As the rate of sexual harassment claims in the entertainment industry continues at a breakneck pace, artists gained a new avenue last week for resolving disputes surrounding such claims. The HR4A Mediation Pilot Program opened its doors on January 16, 2018, and offers a free and confidential mediation program platform for...
On January 30, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will moderate a panel for the Realscreen Summit 2018. The panel will discuss how the unscripted and non-fiction content community can use this moment of cultural awareness as a catalyst to create safe workplaces for all individuals and lasting change in the industry. Ms....
It was announced last week that the documentary film Unrest, produced by RPJ client Lindsey Dryden, is on the shortlist for the 2018 Academy Awards. Unrest is a personal documentary about Harvard PhD candidate Jennifer Brea's journey with the largely unknown myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), more commonly called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,...
On November 14, RPL client and production company Cowboy Bear Ninja celebrated the premiere of yet another new show in what has been a busy and successful fall for the company. Liquid Science, airing on the online streaming platform Red Bull TV, features GZA, aka "The Genius", one of the founding...
RPL client, scenic designer Stanley A. Meyer, who is best known for creating the beautiful sets for Disney's Broadway and touring productions of Beauty and the Beast, celebrates another success in his most recent scenic design for American Repertory Theater's production of WarholCapote. Adapted by Rob Roth from the words of...
On October 5, 2017, RPL client, production company Cowboy Bear Ninja LLC, celebrated the premiere of its newest show, Shade: Queens of NYC, on Fusion TV. A documentary series about some of New York's most prominent drag queens, Shade follows performers Brita Filter, Chelsea Piers, Holly Box-Springs, Jada Valenciaga, Jasmine Rice LaBeija, Marti...
Earlier this year, RPL client Jessica Devaney, producer and founder of Multitude Films, premiered her newest documentary, Love the Sinner, at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film, which Ms. Devaney co-directed with Geeta Gandbhir, explores the connection between Christianity and homophobia in the wake of the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub in...
RPL is proud to congratulate our client, Director and Producer Kate Webber, on the upcoming premiere of her new documentary Kim Swims! The film will have its world premiere on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California. Kim Swims is a feature documentary about the story of...
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017, RPL Partner and head of the firm's entertainment group, Nicole Page, spoke on a panel at Realscreen West 2017, an annual conference for the unscripted, non-fiction entertainment industry. The panel, "Trendwatch: All Access Unscripted," focused on recent television series that take audiences behind the scenes of exciting lives,...
When an employee is involuntarily terminated, hard feelings are likely to arise on both sides, particularly if the employee asserts some claim in connection with the termination. It is therefore common, whether in the context of a general severance agreement or in connection with the settlement of a particular claim,...