BackBurner Dreams: A Women's Passion Project
Join the Center for Women's and Gender Studies for a film screening of "BackBurner Dreams - A Women's Passion Project" and Q&A with the director and producer, Brenda Hayes.
The event is sponsored by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
About the Director
Brenda Hayes, director and producer of the documentary "BackBurner
Dreams," started pursuing her dreams and passions at age 58, namely
producing film. Now 62, she premiered her first documentary, "BackBurner Dreams," on Mother’s Day, May 12, 2018. "BackBurner Dreams" follows the journeys of three women of color,
challenged by the director to, in nine months' time, bring the dreams
they put on hold to raise children, work unfulfilling jobs and support the
dreams and passions of everyone else except themselves, back to the
fore. In October 2010, Hayes started the radio series, "This Light: Sounds
For Social Change." The series offers a platform for artists and activists
who through their music, visual art, spoken word, film, poetry and dance foment progressive social change. Hayes is also a monthly host on "Sophie’s Parlor," the longest running radio show by and about women but
for everyone. "Sophie’s Parlor" can be heard every Wednesday
afternoon on the local Pacifica station, WPFW FM.