update the naming of our awards came out of the fact that we wanted to honor filmmakers based on why we program these films: for their leadership, storytelling and vision. From the beginning we wanted to not simply screen films envisioned and created by women, but to push forward the risk takers. Taking those risks makes us stronger filmmakers and it should be lauded at every turn.”