'Women in Film Presents: Make It Work!': Release date, cast, where to watch and all you need to know about The CW special
Women In Film (WIF) Los Angeles was founded in 1973. The organization advocates for and advances the careers of women working in the screen industries. Through this, their main goal is to achieve parity in the field and to transform culture.
Their campaign Hire Her Back (HHB) was launched on June 10, 2020, in the middle of the pandemic to bring attention to the increasing scarcity of jobs for women in the industry. The campaign called for industry-wide action to rebuild a workforce that hires women and people of color equitably as we recover from the Covid-19 crisis. In order to achieve this, the organization has partnered with The CW network to air its first-ever televised special, a one-hour variety show titled 'Women in Film Presents: Make it Work!', which is a combination of music, comedy and fun celebrity testimonials and it also explores the issues and solutions for getting women back to work.
The special also aims to raise money for the WIF Hire Her Back Fund that will disburse grants to women whose livelihoods in film and television have been adversely affected by the crisis as they are returning to the workforce. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming special.
Release date
'Women in Film Presents: Make It Work!' will air on The CW on August 26, 2020, at 8 pm-9 pm ET/PT.
Cast
Talent confirmed for the special so far includes Mara Brock Akil, Lake Bell, Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Rosario Dawson, Beanie Feldstein, Jane Fonda, Jennifer Garner, Elizabeth Gillies, Kathryn Hahn, Rachael Harris, Cheryl Hines, Sarah Jeffery, Marta Kauffman, Javicia Leslie, Melanie Liburd, Catt Sadler, Andrea Savage, Alexandra Shipp, Rain Valedz, Michaela Watkins, Kym Whitley and Alfre Woodard.
Creators
According to reports, the special will be produced in association with ShivHans Pictures. Seed funding for the grants has been generously provided by the founder of ShivHans, producer Shivani Rawat. You can find out more about the funding and grants on their official website here.
The show's executive producers are Stephanie Allain (of 'Dear White People' fame, the 2020 Academy Awards), Amy Baer ('Last Vegas') and Monica Levinson ('Borat'). 'Saturday Night Live' alum Hannah Levy and Adriana Robles are set to direct while Wendy Button ('Heroes' on CNN), Simbi Hall (Women That Soar Awards) and Mishy Turner ('Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt') will write the scripts.
Where to watch
The one-hour special 'Women in Film Presents: Make It Work!' will air on The CW Network on August 26, 2020, at 8 pm-9 pm ET/PT. Following the airing, it will move to The CW digital platforms, CWTV.COM and The CW App.