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demmiblue

(36,841 posts)
Fri May 31, 2019, 07:37 AM May 2019

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to form film and TV production company

Source: The Guardian

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton are to form a film and TV company to produce female-centric content. Bloomberg and the Hollywood Reporter have confirmed that the pair are in talks with studios about “a pipeline of programmes” aimed at influencing culture and society now that Hillary Clinton is out of politics.

Last August the former Democratic presidential candidate, secretary of state and first lady signed a deal to executive produce The Women’s Hour, a Steven Spielberg-produced series about the suffrage movement.

Former president Barack Obama recently founded a film and TV production company called Higher Ground with his wife, Michelle. The outfit is partnering with Netflix and last month released its initial slate of seven projects, also with the stated ambition of altering society.

“Touching on issues of race and class, democracy and civil rights, and much more,” said Obama, “we believe each of these productions won’t just entertain, but will educate, connect and inspire us all.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/31/hillary-clinton-chelsea-clinton-tv-production-company?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1559302250

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Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to form film and TV production company (Original Post) demmiblue May 2019 OP
Great news! mcar May 2019 #1
i'm already a fan! onetexan May 2019 #2
A very public way to continue the fight! pazzyanne May 2019 #3
This is a great move! lunatica Jun 2019 #4
Best of wishes for success to both the Clintons and the Obamas Totally Tunsie Jun 2019 #5

pazzyanne

(6,547 posts)
3. A very public way to continue the fight!
Fri May 31, 2019, 09:10 AM
May 2019

Good for Hillary and Chelsea! I will be waiting to watch your productions!

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