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News on upcoming talks, festival appearances, conferences and screenings of Elena Rossini’s documentaries (The Illusionists, The Realists…)

Upcoming Screenings & Talks

Nothing scheduled for now – we’re in the midst of a global pandemic!

Past Highlights

Screenings of The Illusionists in San Francisco at:

– UC Berkeley
– Google HQ in Mountain View
– Facebook HQ in Menlo Park
– Twitter HQ
– Apple HQ in Cupertino

Baltimore Tour of The Illusionists – with screenings at St Paul’s School for Girls, Krieger Schechter Day School, Towson University and Goucher College.

Speaker at InspireFest in Dublin, Ireland; presentation of Gender Gap Grader’s latest study (along with co-founder Elian Carsenat).

The Illusionists screening and Q&A at InspireFest’s Fringe Festival.

Special sneak peek of The Illusionists at the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt in Towson, MD, followed by a panel discussion.

Keynote presentation about Gender Gap Grader at APIDays in Berlin, Germany (with Elian Carsenat).

Special 20 minute sneak preview of The Illusionists, followed by a panel discussion at Pace University for NEDA Awareness Week. New York City, NY.

Other Events

“Repicturing Women” presentation at the 3% Conference with Pam Grossman of Getty Images – San Francisco, CA.

Participant at the Young Leaders Conference organized by the Council for the United States and Italy – Matera, Italy.

Exclusive premiere of the first four minutes of The Illusionists at the Women of the World Festival – London, UK.

Screening of The Illusionists (14 minute sneak preview) at Art Night Venezia – Venice, Italy.

Screening of The Illusionists (14 minute sneak preview) at the Athena Film Festival‘s “Works in Progress” event – New York City, NY.

Talk & preview screening of The Illusionists for the Asia-Japan Women’s Resource Center – Tokyo, Japan.

Presentation about The Illusionists for the European Professional Women’s Network – at Deloitte’s in Paris, France.

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About Elena Rossini

Read Elena Rossini's About page, which includes her biography and a description of her most notable projects.

The Illusionists

The Illusionists is Elena Rossini's most notable project – a documentary about the dark side of advertising and the marketing of unattainable beauty ideals around the world.

100 Days of Women in Film

A blog series by Elena Rossini that celebrates the careers of unsung heroines from the world of film and television.

Filmmaker Blog

Read Elena Rossini's filmmaking blog.

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