Women in Cloud’s ‘ICONS’ To Screen at Hollyshorts, Oscar-Qualifying Festival

Women in Cloud’s ‘ICONS’ To Screen at Hollyshorts, Oscar-Qualifying Festival

The debut documentary from the Women in Cloud organization ‘ICONS’ has been selected to screen in the Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival on August 10, 2024, at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

Coming from Executive Producers Chaitra Vedullapalli , President & Co-Founder of Women in Cloud and TEDx Speaker, and Michelle Pruitt , Director of Strategy and Engineering at Microsoft and TEDx Speaker, the film examines the current state of the gender gap in the Cloud and AI-driven economy through the experiences of 19 women leaders, founders, and political figures in tech.

“Highlighting women's journeys in tech is crucial for bridging tech and film in the AI-driven economy, where 76% of companies' lack of AI preparedness poses a major economic challenge,” shared EP Vedullapalli

The HollyShorts Film Festival is an Oscar?-Qualifying short film festival based in Los Angeles. Since its establishment in 2005, HollyShorts has grown into a premier platform for independent filmmakers worldwide. As an Academy Awards-qualifying festival in four categories, HollyShorts presents a diverse selection of innovative short films across various genres.

In the Oscar-Qualifying Hollyshorts category, ‘ICONS’ joins the ranks of fellow short films such as ‘The After’ The Last Repair Shop’ ‘Knight of Fortune’ and ‘Red, White and Blue’ – all of which went on to be nominated at the 96th Annual Academy Awards.

Theo Dumont, co-founder of HollyShorts commented, "As we prepare to celebrate our 20th anniversary of HollyShorts, the festival continues on its mission to premiere impactful and powerful stories, in particular, the journey of women in technology. We are delighted to showcase 'ICONS,' the debut documentary from Women in Cloud this August. We hope our platform can help in building the bridge between tech and film.”

‘ICONS’ directed by Dillon Levitt will be screened third during the Pacific Northwest: Presented by the Seattle Film Festival block starting at noon. Tickets are available at https://www.hollyshorts.com/tickets .

For more information about ‘ICONS’ please email Publicist Sarah Parsons at [email protected] or visit Women in Cloud’s website womenincloud.com/iconsmovietrailer/ ?

Rajashree Varma

Founder, CEO @ AffableBPM | Serial Entrepreneur | Industry Mentor | Board member

4 个月

Honored to be part of this ICONIC journey! ??????

Karen Fassio

Global Software Channel Leader | Channel GTM Strategy | DEIB Advocate

4 个月

Linda Lowry--thought you'd want to know all about this. And congratulations on your appointment as the City of Seattle Arts Commissioner! #moviesbywomen #icons

Deniece Moxy, MBA

Director | Product Marketing | Product Management w/Expertise: AI | CyberSecurity | B2B | SaaS

4 个月

The trailer was compelling. I am looking forward to seeing the entire movie.

Michelle Pruitt

TEDx and Keynote Speaker (AI/ML/Future of Work) | AI Strategist | Executive Producer | Board Member | GTM & Marketing | Product Management | Digital Transformation & Innovation

4 个月

I'm excited, humbled, and grateful to be part of ICONS and in the company of amazing women. This was a passion project and everyone invested their heart and vision of helping others.

Hon. Diana Reyna

Intentional | Authentic | Leader | Former NYC Council Member, Former Deputy Brooklyn Borough President

4 个月

True trailblazers, congratulations. Can't wait to see the film! Chaitra, you have done it again.

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