Therese Shechter

This week's revolutionary is Therese Shechter, a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, founder of Trixie Films, and occasional graphic designer. She describes her mission as challenging what society holds most sacred about womanhood, and her current film project, My So-Called Selfish Life, documents the experience of women liker herself who choose not to become mothers.Our discussion moves from exploring the impact of feminist values in youth and leaving Canada for a career in newspaper, to discovering a passion for filmmaking and rediscovering feminist roots.Some Questions I Ask:What stage are you at with your current documentary, My So-Called Selfish Life? (1:00)How did you come up with the idea for this film? (1:43)Where did you grow up? (8:35)How did you end up in the United States? (16:31)How did you make the transition from working in print media to filmmaking? (21:44)How did you move on from making one film to where you are now? (35:25)In This Episode, You Will Learn:How Therese grew up knowing she didn’t want kids (3:46)About being a teenage feminist in the 1970s (5:58)About her time at OCAD (12:15)How Therese’s love of the typeface Caslon landed her first job in graphic design (14:35)How Therese managed to put herself through film school while working at the Chicago Tribune (22:52)About making big moves, being brave, and facing difficulty (26:21)About the first film Therese made (32:37)Where you can find Therese’s films (38:47)Why obsession is a filmmaker’s most important tool (42:51)Connect with Therese:Trixie FilmsMy So-Called Selfish LifeDownton Gabby (A Feminist Downton Abbey Podcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.