Time: Monday, November 4, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Location: US Bank Conference Theatre

On Monday, November 4th, at 7:00 PM, OUAB, in collaboration with the Female Gaze Screening Club, will be bringing rising stars Emma Seligman and Sabrina Wu. Join us as they will be speaking about their experiences within the comedy and film industries and the importance of queer representation on and off the screen 

Emma Seligman is a Canadian writer/director and winner of the 2022 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Their debut feature, SHIVA BABY, was selected to screen at SXSW and TIFF in 2020 and was named a New York Times Critics Pick. In 2020, Emma was named
one of Variety’s “10 Screenwriters to Watch” and one of Filmmaker Mag’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Their second feature, BOTTOMS, made with Orion Pictures, premiered at SXSW 2023 to rave reviews and released in theaters on August 25, 2023.

Sabrina Wu is a Brooklyn based actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. They recently made their feature film debut in the Lionsgate comedy JOY RIDE, from executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and director Adele Lim. Variety Magazine recently named Wu one of the 10 Comics to Watch. In 2022, Just for Laughs Comedy Festival selected Wu as one of their New Faces of Comedy. In October that year, they went on to make their late-night stand -up debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Sabrina regularly performs at venues like Union Hall and the Bell House in New York City, where they’ve been featured as part of the New York Comedy Festival. Wu served as a staff writer on the Disney+ series Doogie Kamealoha M.D. and is currently a staff writer on an unannounced series for Netflix with Mike Schur executive producing. They recently sold their pilot to 20th Century Studios.

Entry to this event is 2 per BuckID. 

Please contact Sanem Yenibahar (yenibahar.2@osu.edu) with any questions, concerns, or requests for accessible seating!

Get Tickets Here!

Sanem Yenibahar
yenibahar.2@buckeyemail.osu.edu
614-292-3117

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Sanem Yenibahar at yenibahar.2@buckeyemail.osu.edu or 614-292-3117. Requests made one week in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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